Suicidal empathy is a purported phenomenon in which excessive, misdirected and pathological forms of empathy are destructive for the party that exhibits it. Proponents of the concept claim it happens through prioritizing compassion, understanding and empathy over logic and long-term consequences.
The term was coined by Canadian marketing professor Gad Saad in his book Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind. According to Saad, suicidal empathy is the inability to implement optimal decisions when one is psychologically conditioned to prioritize empathy or displays of empathy over a rational course of action.
He argues that suicidal empathy prioritizes minority groups such as illegal immigrants at the expense of survival and security of one's own groups and values.For example, Saad argues that in the United States, soldiers fighting for the country receive much less empathy than immigrant gang members. He associates the concept with the morals of Aesop's fables The Farmer and the Viper and The Scorpion and the Frog."
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