re: Spin off thread...What has the Democrat party done to keep the black vote??

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Empathy doesn't mean agreeing with or recognizing rational. It's the ability to understand and recognize someone's emotional state.

For instance, if an LSU fan is angry after a loss and beats up a toddler, I can empathize with his emotional state while rejecting his actions.

Likewise, I can understand with the frustration and despair felt by members of the black community while completely rejecting their belief in its cause.

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I agree with this, but what you're saying is different than what SlowFlowPro said. Reread this statement of his:

"i am empathetic, but that doesn't mean that i can stretch my mind to the darkest reaches of irrational thinking"

Empathy means being able to understand why someone feels the way they do while not necessarily agreeing with how their feelings manifest themselves. I probably agree with you on what's ailing the lower socio-economic segment of the Black community. But do you understand why Democrats continue to carry the middle-class and upper middle-class Black vote today?