Patri Friedman

I love this in general. But if one of the "competing truths" is "kill, expel, or subjugate all non-whites," I'm not okay with "balance".

If I see a crowd waving swastika flags and chanting "Jew will not replace us," I'm not sure "swarm of malevolent foes" is far off the mark.

Would you describe convicted, escaped murderers that way, who actually killed, didn't just say scary words? Or would you have compassion...

Because of the circumstances that likely contributed to their actions? True compassion should be broadly applied.

And understanding motivations is always good for counter-action, while dismissing foes as "malevolent" almost always hurts your cause.

If your empathy for the oppressed & suffering stops at the border of your tribe, it's a political posture not a moral position.

I rather resent the suggestion that my disapproval of *Nazis* is inspired by tribalism, rather than their stated goal of ethnic cleansing.

Everyone disapproves of Nazis. You were bothered by insufficient condemnation of their malevolence. That's political / tribal.