Why So Little Empathy and Compassion Within American Culture? The plutocrats, with their systems and their media, systematically deaden those feelings; many of the non-elite internalize specific aspects of this.

I can see some ways in which I have done so.

Republicans are planning to change the Community Reinvestment Act so that banks can extract more from communities around the US and give them less.

The loud music in a bar or restaurant may be calculated to make people drink or eat faster. However, it works by eliminating the possibility of a good conversation.

Global heating has caused a lot more snow in Alaska, but the glaciers are not safe, because the heat makes them melt much more too.

The troll made lots of money by selling condos to money launderers.