Reply #23: Not necessarily--"compassion fatigue" has set in

[AlienGirl]

The message I seem to hear frequently from the rw sites I watch and the occasional nutbar TV/radio I tune in makes it sound like many people have developed a sense of "compassion fatigue" that makes them feel disdain for victims.

When people are anxious about their own well-being, there is a tendency to look for ways that victims--whether they be victims of ordinary crime or victims of terrorists--brought it on themselves. And anxiety is rampant in the country right now...

Tucker