Last week, a fishing boat packed with about 750 men, women and children capsized off the coast of Greece, with hundreds believed to have died
I understand what he’s getting at. The submarine was an escape story. The migrant boat is just a reminder of how fucked things are. It should’ve gotten more attention but the average person just wants to not be bombarded by tragic stories. The submarine was not a tragic story.
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I do feel like this is an exercise in “whataboutism.” The Greek ship was a horrible tragedy brought on by unpleasant geopolitical realities, the submarine was a mystery, with a wacky story, exotic setting, and eclectic cast.