A Washington Post analyst said Thursday he's had it with calls for MAGA voter empathy following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, the first criminal conviction of a former president and promises of "dictatorship" to come.Political columnist Matt Bai professed himself fed up with calls from top Democrats and...

I have not heard such a thing from left leaning folks, but I’d quickly shut them down if they were suggesting pity for these people.

  • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 months ago

    100%. They don’t care what the actual facts are. They just want to feel right and if the world burns to do that, so be it.

    When you get down to it, it is a lack of emotional intelligence coupled with a lack of education which are likely factors in the development of the whole movement. It made them very ready to accept propaganda, as well.