People with more empathy may actually increase political divisions – New Scientist
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You might think that a little more empathy would help to heal the divisions in US politics, but it could actually worsen the situation by increasing polarisation.
Elizabeth Simas at the University of Houston, Texas, and her colleagues surveyed 1000 people in the US. The team found that those with a disposition for “empathic concern”, one of several traits that make up general empathy, seem to be more politically polarised. They hold a more favourable opinion of their own preferred party, whether Republican or Democrat,
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