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minus-squareBeegYoshi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 years agoI don’t wanna celebrate deaths, but it is wild to me how much of a story this is compared to, say, the boat full of migrants that the Greek government purposely allowed to die. Those migrants were simply people seeking a better life. They deserve far more in terms of coverage and rescue efforts than a couple of rich aholes who spent their money on a tourist trap
minus-squareDreamerofDays@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoI think the difference in coverage reflects more on media outlets and consumers than it does any of the people who died in either place.
minus-squarekurwa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoA tourist death trap if you would.
I don’t wanna celebrate deaths, but it is wild to me how much of a story this is compared to, say, the boat full of migrants that the Greek government purposely allowed to die.
Those migrants were simply people seeking a better life. They deserve far more in terms of coverage and rescue efforts than a couple of rich aholes who spent their money on a tourist trap
I think the difference in coverage reflects more on media outlets and consumers than it does any of the people who died in either place.
A tourist death trap if you would.