&quot;Republicans are less empathetic towards their fellow citizens&quot;<p>Seriously?<p>It&#x27;s well established that conservatives&#x2F;republicans donate more to charity.<p>Here&#x27;s Nicholas Kristoff&#x27;s column on it:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2008&#x2F;12&#x2F;21&#x2F;opinion&#x2F;21kristof.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2008&#x2F;12&#x2F;21&#x2F;opinion&#x2F;21kristof.html?_r=...</a><p>Not only do Republicans donate more in absolute terms to charity, they also have lower average incomes, which means that the average giving as a portion of income is much higher. And it&#x27;s not just donations to their church, Republicans are even more likely to donate blood than Democrats!<p>I&#x27;m not writing this because I want to claim the moral high ground for the Republicans, I see Republicans and Democrats as each having different takes on how best to help the poor. Neither side has a monopoly on empathy.