Such a blanket condemnation is itself proof of a disordered mind.

In my experience, quite a few folks I’ve known who are on the right do not understand that liberalism for many of us has as its source an empathy and a compassion for the types of people they really really do not trust or like… Minorities, outsiders, asylum seekers, people with darker skin, LGBTQ people, people who are in our country looking for a better life for themselves and their children (even if they entered illegally).

In my view, empathy and compassion are not symptoms of a disordered mind, but are closely intertwined with wisdom. We humans are not AI bots. We have both a cerebral cortex and a limbic system. I believe we have to find ways of integrating the two in a healthy, mature way — both on a personal and a social/government level — if we are to survive and, hopefully, thrive.