To be fair, many are evil and hold evil opinions about their fellow humans. How do I find empathy with someone who doesn’t subscribe to the same reality and does not value lives of even their own neighbors?
I think if you actually spoke with them, many would make the same claims about the left. Many right wingers see the left as being equally evil, that doesn't mean it's true.
Where does the empathy come in to play?
I can’t find empathy for racists, bigots, nor fascists. Both sides are very much not the same. Enough with the false equivalencies.