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We are all living through dark, scary times right now, and I want to share this with anyone I can.

Not that I believe any one here needs this, but because I believe we all need this highlighted right now.

It is an important message that I hope you will read and share.

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AnnCrystal Batman has taught me well on the necessity of empathy, and the dangers of falling into rage over injustice.

A week or two ago, I saw a very interesting episode of Professor T (Ben Miller version) where Professor Jasper Tempest gave a compelling classroom lecture about this subject (without the Batman element).

Episode: September Gardens
Second episode of season four

I couldn't source a direct transcript of this lecture, so I will summarize...👇 15h

AnnCrystal Professor Tempest speaks about the dark side of empathy, about how Empathy is not always a purely positive emotion if combined with rage, which could cause a distorted view of justice.

Professor Tempest states that the witnessing of extreme injustice can cause the powerful, sometimes destructive, feelings of an empath to unleash. Because suppressed anger can lead to “volcanic rage“ that erupts uncontrollably.

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AnnCrystal With all the hatred and injustice that we are experiencing and witnessing, we must keep ourselves from falling into the trappings of rage.

We must be strong, have endurance, resist, make our voices heard, etc. Yet, we must continue this work to defend and protect Democracy with peace as the foundation or we'll lose the game being played.

They want us to fail, to give up, to fall into their traps.

Rage is a trap.

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ImperfectCJ "Rage is a trap." I have been pondering the power and limitations of rage a lot lately. Outrage is tempting and addictive, especially as it allows us to ignore more challenging emotions. It also makes it pretty much impossible to think rationally. 15h

TheBookHippie I think people mix up literal rage and figurative rage .. you can rage against injustice without it being evil. Rage can also keep you safe. To take away rage especially from women is a disservice. I understand your point. I agree don‘t give into hatred. Keep peace inside yourself. But one can have peace within and rage at injustice at the same time. It‘s a nuance people do not get. 13h

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🎯🎯🎯 13h

Chrissyreadit These are challenging times. Rage is supposed to occur in extreme situations to give us the adrenaline and cortisol we need to survive. I think one of the struggles is that what causes us to feel rage is not in front of us- and so rage doesn‘t serve the same purpose but boy do i feel it. 12h

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie ❤️🎯❤️ 12h

AnnCrystal

@ImperfectCJ “makes it pretty much impossible to think rationally“ 👏🏼😎👍🏼

@TheBookHippie “you can rage against injustice without it being evil.“ 👏🏼😎👍🏼

@dabbe ✊🏼😎

@Chrissyreadit “Rage is supposed to occur in extreme situations to give us the adrenaline and cortisol we need to survive.“ 👏🏼😎👍🏼

@lil1inblue ✊🏼😎

I love that you all have weighed this topic.

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AnnCrystal To pull my Batman obsession back into this conversation 🦇👀🦇, I feel that he makes a good model on how we should channel our rage...not literally 🤔😂, but allow rage to fuel us instead of destroy us ✊🏼😎✌🏼. (edited) 10h

Bookwomble As John Lydon sang, "Anger is an energy." Anger is a valid emotion in the face of injustice, it's what we do with our anger that matters. 3h

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