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"a link between the faraway sufferers–seen close-up on the television screen– and the privileged viewer that is simply untrue." |
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Sympathy -- meaning as opposed to empathy
"...it can be-- an inappropriate response."
p. 102.
"To set aside the sympathy we extend to others beset by war and murderous politics for a reflection on how our own privileges are located on the same map as their suffering, and may–in ways we might prefer not to imagine–be linked to their suffering, as the wealth of some may imply the destitution of others is a task...."
A task which the images cannot alone help us to effectively pursue.
pp. 102-103.
