Originally Posted by
Prodromoi
Sadly it's become very typical of politics in recent years to use tragedy as currency to garner votes. Those doing so aren't concerned about the issue nearly as much as they're concerned about being seen to be vigorously campaigning about it. No one is really surprised to see this unhappy event as being any different, and I wish our politicians would have more respect.
But... I suggest we don't see this devolve into a political debate. The victims, alive and dead, deserve more respect and thought than that. This morning's news article on the BBC says that the number of deaths from this is likely to be around twenty after the fuselage is lifted later today.
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