{"id":11140,"date":"2026-05-25T22:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11140"},"modified":"2026-05-25T22:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:53:29","slug":"gad-saad-warns-suicidal-empathy-is-pushing-the-west-toward-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11140","title":{"rendered":"Gad Saad warns \u2018suicidal empathy\u2019 is pushing the West toward collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>From reactions to the Oct. 7\u00a0Hamas attacks\u00a0to gender ideology and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), author and scholar Gad Saad warns that Western civilization is on the brink of collapse. In his new book, \u201cSuicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind,\u201d Saad argues that the West has taken compassion to a dangerous place by prioritizing ideological virtue-signaling over truth and common sense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not in the least bit arguing that empathy is a bad thing, but just like Aristotle explained to us several millennia ago, all good things in moderation,\u201d Saad told\u00a0Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re not in the least bit empathetic, you\u2019re likely to be a psychopath, if you are too empathetic, if it hyperactivates, if it targets the wrong people in the wrong circumstances, then that becomes suicidal empathy,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Saad points to the West\u2019s reaction after Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 massacre\u00a0in Israel\u00a0as an example of the phenomenon, noting that sympathy quickly shifted away from Israeli victims as criticism of Israel\u2019s military response in Gaza grew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou would have thought that the orgiastic depraved killing of 1,200 mainly Jewish people\u2026 the worst single day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust would have afforded the world an opportunity to exhibit empathy towards the Jews. Well, alas, as we very quickly found out, October 7th was forgotten,\u201d Saad said.<\/p>\n<p>For Saad, the backlash against Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks reflected ideological shifts that had been taking place in the West for decades. He argued that misplaced empathy eventually morphs into what he calls \u201ccivilizational seppuku,\u201d referring to a ritual suicide historically associated with Japanese samurai.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Author and scholar Gad Saad warns Western civilization faces collapse due to \u201csuicidal empathy\u201d in his new book. <span class=\"credit\">Fox News Digital<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Saad, many of these ideas began on university campuses and later spread into politics, the media and culture. The result, he said, is a culture that is increasingly uncomfortable with objective definitions of what were once considered to be basic concepts, such as gender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you are fully parasitized, you end up with your most recent addition to the US\u00a0Supreme Court, not having the self-assuredness to say, \u2018Oh, of course I know what a woman is,\u2019\u201d he said, referring to an infamous moment from Justice Katanji Brown Jackson\u2019s 2022 confirmation hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Jackson to define the word \u201cwoman.\u201d Jackson refused, stating that \u201cI\u2019m not a biologist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When speaking with Fox News Digital, Saad mocked Jackson\u2019s answer, saying that ordinary people routinely recognize obvious realities without seeking specialized expertise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Jewish professor, who fled Lebanon in 1975, took leave from Concordia University in 2024 due to accelerating antisemitism. <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBy that logic, when I next have to choose which type of Belgian shepherd to bring into my home, I better seek the help of a veterinarian. Because I might simply choose a giraffe to be my Belgian shepherd, because I don\u2019t have the expertise to distinguish between the quadrupedal giraffe and the quadrupedal dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Saad views the debate as absurd on its face, he believes the worldview behind it can have serious real-world consequences, such as antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA society that normalizes Jew hatred is exhibiting huge signs of moral decay,\u201d he told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>Saad, who is Jewish, was born in Lebanon but fled the country with his family in 1975 during the civil war and eventually settled in Canada. He told Fox News Digital that while in Canada, he did not experience much antisemitism until 1998, adding that since then \u201cit has been accelerating at a rather breathtaking rate.\u201d While working as a professor at Concordia University, Saad announced that he was taking a leave of absence in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt became very, very difficult for, you know, a high-profile Jewish professor who\u2019s outspoken in his defense of the Jewish people to just walk in on campus,\u201d Saad said. He added that the atmosphere became serious enough that he felt compelled to \u201cread the warning on the proverbial walls.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Saad cites the West\u2019s shifting empathy post-Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and discomfort with objective definitions like gender as key examples. <span class=\"credit\">rfaraino<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you permit for such open, genocidal hatred of a group, it never results in a good outcome,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Saad currently serves as a scholar at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi and will be a distinguished professor there next year.<\/p>\n<p>With the election of President Donald Trump, many thought that the ideas behind\u00a0DEI and gender theory\u00a0were dead, but Saad warned there is only so much one president can do and emphasized the importance of medium and long-term solutions. He noted that while political momentum can shift quickly, true cultural change takes time.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the apparent backlash against these ideologies, Saad still encounters professors who are afraid to speak out. He told Fox News Digital that he\u2019s seen a slight increase in the number of professors who email him praising his work, but many of them end their messages by asking for anonymity if he chooses to share them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that you write such a cowardly last sentence to your email suggests that very few people are yet willing to pick up the mantle and actually fight this battle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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