Yes I can see how you can view more or less violence as more or less violent acts but we all do consider proportion even if it doesn't appear that way.
Take the Ukraine situation, when the riots started, as an example.
I'm sure most of us were appalled by the situation, but generally speaking, we didn't really consider the totality of violence in that situation as an atrocity.
Another example: I'm pretty sure everyone on that Malaysian flight is most likely dead but people are generally more focused on the reason for the plane's disappearance than those lost lives.
Why?
It's because we realize that violent acts will happen with lower magnitude than in the past.
And that can only mean a more peaceful existence for most of us.
Take the Ukraine situation, when the riots started, as an example.
I'm sure most of us were appalled by the situation, but generally speaking, we didn't really consider the totality of violence in that situation as an atrocity.
Another example: I'm pretty sure everyone on that Malaysian flight is most likely dead but people are generally more focused on the reason for the plane's disappearance than those lost lives.
Why?
It's because we realize that violent acts will happen with lower magnitude than in the past.
And that can only mean a more peaceful existence for most of us.