Empathy and compassion

It is fashionable to look at the raucous protests being staged at GOP representatives' town hall meetings and dismiss them the same way as Dems did the "tea party" protests in 2009.  While many of the latter bore the unmistakable imprint of such groups as Americans for Prosperity, there doesn't seem to be any identifiable Dem groups behind the present demonstrations, unless you believe George Soros has unlimited funds to pay literally tens of thousands of protestors to show up at these meetings.  That's after paying millions of illegals to vote in Dem majority states during the last elections.   Meanwhile, those on the left are being told to "empathize" with Trump voters.  So what if they voted for a man many felt was unqualified for the office and whose actions since the election have proven them right.  They were being buffeted by economic problems and felt the country needed a radical change of direction.  There are probably a few million of these unicorn voters out there and most of them are probably now regretting their ignorant vote.  I feel for them, although I will hold them responsible for the damage the tangerine nightmare will inflict on us.  However, I feel zero empathy for the irreducible minimum of 25% of my fellow citizens who based their vote on racism, misogyny and stupidity.  I understand them, but I can't spare empathy or sympathy.  They deserve exactly what they are going to get from this iteration of the republican party and I hope they enjoy it.