The sin of empathy

I'm not sure if Trump created the divide between empathy and selfishness in America, but he sure drove a wedge between it. 

I'm reading that people will not be able to heat their houses this year. Trump has cut the programs that allow poor people to get emergency heating in the winter (source).

Those who support what Trump is doing will say, they should work harder, make better choices, etc. Work two, three, four jobs, whatever it takes to heat the family. They should contort themselves, and not expect to depend on money from others.

And it's OK for Trump to give Argentina 40 million, to rebuild and do major renovations to the White House, even build a triumphal arch. The same "irresponsibility" of the poor family is OK with him because people should not be dependent on the government. The sin of empathy has been articulated by the right (source). 

Read Douglas Sharp's amazing essay defending empathy.

It's the difference between people who hate the government so much that they're willing to throw their own countrymen and women under the bus, not even for less taxes on them, only the super rich, but to burn it all down. They're so angry at immigrants, they're probably excited watching all the beatings on social media. Most people are disgusted, but enough aren't. I know a sweet immigrant mother, who when I asked her if she was going to vote, started ranting about lazy immigrants. They're brainwashed by Fox News and social media into a hatred stance. If it wasn't so diabolical, I'd be impressed, instead I'm disgusted by the effort to harm people. I know a sweet man who thinks Trump is being persecuted! I've never met such a collection of idiots that are coordinated and weaponized. Truly diabolical.