Reply #19: It's very hard for people to put themselves in another persons shoes.

[joshcryer]

I do expect progressives or liberals to be able to do that, but in my experience a lot of times that simply isn't the case. People will get caught up in talking points and ideology as opposed to a human experience, so they'll completely dismiss people for wanting or needing something that ideologically might go against their beliefs.

For example, people so worried about the insurance industry profiting that they're neglecting the people who need the coverage, and indeed, the people who work in the industry itself, who have been forced by the bottom line to remove coverage from individuals. It's as if being against the evil of the insurance industry trumps being for people and their well being.