I hate so very much the habit of always trying to find a way to pin the responsibility for suffering on the individual and not the system, and then using it an excuse to withhold what I would think of as a natural tendency to feel empathy and regret for someone else's suffering.
Zoe: Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. Mal: Everyone always does. That's what makes us special.
'Serenity'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Apr 29, 2015 9:47:18 am PDT #25413 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Toddson - Apr 29, 2015 9:48:34 am PDT #25414 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
There's a lot of nuttiness out there. Idaho is resisting an international consistent regulation on child support payments on the grounds it would introduce Sharia law. And in Texas, where the Army is having exercises, the state is keeping an eye on them just in case they're (the Army, that is) is planning on overthrowing the state government. um ... huh?
Connie Neil - Apr 29, 2015 9:52:52 am PDT #25415 of 30000
brillig
There was something posted on Facebook in the last few days about how the belief that life is fair leads to people blaming individuals for their problems. If everyone gets what they deserve in a balanced universe, then obviously you deserve what happens to you.
tommyrot - Apr 29, 2015 9:54:45 am PDT #25416 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I saw that--makes sense to me.
Burrell - Apr 29, 2015 9:57:43 am PDT #25417 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Obviously I don't think life is fair or that people deserve to suffer, but the thing of it is, even if I think someone has actively brought some of their misery upon themselves, that wouldn't make me less empathetic to their plight.
Connie Neil - Apr 29, 2015 9:59:23 am PDT #25418 of 30000
brillig
That's because you're a better person.
SuziQ - Apr 29, 2015 10:00:47 am PDT #25419 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I just got caught up and was ready to be all "new house likes carrots" but between kitties in distress and Baltimore and train suicides, it is so trivial.
I have a lot of friends in the police force who are posting knee-jerk reactions. Violence against the police is just as wrong as violence against one else. I'm trying not to block them but it is getting rough.
Maria - Apr 29, 2015 10:04:15 am PDT #25420 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Suzi, please. Post about your house. We absolutely want to hear about it.
erikaj - Apr 29, 2015 10:06:39 am PDT #25421 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I just got done with a stranger and "He sold pot, maybe." Well, it's on the record that his spinal cord was torn apart...if you can't see why that's worse, well, go sit with the gun freaks that want to defend what automatic weapons do to six-yer-old bodies. I guess we can only be upset if they really screw up and maul the citizen of the year(Which, fingers crossed, could happen any day now)
Jesse - Apr 29, 2015 10:08:59 am PDT #25422 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I will be trivial for you -- got my hair cut, new license, and then swung by DSW and ended up with three new pairs of shoes. In my defense, they are all replacements for current shoes that are nearing or past their useful life, and two of them were cheap.