Selective Ignorance

[ramseycat]

I do think that our country is so involved in this tragedy because it's so close to home. It could have been any town. It could have been my town. While the instances that you cited are equally disturbing, most people don't even know about them and thus are not affected. I am not saying that is right. It's just how it is. People tend to not get involved unless it affects them more directly.