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Originally Posted by Livia

I think the average man in the street is far more aware than you think and more than capable of absorbing what's going on in the world.

I genuinely don't think they are. I work in a fairly "social" setting full of Average Joes and I hear multiple discussions about immigration / terrorism / the middle east every single day. I have yet to hear one person mention Ukraine or Russia. Literally, not one. Ever.

Likewise, endless FB status updates about every terrorist incident. Unusual to see any at all mention these other massive world issues.

I suspect, Livia, that you are simply lucky enough to mainly be around people who are fairly intelligent and world-aware. This is not the average man on the street. The average man on the street is almost entirely ignorant to anything that wasn't on the front page of "The Sun".