January 25, 201016 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 24, 2010 -> 09:10 AM) Well, then imagine the same ship was parking at a private coast off the coast of Louisiana/New Orleans in the weeks after Hurricane Katrina... Would you still feel the same way? Let's say some of the passengers on board actually knew of relatives who were killed and/or homeless there (imagining it's an around-the-world trip and they had started on it weeks or days before Katrina hit)...that wouldn't change things either? If the ship was bringing aid and not getting in the way and was 50-60 miles away from where the affected areas were? Absolutely, it would not change a thing. The economic argument is one part of it, sure. However, the impact is little more than a very, very tiny drop in the bucket in the overall scheme of things. Reading the statement from the cruise lines, it seemed very much like a rationalization for doing something that was already being construed by many onboard to be in poor or bad taste. To the hundreds of Haitian workers it's way more than a "very, very tiny drop" in their buckets. Also, a "very, very tiny drop in the bucket" is better than no drop in the bucket. Especially considering the aid and relief is free.
January 25, 201016 yr What's the big deal? We started a flag football game on the Pentagon lawn after it was attacked. My uncle donated to relief efforts so it was ok.
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