MILWAUKEE — The definition of empathy is: “the ability to understand and share the feelings of others.”
Except, of course, when it comes to politics.
Recently, Elon Musk, tech titan and the richest person in the world, said, “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy”.
Additioanlly, some leaders of the Christian Right have been evangelizing that empathy is a sin.
Have we lost our way when it comes to understanding that there may be a place for empathy in our current political environment and that the failure to understand that basic concept just might be making things worse?
Kristin Brey and Steve Scaffidi explore the mine field of relationships in the realm of politics on this week’s episode of You Need To Listen.
Kristin Brey and Steve Scaffidi are the hosts of Point Taken on 620WTMJ, heard Monday through Friday, from 10a – 12:00p.
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