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No one thought about or cared about Ukraine a month ago. Now it's everyone's greatest cause of their lives. Meanwhile, I'm certain there are many atrocities the

No one thought about or cared about Ukraine a month ago. Now it's everyone's greatest cause of their lives. Meanwhile, I'm certain there are many atrocities the ruling class isn't forcing your focus on that you don't care about at all. All of this feigned outrage is so fake.

gruez 5y ago
I don't agree with the characterization that it was "feigned" (which implies the person is intentionally doing it), but I do agree that it's a meme that blew up in popularity, and people suddenly felt the need to do something, anything. I mean, we had namecheap canceling russian accounts, of all things. I definitely wouldn't have imagined that happening a few years ago (eg. for xinjiang/hong kong/syria).
avgcorrection 5y ago
It’s happening in Europe, close to the Western world. So it’s understandable that Westerners care. I’ve seen a few comments about how outrageous it is that people in places like India and Africa are not up in arms about this conflict (I’m just taking their word for it). Not so strange though if you consider their proximity and compare that (lack of) reaction to how few Westerns care about conflicts like the one in Yemen.
czzr 5y ago
Well yes, few cared - also, there wasn’t large scale bombing and 2 million refugees a month ago.
xdennis 5y ago
Even if what you say is true (and it's not), it's better to see feigned outrage rather than sincere indifference to human suffering.
avgDev 5y ago
It isn't fake. US and other western nations are extremely close Ukrainians, and Ukrainians are very close to other European nations like Poland. Since, many Ukrainians, Poles, Germans, Czech, Lithuanians, Slovakians live in the US. They protest and spread the word. Plus, there are protests in individual countries. There always will be some issues in the society, but what is happening in Ukraine is giving people WW2 vibes and Poles can relate. It is a matter of time until Russia will crumble though.
kcb 5y ago
No one cared about situation until situation escalated. You don't say.

gruez 5y ago

I don't agree with the characterization that it was "feigned" (which implies the person is intentionally doing it), but I do agree that it's a meme that blew up in popularity, and people suddenly felt the need to do something, anything. I mean, we had namecheap canceling russian accounts, of all things. I definitely wouldn't have imagined that happening a few years ago (eg. for xinjiang/hong kong/syria).

avgcorrection 5y ago

It’s happening in Europe, close to the Western world. So it’s understandable that Westerners care. I’ve seen a few comments about how outrageous it is that people in places like India and Africa are not up in arms about this conflict (I’m just taking their word for it). Not so strange though if you consider their proximity and compare that (lack of) reaction to how few Westerns care about conflicts like the one in Yemen.

czzr 5y ago

Well yes, few cared - also, there wasn’t large scale bombing and 2 million refugees a month ago.

xdennis 5y ago

Even if what you say is true (and it's not), it's better to see feigned outrage rather than sincere indifference to human suffering.

avgDev 5y ago

It isn't fake. US and other western nations are extremely close Ukrainians, and Ukrainians are very close to other European nations like Poland. Since, many Ukrainians, Poles, Germans, Czech, Lithuanians, Slovakians live in the US. They protest and spread the word. Plus, there are protests in individual countries. There always will be some issues in the society, but what is happening in Ukraine is giving people WW2 vibes and Poles can relate. It is a matter of time until Russia will crumble though.

kcb 5y ago

No one cared about situation until situation escalated. You don't say.