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29. "When plunder becomes a way of life...

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 01:08 PM

Mar 22

...for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it."

– Frédéric Bastiat, Economic Sophisms, 2nd series (1848), Ch. 1 "Physiology of Plunder."

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Empathy is evil? [View all] Buttoneer Mar 22 OP

Diversity is evil, Equality is evil, Inclusion is evil, helping others is evil, care for the poor, sick, elderly is evil Midnight Writer Mar 22 #1

No multiplication of loaves and fishes allowed.. BattleRow Mar 22 #23

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. -1984 Dave Bowman Mar 22 #2

That's exactly what I said to my wife when we heard it! Buttoneer Mar 22 #7

Great bumper sticker: SCantiGOP Mar 22 #12

That will be my next sign--thanks. Timeflyer Mar 22 #16

I make buttons and that sells a lot. As well as "Make Atwood Fiction Again" n/t Buttoneer Mar 22 #18

Both Orwell's and Atwood's writings are based on true happenings. Girard442 Mar 22 #52

I love that! ShazzieB Mar 22 #53

ghost of ayn rand rises again. NewHendoLib Mar 22 #3

The depth of their hate swallows entire universes Clouds Passing Mar 22 #4

A new moniker is needed; perhaps "Faux-Christo" Martin Eden Mar 22 #5

Christolite.... BattleRow Mar 22 #22

We've been using xian for them. Too bad some real Christians are being brought down by their evil. erronis Mar 22 #26

I knew it was something like xian Martin Eden Mar 22 #47

NAZI 101 Kid Berwyn Mar 22 #6

That's quite an observation. Never heard it before. It's good on face value, as a nutshell analysis, but.... EarnestPutz Mar 22 #30

Think about all the horrible comments about poor people - lazy, dirty, lowly, etc. All things considered Solly Mack Mar 22 #8

"The poor you will always have with you". BarbD Mar 22 #19

Especially if you strive to keep people poor. Solly Mack Mar 22 #20

And if your greed for power and all the riches makes others impoverished. erronis Mar 22 #28

Hard work, ambition, enterprise are the excuses used to cover for the inhumanity. EarnestPutz Mar 22 #35

Yep. Oppress people then blame them for their own oppression. Solly Mack Mar 22 #43

Your comment on the Gospel of Prosperity is exactly right. The only addenda I would add is.... EarnestPutz Mar 22 #33

But God wants them to have that new plane and if you love god, you'll send money. Solly Mack Mar 22 #42

Mighty Christian Rebl2 Mar 22 #9

Empathy is evil in the Trump Bizarro World. n/t elocs Mar 22 #10

I heard it, too. ... littlemissmartypants Mar 22 #11

Office Politics and Church bmichaelh Mar 22 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author oberle Mar 22 #45

As an organist... oberle Mar 22 #51

are they dissing Christ? eShirl Mar 22 #14

Jesus has nothing to do with their religion wryter2000 Mar 22 #21

Amen! John Farmer Mar 22 #25

They found another one. underpants Mar 22 #39

Frightening alarimer Mar 22 #15

That should be "Xtian conservatives". They're taking the word "Christian" in vain. calimary Mar 22 #17

Sounds like a bunch of sociopath serial killers. milestogo Mar 22 #24

Empathy is what holds society together. patphil Mar 22 #27

"When plunder becomes a way of life... snot Mar 22 #29

Where have I heard this before? Angrboda Mar 22 #31

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Mar 23 #58

Jesus wept. FalloutShelter Mar 22 #32

Walk a mile in my... lame54 Mar 22 #34

One definition of EVIL is the lack of Empathy. mackdaddy Mar 22 #36

sociopathy - the big debate whether it is a mental disorder or just evil. nt CousinIT Mar 22 #38

Great quote. sinkingfeeling Mar 22 #56

It is to sociopaths. nt CousinIT Mar 22 #37

"Misanthropic empaths" make empathy less trustworthy gulliver Mar 22 #40

It's a form of Christian Libertarianism, a gross distortion of the christian faith focused on material wealth. sop Mar 22 #41

"If Empathy is a sickness... Buttoneer Mar 22 #44

According to Musk, empathy is the fundamental weakness of western civilization LetMyPeopleVote Mar 22 #46

"It is in the shelter of each other that the people live". Irish Proverb EarnestPutz Mar 22 #48

Faux Christians recognize Trump is evil BadgerMom Mar 22 #49

I don't see how John Farmer Mar 22 #50

Meanwhile in Denmark. . . Stargleamer Mar 22 #54

Empathy can be counter-productive stoned Mar 22 #55

Antichrist archetype Blue Full Moon Mar 22 #57

They.Are.Not.True.Christians purr-rat beauty Mar 23 #59