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[–] jerkface 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

One thing has nothing to do with the other. A fucking infant died and he's fucking crowing about it. Oh but I guess that infant was a fucking antivaxxer??? What the actual fuck are you saying here?

[–] dom 9 points 3 days ago (4 children)

The clear implication is no sympathy for the parents.

Of course no one wanted the infant to die and people have sympathy for that.

[–] jerkface 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

No sympathy for parents whose ignorance got their own child killed? None? I mean, that's a way to go about life, but IMHO it's a pretty fucked up one.

It doesn't directly affect the parents whether randos have or withhold sympathy for them. That's a choice that we make about what kind of people we want to be and how we relate to the world. "lmao boohoo" is not an appropriate, sane response when a fucking infant dies. Not in any context. Seeing that dehumanizing shit like that being normalized harms everyone who comes into contact with it. I cannot believe this even has to be argued to more than that one person.

Having sympathy for a person, or better yet, having empathy for a person does not mean that you excuse their actions. It doesn't reduce you. It isn't letting them get away with something. It is not unfair, it is not unjust. It grants insight to make better decisions. It enriches you with wisdom and robs the feelings of disgust, reproach, and righteousness we all naturally experience from their ability to warp our own perceptions and decisions.

[–] dom 7 points 3 days ago

Nope. No sympathy. They also put other kids at risk.

Someone driving 150kph in a school zone doesn't get my sympathy when they crash into tree, either.

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