^ agreed but i think it's more than that. It's not only because of distance or not being as personal to people. I think it has to do with the illusion that people in the west have that they are apart from the rest of the world. Especially in america. That bad things happen somewhere else in the world. And that maybe we can or can't do something about it but who cares. Might be wrong but i don't think people in the rest of the world are so much like this.
People in the middle east (muslims) have been killing each other and killing other cultures as well for centuries. To us westerners these people are barbaric insecure uneducated and unworthy of us caring for them. I wish that these different sects, sunni, shiite, whahabbi and whatever else there is would just die off. Their beliefs have caused millions misery and will continue to do so until these morons stop believing that killing others is what their deity wants.
Yes they are barbaric and unworthy because they don't reach the level of us westerners. Killing each other for centuries? Noobs. Us westerners have killed, enslaved tortured, raped and pillaged all around the world for centuries. In some places we displaced and sometimes killed entire populations to take their land and resources. And some of it continues to this day in different forms. Doesn't excuse the problems with muslims and their culture. But don't think the west is that much superior. In fact why are we still selling billions in weapons and helping saudi arabia spread wahhabism around the world for example?
This is a sign that the lord Jesus Christ said shall come at the end! People don't value life again when from the beginning he created them male and female. Syria people even part of Africa like Nigeria people are being slaughter in their homes and nobody even the government do not care. But when it happened in countries like America and uk the whole world will be concerned. God is watching us.
Looks to me that more people care now than in the past. Part of it is probably more people having access to news. And better news sources. But not only.