[6gvONxR4sf7o]

Maybe highly empathetic people are the ones who feel for the people on the receiving end of the meanness most, so dislike the assholes most. The point is it could be many things, not just politics, so the external validity is questionable.

[baked_ziti]

That's not being highly empathetic, that's being exactly like every other person.

Also, unironically taking joy in someone else's misfortune is pretty mean.