In addition to #MotivatedReasoning see also #VerticalMorality #SelectiveEmpathy #SelectiveOutrage all feature qualities of #CollectiveNarcissism
Psychologist and author @alangodwin52.bsky.social explains why so many of our otherwise decent friends and family have joined a political cult. www.youtube.com/shorts/ive89...
Why People Fall for Cults and Authoritarians
YouTube video by Matt Lewis & The News
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November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In addition to #MotivatedReasoning see also #VerticalMorality #SelectiveEmpathy #SelectiveOutrage all feature qualities of #CollectiveNarcissism
PSA: if your church is gaslighting you into not showing empathy, maybe transfer to an Episcopalian or UU one.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFoDue8Q/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFoDue8Q/
Replying to @Natalie The Sin of Empathy. #empathy #authoritarianism #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality #fy #letschat
TikTok video by Rachel Klinger Cain
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November 12, 2024 at 6:06 AM
PSA: if your church is gaslighting you into not showing empathy, maybe transfer to an Episcopalian or UU one.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFoDue8Q/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFoDue8Q/
These guys simply love groveling like little piggies at the feet of daddy Trump and we should never, ever let them forget it. They have to wear this one forever and we have to make it stick.
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
People Are Genuinely Confused How MAGA Christians Justify Their Behavior, And This New Term Explains Everything #VerticalMorality
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
People Are Genuinely Confused How MAGA Christians Justify Their Behavior, And This New Term Explains Everything
“The problem with MAGA Christians is that they promote policies that often go against the teachings of Jesus,” one expert said.
www.yahoo.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
People Are Genuinely Confused How MAGA Christians Justify Their Behavior, And This New Term Explains Everything #VerticalMorality
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Vertical morality vs Horizontal Morality nicely explained here
vt.tiktok.com/ZSSMhVdtM/
vt.tiktok.com/ZSSMhVdtM/
Rachel Klinger Cain on TikTok
Replying to @Michael76 Thank you for viounteering as tribute. #authoritarianism #christiannationalsism #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality
vt.tiktok.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Vertical morality vs Horizontal Morality nicely explained here
vt.tiktok.com/ZSSMhVdtM/
vt.tiktok.com/ZSSMhVdtM/
“ #VerticalMorality in #Christianity is the idea that our ethics and behaviors have a duty to please God alone…no matter the cost”
In politics, it ends up being an authoritarian dictator.
In a cult, it is the controlling leader.
www.buzzfeed.com/carolinebolo...
In politics, it ends up being an authoritarian dictator.
In a cult, it is the controlling leader.
www.buzzfeed.com/carolinebolo...
This 1 Term Explains Why MAGA Christians Don't Act Like Christians
“The problem with MAGA Christians is that they promote policies that often go against the teachings of Jesus,” one expert said.
www.buzzfeed.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“ #VerticalMorality in #Christianity is the idea that our ethics and behaviors have a duty to please God alone…no matter the cost”
In politics, it ends up being an authoritarian dictator.
In a cult, it is the controlling leader.
www.buzzfeed.com/carolinebolo...
In politics, it ends up being an authoritarian dictator.
In a cult, it is the controlling leader.
www.buzzfeed.com/carolinebolo...
This finally reminded of the whole Old Testament vs. New Testament divide
www.tiktok.com/@iblamebill/...
www.tiktok.com/@iblamebill/...
Replying to @Michael76 Thank you for viounteering as tribute. #authoritarianism #christiannationalsism #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality
TikTok video by Rachel Klinger Cain
www.tiktok.com
November 11, 2024 at 10:28 AM
This finally reminded of the whole Old Testament vs. New Testament divide
www.tiktok.com/@iblamebill/...
www.tiktok.com/@iblamebill/...
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8L5qphe/
Authority Vs Empathy
The perversion of christianity has made it easy to advocate for the demise of other humans.
Read the comment this woman is responding to.
Authority Vs Empathy
The perversion of christianity has made it easy to advocate for the demise of other humans.
Read the comment this woman is responding to.
Replying to @Michael76 Thank you for viounteering as tribute. #authoritarianism #christiannationalsism #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality
TikTok video by Rachel Klinger Cain
www.tiktok.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8L5qphe/
Authority Vs Empathy
The perversion of christianity has made it easy to advocate for the demise of other humans.
Read the comment this woman is responding to.
Authority Vs Empathy
The perversion of christianity has made it easy to advocate for the demise of other humans.
Read the comment this woman is responding to.
#TheSinofEmpathy #Sympathy #VerticalMorality #Authoritarianism
I did not realize that the Sin of Empathy was not made up on the spot.
