ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 9 days agoToxic empathy...?discuss.onlineimagemessage-square167linkfedilinkarrow-up1533arrow-down19
arrow-up1524arrow-down1imageToxic empathy...?discuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square167linkfedilink
minus-squareAreldyb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoFor those who might want to know what she means by that phrase, here’s the full interview (archive). It’s… certainly a viewpoint.
minus-squareZozano@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 days agoTL;DR if compassion leads to affirming trans rights, understanding racism, or treating asylum seekers like humans, it’s “toxic"
minus-squareVubDapple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoIts toxic because allowing one’s self to have such empathy would cause one to question Christian dogma and thus it must be toxic. Rigid conformity must be maintained at all costs.
For those who might want to know what she means by that phrase, here’s the full interview (archive). It’s… certainly a viewpoint.
TL;DR
if compassion leads to affirming trans rights, understanding racism, or treating asylum seekers like humans, it’s “toxic"
Its toxic because allowing one’s self to have such empathy would cause one to question Christian dogma and thus it must be toxic. Rigid conformity must be maintained at all costs.