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Obama calls out obsession with Titanic sub while migrant boat tragedy ignored (www.independent.co.uk)

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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

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

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.