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Knight Theamion · 11 Sep 2005, 10:45

For the public opinion there are always a few rules, one is out of sight, out of heart.
This makes structural problems like Darfur, Malawi, Zimbabwe and the likes far difficult to cope. If for instance HIV would give good gross pictures people would donate a lot more to contribute to various organizations battling it. But instead they give an overkill of attention to relatively minor incidents.
Examples: The city of Bam got distroyed a few years ago, killing over 20 thousand, noone ever talked about that, however we still here crap being spouted about the 9/11 attack while the damage there was relatively low, only the massive ego of the US was hurt.
The attacks in London were in terms of damage barely succesful, while the media made it worthwhile for them.

Out of sight, out of heart, and if you can make good television out of it, do it.

Call in 'experts', drag the topic with you over and over and over again.

It is rather silly.

11 Sep 2005, 10:45	#7
Knight Theamion Miles Teg Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dom City Posts: 5,192	Re: Throwing money at Hurricanes For the public opinion there are always a few rules, one is out of sight, out of heart. This makes structural problems like Darfur, Malawi, Zimbabwe and the likes far difficult to cope. If for instance HIV would give good gross pictures people would donate a lot more to contribute to various organizations battling it. But instead they give an overkill of attention to relatively minor incidents. Examples: The city of Bam got distroyed a few years ago, killing over 20 thousand, noone ever talked about that, however we still here crap being spouted about the 9/11 attack while the damage there was relatively low, only the massive ego of the US was hurt. The attacks in London were in terms of damage barely succesful, while the media made it worthwhile for them. Out of sight, out of heart, and if you can make good television out of it, do it. Call in 'experts', drag the topic with you over and over and over again. It is rather silly. __________________ Audentes Fortuna Iuvat