Too many Americans don’t care about some things because it doesn’t affect them personally. When something affects them in a negative way, some wake up....a little. They can’t see the big picture.
That’s because they’re either willfully or unwillingly ignorant.
“They can’t see the big picture.” Those people, more and more, lack empathy. If it doesn’t affect them directly, like you said, they don’t care-if they did, they would stand up against it, whatever it is. The only way to teach someone how to be empathic towards others, is to introduce them to God. Yes, atheists can be empathetic, they just need to be shown and accept where that comes from. There’s my pitch for God today.