• Confuzzeled@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Totally, while it’s certainly a tragedy you’re right migrants are crossing and unfortunately dying quite often. It’s not everyday some moron billionaire creates a ramshackle submarine and convinces other rich people to join him in his idiotic endeavour.

    For what it’s worth I think the public have more sympathy for migrants who die either fleeing war or trying to make a better life for themselves than for a group of uber rich thrill seekers.

    • dystop@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Public sympathy doesn’t help, though.

      5 rich people are trapped, and you have all manner of resources being deployed - the US Coast Guard + Navy, the UK Navy, Canadian navy/coast guard, research vessels and planes from all over - partially because these people have friends who are able to call up politicians and make noise in the right places.

      hundreds of migrants die, and… tough luck.

      Everyone deserves to live, so I’m glad the 5 men got the best rescue possible. But the same should have been done for the migrants.

      • Knoll0114@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        To be fair there was no one tracking the migrant boat because they were crossing illegally. We knew the sub went missing basically as soon as it did rather than when people started spotting bodies. In situations where migrant boats are found before/in the midst of sinking help is sent (although after that it’s probably a trip to the detention centre.)