Sad as it is, i must concede that perceptions can be torn and masses can be convinced that things are ok.
"A person is smart, people are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it..." -- K , Men in Black (Here I am, quoting movies again, i promised myself i'd stop that).
However, my faith in mankind remains, after all, it is a historic trend that we don't allow atrocities to go unchecked... for more than a few hundred years at least...