> In 2019 even empathizing with certain people, or trying to follow the logical steps that lead them to their views is considered a sin by some people. It's al

> In 2019 even empathizing with certain people, or trying to follow the logical steps that lead them to their views is considered a sin by some people. It's almost like we're sliding back to 1935. There is no shared understanding of the fact that empathizing with people - all people, regardless of their diversity - and trying to understand their views is what leads you to the most correct views over time. It's why the modern West won, and its adversaries lost. I'm starting to think that some people really do hate us for this freedom - they want to be told what to think, and find the very idea of intellectual curiosity or openness to be inherently offensive.