As I read it, it seems the offense is not that they are paying, but that the old "women and children first" is being ignored and that those with money are being sent out first.
That would be troubling
I’d wager that the majority of the tourists to Machu Pichu are liberals/socialists. It is rather amusing that when faced with a rough situation, they shove each other around and their “charitable” instinct flies out the window.
“women and children first”
Isn’t it funny, about women? They all prattle on about “equality”, the glass ceiling, wanna be fighter pilots, astronauts, soldiers, brag that they will never depend on a man, dominate law and medical schools, etc,,,,
Then a disaster hits, and they all revert to pre-19th amendment days, get a case of the vapors, and faint if they arent first on the lifeboat. This is why they arent taken seriously. They always pull the “helpless woman” trump card whenever they want.
Men always know that they face all of the consequences,,, alone.