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38. For those who couldn't stomach resting it, I will report back:

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #25)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 09:20 AM

Jul 26

1. They're racist and don't want immigrants coming to the U.S. Too much empathy for the poor and needy leads to welcoming immigrants.

2. They're bigoted against LGBTQ and other people they don't like and don't want people to feel empathy for them.

3. They're worried that their womenfolk might be inclined toward empathy (because women are good nurturers but not very bright) so they're doubling down on why empathy is bad. Get those women back in line.

I admit that I stopped reading at that point. I imagine it's mostly about money, at the core. It usually is with right wing evangelicals.

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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