EMPATHY

(09,20,2020) Empathy must be felt to be understood! The P.O.T.A.S. (President of the American Supremacists) is incapable of feeling empathy, and thus, cannot understand the meaning of the word, even when the sycophants who surround him try to explain it. When the P.O.T.A.S. calls dead soldiers ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’, he is not only defaming them but their families as well. This from America’s most pathetic and cowardly president who dodged the draft, having his doctor cite a fake bone spur. Then, he had the audacity to say that John McCain was not a war hero because he got caught. Without empathy, the P.O.T.A.S. cannot understand why any ‘smart’ person would go off to war if they weren’t forced to do so. “He did it because he didn’t know how to get out of going,” says the P.O.T.A.S. about another famous war hero, like many, who previously served in his administration. The P.O.T.A.S. is even bragging about the fact that he knew how to get out of being drafted. But, not everybody had a doctor who was willing to ‘fudge’ medical records. Nor would most people endeavour to do so, unless, like the P.O.T.A.S., they were unwilling to serve their country. Although many were drafted, they returned for a second tour of duty. Some even volunteered to fight for their country. This, the P.O.T.A.S. admits that he cannot understand, because he cannot empathize due to the fact that he is the most extreme of sociopaths. It is another thing to be a pacifist and refuse to take up arms against another human being, but such is not the case with him. The P.O.T.A.S. has no problem inciting violence, encouraging his base to arm themselves against peaceful protesters. Demonstrators seeking justice over systemic racism are labelled anarchists and terrorists by this P.O.T.A.S. who calls on his supremacist militia to beat back those who dare defy him in the streets. To be a good leader, one must be able to show empathy for the suffering of one’s people. This is the P.O.T.A.S.’ major flaw. He cannot empathize with those who are losing their jobs and their homes. He cannot feel for the family who has just been evicted because of the fact that the Republican administration refuses to allow the Democrats to give any more money to the unemployed. He does not understand the racial injustice of a black man being shot dead, by the police, for no apparent reason other than his colour. The P.O.T.A.S.’ claim that the young man, who shot at peaceful protesters, had a good reason, is ludicrous! This young white man had paraded around the police, with his weapon in hand, after shooting into a crowd of demonstrators. What did the police do? They rewarded him by handing him a bottle of water and then sending him home. The P.O.T.A.S. is blind to this kind of injustice. Instead of addressing these issues that are plaguing his nation, he calls down the protesters, ignoring their cries. They are seeking an empathetic leader while enduring a pathetic leader! The P.O.T.A.S. cares not for the (approximately) two hundred thousand people who have died from the COVID-19 virus. “If you rule out the number of deaths in the blue Democrat states,” claims the P.O.T.A.S.,” we’re doing great, better than anywhere else.” I guess those people don’t matter, even though almost half of them voted republican in the last election. His only concern is that the virus makes him look bad in the polls. That is why he constantly downplays the facts, telling lies about the true numbers and the true effects of the virus or protective masks. The P.O.T.A.S.’ motto, since the beginning of the virus, has been, “Don’t worry! It’ll soon be all over, just like a miracle!” But, to quote Michelle Obama, “Empathy is not just feeling, but doing!” It will indeed take a miracle to end the plague brought on by the P.O.T.A.S. and his administration. America must undergo a metamorphosis!