Christian Atsu, a Ghanaian footballer, died after being trapped under rubble for days in a 7.8 earthquake in Turkey. In this article, I will explain why Christian Atsu would not have died if he had been American or Turkish.
The earthquake occurred almost two weeks ago and killed over 30,000 people. Rescue teams did everything they could to save people, but some died.
Tanur Savet, a Hatayspor team official, and player Christian Atsu were among those trapped in the earthquake. Tanur Savet was also confirmed dead on Saturday, following the death of Atsu.
Christian Atsu would not have died if he were American or Turkish, in my opinion. This is due to the fact that America is a country that adores its citizens. On the first day of hearing the news, America would have dispatched a rescue team to Turkey to save Atsu.
He would have been considered a national asset and thus treated as such. The government is responsible for the citizens of America, so they will go to any length to save their people.
Ghana and the GFA, for their part, made no effort to assist in the citizen’s rescue, instead sitting back and tweeting meaningless messages.
According to sources, Atsu begged the Ghanaian FA to make him a permanent national team player because players in the national team are respected elsewhere, but received no tangible response. They wanted him because he had a dead body.
On the other hand, if he had been Turkish, he would have had a 40% chance of survival. The reason for this is that if he were Turkish, efforts would have been made to rescue him first because he is a national asset. Despite their best efforts, they were unsuccessful. God is the ultimate authority.
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