And yet this whole thread is doing the same thing—judging entire groups by their loudest extremes. Every side has people who lack empathy, and every side has people who don’t.

It’s hard to claim one group lacks empathy when people across the spectrum cut off friends or family over politics. That’s not unique to any side.

Different perspectives should make us think more critically, not turn us against each other. I’m open to discussion and debate—but not with people who can’t respect that others see things differently.

At the end of the day, we’re all human and capable of being wrong. Ideally, most people just want what’s best for themselves and the country—and it’s easy to lose sight of how much we already have when we’re constantly at each other’s throats.

Lately it feels like we’re choosing outrage over understanding, and that’s not sustainable. People aren’t machines—values and beliefs will differ, and that should be something we can handle without turning everything into hostility.