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UnsteadyOwl posted...

There have also been studies that indicate people who lean politically left tend to have empathy for other people in general while people who lean politically right tend to have plenty of empathy for those they see as part of their ingroup but not much for those they see as part of an outgroup.

Yup, this is why you will at times see conservatives who will suddenly change their minds on an issue once it personally affects them or somebody they care about but not a minute before then.