Why is everyone talking about the mini sub wreck, but not the 500 migrants wreck?
Because the former invites us to judge others for their privilege… and the latter suggests we should think about our own. #titanicsub #migrantboat

Important statistics of #MigrantBoat disasters in 2023:

• Number of billionaires onboard: 0
• Number of rear admirals present on scene: 0
• Number of news outlets present on scene: 0
• Number of nations involved in the rescue: 0
• Number of space, air, land, and sea assets deployed for the rescue: 0
• Number of days of continuous news coverage: 0
• Number of social media outpouring of sympathy: 0
• Number of lives lost: who knows, who cares

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-65967464

@ned @Zee @fifilamoura Someone sent this to me awhile ago. Quite telling. #titanicsub #RefugeeWeek23 #RefugeeWeek #GreeceShipWreck #migrantboat

UN says migrant boat capsizing off Greece 'horrific tragedy'

https://www.dw.com/en/un-says-migrant-boat-capsizing-off-greece-horrific-tragedy/a-65943244?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#UN #migrantboat #Greece #sink #smugglers

Highly recommended~

The Swimmers

(From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8745676/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

#TheSwimmers #refugees #SyrianRefugees #Syria #MigrantBoat #migrants

Highly recommended~

<B>The Swimmers</B>

(From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8745676/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

#TheSwimmers #refugees #SyrianRefugees #Syria #MigrantBoat #migrants