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> The first gulf war was the current topic. Our view of that was from the news, as well. The events in Ukraine are much more real-time and on social media. T
by fullstop 4y ago
> The first gulf war was the current topic.
Our view of that was from the news, as well. The events in Ukraine are much more real-time and on social media. They see stories of children separated from their parents, of parents murdered, or all of them being killed in bombings.
These atrocities have always happened in war but now they are barely filtered and easily accessible.
"If it can happen to those children, it can happen to me."
- Broken_Hippo 4y agoI didn't even consider that when I wrote the response. I mean, I remember seeing the bombs on television and being a bit worried about it, but I imagine it seems a bit more 'real' now and there is so much more available.
- fullstop 4y agoAn additional "sad-but-true" aspect is that people can disassociate atrocities because the people look different than they do. The people in Ukraine, in general, look Caucasian. It shouldn't make a difference, of course, but for some people this makes it all the more real.