Lifeboat Ethics

The discussion about life boat ethics caught my attention in class. While it is the idea that we are forced to think that not everyone is going to be saved and we must make a decision on who it will be, I feel like the decision is already made. Or at least it was in the Titanic. Although it was just a movie, it was a true story and those who were better off or in the upper class were the ones who were saved. And why? Because of their social class. As sad as it is, that is how America is still today. I feel like people are judged based on what class they are in. With the idea of life boat ethics, as much as we all would like for everyone to be saved, in reality everyone can't be. But if it actually came down to being saved, people would try to take their material things with them taking up room causing less people to be saved. Its sad but thats just how it is.