tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post346254957452321767..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Empathy and Consensus Buildingmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-6550200866223266042009-05-29T17:14:34.316-07:002009-05-29T17:14:34.316-07:00Well I think if you do not have empathy for the po...Well I think if you do not have empathy for the poor, or minorities or human dignity, then you are probably sociopathic or at least leaning in that direction.<br /><br />Certainly you should have no business being a judge, IMHO. That includes Roberts (and Scalia and Thomas, and to an extent Alito). <br /><br />But, elections have consequences so we have to live with decisions we don't agree with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-10812270951318352022009-05-29T10:09:28.993-07:002009-05-29T10:09:28.993-07:00That's correct however in this context, empathy is...That's correct however in this context, empathy is used in relations to specific sorts of folks. it isn't that obama says that Roberts has no empathy but that he has no empathy for the poor since he grew up rather wealthy.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-39568717809480021012009-05-29T09:06:28.756-07:002009-05-29T09:06:28.756-07:00I think any human that does not possess empathy is...I think any human that does not possess empathy is a sociopath or autistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com