> some in power could have wanted to heal some of the harm
They don't, else they would. Till recant, repent, and renew, a life of
irrelevance afforded them by new revolution[aries] may be their fate.
History usually treated them much worse.
Everyone has a heart. The path that gathers the most power includes the most diverse set of powerful hearts.
But honestly I'm outside my comfort zone there. I've been prevented from learning of mediating between oppressor and oppressed (and I'm not trained in mediation).
When somebody rips my eyeballs out I give them a hug. Then they rip my arms off. I thank them for keeping themselves safe and apologize for making them uncomfortable and they rip my tongue out. After I am dead, they think, and then their next victim has more to work with than I did.
Eventually they start behaving like I did, to their boss.