[fsloth]

Armchair psychology: I suppose media can be blamed partly for this view. Bad news sell, and the further away places are correspondingly, stereotypically, only the worst of the news are of reporting value. Thus, people in far away places are associated with fear and chaos.

Also: Baseline human psychology is tribalistic and violent. We need education and culture to behave as modern - and sustenance amd safety.

[panarky]

The media give the people what they want.