I thought the first arguement about not saving them was much better worded.
However if the human race only worries about causes that are large and are going to make a big difference to us all (which is how I read the first arguement) I think we would all loose something.
Its good for the human race to be able to have compassion and passion for a wide range of causes. Yes there are some causes that need all the help they can get and fast, but lets not negate and throw everything else out with the bath water just because we have crisis and emergency and lets face it we will always have that even if we do stop looking after smaller causes.