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Originally Posted by Frownland
Is that really racism though? If it happened in Ethiopa, Ethiopians would feel more strongly about it than anyone else. If it happened in the US, they would feel the strongest about it. As it happens in Pakistan, Pakistanis are the most concerned with it. People grow a lot more interested in something when it's close to home. Proximity is one of the key factors of newsworthiness for this reason.
It is unfortunate that it's so underreported though.
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i generally keep up with news all over the world, and when i hear of ANYONE dying, it makes me sad regardless of where they are from. but maybe that is just me. and i can understand people being more upset about events in their own country just like i personally am saddened more by the events in palestine than in any other place. it's natural.