Gad Saad Warns 1,200 Oct. 7 Killings Exposed 'Suicidal Empathy' in the West

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 25

Gad Saad says his new book argues Western civilization is nearing collapse because empathy has been misdirected toward ideological signaling over truth, common sense and moral clarity.
The 1,200 people killed in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack are central to his case: he says sympathy for Jewish victims quickly gave way to condemnation of Israel's Gaza response, revealing deeper cultural decay.
Saad ties that shift to ideas he says spread from universities into politics, media and law, citing DEI, gender debates and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's 2022 refusal to define "woman."
At Concordia University, where he took leave in 2024, Saad says antisemitism made campus life unsafe for an outspoken Jewish professor and that hostility has accelerated sharply since 1998 in Canada.
Donald Trump's election has not ended those trends, Saad says, because political wins move faster than culture and many professors still back his views only privately, asking to remain anonymous.

How can we distinguish between healthy compassion and the 'suicidal empathy' that Saad warns is causing societal decay?

If empathy is a 'civilizational weakness,' what values should societies champion instead for their long-term survival?

With global sympathies shifting, how can nations balance foreign policy compassion with their own security and interests?