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10. Interesting that Mike Lee of Utah was the biggest asshole commenting on Hortman's killing

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Wed Sep 10, 2025, 06:22 PM

Sep 10

Rather than offering condolences or condemning the violence, Lee posted a photo of the alleged gunman, Vance Boelter, wearing a latex face mask. He captioned it, “This is what happens… When Marxists don’t get their way.” Lee also shared another post with the caption, “Nightmare on Waltz Street,” referencing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

https://apnews.com/article/mike-lee-posts-senate-minnesota-lawmakers-shot-eb58f097a2e627b9441f64ac6f7bbaa8

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"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 10 OP

Nope, can't do it. FirstLight Sep 10 #1

Arendt is right. You're right. Decent human beings feel empathy for others, no matter who they are. sop Sep 10 #2

..live by hatred, die by hatred.. thomski64 Sep 10 #6

Nothing until we know more. marble falls Sep 10 #3

Nope. I have no empathy for hate mongers and people who celebrate gun deaths Autumn Sep 10 #4

Sorry, but Kirk was anti-empathy, so, I'm honoring his wishes in that regard. Coventina Sep 10 #5

It is very empathetic of you to reflect his values back at him. RockRaven Sep 10 #11

Hannah Arendt had a romance with a literal Nazi SamuelTheThird Sep 10 #7

Yikes didn't realize that fujiyamasan Sep 11 #24

I'd dispute that she 'enabled' him muriel_volestrangler Sep 11 #30

Agreed Prairie Gates Sep 11 #33

Arendt DEFENDED Heidegger post-war SamuelTheThird Sep 11 #37

I wasn't calling her an enabler, but Kirk SamuelTheThird Sep 11 #36

"I can't stand the word empathy. Actually I think empathy is a made up New Age term that does a lot of damage." muriel_volestrangler Sep 10 #8

Yeah, well, Americans are not decent human beings. At least not a majority. RockRaven Sep 10 #9

Disagree. I think there Still more Empathetic Americans than not... electric_blue68 Sep 10 #13

Interesting that Mike Lee of Utah was the biggest asshole commenting on Hortman's killing Ponietz Sep 10 #10

Hannah would hate Mark Twain Torchlight Sep 10 #12

I have empathy for his family and the students mcar Sep 10 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Sep 10 #15

Did you weep for Pol Pot? dpibel Sep 10 #16

+1 BannonsLiver Sep 10 #21

Maybe conditional empathy ain't so bad, after all dpibel Sep 11 #23

Been a tough day for you? W_HAMILTON Sep 10 #20

Are we going to have this same discussion when Putin dies? Cuthbert Allgood Sep 10 #17

I don't have moral relativism about evil JCMach1 Sep 10 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Random Person Sep 10 #19

Judging by the comments I have seen today, it seems to be dying on DU. milestogo Sep 10 #22

Sorry I'll sit this one out fujiyamasan Sep 11 #25

That might be true but how did we get here? ecstatic Sep 11 #26

Perhaps I'm missing something Keepthesoulalive Sep 11 #27

that train has already left the station. nt ImNotGod Sep 11 #28

Well said ihavenoidea Sep 11 #29

With all due respect to Hannah Arendt (and my respect for her is substantial) . . . . hatrack Sep 11 #31

I don't think Arendt had any illusions about that Prairie Gates Sep 11 #34

I wouldn't put it in hens' teeth territory, but judging by the last 20 years, it seems to be lacking in Americans . . . hatrack Sep 11 #39

Hate speech deserves no empathy. Emile Sep 11 #32

To me this is just the natural result of GREED and a few evil apples at the top doing ANYTHING/EVERYTHING to not SHARE? Brainfodder Sep 11 #35

No empathy here. fshrink Sep 11 #38