Suicidal empathy, or sympathy for the devil, can be seen in those throughout the Western world whose countries are being assaulted and taken over demographically by Muslim migrants, and yet are more concerned with the “far-right” opponents of Muslim migration than they are with the victims of that immigration. Suicidal empathy can be seen in the solidarity expressed for Muslim terrorists, such as Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, while a fellow member of the West, the tiny state of Israel, that is fighting a multi-front war for its survival, is vilified for its efforts against those who would destroy it and destroy, as well, the rest of the West if given a half a chance.
Here is an illuminating discussion of suicidal empathy: “The Belfast atrocity, suicidal empathy and the battle for control of our own language,” Jake Wallis Simons, June 11, 2026:
What has happened to us? With Belfast in flames after an attempted beheading by another violent migrant suspect, police handcuffing a white murder victim as he lay dying and MPs elected on a platform of Gaza, Britain is unrecognisable from the country of our parents, never mind our grandparents. Yes, mass immigration is a big part of the story. But why did we do it to ourselves? Or why did we let them do it to us?
We can’t begin to talk about something we are unable to label. In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of 1812, an imp who manipulates a woman out of her firstborn child is sapped of his malevolent powers when the queen learns his secret name: Rumpelstiltskin.
The legend has inspired a psychological phenomenon. Researchers have found that naming the monster tames the monster; symptoms can improve as soon as an ailment is diagnosed.
The “Rumpelstiltskin effect” can be observed across society today. Consider how antisemitism is often taken less seriously than bigotry against black people. Until 2022, you had to talk around it to describe it.
Then David Baddiel’s Jews Don’t Count came out. It may have been far from perfect – it ignored Israelophobia, for instance – but the genius lay in the title. Now the monster had a name.
This idea is as old as human history. Consider Genesis: “God called the light ‘day’, and the darkness he called ‘night’.” Before they were named, they didn’t exist as usable concepts. Well, hold onto your hats, because the evolutionary psychologist Gad Saad has done us all a massive favour.
I’ve interviewed him for today’s episode of my podcast, The Brink, about his new book, Suicidal Empathy. Once again, the genius is in the naming. It explains the whole catastrophe.
In Saad’s account, our “misfiring empathy module” is making us suicidally infatuated with our enemies. There have been so many appalling everyday cases that a large number have not dominated the headlines….
Do not express a diseased sympathy, as some victims have done, for their Muslim rapists who are forced to return to their countries of origin. Do not vote for candidates who refuse to recognize what the large-scale presence of Muslims has done to your countries, creating a situation that is far more unpleasant, expensive, and physically dangerous than would be the case without that large-scale presence. Do not vote for candidates who believe, or pretend to, that “diversity is our strength.” No suicidal empathy. No sympathy for the devil. To those Muslims who triumphantly n insist, echoing that Perfect Man, Muhammad, that “Islam is to dominate and not to be dominated” stand athwart their path and say “No.”
David Lakatos says
Lefties want you on your knees worshiping a misogynistic pedo pervert and slave trader.
somehistory says
The practice of treating the criminal as a victim has been around for some time.
There was a case where a man got tired of people syphoning fuel from his car and put a razorblade in a position to injure the next thief. The thief did get cut by the blade and successfully sued the poor guy trying to protect his own.
And the burglar who was injured upon his illegal entry to a home and successfully sued the homeowner who had set a deterrent trap for the next burglar who would attempt to steal from him.
Recently, a case in Texas was concluded and the murderer sent to prison for three and a half decades.
His family has cried “racism” from day one. The young hoodlum claimed self-defense, saying he was ‘pushed’ before he stabbed the other teen who was White.. The stabber had instigated for the result; other team members had asked him repeatedly to leave the tent and he refused.
The family claims that had a White youth done the same, he would have gone free.
One article suggested that now Black parents have to ‘educate’ their kids in this ‘racist’ society.
