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		theSpaceOctopus on Oct 13, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Qutebrowser – a keyboard-focused browser with a mi... > people who get offended for others and have no actual personal connection with the word and thus have no real negative thoughts. That could better be described as a capacity for empathy, particularly in the context of genocide. "No real negative thoughts" is your assumption.

Dylan16807 on Oct 14, 2017 [–]

A capacity for empathy, and a greater capacity for putting words in people's mouths. The assumed offense is what needs to be proven, not the lack of it.

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