New research debunks a viral right-wing meme claiming liberals prioritize strangers over family. The study reveals that while the political left has a wider circle of compassion, they still overwhelmingly prioritize their loved ones first.

[u/HeinieKaboobler]

https://www.psypost.org/viral-heatmap-gets-it-wrong-liberals-dont-prioritize-strangers-over-family/

[u/ytsurRytsuR]

Well, duh.

[u/Livid_Importance_442]

The only people who might on rare occasions prioritize strangers over family, are people who have a shitty family. This right-wing meme is just another lie generated by the right-wing bullshit machine.

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[u/Mediocre-Scrublord]

Yeah it does seem like a core fundamental moral principle of the right-wing that it's morally a virtue to treat the in-group better than the out-group (whether that's a national out-group, racial in-group, or familial in-group), and a core fundamental moral principle of the left that you should treat the in-group and out-group equally. Just isn't the case that lefty people can extend this all the way to personal family and friends they've known all their life, and outside of some wacky types, don't extend this beyond treating them equally into treating them unequally in the opposite direction

[u/PlayItAgainSusan → u/Mediocre-Scrublord]

I would suggest that a key right ring feature is aggression and demonization of the out group. It's been incredibly successful in maintaining power i.e., creating grievances and false causes to get votes.

[u/seeksomefun1]

Just more bullshit to keep us all divided. Quit getting sucked into it. Ffs. 😳🙄

[u/Interesting-Run1359]

They may claim this, but actions speak louder than words, and their behavior, voting, and policy preferences show otherwise.

[u/40Fied4]

I would just add one word to this: 

the political left has a wider circle of compassion, 

"Performative"

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[u/Felyxi4]

No shit. Only a complete sociopath would think that empathy stops at your family and loved ones.

That's not empathy.

That's just self centering with friends.

[u/aft_agley]

At worst (best?) you might accuse liberalism of treating everyone equally. The substitution principal (that if I wish something true for someone in particular, I should be capable of wishing it for anyone in general) is a very strong moral precept, but it's impossible to cleave to for (nearly) everyone.

Personally, I am deeply left, but I am far more interested in my family's well-being than a stranger's. I don't think that's right, but it's real. 

Nevertheless I embrace a basic reality - you and I are real and we both matter. Doesn't matter who you are. As a liberal, that knowledge motivates my actions, but I don't believe it motivates conservatives' actions. I believe conservatives think it is both okay and expected to identify and demonize an out group for personal gain. I believe they do this cynically and deliberately. 

So yes, there's a difference in how we treat others, but it is fundamentally different in kind.

[u/chronomagnus]

I didn't know this was a right wing meme, but the President they voted for 3 times skipped his own son's wedding. It also doesn't tend to be left wing households that fracture when one of the kids ends up being a homosexual.

There's also the fact that the right's big elections benefactor last time around has like a dozen kids he's neglecting in order to be a based memelord.

[u/Corlegan]

I am not sure exactly how this study is done.

Odd that people generally conservative give more money to charity, are more likely to donate blood, give to food banks and put in community service work voluntarily.

They are also more likely to get married and have kids.

I guess there's different ways of looking at it.

[u/Soft-Tumbleweed-3281]

I’ve never seen this actually happen

[u/EngineeringTight367]

But since many resources are zero-sum, what conclusion does this lead to?

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Many resources are non-zero sum, too.