[enraged_camel]

>>I understand were you are coming from with a comment like that, but I would argue that the large majority of people read about and get emotionally invested in news stories that have no impact on their lives.

That's because most people care about those other than themselves.

For example, I'm not gay, but I care about gay marriage as an issue because I have friends who are gay, and when some state or country far away treats gays badly, it gets me worked up.