Oxytocin fosters empathy towards people in the same in-group and reduces empathy for those outside the in-group. Oxytocin is the reason that a mob can be moved

Oxytocin fosters empathy towards people in the same in-group and reduces empathy for those outside the in-group. Oxytocin is the reason that a mob can be moved to avenge an injustice which requires both empathy and callousness towards another persons suffering at the same time. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-love-hate-relationship/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-love-hate-relat... Even feeling empathy for someone in pain doesn’t naturally lead to compassion. Empathy is just the ability to mirror someone else’s emotions and is a neurotypical response. If your happy, I’m happy. If you hurt, I hurt. If I’m hurting because you hurt my natural response is to stop my pain. In some cases that mirrored pain can result in acts of compassion but can also result in lashing out, victim blaming or fleeing. These are all normal responses for someone feeling pain. Empathy is a “normal” response but compassion is a choice. Few people have the emotional regulation skills and patience to see someone in pain, feel their pain and sit with them in their pain.