Speaking As A Pakistani It’s Very Telling The Difference In Media Attention Between The Greek Boat

Speaking as a Pakistani it’s very telling the difference in media attention between the Greek boat tragedy and the Titan.

One was filled with hundreds of migrants, majorly from Pakistan who went there in search of a better life. People who are suffering due to Pakistan’s worst economic crisis in decades from rampant corruption.

The Titan had one of Pakistan’s richest men Shahzada Dawood onboard along with his son. They each paid 250,000 US dollars for a ticket. That money is equivalent to 71 million Pakistani rupees converted.

The people on the Titan risked their lives for fun. They were warned multiple times on the front page alone of the contract that this could risk death and yet they did it anyway, and they paid the price.

The migrants onboard risked their lives not for fun, but for a better future. They saw no other option, no better way and they risked their lives to provide a better future for themselves and their family.

They were risking their lives because of the rampant corruption and economic crisis in Pakistan. Corruption caused by its richest men. Men like Shahzada Dawood, who was named on the Panama Papers along with his father. Who’s legacy came from helping a Pakistani dictator in the 70s, one who helped murder labour activists.

One gets the scorn of the world and the other gets worldwide sympathy and media attention because to them? Only rich people matter.

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