From @michaelreand.bsky.social: “Empathy suppression is what helped Eichmann and others to steel themselves in the face of other people’s suffering to carry out their military duties… religionnews.com/2025/03/12/e... - ThreadSky

kkdumez.bsky.social • 8 days ago

From @michaelreand.bsky.social:

“Empathy suppression is what helped Eichmann and others to steel themselves in the face of other people’s suffering to carry out their military duties…

https://religionnews.com/2025/03/12/empathy-isnt-a-sin-its-a-risk/

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kkdumez.bsky.social•8 days ago

It’s what Rigney pretty explicitly wants people to do when confronted w/ the demands of the people he describes as “weaponizers”: persecuted LGBTQ people who are looking for compassion & support, people who accuse church leaders or their spouses of abuse & people who claim to be victims of racism.”

elizabeth-o-klein.bsky.social•8 days ago

I'm encouraged that a U. of St. Andrew's prof wrote this. I guess not everyone there bows down to Doug Wilson.

kkdumez.bsky.social•8 days ago

Ha, no, this is the real University of St Andrews, in Scotland.

elizabeth-o-klein.bsky.social•8 days ago

Oh!! Thanks for the clarification!

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brianlokker.bsky.social•8 days ago

It’s been clear from Day 1 (and for most of us who lived in the New York metro area, Day 1 was a long time ago) that Donald Trump does not have an empathetic bone in his body, “common-sense” or otherwise. It’s no surprise that he and Elon Musk are a good fit.

aljawf.bsky.social•8 days ago

Weaponizers my foot, labelling empathy a sin is simply to insulate their hearts and minds from the dissonance that accompanies oppressing others.

ashleadavie.bsky.social•8 days ago

I'll just keep pulling out this quote from the Topography of Terror in Berlin, which I visited in 2017.

oraleigh.bsky.social•8 days ago

I disengaged from a Faith community I was apart of due to the staggering amount of Christian Nationalism I was watching. When I raised my voice I was considered ungodly. Their lack of empathy was appalling. I saw hardened Christians using truth as a weapon and wisdom as a form of the moral elite.

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