2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If you fought against Hillary Clinton after the Democratic convention, [View all]JCanete
(5,272 posts)directly under constant stress and threat, to "be better." From a strategic standpoint I stand by it, and as an idealistic call to Jesus-like compassion I advocate it, but from a practical perspective, I admit it is ridiculous and I don't have any right to be brow beating you for coping as best you can under these conditions.
So my apologies, and I should probably find a better way to push for empathy without taking posts like your to task so thoughtlessly. I will say this. The burden is not fair, because it certainly lies heaviest, as usual, on the people most abused, to be the most able to transcend and find compassion for their abusers. It is not your responsibility to do so though, and despite my rhetoric, I don't know how one would manage to do so easily.