A recent study in Israel used brain scans to explore the differences in empathy between political liberals and conservatives. The researchers found that when imagining other people suffering, liberals showed stronger brain reactions associated with empathy compared to conservatives. This pattern of brain activity was linked to participants’ self-reported political beliefs and their acceptance of right-wing values. The study was published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. …

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      1 year ago

      Overlooking how reductionist and incorrect that statement is: why is a political stance based around empathy a bad thing?

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        1 year ago

        Who said it was a bad thing and why would you assume it was? And it’s not incorrect: you can prove it in the liberal stance on social issues. All of those stances require empathy. The same is not true of conservative stances which are based around ideology to the point that it allows human suffering.

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          1 year ago

          I read your statement completely contrary to your intent, that’s how it’s a bad thing!

          My oops