The Smugness of Anti-Empathy Politics
Gad Saad's new book, 'Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind,' critiques what he sees as misguided compassion in political views. The concept gained attention following a tragic subway incident in New York, which Saad uses to illustrate his argument. While some agree with his perspective, others criticize it as overly simplistic and lacking depth.
- ▪Gad Saad's book discusses the dangers of excessive empathy in politics.
- ▪A recent subway incident in New York has been cited as an example of 'suicidal empathy.'
- ▪Critics argue that Saad's views are overly simplistic and self-absorbed.
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The Smugness of Anti-Empathy PoliticsGad Saad spells out his ‘own the libs, scorn the weak’ ethos.Cathy YoungMay 22, 20261Share“SUICIDAL EMPATHY,” THAT BUGABOO OF THE RIGHT, is back in the news. Gad Saad, the Canadian “heterodox” pop psychologist who coined the concept and gave it to folks like Elon Musk, is hawking a new book titled Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind. Meanwhile, a tragic incident in New York is being held up as emblematic of this hidden menace. After an elderly retired teacher was shoved down a flight of stairs on the subway—allegedly by a just-released psychiatric ward patient—and died from the fall, a 23-year-old woman told the New York Post that the same man had assaulted her and a friend in a scary subway incident in April.
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