Amanda MarcotteApr 11, 2025

Both Elon Musk and Christian nationalists call empathy "toxic," "suicidal," and even "satanic."

But what they're really worried about is that empathy is *feminine*.

And in MAGA, a woman is the worst thing a person can be. An analysis.

https://www.salon.com/2025/04/11/magas-on-empathy-exposes-misogynist-fears/

MAGA demonizes empathy as the "pathological feminine" — and it's why women shouldn't be Supreme Court justices

Salon.com
Show threadChris Dudley

@AmandaMarcotte A simple take on this is that these guys have mommy issues.

For the Christians, it also seems to evoke devotion to the antichrist rather than any formal heresy.

Apr 11, 2025 at 1:54pmWeb
Show threadChris DudleyApr 11, 2025

@AmandaMarcotte According to Wikipedia, Pope Francis said whoever says the criteria of Christian love is not the Incarnation is the Antichrist.

This empathy-is-a-sin shtick seems pretty close to that.