I told my girlfriend that in the end I felt Saddam looked confused and angry and that possibly he felt as though he'd been cheated out of his proper place in history. I believe he got what he deserved and that the sentence was just and proper,However my mere speculation about how he may have been feeling about the situation led my girlfriend to say I was being naive and sentimental and that perhaps her friend who says the world was better off when women ruled it(When exactly was that?)was right after all. She suggests that I 'm taking this very personally. I am not. I only speculate on how he may have felt. In the end I felt he was actually quite pathetic. He went to his just end looking like a broken old man, clutching his Koran and mouthing epithets. She feels he could have been simply playing for sympathy(Also speculation)All that said, I can't help feeling that he thought things turned out terribly wrong and that he was deserving of more. I will ask that only Females answer please.
2006-12-30 03:25:15 · 5 answers · asked by mamboslave 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
As one of my professors said a few year's back, empathy is NOT sympathy. If you were asking about sympathy being misplaced, I would have said yes. This man received justice. In fact, he was probably treated more humanely than many of his victims over the years. However, empathy is just as you describe it. You're feeling someone else's feelings without actually feeling sorry for him or feeling hurt personally. I see nothing wrong with that. In fact, it is empathy that could be what would keep someone who might try being a cruel dictator like Saddam from actually trying it.
2006-12-30 03:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by iuneedscoachknight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you can't ask for an specific type of audience to answer your Q? this is an OPEN forum and both F & M are allowed. Regarding to your Q? I really think that he got what he gave for so many years and US behavior was OK by steping aside from the legal process. Only his people were who to decide upon Saddam's fate.
2006-12-30 03:35:57 · answer #2 · answered by Lil' Gay Monster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he might of wanted to be martyred, and wanted some sympathy. I think he had no remorse for the 1.3 million innocent lives he took. In my opinion he died the way he lived, and that is being an evil man.
2006-12-30 03:36:47 · answer #3 · answered by mojojo66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are the one making more out of it then it needs to be. You are right he got what he deserves. Now don't talk about it anymore instead do something constructive.
2006-12-30 03:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by lakecity21 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You feel what you feel... you can't deny that...some wish he would've complied with the inspections.
2006-12-30 03:32:46 · answer #5 · answered by internet browser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