> It is rare for that message to be delivered to either side,

Not true, I see it constantly deployed to the not-right-wing side. Constantly and pretty much everywhere where left of center and center mix.

> It comes as no surprise that you would have never seen such messages delivered to conservatives if you don't spend a lot of time in places where this might happen.

I did read conservative writings, forums and what not. It is indeed rare in that space. Center is simply not invested in telling conservatives to have empathy as much as they are invested in promoting empathy toward conservatives.

> for the simple reason that the reaction to it tends to be bad.

I do agree that overall in aggregate it is increasingly clear it was bad advice. And the one sided application did not helped.