It’s no secret that common sense is on life support in the West. The woke mob has hijacked our institutions, making emotional hysteria the new currency of moral worth. Thankfully, there are still people with spines and brains willing to fight back. One of them is Dr. Gad Saad—a fearless academic who’s dedicated his career to exposing the dangerous nonsense flooding American culture.
Saad isn’t some ivory tower theorist spewing feel-good platitudes. He diagnoses the actual sickness infecting our schools, boardrooms, and politics. Saad saw the writing on the wall years ago: if we keep caving to socialist ideas and radical leftist dogmas, the West is finished. The roots of our decline aren’t subtle: things like radical feminism, the cult of postmodernism, and the poison of identity politics all fuel this madness. Merit and excellence? Demonized. Truth? Replaced with “my truth,” as if facts care about your feelings.
It’s a rigged game. The left wants everyone to shut up and obey, especially anyone who dares to challenge their sacred cows. Self-censorship is sky-high. Real debates have been replaced by cancellation, censorship, and mob intimidation. If you don’t buy into the DEI racket and its push for equal outcomes (in a world where people obviously do not have equal talent or drive), you’re targeted as a heretic. They’ve twisted basic science and rejected reason – all to make room for virtue signaling and grievance olympics.
Saad also destroys the myth that happiness is all about feelings or chasing the next dopamine hit. His answer? Take responsibility. Find fulfillment through purpose, not handouts. Choose your spouse and path wisely, practice moderation, and stop worshipping at the altar of envy and victimhood. Try telling that to the leftist grifters who’ve made misery their brand, and you’ll see how allergic they are to real solutions.
But the real kicker is what Saad calls “suicidal empathy.” The left has weaponized empathy into a tool for self-destruction. They demand open borders with zero regard for consequences. Criminals get more sympathy than their victims. Gender confusion is not only celebrated, but forced onto children. All the while, rational debate is crushed, and junk science reigns, especially if it fits their script. The mindless drive for “equality” ends with everyone worse off—except the elites running the show.
Saad’s fix is bracing: have the guts to stand up for actual truth. Don’t let empty-feeling empathy erase hard-won civilization. Choose wisely who deserves your kindness. Don’t let America die from overdosing on fake compassion. If the West keeps allowing emotional bullies to run roughshod over common sense and achievement, it won’t just be tragic—it’ll be our own damn fault.
Source: American Thinker
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