My point is more general. Look at the "world news" section of a major newspaper for a few days in a row. Most of the stories make no sense as actual news.
We are strongly encouraged by our newspapers to be irate about random human rights abuses on other continents. Recall the dehumanization propaganda used by the Nazis. Casting inhabitants of foreign countries as hapless victims is simply a softer version of the same propaganda technique.
Once we view them as sufficiently dehumanized (they mistreat their women, they lack voting rights, they have ballot corruption, they utilize child labor, have beliefs based solely on religious dogma, etc. etc.) it becomes significantly easier to launch missiles at them. This propaganda strategy is broadly applied to entire swaths of the world.
We are strongly encouraged by our newspapers to be irate about random human rights abuses on other continents. Recall the dehumanization propaganda used by the Nazis. Casting inhabitants of foreign countries as hapless victims is simply a softer version of the same propaganda technique.
Once we view them as sufficiently dehumanized (they mistreat their women, they lack voting rights, they have ballot corruption, they utilize child labor, have beliefs based solely on religious dogma, etc. etc.) it becomes significantly easier to launch missiles at them. This propaganda strategy is broadly applied to entire swaths of the world.