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littlemissmartypants

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25. How empathy came to be seen as a weakness in conservative circles March 22, 20258:05 AM ET

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 09:25 PM

Jul 25

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5321299/how-empathy-came-to-be-seen-as-a-weakness-in-conservative-circles

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Toxic? WTF [View all] dcmfox Jul 25 OP

... orangecrush Jul 25 #1

Psychopaths see kindness and empathy as sucker and loser weakness. Irish_Dem Jul 25 #2

Empathy is toxic? Only in MAGA Bizarro-world. B.See Jul 25 #22

Excuse me Toxic is synonymous with the repuke name ! kimbutgar Jul 25 #3

What Bible are these idiots mzmolly Jul 25 #4

It's nice that you think they actually can read... MLWR Jul 25 #6

Good point. mzmolly Jul 25 #7

They created their own... and believe me, it's NOT the Satanic Bible! slightlv Jul 25 #18

Trump bible, perhaps. B.See Jul 25 #23

Toxic empathy? What the F? Biophilic Jul 25 #5

How empathy came to be seen as a weakness in conservative circles March 22, 20258:05 AM ET littlemissmartypants Jul 25 #25

Thank you. Those are some very twisted and sick ideas. Biophilic Jul 26 #34

My pleasure, Biophilic. That it's way more prevalent than I had ever believed certainly opened my littlemissmartypants Jul 26 #35

Part of me wishes I didn't know anything about it. Biophilic Jul 26 #36

I echo the sentiment. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jul 26 #37

That's the worst part of all this. yardwork Jul 26 #39

For those who couldn't stomach resting it, I will report back: yardwork Jul 26 #38

Allie Beth Stuckey Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 25 #8

Blaze Media czarjak Jul 25 #16

Toxic Empathy like pro-lifers IbogaProject Jul 25 #9

Toxic Empathy - ya, about right for Narcissists. haele Jul 25 #10

Pretzel logicians of the far-right strike again Blue Dotty Jul 25 #11

Anyone who uses "toxic" as a modifier for empathy is a fuckwit Pacifist Patriot Jul 25 #12

Word on the street is that Jesus had that problem. mjvpi Jul 25 #13

Conservatives would say that! electric_blue68 Jul 25 #20

Jesus, a brown man, would have been detained Seinan Sensei Jul 25 #28

It was Musk who really started this "toxic empathy" shit, now all the legions of RW talking heads are running with it Karasu Jul 25 #14

Musk said "The fundamental weakness of Western civilization Seinan Sensei Jul 25 #29

Right wing nut jobs start most of their rants with "radical, left wing". Dr. T Jul 25 #15

Actually, there is nothing "radical" , from Latin "radix", meaning "root", getting to niyad Jul 25 #17

I've noticed a common trait of conservatives in general and MAGAts in particular. Dr. T Jul 26 #30

LOL. At the time Jesus was considered a radical revolutionary by the bosses. Ping Tung Jul 25 #19

Wow Picaro Jul 25 #21

I remember during Obama's Admin there were Republicanns/ or Conservatives Cutting Out All References in The Bible to... electric_blue68 Jul 25 #24

The sets of "actual christians" & "believers in concept of toxic empathy" do not overlap. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 25 #26

Seems to me Jesus would proudly own the term "Toxic Empathy" Bluetus Jul 25 #27

Here is the actual Ross Douthat (gag) NYT opinion piece Celerity Jul 26 #31

I'll second that vomiting muriel_volestrangler Jul 26 #32

GOP is changing the American value system into one of psychopathy. Irish_Dem Jul 26 #33