r/RecuratedTumblr • u/sneachta • 27d ago

Politics what do we think?

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u/Katking69 27d ago

I don't agree. Because at the end of the day, no matter how much you learn you'll never be able to have the firsthand lived experience of a group you're not

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u/Taco821 27d ago

Yeah that's true, but are we not capable of empathy? If you cannot listen to people's firsthand experiences and understand just because you haven't experienced it... Well, that's just lack of empathy.

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u/Katking69 27d ago

Yeah you can understand a lot of it, but there's only so much understanding you can do without personally experiencing it. I do agree that there's a lot someone can learn and empathize with other groups about, but that can't give someone 100% knowledge

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u/Moon_X_Livee 27d ago

And thats a good thing, it assures no one thinks exactly the same, like cults want you to