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Found on the benches outside the White House, ca. Aug 2019 (lemmy.world)
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[–] 21 points 1 year ago (7 children)

We have a openly homosexual and a openly lesbian politician here in Germany. He is corrupt as hell and she is the worst possible person you could imagine.

Having a hard life doesn't automatically make you a good person.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    It definitely doesn't, but at the same time experiencing hardships doesn't automatically make you have empathy. Look at our vice president. Look at the billionaire that got him elected.

    Empathy is what this letter is all about. I want someone who knows how it feels. And, instead of rising to the top to enjoy the view or talk about bootstraps, they become the arm that reaches back and pulls others up with them.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    There is also a group of right-wingers that fight against gay men and trans women with the rhetoric "they will take away womens' rights."

    If people were just slightly more kind so many problems would be fixed.

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