&gt; <i>Well, why should people necessarily care about this issue more than about any of those?</i><p>Because their government is murdering innocent and helpless people in cold blood?<p>Yes, I sometimes forget that for general population, morality is inversely proportional to the square of distance...<p>&gt; <i>Also, just because people do not agree with you, does not always mean they do not care.</i><p>I know. I&#x27;m sure there are people who after careful consideration of their values and information available to them decided to support the drone strikes program. But I don&#x27;t believe their number is anywhere near 60% of US population, or even 60% of people who responded to that poll.