The goal of statements like these—examples of toxic empathy—is to get us to suppress our opposition to a particular issue or point of view by playing upon our desire to be a good person. No one wants to be seen as unempathetic, because a person who completely lacks empathy may be a narcissist. They’re unable to see anyone else’s point of view and refuse to bear their suffering. They’re selfish and coldhearted.
Right. And personally, nothing hurts me more than being told, or having it implied, I am cold or a bigot. But then again, weaponizing those terms--who's really being unkind here?