Now, the father of the victim has said something about watermelon, and it’s suggested that the murderer may get a new trial because the remark *proves* racism was behind the trial and guilty verdict.
As long as the guilty….those following the devil…can gain sympathy, and they’ll lie to get it, Justice may not prevail.
BOB says
Did you ever see some of the cases from Commiefornia? There was a ROBBER who was burglaring a home. And he basically feel through the roof and sued the homeowner and won.
Another one got injured in the dog house same result.
Bexarkat says
Worse…a Howard University “professor” claimed the boy’s father was guilty of his son’s murder because he failed to explain to his deceased son that Black boys have “boundaries” and his son violated them. It seems Blacks have demanded an end to a two-tiered justice system for 150 years, and now the playing field has been leveled – and they do not like the results, so they now demand a separate justice system for them.
gravenimage says
Insanity…
somehistory says
Even the defense attorney said it was not a race issue. the family which raised a murderer insisted that it was because they wanted their murdering son to go free.
They hadn’t taught him to respect what belonged to others and not to him. Demanding to stay where he was not welcome….because it was not his school’s tent, and no one knew him there, all because he wanted to use his knife on one of the track team members to show how tough he was. I believe he thought because he is Black, he could kill and go free.
somehistory says
One source wrote *Black* with a capital B. And the same source wrote *White* with lower case W. Not just once, but through-out the article. Which as it happened, was about Stephen Smith (a Black) saying it was a case of murder and was not about race. and that the murderer is guilty
England Invaded says
Fenian maggots sending us their third world turds. Should have nuked them in the 70s and 80s for all their IRA crap. Now we get this.
tgusa says
Back in the day the IRA trained with islamic militant groups. They are no friend of the Irish people.
gravenimage says
+1
Walter Sieruk says
Only a fool will feel sorry for someone who is very evil.
Westman says
The race cards are tattered and worn, barely readable, and not selling well. Having been pulled out at every opportunity, they have been handled when not appropriate and by charlatans.
Is anyone listening when the Omar shyster declares it is racism to note that Somalis are raiding the social benefits of children and the dying? Are the Northern Irish now strongly aware they have been exploited?
The Genie isn’t going back into or on the bottle. Citizens in the UK and US are becoming aware that their own ability to provide, and have homes for their families is being threatened by people here for the dole, who drive up shortages and prices.
The most soulless justification for destroying the future of our newest native adults and graduates is, “We need workers because people aren’t having enough children”. That’s it – greed! And done so stupidly because most of the immigrants don’t have work or language skills. Yet they produce kids
There is a movement arising in the UK that will steamroll Starmer and his successors. People are saying no to accepting suicide.
Westman says
We should mention that Dr Gad Saad, the author of, “Suicidal Empathy”, has taken a position in a US University. Welcome, professor Saad!
gravenimage says
Great to hear, Westman!
tgusa says
Suicidal empathy, sympathy for the devil, cognitive disability, loneliness. Probably a bit of all of those. However, never overlook Haman stupidity. Before the Internet I knew there were some stupid people out there. The Internet made me realize that the stupidity problem is much bigger than I thought. Much much bigger than just some stupid people. Today, I am sorry I found that out.
Here is an example of the stupid that we face.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjtst4i11zx
Stupidity is more frightening than terrorism.
somehistory says
That is truly awful. Her family should sue….not for the money, but to show what stupidity and lack of care can cause.
I too find stupidity a problem. And when some do stupid, it’s bad enough, but then they blame others for the mistakes they make.
OLD GUY says
Allowing immigration of Islamic people from countries that hate you seems a little stupid. Yet here we are and we find a huge number of our citizens supporting the migration of these islamic people along with a large number of our elected officials.
gravenimage says
Suicidal Empathy, or Sympathy for the Devil
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Important analysis, Hugh. I first ran into this phenomenon with hand-wringing over the most vicious criminals–and this is now commonly applied to terrorists, as well. This is true mental illness.