My friend, I'm from Ukraine myself (Berdychiv) with roots in both countries, and I can tell you your comment doesn't make sense. I inherited apartment in Kiev which I was hoping to use for retirement, but I won't be able to go there because of somebody decided to claim their rights on the country.
My pacifist nature wanted to leave in peace, and now I don't know who to blame: east, west, Putin, Zelensky, US, Russia. My family has been affected, and you're telling me my comment doesn't make sense...
My comment makes sense, because now I personally can understand what happened to those millions civilians in the Middle East.
I hope you understand that I am not asking you to _change_ your point of view, and I do not insist that my comment is correct, and your comment doesn't make any sense. All I recommend is to think critically, try to understand one small little person online, real one, regardless of what western/eastern propaganda says, regardless of what you read in mainstream media.
I am American myself (naturalized), but if you're American thinking you need to help somebody - I don't need your ambitions, because it's me paying for that, not you.
> I inherited apartment in Kiev which I was hoping to use for retirement, but I won't be able to go there because of somebody decided to claim their rights on the country.
I just fail to see how that's the US fault
You'd prefer that the "west" close their eyes and let your country be absorbed by Russia ? To save your retirement flat ? Would you go back there to retire under Putin's regime or whatever will come next ? I frankly don't get it
I understand that it's war and it's hell, but regardless of the US intervention Ukrainians were going to pay a very high price.
It's probably the only US intervention since ww2 that can be explained without too much mental gymnastic. They're far from being angels but they didn't invade you country, regardless of what they did in the middle east.
Of course, it's not the US fault, because you're so helpful. Thanks for your help, buddy. But you better solve your own problems. Is it familiar narrative? Pretty much the entire non-western world is thinking like that, except yourself, of course. Because you are so helpful.
> I understand that it's war and it's hell, but regardless of the US intervention Ukrainians were going to pay a very high price.
There were many-many ways to avoid the war, or at least make the conflict less impactful for small little people. I can't believe people in 2023 are so pro-war.
> You'd prefer that the "west" close their eyes and let your country be absorbed by Russia ?
I'd prefer to stop people killing each other. It is so easy to do that, the only thing that is needed is the political will. However, some folks in the US/EU/RU/UA government spread lots of propaganda on why we need to "help". The West only wants to "help" because they will get political benefits, and they don't care about people dying, it's not the number one priority.
My pacifist nature wanted to leave in peace, and now I don't know who to blame: east, west, Putin, Zelensky, US, Russia. My family has been affected, and you're telling me my comment doesn't make sense...
My comment makes sense, because now I personally can understand what happened to those millions civilians in the Middle East.
I hope you understand that I am not asking you to _change_ your point of view, and I do not insist that my comment is correct, and your comment doesn't make any sense. All I recommend is to think critically, try to understand one small little person online, real one, regardless of what western/eastern propaganda says, regardless of what you read in mainstream media.
I am American myself (naturalized), but if you're American thinking you need to help somebody - I don't need your ambitions, because it's me paying for that, not you.