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The concept of "Redistribution of Empathy," as articulated by Eric Weinstein, refers to a process in which empathy is selectively reallocated or directed away from certain individuals or groups experiencing harm, toward others who may be perpetrators of harm, claimants of victimhood for ideological reasons, or figures aligned with specific narratives. This reallocation is observed in cultural, social, and ideological contexts where empathy becomes a tool for social signaling, moral competition, or ideological enforcement rather than a balanced response to suffering. | The concept of "'''Redistribution of Empathy'''," as articulated by Eric Weinstein, refers to a process in which empathy is selectively reallocated or directed away from certain individuals or groups experiencing harm, toward others who may be perpetrators of harm, claimants of victimhood for ideological reasons, or figures aligned with specific narratives. This reallocation is observed in cultural, social, and ideological contexts where empathy becomes a tool for social signaling, moral competition, or ideological enforcement rather than a balanced response to suffering. | ||
In Weinstein's framework, this phenomenon distorts justice and rational discourse by prioritizing empathy for those responsible for wrongdoing, thereby diminishing attention to or support for actual victims. Examples include redirecting empathy from groups such as Europeans, straight individuals, Christians, conservatives, Israelis, cis-gendered people, Ahmadis, police, or the wealthy, while emphasizing it for others in a manner that appears selective or politicized. | In Weinstein's framework, this phenomenon distorts justice and rational discourse by prioritizing empathy for those responsible for wrongdoing, thereby diminishing attention to or support for actual victims. Examples include redirecting empathy from groups such as Europeans, straight individuals, Christians, conservatives, Israelis, cis-gendered people, Ahmadis, police, or the wealthy, while emphasizing it for others in a manner that appears selective or politicized. | ||
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|content=K) Someone pretends to be pro empathy when they are trying to redistribute empathy away from some people in pain.</br> | |content=K) '''Someone pretends to be pro empathy when they are trying to redistribute empathy away from some people in pain.'''</br> | ||
L) I could program an Eliza program to deliver the level of challenge.</br> | L) I could program an Eliza program to deliver the level of challenge.</br> | ||
M) The account makes arguments where Refutation requires divulging personal details.</br> | M) The account makes arguments where Refutation requires divulging personal details.</br> | ||
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Her letter hints at the real News: the *loss* of the News is now *the* News, and the News cannot cover it. | Her letter hints at the real News: the *loss* of the News is now *the* News, and the News cannot cover it. | ||
https:// | https://www.bariweiss.com/resignation-letter | ||
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|content=On 6/1/17 Ms Weiss was the only journalist covering âThe Newsâ. Â | |content=On 6/1/17 Ms Weiss was the only journalist covering âThe Newsâ. Â | ||
Only she was doing it from the opinion section because the NYT refused to find interesting that there was a racist Maoist insurrection at a public college where police would be stood down: | Only she was doing it from the opinion section because the NYT refused to find interesting that there was a racist Maoist insurrection at a public college where police would be stood down: | ||
https:// | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/opinion/when-the-left-turns-on-its-own.amp.html | ||
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The paper refusing to ask the CIA/FBI if Epstein was Intelligence related. | The paper refusing to ask the CIA/FBI if Epstein was Intelligence related. | ||
The paper that canât report that it seeks race rioting: | The paper that canât report that it seeks race rioting: | ||
|timestamp=5:59 PM · Jul 14, 2020 | |timestamp=5:59 PM · Jul 14, 2020 | ||
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|content=What if those calling for empathy have a specific deadness of empathy? | |content='''What if those calling for empathy have a specific deadness of empathy?''' | ||
Those calling for justice *are* the unjust? | Those calling for justice *are* the unjust? | ||
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|content=End/ This is hard to believe if you havenât read it yourself. I almost feel like Iâm making it up. But right now @sarahjeong in her new job at the @nytimes IS the dominant power structure. And by Ezraâs claims on SJW lingo, is therefore, improbably, a white male. Fight the power. | |content=End/ This is hard to believe if you havenât read it yourself. I almost feel like Iâm making it up. But right now @sarahjeong in her new job at the @nytimes IS the dominant power structure. And by Ezraâs claims on SJW lingo, is therefore, improbably, a white male. Fight the power. | ||
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|content=2/ @ezraklein describes âFeminist Twitterâ (which doesnât of course actually exist by virtue of Twitterâs open design) as a place where the words #KillAllMen came to mean simply âit would be nice if the world sucked less for women.â | |content=2/ @ezraklein describes âFeminist Twitterâ (which doesnât of course actually exist by virtue of Twitterâs open design) as a place where the words #KillAllMen came to mean simply âit would be nice if the world sucked less for women.â | ||
You sorta have to read it to believe it: | You sorta have to read it to believe it: | ||
|timestamp=3:46 PM · Aug 8, 2018 | |timestamp=3:46 PM · Aug 8, 2018 | ||
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|content=4/ Whatâs so interesting about @ezrakleinâs line of thought here is that he is describing a massive transfer of empathy. We are asked to understand @sarahjeongâs wild gender & race baiting as snark in the context of alleged oppression as she and her group police micro-aggression. | |content=4/ '''Whatâs so interesting about @ezrakleinâs line of thought here is that he is describing a massive transfer of empathy.''' We are asked to understand @sarahjeongâs wild gender & race baiting as snark in the context of alleged oppression as she and her group police micro-aggression. | ||
|timestamp=4:13 PM · Aug 8, 2018 | |timestamp=4:13 PM · Aug 8, 2018 | ||
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