Dan Neuman 🇨🇦 on Nostr: Why do today's conservatives never seem to consider the consequences of their ...

Why do today's conservatives never seem to consider the consequences of their actions? In the past I considered it "next quarter thinking", ie the propensity of business people to only be concerned about what it takes to get good results in the next quarter only.

But now I'm starting to think it has to do with empathy. When you care about other people, you've spent your whole life thinking about how your actions affect others, at least to some extent. You look for evidence, and you see the chain of events. But if you don't care about other people, you just see the steps needed to fulfil your wants.

Is it that simple? Or am I just patting myself on my back?