Anyone else not care when you hear poeple dying in far away places?

Actually, does anyone even care? I could hear something like "500 grade school students were killed in Kenya yesterday after...," on CNN and I would just say something like "Huh." and continue eating my oatmeal. On the other hand, my Mom would be like "OMG Thats horrible!"

Sometimes I have my moments like that. I'll be honest. I think maybe because it has no direct bearing on us. It's in another country, with people we have no direct ties to.

Still, it is horrible. And we should honor these people and understand their deaths as cautionary tales.

Well Stalin's quote pretty much sums it up: "The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic."

How are we supposed to care about people when they are referred to in such an abstract way?

Well Stalin's quote pretty much sums it up: "The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic."

How are we supposed to care about people when they are referred to in such an abstract way?

Jocubus

Beat me to it.

If I didn't know them personally then it usually doesn't bother me all that much. But in some cases I feel a little sad in general but in the end there's really nothing I can do about something beyond my controldouble_decker

I probably wouldnt care if it happened down the street from me much less in a far away place.Alter_Echo

Yah, i have a hard enough time caring about family and friends. My care switch has been off for a few years. Im like Noheart, but more drunk

It upsets me. A lot. I avoid all news shows, radio shows and newspapers for just that reason.

Nothing upsets me more than hearing about stuff like that.

I don't really care... I hear of death on the news all the time, I've gotten used to it.

Unless if it's someone I know... You feel empty. You didn't get to say all the things you so desperately wanted to say...

I don't really care... I hear of death on the news all the time, I've gotten used to it.

Unless if it's someone I know... You feel empty. You didn't get to say all the things you so desperately wanted to say...

Hinata237

Our media is saturated with so much bad news, it's to be expected and on such a large/often scale that people evetually grow a deaf ear, blind eye and cold heart etc to these events. So much that the question goes from "I wonder if any will die today?..." to "I wonder how many people will die today?..."

Then again, as cold as it may sound, you really can't go around feeling sorry for the whole world your whole entire life.

Our media is saturated with so much bad news, it's to be expected and on such a large/often scale that people evetually grow a deaf ear, blind eye and cold heart etc to these events. So much that the question goes from "I wonder if any will die today?..." to "I wonder how many people will die today?..."

Then again, as cold as it may sound, you really can't go around feeling sorry for the whole world your whole entire life.

Truth_Seekr

like cnn

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Our media is saturated with so much bad news, it's to be expected and on such a large/often scale that people evetually grow a deaf ear, blind eye and cold heart etc to these events. So much that the question goes from "I wonder if any will die today?..." to "I wonder how many people will die today?..."

Then again, as cold as it may sound, you really can't go around feeling sorry for the whole world your whole entire life.

xSIZEMATTER

like cnn

Yea, I suppose. Tho I think Lou Dobbs and whoever works with him on his hour show are cool

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Our media is saturated with so much bad news, it's to be expected and on such a large/often scale that people evetually grow a deaf ear, blind eye and cold heart etc to these events. So much that the question goes from "I wonder if any will die today?..." to "I wonder how many people will die today?..."

Then again, as cold as it may sound, you really can't go around feeling sorry for the whole world your whole entire life.

Truth_Seekr

like cnn

Yea, I suppose. Tho I think Lou Dobbs and whoever works with him on his hour show are cool

omg I hate Lou Dobbs. he needs to get some. All he does is talk about depressing stuff. I have never seen hes smile.

Actually, does anyone even care? I could hear something like "500 grade school students were killed in Kenya yesterday after...," on CNN and I would just say something like "Huh." and continue eating my oatmeal. On the other hand, my Mom would be like "OMG Thats horrible!"

Guiltfeeder566

Hm.. maybe if they were an ally of the US, but i dont have much sympathy towards people living in the Middle East. I've grown to think that it would probably do the world some good if there was less of those people, that encourage rape murder. Or at least that is what i tell myself.

If they were children i would have some sympathy.

What usually bothers me more is the fact that such things don't really bother me. On the other hand, if I really cared about everyone I'd be so melancholy that I probably wouldn't even bother getting out of bed.

Still, it's kind of weird... I mean, I want to care, but I don't.