Suicidal Empathy as Ruling‑Class Ideology

A recurring elite moral posture — labelled here ‘suicidal empathy’ — prioritizes generosity to outsiders even when it weakens national institutions, borders and social cohesion. When institutional leaders and cultural gatekeepers adopt this posture, it produces a political backlash and a sense of cultural dispossession among broad swaths of the public. — If widespread, this framing reshapes debates about immigration, institutional legitimacy and the moral responsibilities of elites, feeding populist politics and altering party coalitions.