Tom MaxwellJun 22, 2023
This reflects my feelings.
“Titan and Adriana are two vessels recently lost at sea, four days and 4,000 miles apart. The five men who lost their lives on the Titan have been getting wall-to-wall coverage in the media worldwide. Meanwhile, the estimated 700 who died when the Adriana sank off the coast of Greece, mostly women and children, have been essentially forgotten.”
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/22/a_titanic_disparity_in_how_the
A Titanic Disparity in How the World Responds to Maritime Disasters

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan All travelers, whether migrants or millionaires, deserve rescue. The global response to the Titan’s disappearance should be the model for how we respond to migrant vessels in distress.

Democracy Now!
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@tommyyum @Puck

This has been bothering me, too -- especially given the knowledge that the Navy (and others) had good cause to suspect the implosion as early as Sunday. What a freaking waste of resources.

Could those North Atlantic resources helped out off the coast of Greece? Not likely. But that isn't really the point. The point is that we threw all our attention at 5 rich people instead of hundreds of others. Aren't each of their lives worth the same?

Jun 23, 2023 at 10:46amWeb