I agree it certainly is a chicken and egg scenario. Most people can't identify where Sudan might be on a map, much less care about the mass killing going on there. We don't have a connection with Africa the same way we do with Europe or Asia, or even to a lesser degree South America. Many Americans have moved on from the Ukraine war, when I bring it up to people, they look at me like I'm nuts.
Africa isn't on the top 10 places people go to visit or even know the cuisine. I thought when Oprah founded her school in South Africa it might open up interest there, but unfortunately that didn't happen. I don't see this changing anytime soon either, there aren't news bureaus there, so nothing is reported to us, and isn't it the news industry's job to tell us what we should care about? (highly sarcastic statement) Until it affects us, we are disinterested. And without our interest and involvement, evil takes place with impunity.
You write from a perspective few other people have, and explain things to the rest of us in ways that we can understand. Thank you for writing this.
Than you!
I agree it certainly is a chicken and egg scenario. Most people can't identify where Sudan might be on a map, much less care about the mass killing going on there. We don't have a connection with Africa the same way we do with Europe or Asia, or even to a lesser degree South America. Many Americans have moved on from the Ukraine war, when I bring it up to people, they look at me like I'm nuts.
Africa isn't on the top 10 places people go to visit or even know the cuisine. I thought when Oprah founded her school in South Africa it might open up interest there, but unfortunately that didn't happen. I don't see this changing anytime soon either, there aren't news bureaus there, so nothing is reported to us, and isn't it the news industry's job to tell us what we should care about? (highly sarcastic statement) Until it affects us, we are disinterested. And without our interest and involvement, evil takes place with impunity.