I loathed the man and his choices as much most liberals I know did. Maybe more. I don’t want to make this unpleasant reply thread any uglier, but I just want to say three things.

If we only extend basic empathy to people we agree with, it’s not really empathy, it’s just another expression of tribalism.

Wishing pain on people because you think they ‘deserve it’ is exactly the mindset progressives used to argue against.

I can’t choose for others, but I refuse to equate accountability with …