Letter: Narcissism at the heart of protests

On one of my favorite communal Web sites this past week, I engaged a discussion on “narcissistic people.” I started this conversation because of the contemptuous, disdainful conversations I hear every day. It is in the media, papers, on the Web and it is seen in every corner that you look these day. There is this obsession with “me, and mine” and a total lack of empathy or unity. There is no empathy for those…