I don’t entirely believe that. I think that we in the West are entirely capable of ignoring the suffering of people far away regardless of race. The race of the genocided people might make them easier to ignore for the mean Westerner, but I think with sufficient distance and potential for geopolitical influence, anything is possible.
Compare the perception of Ukrainians to that of Gazans. Obviously a bit of an apples to oranges comparison though in terms of the underlying conditions
I don’t entirely believe that. I think that we in the West are entirely capable of ignoring the suffering of people far away regardless of race. The race of the genocided people might make them easier to ignore for the mean Westerner, but I think with sufficient distance and potential for geopolitical influence, anything is possible.
Compare the perception of Ukrainians to that of Gazans. Obviously a bit of an apples to oranges comparison though in terms of the underlying conditions