为什么:
Many are deprived of their liberty, rather than met with empathy.
句中用的met with,而不是meet with呢?
rather than 在不跟情态动词 would / will 等连用时,通常表示“(而)不是”的意思,后面往往接与前面词性相同的词语。在网友的句子中,就是这种用法。即:
Many are deprived of their liberty, rather than met with empathy.
= Many are deprived of their liberty, rather than (are ) met with empathy.
【说明】meet with (= be met with) 得到