The George Zimmerman Verdict

Presumably he's talking about the press, maybe those on TV. What are "mid level authoritarian traits" anyway? From what I could see, George Zimmerman had low empathy and high-level authoritarian traits.

@michaelarria is is a profession that seems to attract many with low empathy/mid level authoritarian traits

— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) July 14, 2013

Also, Zimmerman will get his gun back.

This guy tweeted this,

Have to admit, I find the idea of rooting for someone to be convicted to be a bit strange if you have no personal connection to the case.

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) July 14, 2013

leading Max to ask rhetorically, What's the term for one lacking empathy?