We assume that we've come so far as compassionate citizens of the world if we do choose to read the news yet the attitude towards life can be one where we put blinders on and forget that there are civil wars going on. It's easy to forget that there are so many people starving to death every single day.
I don't blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to 'em? More power to 'em.