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I met a Ukrainian today (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I met a Ukrainian today. He is my age. I met him at school drop off, our sons are in the same kindergarten class.

They recently arrived here from overseas. I welcome them, but I wish we had done more to help Ukraine.

There are numerous places in the world where people are being displaced by state violence, but I don't think there's anywhere that it's being done by a global power so directly. It's similar to Gaza/Palestine & Israel, but Russia can end the war by simply going home.

If we had been meeting our NATO obligations for the last 30 years, would this family have been driven out of their home? I don't know. (I actually know almost nothing about their personal circumstances)

I just feel like we should have done more, and that it's not too late.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Israel also can stop the war by lifting the blockade of gaza and stop colonizing the westbank

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Israel should stop genociding Palestinians.

I don't know what "stop colonizing the west bank" would look like, but I don't think it would be as simple as withdrawing an army. Which imo makes peace in Ukraine more achievable than justice in Gaza/Palestine/Israel.

This post is about Ukraine so let's not get into it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, you originally brought up Israel/Palestine in your initial post.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Only to articulate what I see as the difference and why I think Ukraine is simpler.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I think you may be right. Its possible Israel may be partially responsible for the situation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Doing so would require essentially no money.