In the whirlwind of modern politics, there’s a curious phenomenon that the right has noticed about the left—it’s the apparent pick-and-choose style of empathy they display. Imagine this: a prominent conservative figure, Charlie Kirk, tragically gets shot in the neck while live streaming, and instead of heartfelt condolences pouring out, there’s a cacophony of mockery and cheers from some left-leaning commentators. The irony is almost palpable. Despite championing for voices of peace, there seems to be a peculiar joy in misfortune when the victim is a Second Amendment supporter. How quaint.
It’s a classic case of selective compassion. Take a step back and think of other instances where a similar tune was crooned by the left. Remember Ashli Babbitt? Her tragic death during what was labeled a “peaceful protest” drew a strangely different reaction from the usual empathetic cries heard from across the aisle. Babbitt wasn’t armed, and yet she met a gruesome fate. If her ideology sat left of center, would the narrative have changed? Questions linger, and the answers seem buried under heaps of political bias.
Now let’s keep this narrative running. Skip forward to the way President Trump’s hypothetical near-assassination was wished for by some progressive voices. There was even talk of how the shooter should have aimed better. It’s a terrific leap from their self-proclaimed values of harmony and love. The right wonders if this blatant bloodlust is hidden under the guise of bantering political discourse. Yet, while some on the left coddle violent notions against conservatives, they spin tales of conspiracy, suggesting Trump wasn’t really shot. It’s a murky dance of disbelief and misdirection.
Meanwhile, conservative voices aren’t shy to point out the glaring double standards. There’s Arena Zruuka, an American whose tragic end at the hands of a criminal alien didn’t echo through the media maelstrom. Still, there’s a curious silence from certain leftist corners. The succinct narrative from some progressives is simple: if it doesn’t fit the narrative, it never happened. Tens of thousands of such stories flick through the newsreels, each one shushed into the shadows if it doesn’t scream progressivism.
In this chaotic play of politics, the right demands consistency. True universal compassion doesn’t toggle on and off like a switch when someone strays from the ideological spectrum. Each senseless death should draw sympathy equally, not based on the victims’ political leanings. There lies the hearty core of conservatism’s bewilderment with today’s progressive dance—a movement allegedly built on empathy but dances to the tune of partisanship. So while the left strums its selective heartstrings, the right continues to watch with skepticism and a touch of humor, pointing out the all too visible chinks in their moral armor.
