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Why has Titan tragedy triggered ugly jokes against dead 'billionaire’ passengers
Reason why Titanic sub tragedy has triggered hate and ugly jokes against those who died
Titanic tragedy has divided the internet between those who mourn the death of 5 passengers who plunged to death with the ill-fated submersible and mockers who can't keep calm with their insensitive jokes and cruel celebrations.
Why is there no empathy? Are we living in an age where someone's tragedy is a celebration for another?
Family of all five who died in the tragic incident is now left with coping with an unimaginable loss as jokes about their loved one and the other wealthy passengers trend across social media.
The jokes started even when the rescue team was in the deep sea trying to find ways to bring back the passengers alive. Many started mocking the Titanic after they learnt the wealthy passengers spent thousands to get onto the submersible. According to reports each passenger was charged, $250,000.
“It’s folks out here STRESSED about the student loan freeze ending in august and you want me to feel sorry b/c some white male billionaires got into an unregulated submersible at $250,000 a pop to see a boat they coulda just googled…?! You want me to have empathy for THEM…..?!?!” tweeted Cindy Noir.
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Joshua Doss went viral on TikTok claiming why it's hard to empathise with the billionaires and poor people are not just jealous. "People are dying every single day as a result of policy failures that billionaires are actively lobbying for," said Doss. “Like, suppressing wages for record profits during a global pandemic and hoarding wealth.”
The satirical newspaper "The Onion" also made waves during the submersible search by pointing out the incredible wealth of the passengers with headlines like "Critics Say Submersible Should've Been Tested With Poorer Passengers First," and "Coast Guard Sends Another Submersible Full Of Billionaires After The First One."
Doss argues the satirical responses should make people uncomfortable because they exemplify just how fed-up people are with America's growing wealth gap.
'Millions of working-class people react really un-compassionately to the death of another human being, right? Matter of fact ... it should be scary. The actions that billionaires and large corporations are making are really, really having a deep emotional effect on middle- and working-class people.'
The Titanic tragedy took place a week after hundreds died in a boat capsize off southern Greece. The boat carrying migrants that capsized after apparently rebuffing offers of help.
‘Why are some lives worth more than others’, several asked as the world watched Titanic tragedy unfold.
Even former US President Barrack Obama criticized the excessive media coverage afforded to the submarine incident compared to the tragic sinking of the fishing boat.
"People see Robert Downey Jr. get paid $50 million for the Avengers and they're like, 'Oh, well, he deserves that, right? I mean, Robert Downey Jr., he deserves that, right?' And people complain at the same time, like, ‘Oh, actors get paid too much money', claims Jesse Walker, an associate professor of marketing at Ohio State University.
