Musk said, \u201cThe fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy,\u201d meaning he believes that empathy is a flaw that will lead to its downfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet, it is clear to me as a deeply and gratefully empathetic person, that it is the lack<\/strong> of empathy that is leading to Western civilization\u2019s current demise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Western civilization can and should tumble<\/strong>. It is falling as we speak. Empire is brief compared to ancient Indigenous worlds that continue to thrive on empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What the fascist, eugenics-ridden right is trying to root out because they believe it is a built-in blemish, empathy<\/strong>, is in fact the only feature that could have prevented its own crumbling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is deliciously ironic, that the thing they wanted eliminated was the very thing that could have extended its life. When you build something negating existence, you cannot exist<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People who do not understand empathy themselves cannot possibly understand its significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Empathy is existence. Empathy is life.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Musk said, \u201cThe fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy,\u201d meaning he believes that empathy is a flaw that will lead to its downfall. Yet,…<\/p>\n