Hillary Clinton has written an op-ed for The Atlantic that is permeated with moral indignation. She decries “MAGA’s War on Empathy” and then engages in a one-woman war on Truth. Her piece may remind readers of the older rhetoric of the political Left, which they don’t use as much anymore, wherein they proclaim that those on the Right are immoral monsters and those on the Left are heroically trying to protect the victims and institute virtuous policies.
Hillary claims that the conservative movement is morally descending. Thus, she laments the lost era of Reagan’s optimism and cheery personality, but her entire essay stands in testament to his reminder that “the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.”
In the article, Hillary states, “Empathy does not overwhelm our critical thinking or blind us to moral clarity. It opens our eyes to moral complexity. It’s not a sign of weakness; it’s a source of strength.”
She heralds empathy like a lost art but utilizes it selectively. She comfortably applies it to the illegal immigrant facing deportation but not to those raped, brutalized, and murdered by illegals—many of whom had extensive criminal records beforehand. She
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