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Carl T. Rowan

It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.

Carl T. Rowan

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People tend to feel stronger anger about unfairness happening far away than about similar problems happening very close to where they live. This suggests that people may overlook or ignore serious issues in their own neighborhoods while focusing on distant events.

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