@codinghorror @Daojoan understanding that we’re all in a very real sense totally fucked by the circumstances of our birth is the basis of compassion. This allows us to relate with each other from a place of shared experience and humanity.
When a fascist Nazi is making fascist Nazi noises you incorporate the understanding that they didn’t choose to be a Nazi any more than you chose to be the sort of person who think Nazis should get a punch in the face.