>>All this to be a long-winded way of saying: yes, the left can be vitriolic. But you have to understand that the world as it is is crushingly inhumane to so so

>>All this to be a long-winded way of saying: yes, the left can be vitriolic. But you have to understand that the world as it is is crushingly inhumane to so so so many people, and people (especially privileged people) are content with the status quo and hostile to those who challenge it. But compassion/empathy for the vulnerable/weak is not the only virtue. There is often a trade-off between compassion and other virtues (e.g. competence, discipline, protection of one's interests), and it's not always the case that choosing compassion is right pragmatically or in principle. Compassion can also be pathological, and have harmful effects, if excessive or applied unintelligently. That's where the smothering mother motif comes from in stories and myths. Sometimes you need to hold people to account, to deter irresponsibility, for the greater good of society and even the individual who is being denied compassion. Too much compassion can and will be exploited by the unprincipled. Compassion above all else is not a sound principle around which to organize society.