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re: Are we desensitized from horrific news coming out of Africa?
Posted on 4/2/15 at 1:42 pm to Bama and Beer
Posted on 4/2/15 at 1:42 pm to Bama and Beer
One possible answer I think is that people can identify more with the plane crashers if they travel a lot. Maybe the topic is more sensationalized.
But then again, most people that post here are in college or have family/friends in college.
I can't help but think that if the attack in Kenya happened in other parts of the world, it would be more widely publicized.
So I don't know.
But then again, most people that post here are in college or have family/friends in college.
I can't help but think that if the attack in Kenya happened in other parts of the world, it would be more widely publicized.
So I don't know.
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 1:45 pm to When in Rome
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One possible answer I think is that people can identify more with the plane crashers if they travel a lot. Maybe the topic is more sensationalized.
But then again, most people that post here are in college or have family/friends in college.
I can't help but think that if the attack in Kenya happened in other parts of the world, it would be more widely publicized.
So I don't know.
Close to what I would have said...
We all could be on a plane with a suicidal pilot. That could have been us.
We don't all attend college in Kenya, and thus aren't at risk of African tribal disputes.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 1:52 pm to When in Rome
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I can't help but think that if the attack in Kenya happened in other parts of the world, it would be more widely publicized.
You're right. It's a shame.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 2:12 pm to When in Rome
That attack in that mall in Kenya got a lot of coverage on the news 
Posted on 4/3/15 at 10:04 am to When in Rome
No doubt. Remember the guy who killed all the students in Norway? Big news.
In Africa, mass killings are so common they surprise no one. Hutus/Tutsis, Muslims/Christians, warlords/government, there are so many and so many different rationales that no one really cares about it anymore.
In Africa, mass killings are so common they surprise no one. Hutus/Tutsis, Muslims/Christians, warlords/government, there are so many and so many different rationales that no one really cares about it anymore.
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