Eclius wrote:Ifreann wrote:As I said, I'm interested in hearing your reasoning. You might say that your logic is simple, but the world quite clearly does not work that way. Most, if not all countries do spend money on non-citizens in one way or another, or have committed sincerely to do so in various circumstances. A large majority of countries, including Italy, are party to the Convention for the Safety Of Life At Sea. Why is the whole world ignoring your supposedly simple logic?
They're helping poor countries out of "sincerity" they're helping them to extend their political influence.
If it's in a country's political interests to help other countries then you're going to need a lot more than "It's simple logic" to argue that they should act contrary to their interests.
And as aforementioned, not every nation can afford to do that, you can't expect a nation like Italy to give away foreign aid money in billions and billions.
But Italy does give aid to foreign countries, and accept refugees, and help ships in distress, even if they're not Italian. You know, excepting this incident. If your logic is so simple, how did these conventions even come about?
In terms of Convention for the Safety Of Life At Sea, it's a treaty that sets minimum safety standard for commercial ships, it did not say you have to protect economic migrants.
The Aquarius is a ship.
At sea.
And the people aboard her are alive.
