Paul Ryan Called For Empathy, And Dictionary Lookups For The Word Increased: Ryan stated. “It’s respect and empathy overtaking blindness and indifference.”


An increase in empathy—or, at least, an increase in people wondering what ’empathy’ means

Look-ups for empathy spiked sharply last night and this morning after Paul Ryan used the word in a speech on the second evening of the Republican National Convention. “Real social progress is always a widening of the circle of concern and protection,”

 

Ryan stated. “It’s respect and empathy overtaking blindness and indifference.”