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Kindness and Empathy are NEVER a Weakness
Being kind and empathetic makes you — and those you share with — strong, not weak.
One of the most obvious failings of Donald Trump is his utter and complete lack of kindness and empathy.
Not once has he expressed remorse at the death of the 140,000 and rising from COVID-19. He is constantly bullying, meanspirited, and unkind to anyone who is not in total agreement with or support of him.
Unfortunately, the GOP and most of his followers take their cues from him. All they care about is themselves. Their selfishness and unkind, unempathetic actions are dividing us all further, as well as raising the numbers of sick and dying due to the pandemic.
Why? There is an idea — a very false idea — that kindness and empathy are “unmanly” and a sign of weakness. Hell, how many movies does the bad guy tell the hero their kindness will be their undoing?
Why does nobody remember that most of the time the kindness and empathy is why and how the hero wins?
Being kind, compassionate, and empathetic towards other people is not in any way, shape, or form a weakness. The truth is that kindness and empathy make you and those you give them to stronger.
