ell arent we all a pack of gloomy gusses today! All the trouble in the world!
I would say that for anyone from any country the idea that you should care more about you own back yard than what is happening elsewhere is somewhat insular and isolating. Of course local issues are important (whatever your local issues are) but to say a person should care more about what is happening within their own country than anyone elses i think in the end breeds a certain lack of tolerance or understanding of anyone who is "not like me"
One thing i like about the internet is that it connects us all. If it is used as a tool for dialogue people can learn so much about each other. i think that in a way this can make people a little less narrow and selfish and a little more aware of what life is like for other citizens of the world. It is also a very democratic medium. it used to be that people learnt about other cultures by travelling. Now those who can not afford to can gain a more global insight by logging into their computer.