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Killing Us With Kindness: The Foolishness of Ellen DeGeneres and Judge Tammy Kemp

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Kindness wasn’t a priority when George W. Bush trampled on civil liberties or when Amber Guyger murdered Botham Jean.

Forgiveness and compassion have been at the center of some decidedly hostile debates of late. In an America that has never known equality, charitable attitudes become moral manipulation used to absolve those in influential positions.

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