I'm furious about the money & international effort spent on both the causes of the desperate migration of refugees, and the money & effort spent to block and punish rescuers & refugees alike, and to force rescuers to leave thousands of people to die.

A couple billionaires drown on an $$$ and ill-advised tourist trip and it's tragedy. Thousands of refugees die and it's punishment for their crime of what? Color of their skin? Location of their birth? The amount of capital they don't own?

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If you're concerned about the billionaires but can't have the slightest amount of compassion for refugees drowning at sea, you're the problem.

I'm looking at every nation, media outlet, and yes, Billionaire, that gives this amount of coverage, money, and international resources to this rescue operation but contribute to the opposite to migrants fleeing oppression and violence.

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@revoluciana I agree your work is very important.

Canada & United States both have large Coast Guards, US is one of the largest Navies & Airforce. We train & fund this. We are surrounded by oceans.

US commands Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 & has ships attached to the Mediterranean that helps with rescues as well.

We work with Europe & the world to address this.

Cuba is having a mass exodus & we have to help migrants here too.

Sorry we use our resources & want to save a teenager if able.

@revoluciana We give so much but when a news story sticks in people's mind it doesn't matter anymore because there wasn't a right number of chyrons.

You know we deal with Columbian drug smuggling semi-submersibles presently. We had Chinese spy balloons recently.

Why can't this not be seen as training & learning exercise instead of only 'Save Billionaires"?

If it's our investigation, then we can also develop better maritime rules & regs. Also, we charge for rescues.

@alex ahh, I see. Mansplaining and ignorant to so many aspects.

Would be amazing to hear you explain to the Syrians we rescued who fought alongside US troops, abandoned, and left to avoid being killed by US ally, Turkey. Syrians felt their only option was a trip through Libya. So when you say US is "helping" w/ the same EU partners that wanted to put me in prison, I'd say get lost.

But when you say it's OK bc billionaires can afford to pay so refugees are less deserving, you can get fucked.