

Ron Murphy
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@ronmurp
Secular humanist atheist




“Gaza is a major issue for many voters, but Muslims also feel betrayed by Labour. It will cost Labour dearly in Birmingham.” 5Pillars correspondent Robert Carter is at the count to witness the local election results in Birmingham - a city where Labour is expected to suffer major losses at the hands of pro-Palestine Muslim independents. @Bob_cart124


Empathy, in the sense of the emotion that prompts one to weight others' interests commensurably with one's own, is the basis of morality and a major driver of human progress. (Spinoza: "Those who are governed by reason desire nothing for themselves which they do not also desire for the rest of humankind.") Yes, it can be problematic if it overrides all other considerations (fairness, impartiality, effectiveness, long-term effects), but that's because anything is harmful if it is applied heedless of tradeoffs, balance, and judgment.





2/ The BBC & Reuters:


This video is going viral on Muslim TikTok. Imam living in Britain says that he prefers voting for white councillors because they do a better job than Muslim sectarian candidates. He condemns the Pakistani community for voting on blatantly tribal lines. If you want to know why English ethno-nationalism is rising, it is because foreign migrants have brought ethno-nationalist and sectarian tribal politics to the UK.

Greens celebrate a win. Is this what you want for Britain?


There is a myth, very widely held in Labour, that we achieved an huge popular victory in 2024 under Starmer. In fact we won 9.7 million votes, over 3 million fewer than in 2017 and half a million less than the 'disastrous' 2019 poll. We won because the Tories imploded in 2024.