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kleinbl00  ·  1641 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Thoughts on sympathy and empathy

No.

You are arguing that without perfect experience there cannot be understanding and that's a Ben Shapiro way of thinking. Stanislavsky created modern acting through the intentional application of empathy and the modern industry of theater by encouraging empathetic behavior. It requires no genius to argue that a cisgender white male will never perfectly understand the lesbian experience but it also requires a willful disregard of the human experience to argue that he shouldn't try.

An attempt at empathy is a necessity for understanding and empathy foe the imperfection of the attempt is essential to bridge the misunderstandings inherent in any diverse society. You are arguing that humanity would be better off if we all retreated to our silos, whixh is the fundamental message of white nationalism.