Lack of Empathy: Musk sees empathy as a weakness. His friends and family almost uniformly say he lacks it. Studies show lower levels of empathy correlate to conservative political leanings. So Musk's empathy void suggests he's hard-wired for Republican/authoritarian politics.
The GOP is overtly anti-empathy in both its policies and rhetoric. As
@georgelakoff
would say, empathy is necessary for democracy because citizens care about other citizens & make decisions for a common good.
Gil Duran /
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2023-09-29 04:06:26
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