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We must stop suicidal empathy from destroying the US

Nypost · · 1371 words · By Dr Gad Saad
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15 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“In his new book, “Suicidal Empathy: Dying to be Kind” (Broadside Books), out May 12, Dr. Gad Saad explores how liberal politics have too often led societies to collapse.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Dr. Gad Saad is authoring a book titled 'Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind' with a release date of May 12 (specifically 2026 according to one source).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Human mating strategies are a topic of interest in (evolutionary) psychology, behavioral ecology, and anthropology. Strategies used to seek and retain mates often overlap with reproductive strategies.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mating_strategies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The exploitation of women in mass media is the use or portrayal of women as sexual beings in mass media formats such as television, film, music, and advertising to increase commercial appeal, often le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploitation_of_women_in_mass_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Books. Suicidal Empathy: Dying to be Kind. Release date: May 12, 2026. available for.Discussing My Forthcoming Book Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind (THE SAAD TRUTH_2018).
https://www.gadsaad.com/
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“In Japan, seppuku was the act of self-disembowelment that a Samurai would commit to redress the shame of his actions.”
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Wikipedia and Britannica both confirm that seppuku was a ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the samurai class to maintain honor or redress shame.
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web search NEUTRAL — Seppuku (切腹, lit. 'cutting [the] belly'), also called harakiri (腹切り, lit. 'abdomen/belly cutting', a native Japanese kun reading), is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment. It was o…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku
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web search NEUTRAL — Seppuku reenactment with ritual attire. Seppuku is a old Japanese ritual suicide where a samurai kills himself by cutting into his belly. After one had done so, a second person would cut off his head.…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku
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web search NEUTRAL — Seppuku is a form of taking one’s own life that was considered honourable among the feudal Japanese samurai class. Traditionally, the act consisted of stabbing oneself in the abdomen with a short swor…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/seppuku
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“In his gargantuan twelve-volume “A Study of History,” famed British historian Arnold J. Toynbee examined the factors that cause civilizations to go extinct”
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Wikipedia and other literary sources confirm Arnold J. Toynbee wrote the 12-volume 'A Study of History' which examines the rise and fall (extinction) of civilizations.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Study of History is a 12-volume universal history by the British historian Arnold J. Toynbee, published from 1934 to 1961. It received enormous popular attention but according to historian Richard J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Study_of_History
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web search NEUTRAL — British educator Arnold Joseph Toynbee noted cyclical patterns in the growth and decline of civilizations for his 12-volume Study of History (1934-1961). He went to Winchester college and Balliol coll…
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2506572.A_Study_of_Histo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Arnold Toynbee’s A Study of History, a twelve-volume work, compels the continuing critical attention of historians, philosophers, and other students of civilizations rising and falling over time.
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“On 9/11, the skyline of New York City was irrevocably altered when Islamic terrorists flew two planes onto the Twin Towers.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the month of September and does not contain any factual data regarding the 9/11 attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The dates can vary from 21 September to 24 September (in UTC). September is mostly in the sixth month of the astrological calendar (and the first part of the seventh), which begins at the end of March…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September
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web search NEUTRAL — See September holidays, advice, recipes, fun facts, and trivia, as well as important days you should know all about. September, in Old England, was called Haervest-monath (Harvest Month). This is the …
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-september-holidays-fun…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 24, 2023 · The exact date of the beginning of autumn or spring is determined by the September equinox, which usually occurs around September 22 or 23. During the September equinox, the sun is dire…
https://www.havefunwithhistory.com/facts-about-september/
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“Less than 25 years later, New Yorkers elected Zohran Mamdani as their mayor”
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Multiple independent news sources (NY Post, Axios, The Guardian) confirm that Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, succeeding Adams.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The mayor was propelled to Gracie Mansion by a wave of highly educated, downwardly mobile urban millennials
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/opinion/mamdanis-participation…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — In New York City's mayoral election last year, Zohran Mamdani spent months walking back his past calls to defund a city police department that he had said was "racist, anti-queer & a major threat to p…
https://axios.com/2026/04/05/dems-weighing-2028-campaigns-ru…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — On the East Coast, the city council in New York City is weighing a proposal to boost the minimum wage to up to $30, coming after newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign pledge promoting a “$30 b…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/lefty-nj-congresswoman…
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“New York City... has seen an exponential increase of Muslim migrants, which engender new realities including massive Islamic public prayers in Times Square.”
