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Aug 08, 2010, 10:46 AM
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Member Since: Jun 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 5,518
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Originally Posted by Nsomthin
im confused
i wonder if people really do care about others around them . i see so much of it on the news like with the immigration thing why do they bother , sure if it affects you id understand but if it doesnt why should you care. i always remember when a cop or a child dies or is killed everyone makes a big deal why? its not like its they are relatives and there is nothing that can really be done. they always brings gifts or flowers or light candles i dont see why its just a waste of time . i doubt it will dull the pain the persons that should cares pain.
why do people care is it to make them feel better about themselves or do the feel they need to care?
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Nsomthin
I was raised to care. When I was young, I asked my father why he liked to watch the news. I was raised in the '60s during the Civil Rights Movement/Vietnam War Era, so the news was pretty tragic, even the local news. He told me it's important to know about and be aware of the world around you and care about the people who inhabit this world. Caring only about yourself is shallow, and leads to a shallow life. He said "As important as you are, life isn't all about you."
I was watching the local news one night after work, and a story came on about an unidentified young man found dead in a car trunk, his body wrapped in green draperies - probably gang-related. We hear those stories all the time, so I had become desensitized. This one caused me to giggle a bit, because we had just moved in and tossed out some hideous green draperies my mother had hanging in our living room. They weren't the same drapes, but I joked at least someone got some use out of them. 
I went to work the next day and found out that young man in the trunk was the son of a very dear friend and co-worker of mine.  I no longer giggle over tragic stories. You never know when you might have a connection to a stranger.
I care when a news story touches me, especially if I can relate on a personal level. I care about the immigration issue because some of my relatives are in that crowd protesting in Arizona. They are U.S. citizens, born and raised in AZ, and I don't want to see them profiled or continually asked to "show their papers." The suspicion and hatred for Mexicans/people of color has escalated even here in Chicago - I can see it in the way my husband and son are treated on the streets.
I know about and care about people from all walks of life, so I care about most of the stories I hear on the news.
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