Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 21/05/2025Where are people getting this message, like, fascism aside, where are Leaders getting this message that Empathy and Humanity are qualities that are undesirable, weak and fundamentally useless? These are the foundations of collective society. Nothing sustainable can exist without it. I don't get it. 56530111
Willow2 @tswillow2.bsky.social · 21/05/2025A reference becoming more common is: the Manosphere. I think it can be traced back to Trump's first term when there were references to Incels, and their lamenting women wouldn't date them because of their politics. They banded together, developed rightwing dating sites and became pretty vocal. 000
Angie the Optimist @angietheoptimus.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Seems like there are several cultural movements that have converged on self-interest and disdain for “others” including Silicon Valley game theory, Opus Dei world building, reality TV strategic cattiness, masculinity/gender panic, prosperity gospel evangelism, and MAGA 1130
The Morrigan @faefromthefield.bsky.social · 21/05/2025The core value of republicanism is being an asshole to others 130
RygelDominar16 @rygeldominar16.bsky.social · 21/05/2025They only want a white ethnostate. You're missing the word that goes before empathy and humanity - non-white. Now read it with that word - see how clear it all is now? 010
redG @redg187.bsky.social · 21/05/2025The actually weak ones think that. They're acting out of fear. 000
Voices of Freedom @voicesoffreedom.bsky.social · 22/05/2025It is modern nihilism. Promoted by Ayn Rand, Richard Dawkins, and Gordon Geko. Now social media algorithms juice rage, mockery, etc.. because they get more clicks $$$ "Compassion is the radicalism of our time." Dali Lama XIV 020
The Bacon @thebacon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Tbh I was a bit confused about this question because I don't think I've seen this not be the norm. It's mandatory idealset for oppression. (Racism, sexism, etc). It might be more loudly in circulation due to communities such as the manosphere breaking out into mainstream. 030
peterdavieson.bsky.social @peterdavieson.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Leaders? It's not so much a 'message given to them' as that they are by nature narcissistic sociopaths .. so its just what they instinctively believe, it's what they are. 140
Johnny Normality (Spooky Mode) @probgobl.in · 21/05/2025Curtis Yarvin and Balaji Srinivasen. There's probably a few other Dark Enlightenment guys but those are the two big ones that have created the ideological core for what we're seeing. And yeah, they're fringe weirdos with only a handful of fans but when that handful includes Peter Thiel... 070
The Magenta Oblong is looking for work @emptymind.bsky.social · 22/05/2025You’re not the target audience. If you are, you get it, and if you get it, you’re probably not a good person. (It is also possible to get it, and really REALLY not like it…but not as common.) 000
Tactical Onions Vendor @inkana.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Many people at the top of society legitimately do not believe in the idea of a society. So here we are. 150
shorethingtoledo.bsky.social @shorethingtoledo.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Congressmen can represent their constituents if we make our voices loud and call every day so they know we’re not lazy and complacent. Tell them you do not accept cuts for the majority to pay more for the already obscenely wealthy!! 100
ronblack404.bsky.social @ronblack404.bsky.social · 22/05/2025These types of people have been around since the beginning of time. They have risen to or taken leadership position throughout history. If you know history of these type of people, you understand this only stops one way and if you don’t know history.. I strongly recommend that you learn it fast. 010
🚫👑Is he dead yet?🚫👑 @its-its.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I don't get why these things are considered weakness. These people would bully Jesus Christ if he came back. They don't want to live in a civilized, equity-based society, I guess. I just cannot handle this level of hatred and abuse. 030
NotCrazyinTexas @notcrazyintexas.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Gotta justify rapacious greed, delusions of grandeur, and insane lust for power somehow! 010
Pablo @un5toppabl0.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Once you get people to believe absurdities you can get them to commit atrocities....there are 45,000 versions of Christianity not because there are 45,000 different Jesus but 45,000 ways to lead your own flock in his name and it probably wasn't empathy that got them there 😭 030
wrangler of level 1 goblins @machminotaur.bsky.social · 21/05/2025because they're cowards who are afraid of such things. also there's no way you could be like that and value human life. people can hold plenty of contradictions, but not that one. 020
mnlib69.bsky.social @mnlib69.bsky.social · 21/05/2025You can’t understand it because you’ve never lived it. But look around— these people have no compassion or concern for other human beings. At best, they think of others like livestock— only of worth for their utility. 🤷🏻♂️🚩 000
Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 21/05/2025This is a bipartisan thing. Please do not make this about the usual dog shit. 5390
B. Intrepid @bintrepid.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Churches. Big tent, circus churches preaching Christian nationalism. The exact opposite of what you would expect or hope for - and a huge reason why they need to be taxed. 010
Grimm (My Normal Name Is My Halloween Name, Duh) @grimmreality.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Ayn Rand, I think? 020
