Today’s episode offers a direct challenge to Allie Beth Stuckey’s views on empathy, sin, and fear, presenting a trans, autistic, Marxist perspective. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues that Stuckey’s framing of empathy as dangerous is a tactic to protect established hierarchies and a “gospel of cruelty.” Dr. Hoerricks contends that the “left” Stuckey critiques is a false binary, masking the true socialist, abolitionist, and anti-colonial left that seeks to dismantle systems of domination. She further asserts that Stuckey’s promotion of “traditional values” is a marketed product rather than genuine theology, and her praise for “strong hand” authority, exemplified by figures like John MacArthur, actually perpetuates harm and abuse. Ultimately, Dr. Hoerricks reclaims empathy as a revolutionary force for justice and liberation, directly contrasting it with what is presented as Stuckey’s fear of truth and a market-driven faith.

Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/not-empathy-but-power-a-leftist-rebuttal

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