Conditional Empathy Is the Language of Authoritarians

One of the most dangerous ideas creeping into our culture right now is the notion that empathy can — or should — be conditional. That empathy should be extended only to the people who ā€œdeserveā€ it, to those who think like us, vote like us, believe like us, live like us. This mindset isn’t justContinue reading “Conditional Empathy Is the Language of Authoritarians”