How Much You Got?

I was reading this WaPo blog entry, and was reading the comments, when a reader made a statement that I have often made(in other circumstances).

The beef:

What does it say about the world's stomach for war that they rant and rave about 600 dead in Lebanon, but do nothing about the millions dead in Africa?

Indeed.

Like it or not, large segments of the population - perhaps any population - tend to value some lives more than others. It is always the 'other,' that is worth less.

Rather than expound on this obvious failing of most human psychologies, I should get to work.