What if it’s as simple as portraying a blend of reality of our global system within a smaller context. It seems to me that much of what Mr. Palmer has said deals with labeling to cope. A necessary way our brains function, but with the unfortunate side-effect of brain-drain and fitting people we see and hear about into stereotypes, which leads to they themselves seeing themselves as one-dimensional, as indeed we, the observer, see them. Richer portrayals of, for example the naked African in a refugee camp as a man who is an excellent mason, or loving family member who enjoys telling stories, might alleviate some of the labeling, and help us, and those being portrayed get beyond the brain-drain and one-dimensional nature of the 2 minute portrayal. I think alot about how media should change, but have difficulty expressing it. How do you get media on board? I also think the concept of infinite compassion is important here. So often we think there are limits to how much compassion we have, how much energy we have; when both, by drawing up from God as earth and other human beings, are limitless.

And I agree with your response. It’s no use beating ourselves up all the time, and we can love the people in front of us with the collective wisdom we have, and according to the Bible we’ll meet Christ we we’re face-to-face loving those in the greatest need.

Anyway, I don’t think you should beat yourself up over this stuff. If I had money, I’d support what you are doing – and maybe this is what we need to go back to, a bunch of people hands-on with the poor and a bunch of other people who are unaccountably rich on a world-scale supporting them to do local small actions which really make a difference, bypassing all the red tape and programmes and expensive western charity executives.