This mentality stems from the pbs type stuff of if you only sympathize with someone’ and plight they will be nice back. Dora had and episode with angry troll and he let them pass since they were nice to him. Last time kids watched it.
And I have found liberals tend to think the same way.
This is extremely dangerous stuff. The antidote (against murderous real-life trolls) is John Derbyshire's The Talk.
Right as autumnraine! And in addition, they refuse to think any other way. Recently, I enjoyed a Youtube video of Milton Friedman shredding Phil Donahue on basic economics. What I found most interesting was that Donahue was not there to debate or be open minded. He was there to champion his liberal viewpoint. When Friedman shot him down, Phil simply changed the subject and moved on to another liberal mantra, hoping and trying in vain to score points. At the end of the show, with every socialist line of attack exposed for the lies they were, Donahue didn't concede that his world view was wrong. He just didn't think, only aped.
I've heard people say this BS before and it's probably a bumper sticker somewhere. Just plain crazy!