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"Lee" <cleetis@gmail.com> wrote in >news:qDOdnQ0g0NQ90mj6nZ2dnZfqn_ednZ2d@giganews.com:
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the
Christian right are waging war on empathy
Ar 6
The idea that caring about others could
end civilization may seem extreme, but
it comes amid a growing wave of
opposition to empathy from across the
American right.
"The fundamental weakness of western
civilization is empathy," Musk continued
to Rogan, couching his argument in the
type of (pseudo)scientific language
that's catnip to both men's followings
on X. "The empathy exploit. They're
exploiting a bug in western civilization,
which is the empathy response."
The rightwing movement against empathy
seeks to dismantle and discredit one of
the essential tools for any society -
our capacity to recognize and respond
to suffering. We should see the
campaign against empathy by Trump
supporters for what it is: a flashing
red light warning of fascist intent.
"Do not commit the sin of empathy,"
tweeted the Christian podcaster Ben
Garrett with a photo of Budde in her
religious garb. "This snake is God's
enemy and yours too."
White Christians in the US once
served as a pillar of the civil
rights movement. The white evangelical
embrace of Trump - 81% supported him
in 2016 - represents the tail end of
a broader shift, according to John W
Compton, a professor of political
science and author of the 2020 book
The End of Empathy: Why White
Protestants Stopped Loving Their
Neighbors.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/08/empathy-
sin-christian-right-musk-trump
Jesus fed the hungry, Republicans
cut off their school meals.
Jesus healed the sick, Republicans
kick them out for "pre-existing
conditions"
Jesus spared the condemned, Republicans
wsnt more and faster executions.
Jesus said to pay your taxes, Repulbican
say to evade them so you pay none at all.
God said to treat immigrants as one of
your own, Republicans say shoot them on
sight.
Looks like they finally realized that Christ wasn't a white Anglo Christian like them so what do you expect?
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