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Republican Legislator Turns Democrat, Credits Gay Son: “I've Had Enough” (www.them.us)
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[–] Hegar@fedia.io -3 points 2 months ago

Problem is that having social power actually affects the brain, suppressing the parts that do empathy.

It will always be harder, neurologically, for someone with power to engage their empathy or to consider the pain of others in their decisions.

Hence gestures at the world.