This is very true.
A counterpart is that atrocities that occur in a familiar location tend to resonate with us in a way that is fundamentally different from what we experience with those that happen "elsewhere".
Sarajevo was the first example of this that I will never forget. It was at once surreal and heartbreaking to see a place that I felt I knew quite well turned into a war zone.
A counterpart is that atrocities that occur in a familiar location tend to resonate with us in a way that is fundamentally different from what we experience with those that happen "elsewhere".
Sarajevo was the first example of this that I will never forget. It was at once surreal and heartbreaking to see a place that I felt I knew quite well turned into a war zone.
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