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		dmos62 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Kim Jong Il Kidnapped a Director, Made a Cult ... To attempt to empathise with someone is not to excuse their behaviour. Why would you imply that it is? Surely you don't think that every person whose behavior we condemn must be dehumanized?

grey-area 9 months ago [–]

I disagree with the tone of these comments, they are treating him with a sympathy I don't think he deserves.

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