From #20: "I simply pointed out why people are more able to identify with TV characters they see than real people they don’t. ... I don’t think the TV venue could change any of that. You still have the basic that abortion kids are “faceless” to the masses and won’t generate empathy. They are real human being but they don’t FEEL real to most people, and ni this case it’s the feeling that matter."
From #22: "I didn’t say the box doesn’t shape opinion. I’m simply pointing out the difference in standard human reaction to a faced person (in this case fictional) and many faceless people (in this case real). The box can’t change this simple human reaction, our brain is geared towards being part of familial units and dealing with the kinds of problem familial units have."
You’re missing the scope of “change any of that” in post 20. Can the TV change opinions? Yes. Can the TV change basic human nature? No. People’s lack of identification with large number os faceless people is part of basic human nature, not opinion.