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Web search results confirm mosques in NYC are struggling with an influx of migrants and a TikTok source confirms public Islamic prayers occurring in Times Square.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mosques in New York City are struggling to house and feed migrants this Ramadan. An imam in the Bronx mosque has turned the home that houses his mosque into a makeshift shelter for migrants.
https://apnews.com/article/nyc-muslims-ramadan-immigration-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hundreds gathered in New York City’s Times Square for a public Islamic prayer, as the Adhan — the Muslim call to prayer — echoed through the city’s busiest crossroads.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/time-square-call-to-prayer
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“New York City has experienced an astounding increase in hate crimes targeting Jews.”
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The provided evidence consists of generic homepages for Google News, AP, and BBC and contains no specific information regarding hate crimes in NYC.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a new series of stamps to honor Route 66’s centennial. The offering includes eight stamps — one each for the states traversed by the Mother Road.
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit BBC News for the latest news, breaking news, video, audio and analysis. BBC News provides trusted World, U.S. and U.K. news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also...
https://www.bbc.com/news
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“Take, for example, the 2025 ruinous Los Angeles fires that destroyed so many lives.”
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Wikipedia and news reports confirm a series of ruinous wildfires occurred in California and Los Angeles in 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — In large areas of Los Angeles, the aftermath of the fires resembled bombed out war zones. (AP: Jae C. Hong). Where there once stood houses, now there was only rubble.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-11/los-angeles-fires-in-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Numerous fires continued to burn in Los Angeles Friday evening with fresh evacuations under way amid a growing tide of anger and criticism over failings in firefighting preparedness. Issued on: 11/01/…
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250111-la-wildfires-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — A series of wildfires burned throughout the state of California during 2025. By the end of the year, a total of 8,036 fires had burned 525,223 acres (212,550 ha) across the state.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_California_wildfires
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“Kristine Larson, LA deputy fire chief, was quick to explain the importance of diversity, inclusion and equity when hiring firefighters”
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Multiple sources (AOL, NewsBreak, and a specific article on DEI) confirm that LA Deputy Fire Chief Kristine Larson defended DEI hiring practices in a video.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a video defending the department's DEI hiring practices, Deputy Chief Kristine Larson -- who heads the Equity and Human Resources Bureau -- addressed accusations that female firefighters aren't ...
https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/us-news/lafds-diversity-chief-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Deputy Chief Kristine Larson -- who heads the Equity and Human Resources Bureau -- was addressing accusations that female firefighters aren't strong enough carry a man out of a burning building.
https://www.aol.com/lafd-300k-per-diversity-chief-193257737.…
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web search NEUTRAL — As Los Angeles battles its worst fires in history, the fire department's highly paid diversity head is facing an inferno of backlash after a bizarre comment surfaced in which she appears to defend DEI…
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/3757432242760…
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“California’s irrational policies... classifying thefts under $950 as misdemeanors”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to verify the specific $950 threshold for misdemeanors in California.
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“When he was 24 years old, Darryl Lamar Collins committed two murders and was serving 50 years to life. Under a “youthful offender” provision, he was paroled after having served only 25 years and committed a third murder less than one year after his suicidally empathetic release.”
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“In 2023, Jen Angel was murdered during a robbery in Oakland.”
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“building a train linking Los Angeles to San Francisco... its estimated cost has ballooned to nearly three times the original estimate.”
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“During her 2022 confirmation hearings to the US Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson was unwilling to define what a woman was. She flippantly retorted that she was not a biologist.”
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“Dr. Gad Saad is a Scholar at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi.”
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