1) EMPATHY to truly CARE about people’s needs? Caring about people’s needs requires empathy. When Donald Trump says, “I don’t like losers,” it doesn’t show empathy for people who may have lost their jobs, their homes, their health or even worse, a loved one, as was the case of the Khan family. (Empathy for Caring = )
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