The term is also linked to preserving Western civilization in particular, which Saad describes in his book as “in rapid decline”: from open-border immigration policies under Biden and Trudeau, to DEI training, soft-on-crime policies, transgender activism, and Canada’s universal healthcare system.
What exactly is suicidal empathy?
In Saad’s book, empathy becomes suicidal when it’s “misguided.” He argues this is especially true among people who subscribe to progressive liberal ideologies and tend to show kindness to foreigners rather than to their own citizens.
He makes it clear that he is not against empathy in general.
“I’m not saying that empathy is bad. Empathy is actually a very important virtue to have,” Saad said on a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. “The problem with empathy, like most things in life, is if there’s too little or too much of it.”
Saad did not study suicidal empathy from a social psychological perspective, explaining that the academic literature on empathy “draws some fine distinctions that are unnecessary for our current treatment.” Instead, he used anecdotal examples to argue that suicidal empathy is perpetuated by the Western ruling class, who believe the West is guilty of racism and colonialism.
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