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<p class="MsoNormal">It is. But in this case, not an acceptable solution. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <friam-bounces@redfish.com> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>thompnickson2@gmail.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 11, 2020 11:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' <friam@redfish.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Biden beats Trump<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But isn’t empathy ALSO a tool for arriving at solutions. I stupulate that it is not the ONLY such tool.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nicholas Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clark University<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <<a href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com">friam-bounces@redfish.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marcus Daniels<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <<a href="mailto:friam@redfish.com">friam@redfish.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Biden beats Trump<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It gives one the freedom to think outside the box on how to resolve the situation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <<a href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com">friam-bounces@redfish.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:thompnickson2@gmail.com">thompnickson2@gmail.com</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 11, 2020 10:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' <<a href="mailto:friam@redfish.com">friam@redfish.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Biden beats Trump<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But Marcus, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What does your lack of empathy GET you? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nicholas Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clark University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:ThompNickSon2@gmail.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">ThompNickSon2@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <<a href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com">friam-bounces@redfish.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marcus Daniels<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <<a href="mailto:friam@redfish.com">friam@redfish.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Biden beats Trump<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Roger writes:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">< These people weren't voting for rascism, misogyny, narcissism, authoritarianism, xenophobia, gimp shaming, science denialism, or all that other baggage, they were overlooking it for reasons. ><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many of those that could not work due to COVID restrictions are often in battleground or red states. That’s the only way I can possibly begin to rationalize the 71 million. To me, overlooking those things is unacceptable. It’s not
useful to exercise any empathy for them. They made a deal with the devil. It should have been a win by 50 million, not 5 million.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marcus<o:p></o:p></p>
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