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Re:We May Never Truly Fathom Other Cultures by chillacy on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @03:05AM (#12690904)
There seems to be some evidence that people who are highly psychopathic do have underlying physiological differences which give rise to reduced empathy: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804090946.h...

I think we all have the ability to not feel another's pain. For instance, dehumanization is a classic technique in war propaganda.

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Re:We May Never Truly Fathom Other Cultures by MawNicker on Friday October 14, 2016 @03:31PM (#12710489)
My notion of these people (developmental and increasingly genetic) is that they exist as the scar tissue of humanity. I fear this new propaganda will only leave more scars than the old.
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