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minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down2·15 days agoIndeed, many Conservatives are of the “I just ate, so I guess World Hunger is a myth” variety. Unless something is specifically happening to them personally, it isn’t THAT big a deal. A lack of empathy is a hallmark of the ideology.
minus-squaremargaritox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·15 days agoI chuckled at the “I just ate, so there’s no hunger example” because I have a conservative-leaning friend who was of the “it just rained, so there’s no drought” mentality.
Indeed, many Conservatives are of the “I just ate, so I guess World Hunger is a myth” variety.
Unless something is specifically happening to them personally, it isn’t THAT big a deal.
A lack of empathy is a hallmark of the ideology.
I chuckled at the “I just ate, so there’s no hunger example” because I have a conservative-leaning friend who was of the “it just rained, so there’s no drought” mentality.