Are you sure about that? Because it might not work in america'Cause it's both ethically better than the alternatives, and it works. Yea, there's helping people and all, treating disadvantaged people fairly, less pollution, yadda yadda, but then on the other hand there's more jobs, more stability, more growth, more, well, long-term thinking that pays off in material ways.
If I was entirely pragmatic without empathy, I'd still be on the left. If I was entirely based on empathy without pragmatism, I'd be on the left. Either way, the decision seems clear.