Hotel Rwanda

Yes.  Unfortunately, I do believe Jack was right.  I think the fact is that suffering has become all too commonplace on the local news.  If we were to cry every time something bad happened, our eyes would never be dry.  We simply cannot handle to carry the tragedies of the world on our shoulders.  We would be so overwhelmed and never get out of bed because we would become so cynical about the world around us.  Therefore, we put up a wall so to prevent ourselves from becoming too emotional affected by tragedies.  Also, I think many people have the mindset that they are powerless to help change the situation, so why should they bother getting worked up over it.  Honestly, I do not think they are very wrong in thinking that way.  A single person watching the news in the United States will be able to affect the situation at all.  However, people united as a group can very much be a force for change.  I would try to get people to help by openly discussing the genocide in Rwanda whenever possible.  I would organize meeting and rallies to bring attention to genocide in my local area.  Then, once I had a significant following, I would organize events across the country.  If enough people in the United States or any other country committed themselves to fighting for change, they would very likely get attention from the media and the government.  Governments would then be hard pressed not to intervene if the majority of citizens were calling for intervention.