"To all those who are demanding empathy for Charlie Kirk and his followers, let me remind you of his own words: I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that it does a lot of damage. He was wrong about empathy and a lot of other things but you are right in crying out for compassion as we see our culture divided by terror and inhumanity."
"We all need to practice more understanding, especially toward those who think, look and speak differently than we do. Early in our lives, wise people taught us to treat others the way we want to be treated. Today, media personalities mock that idea as woke. But it's the basis of human freedom: Whether or not we agree with each other, we owe each other kindness and forbearance, free of judgment and bigotry. That's one thing we all want and deserve."
Calls for renewed empathy emphasize practicing compassion and understanding across political differences, even when public figures dismiss empathy as harmful. A public figure described empathy as 'a made-up, new age term' that 'does a lot of damage,' yet communities are urged to cry out for compassion amid cultural division, terror, and inhumanity. Early moral teachings to treat others as one wishes to be treated are cited, and media personalities who mock that principle as 'woke' are criticized. A conservative leader is likened to the Pied Piper, characterized as charismatic, untrustworthy, and leading working-class conservatives to vote against their interests. Kindness, forbearance, and freedom from judgment and bigotry are urged as foundational to human freedom.
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