![#5 [Part 2]: Us versus Them - Bridging empathy gaps](https://cdn-images.podbay.fm/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2QzdDNvemZ0bWRtaDNpLmNsb3VkZnJvbnQubmV0L3Byb2R1Y3Rpb24vcG9kY2FzdF91cGxvYWRlZF9lcGlzb2RlLzY3MDIxMTQvNjcwMjExNC0xNjAwNTMxMTU3MDc1LTljMTc0ZmU4ZDNmZmYuanBnIiwiZmFsbGJhY2siOiJodHRwczovL2lzMy1zc2wubXpzdGF0aWMuY29tL2ltYWdlL3RodW1iL1BvZGNhc3RzMTE0L3Y0LzMxL2IwLzM0LzMxYjAzNGY4LWU0MjItYWUxNS03OTUzLWQ1ZmE3NDk5NWNiMi9temFfMTM2ODc1NTU2OTQzNjg5ODc4MjcuanBnLzYwMHg2MDBiYi5qcGcifQ.cF8BN4SvB8DjIzVi2pq2-CEqxNodf7yb485I3aIFkL0.jpg?width=200&height=200)
For all the arguments that favour humankind’s innate desire to view The Other as a threat, there are enough arguments to support humankind’s innate desire for connection too.
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Transcript: https://www.nomadicthunker.com/post/us-versus-them-empathy-gaps
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13 min
![#5 [Part 1]: Us versus Them - Othering 'the Other'](https://cdn-images.podbay.fm/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2QzdDNvemZ0bWRtaDNpLmNsb3VkZnJvbnQubmV0L3Byb2R1Y3Rpb24vcG9kY2FzdF91cGxvYWRlZF9lcGlzb2RlLzY3MDIxMTQvNjcwMjExNC0xNTk5MzIxMDc5MDA1LWYwNTgxZWQzOTliZDYuanBnIiwiZmFsbGJhY2siOiJodHRwczovL2lzMy1zc2wubXpzdGF0aWMuY29tL2ltYWdlL3RodW1iL1BvZGNhc3RzMTE0L3Y0LzMxL2IwLzM0LzMxYjAzNGY4LWU0MjItYWUxNS03OTUzLWQ1ZmE3NDk5NWNiMi9temFfMTM2ODc1NTU2OTQzNjg5ODc4MjcuanBnLzYwMHg2MDBiYi5qcGcifQ.SqpyRr7ek7xScdI-RzwtRtATk_GRMC14Qq1BSWCBOt8.jpg?width=200&height=200)
Othering is what we do to those we consider as Them.
Othering is dehumanising.
Othering is the opposite of Belonging.
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Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/yykm6qlg
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Transcript: https://is.gd/9vmXj1
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