But F the poor I guess

  • Limeey@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Don’t you see? Rich people create jobs! Migrants just sit around and collect money from the hard work of everyone around them!

    Oh wait, it’s the opposite isn’t it…

  • jarvis@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    It’s because those billionaires are down there boosting the economy and creating jobs… for search and rescue teams.

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    If these dumbasses have enough money to drop on a ticket aboard this sub to look at something you can see on a documentary, they should also have to foot the bill for the rescue mission. I’m sure all these rescue programs are tax funded that they dodge themselves. So, not only are they squirreling and eating up money we could all be using, but now we’re picking up the check.

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      2 years ago

      They got pulverized

      Apparently there’s been a “compress the rich” hashtag going around.

      Though That 19 year old didn’t want any part in this, was scared of the whole thing, and only went to appease his father

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    It’s easy to polarize with such a headline/picture. Reality is way more nuanced than this:

    Migrants are in fact being saved from shipwrecks, it is (sadly) in the news every week or so. The main problem is that these migrants don’t have communication devices with them to signal emergencies, unlike the submarine. The boat on the surface alarmed emergency services when they lost connection with the sub, starting the rescue operation. It is difficult to rescue a boat of migrants, when you don’t even know that they are in danger in the first place.

    Secondly, the harsh reality is that most migrants try to enter a country illegally. Which by definition, is a huge risk on their part. The rich people on the sub were not doing anything illegal. However, in both cases, the people in or on the boat accepted the risks involved in their endeavor.

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    2 years ago

    Overheard:

    “They paid for the full Titanic experience and that’s what they got. What’s the problem?”