It is so antithetical to my understanding of Christianity that I was at a loss.
This explains it.
brandanrobertson.substack.com/p/the-sin-of...
I did not realize that the Sin of Empathy was not made up on the spot.
It is so antithetical to my understanding of Christianity that I was at a loss.
This explains it.
brandanrobertson.substack.com/p/the-sin-of...
The Sin Of Empathy
Understanding the Authoritarian Morality of Modern Conservatives
brandanrobertson.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
#TheSinofEmpathy #Sympathy #VerticalMorality #Authoritarianism
I did not realize that the Sin of Empathy was not made up on the spot.
It is so antithetical to my understanding of Christianity that I was at a loss.
This explains it.
brandanrobertson.substack.com/p/the-sin-of...
I did not realize that the Sin of Empathy was not made up on the spot.
It is so antithetical to my understanding of Christianity that I was at a loss.
This explains it.
brandanrobertson.substack.com/p/the-sin-of...
See, even if I wasn't already disqualified in thir eyes as a brown man, conservative christianity would have never passed my autistic smell test. This thought process is twisted 😅👎 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8Yv97L8/
Rachel Klinger Cain on TikTok
#groomer #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality #lgbtq #queer #fy #letschat
www.tiktok.com
September 2, 2023 at 5:44 AM
See, even if I wasn't already disqualified in thir eyes as a brown man, conservative christianity would have never passed my autistic smell test. This thought process is twisted 😅👎 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8Yv97L8/
See also. #CollectiveNarcissism and #VerticalMorality.
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
See also. #CollectiveNarcissism and #VerticalMorality.
This video perfectly explains why conservatives/fascists act the way they do and why appealing to their “morality” doesn’t work. (Credit: @iblamebill on TikTok)
www.tiktok.com/@iblamebill/...
www.tiktok.com/@iblamebill/...
Replying to @Michael76 Thank you for viounteering as tribute. #authoritarianism #christiannationalsism #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality
TikTok video by Rachel Klinger Cain
www.tiktok.com
November 10, 2024 at 11:20 PM
This video perfectly explains why conservatives/fascists act the way they do and why appealing to their “morality” doesn’t work. (Credit: @iblamebill on TikTok)
www.tiktok.com/@iblamebill/...
www.tiktok.com/@iblamebill/...
Empathy doesn't impede justice. Its literally our empathy that causes us to fight for justice. Its empathy for OURSELVES that gets us to not take shit from ppl who wish to do us harm.
"The empathy curse" is a Christian spook story.
Don't confuse empathy for being a doormat. That's the opposite.
"The empathy curse" is a Christian spook story.
Don't confuse empathy for being a doormat. That's the opposite.
Replying to @Natalie The Sin of Empathy. #empathy #authoritarianism #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality #fy #letschat
TikTok video by Rachel Klinger Cain
www.tiktok.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Empathy doesn't impede justice. Its literally our empathy that causes us to fight for justice. Its empathy for OURSELVES that gets us to not take shit from ppl who wish to do us harm.
"The empathy curse" is a Christian spook story.
Don't confuse empathy for being a doormat. That's the opposite.
"The empathy curse" is a Christian spook story.
Don't confuse empathy for being a doormat. That's the opposite.
People with a vertical moral system just fall right in line without ever questioning.
Replying to @Michael76 Thank you for viounteering as tribute. #authoritarianism #christiannationalsism #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality
TikTok video by Rachel Klinger Cain
www.tiktok.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:11 AM
People with a vertical moral system just fall right in line without ever questioning.
I will ALWAYS have horizontal morality…….. All creatures deserve equality 💙. “They” think authority is safe. They’re in for a big surprise 😞
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LAadDw/
Replying to @Michael76 Thank you for viounteering as tribute. #authoritarianism #christiannationalsism #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality
TikTok video by Rachel Klinger Cain
www.tiktok.com
November 11, 2024 at 6:57 PM
I will ALWAYS have horizontal morality…….. All creatures deserve equality 💙. “They” think authority is safe. They’re in for a big surprise 😞
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LAadDw/
I was going to do a future PsyberSpace podcast on this, but why spend 25 minutes when this woman did such a good job in 60 seconds or so. #authoritarianism #morality #whytrump www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFokX1q1/
Replying to @Michael76 Thank you for viounteering as tribute. #authoritarianism #christiannationalsism #verticalmorality #horizontalmorality
TikTok video by Rachel Klinger Cain
www.tiktok.com
November 12, 2024 at 2:36 AM
I was going to do a future PsyberSpace podcast on this, but why spend 25 minutes when this woman did such a good job in 60 seconds or so. #authoritarianism #morality #whytrump www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFokX1q1/
