It's always nice to see progressives with backbones

I thought it was fairly normal to feel empathy for bad people.
https://littlelindentree.tumblr.com/776020275566379008/walk-down-the-street-of-any-city-any-afternoon

This is a lengthy but interesting thread about why it's important not to slip into a fascist mindset. The OP was saying that, even though they firmly believe that Elon Musk needs to be arrested by Interpol and tried in international court, they feel bad that he was abused as a child. Even when you hate someone, they wrote, it's important not to dehumanize them.

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