Right, because, of course, there are all sorts of tragedies that we, either individually or as a society, don’t do much about. It’s a little bit like the joke (that was a favorite of Reagan’s, btw):
"This guy is going around collecting for the poor and he comes up to somebody, and says, ‘Can you spare some money for the poor?’
So the other guy says, ‘Look, I can’t believe you’re asking me that. Don’t know I just found out my brother lost his job and doesn’t know where he’s going to get the money to feed his family? And my sister was just diagnosed with a medical condition and needs an expensive operation or she’ll die? And my parents can’t pay the mortgage on the house that they’ve lived in for 40 years and unless they come up with the money, they’re going to get foreclosed on?’
"I’m sorry’, says the guy collecting for charity. ‘I didn’t know.’
‘That’s right, you didn’t.’, said the other man. ‘And if I’m not helping any of them, I’m sure as hell not going to help you.’.