A lack of empathy is the source of many of the worlds problems. Would we be care more about US drone attacks if we had friends or family living in Afghanistan

A lack of empathy is the source of many of the worlds problems. Would we be care more about US drone attacks if we had friends or family living in Afghanistan or Iran? Would we be so cavalier about prison rape if it had happened to us or a close friend? These things occur when we distance ourselves from the people who are affected. When you look at all the injustice in the world, so much of it would evaporate if the people responsible simply had more empathy.