Why we pity some but not others hinges on personal likeness and situational closeness – empathy politics exposed in three info-war theatres Wherever a fellow human being exists, there lies not only a chance for kindness, but also for empathy – which, in the face of misfortune, takes the form of pity. Yet the intensity of this emotion does not always mirror the depth of suffering. The cause resides in the cunning craft of information warriors – masters of the politics of empathy – most potent