Empathy: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings,
thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and
experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner.
Yup.
Don't see anything in there about redistributing ones hard earned income to others.
Thou shalt not steal.
Liberal example of empathy. - Take guns away from everyone for the sake of the children.
Conservative example of empathy. - Teach people to use guns safely so threats can be neutralized for all and punish people who harm children more harshly.