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Nothing changes the underlying asymmetry that one side is fighting to be welcoming of the unfamiliar while the other side is fighting to remain in fear of it. The latter will always spiral downward, giving in to it is a non-starter.

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Lots of bad things were done in the name of empathy. Colonialism is an example. Those "uncivilized" people "needed" European civilization and the effort was encourage as charity by the Church.

An American hospital today will test delivering mothers for drugs without their consent and, if they test positive, confiscate the baby.

> Lots of bad things were done in the name of empathy

nothing relevant or on topic tho

My point exactly. Just because one side displays "empathy" is irrelevant to the outcome.

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