The J. Burden Show Liberal Narcissism w/ Aydin Paladin: The J. Burden Show Ep. 413
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Jan 23, 2026 Aydin Paladin, a YouTube commentator on political psychology, unpacks political violence, methods for comparing terrorism datasets, and why right-wing attacks often cause more harm. He explores performative empathy, narcissism in activism, online echo chambers, and how social media turns protest into status signaling. Conversations touch on identity fusion, protest aesthetics, and dark personalities exploiting institutions.
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Right-Wing Attacks Are More Lethal
- Completed right-wing attacks since 2002 are roughly 1.72 times likelier to cause death than left-wing attacks.
- Right-wing attacks also produce slightly more injuries, indicating higher lethality per attack.
Crowd Violence Often Runs On Emotional Contagion
- Crowd and street violence often reflect emotional contagion rather than planned political terrorism.
- Paladin links spontaneous mob violence to evolved mirror-neuron empathy that spreads emotions rapidly in crowds.
Distant Empathy Can Be Performative
- Paladin interprets the 'heat-map' empathy findings as showing leftists distribute limited empathy to very distant concentric rings.
- He argues that this distant focus often functions as performative narcissism—signaling care rather than prioritizing close ties.
