I don't see how that alters anything. He literally says that he thinks empathy is a "made-up, new age term", which it emphatically isn't.
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nialv7@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
this empathy quote did get me riled up, but later i found out there was more to this quote. i’m not going to tell you how to feel, but i’ll just put this here:
[…] Bill Clinton in the 1990s. It was all about empathy and sympathy. I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage. But, it is very effective when it comes to politics. Sympathy, I prefer more than empathy. That’s a separate topic for a different time. - Charlie Kirk
Rothe@piefed.social 9 hours ago
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Even in context, that doesn’t make it better, and arguably makes it worse. He’s literally saying he thinks it is a made up term, but something that can be used for a political advantage. Like, this situation right now is a great example of it, because people are trying to make us feel empathy towards 15kg of shit in a 5kg bag, because it’s politically useful
I’m gonna pay homage to Chuckie by not feeling any empathy to him or his family. Some must die for us to live or something. Idk, I’m not an ammosexual.