✨🌟 ⭐️ LoveKat ⭐️🌟✨🟦♿️🧬🏳️🌈🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🌎☮️🕊️🟪 @lovekat41.bsky.social · 21/05/2025It’s the religious cult extremism. It’s literally part of their core belief system. Watch the movie Bad Faith. It explains what led to where we are at with mega churches and corporations taking over lobbying and colliding with politics to control the narratives. 020
Cool Rick JD @coolrickjd.bsky.social · 21/05/2025That’s why I’m looking to Walz, Pritzker, and AOC. Their political philosophies are based on empathy. Pritzker gave a speech on empathy a few years ago calling it the apex of intelligence. 020
✨Bland Potato ✨ @blandpotato.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I’d take all that over “rugged individualism” any day 😮💨 000
Yo DG @dgdela.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I think this is a semi-logical, though flawed and dangerous, response to the reality of climate change, resource scarcity & post-industrialization globalizatin. If you seriously internalize the idea that the future will be harder, then a weak mind may see hope as gullible rather than aspirational. 040
Spook-ass, Christ oh boo! boo! @loukas.bsky.social · 21/05/2025It's because they rose to leadership through using the opposite methods? 2161
isenkeep1.bsky.social @isenkeep1.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Too many influenced by Ayn Rand, probably. She never got over growing up in the Soviet Union. Anything remotely suggesting empathy, social responsibilities, or remotely communal caring was not just wrong but bad. Objectivism is her trauma response to communist Russia. 000
captkickback.bsky.social @captkickback.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Ever see the crowds at MMA and UFC events? Glorifying violence 000
Hugh C. McBride @hugh-c-mcbride.bsky.social · 22/05/2025My theory: Our political "leaders" have become wholly owned subsidiaries of billionaires and/or religious fanatics, two groups of folks for whom sociopathy is foundational trait. 010
Trent @trentthor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I think this book really helps summarize my general feelings on the topic but I’d be interested to hear your opinions on it! 050
D. Chloe @dchloe.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Trump had akways been an unfeeling jerk willing to step on anyone to get ahead..His poisonous behaviors infected all Republicans who decided yeah, thats the ticket. Stepping on people to enrich yourself works if you become sub-human. 010
☁ 𝖕ø𝖘𝖙 𝖒𝖆𝖈𝖗ø𝖍𝖓𝖘 ☁ @postmacrohns.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Right - empathy is arguably one of the strongest evolutionary advantages human have. And the entire point of society is progress; doing the best we can for as many people as possible, constantly working toward better. That's the entire point of all of this. 131
crème dé la colon @chocklitcoloncreme.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Empathy and weakness aren’t getting incels laid🤷🏾♀️ 000
Trevor Wade @margolispei.bsky.social · 21/05/2025The reason that you don't get it? They're in a cult. You are not. 000
1sabrinaowen.bsky.social @1sabrinaowen.bsky.social · 21/05/2025These traits are usually associated with women which then, by default, are seen as weak. Relational leadership is a strength of women and reflects recognition of equality and compassion for all. Domination is fear based. 010
Kristen @narukamiknight.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Sometimes I wonder if our current era of globalization, tech, media (propaganda) and capitalism (along with unprecedented comfort in the west at least) has kinda hit the snooze button on an otherwise natural process of revolution that should have seen power shift by now 161
Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 22/05/2025The undesirability of empathy, humanity, and such all have their roots in racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc., started by far right wingers. It's a way to stoke fear and hatred of anyone who is different as a precursor to controlling them with that fear and hatred. Trump and his allies do this 100
R Caldwell 🇺🇸⚓️🇩🇪 @ctopia089.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I guess you missed the last 50 years of Republicanism. 000
Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 21/05/2025the Marlboro Man scam of Rugged Individualism runs deep in America and has been fully internalized by the tech bro oligarchs currently dictating 'the discourse' 0466
Alice Sanvito @bambinamomma.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Dan McClellan did an excellent video on this two months ago. youtu.be/2z8DEF6b54I?...youtu.beIs empathy really a threat to Western civilization?YouTube video by Dan McClellan 000
Jack Phantom @jackphantom.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Getting that from Billionaires. All of whom are sociopaths. 140
Ásdís Lára Runólfsdóttir @asdislr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025I remember during his first presidency (2016-2020) how some people started using the phrase "you good/kind people" as derogatory. Like being a kind human being and caring about your fellow human beings was a bad thing. 000
250 LB Weighted Blanket @girthwindandfire.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Empathy and Humanity have always led to progress that conservatives/regressives despise. AND, to calls for accountability, restitution, and inclusion, which said folks hate even more If we were in a society where everyone is heads down and selfish, solidarity wouldn't exist to threaten them 020
Broken Buffalo 🦬🔥 @dinahrouseabout.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Capitalism. Empathy gets in the way of profits. You can't increase profits year over year if you care about the consequences of the methods needed to perpetually increase profits. We are at the "cutting so much overhead it's getting dangerous" stage. 010
Beth Crowe @bethannc.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I was thinking back to the 80’s & the movie line “Greed is good.” It’s like this country has been stuck there. 040