I think it's understandable to have misgivings -- the contrast between wealthy vacationers and tragedy-stricken Haitians is gut-wrenching. But it won't help Haitians at all if the cruise ships simply avoid Haiti. It will save the wealthy from having to SEE the contrast, but it won't make the contrast go away.
I blogged about it, here:
http://www.businessethics.ca/blog/2010/01/cruise-ships-and-crisis-in-haiti.html
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I think it's understandable to have misgivings -- the contrast between wealthy vacationers and tragedy-stricken Haitians is gut-wrenching. But it won't help Haitians at all if the cruise ships simply avoid Haiti. It will save the wealthy from having to SEE the contrast, but it won't make the contrast go away.
January 20, 2010 - 12:37pmI blogged about it, here:
http://www.businessethics.ca/blog/2010/01/cruise-ships-and-crisis-in-haiti.html
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