The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad The West's Suicidal Empathy - My Chat on the Coleman Hughes Podcast (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_901)
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Oct 21, 2025 
Gad Saad, an evolutionary psychologist and public intellectual, shares insights from his forthcoming book, Suicidal Empathy. He explores the personal impact of growing up Jewish in Lebanon and critiques Lebanon's confessional system. Saad defines suicidal empathy as maladaptive, illustrating its dangers in policy and justice. He discusses the effects of moral signaling, while contrasting left- and right-leaning empathy issues. Saad also offers solutions for countering this empathy crisis, advocating for calibrated responses and moderation.
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Childhood Under Threat In Lebanon
- Gad Saad recounts growing up Jewish in Lebanon amid rising antisemitism and the 1975 civil war.
- He describes street chants, school insults, and his brother being forced to leave Lebanon for safety and athletic opportunity.
Identity Politics Harms Minorities
- Saad argues Lebanon shows the dangers of organizing society by identity politics rather than individual dignity.
- He says confessional political systems make minorities vulnerable and erode individual liberties.
Historical Tolerance Isn’t Proof Of Safety
- Saad rejects arguments that long periods of tolerance under Islamic rule erase its harms to minorities.
- He compares occasional tolerance to criminals who are harmless most days but still dangerous when they act.
