ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agoToxic empathy...?discuss.onlineimagemessage-square157linkfedilinkarrow-up11.39Karrow-down118
arrow-up11.37Karrow-down1imageToxic empathy...?discuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square157linkfedilink
minus-squareAreldyb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 months 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-up26·edit-27 months agoTL;DR if compassion leads to affirming trans rights, understanding racism, or treating asylum seekers like humans, it’s “toxic"
minus-squareVubDapple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 months 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.