Barack Obama has recently been under attack from many Republicans because he believes that compassion is necessary for a judge in the Supreme Court. The ability to understand on a deep level and being able to identify with both parts in a conflict is seen as an obstacle for a judge. So from what I hear, compassion is seen as an obstacle.
Is empathy seen as a luxury that a few choosen professions can have? What about doctors, are they supposed to have empathy, or will this only prevent them from making good diagnoses? A world without empathy will en my eyes be cold, hard and unforgiving. Empathy is what creates a society where people care about each other. This is what we need.
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