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And it's not just Ukraine - what about Sri Lanka which is collapsing by the minute? I do care about the people, but if I am completely honest, I could care less

And it's not just Ukraine - what about Sri Lanka which is collapsing by the minute? I do care about the people, but if I am completely honest, I could care less about the government. If the current government can fend off Russia, great, but maybe (I don't know for sure) it would be better for the people for some sort of diplomatic solution to be created (perhaps surrender a part of Ukraine but allow anyone interested to leave the new Russia peacefully), that might be better for people on the ground than an endless war. Surrender for now for the sake of stability, but regroup and don't allow such a thing to ever happen again and take some lessons learned from this.

ceejayoz 4y ago
Sri Lanka hasn't spent the last decade invading multiple nations. Ukraine's not facing internal strife, they're facing an external threat.
- gjsman-1000 4y ago
  But are the people of Sri Lanka not going to suffer immensely in a different way and thus also need our aid, assistance, and attention?
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    Yes, and when the famine (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/we-are-going-die-sri-lanka-warns-food-shortages-2022-05-20/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/we-are-going-die-...) hits in a few months, we should - and probably will - assist. We're just not likely to intervene with the protests going on right now.
- HKH2 4y ago
  When Ukrainians shell civilian targets in the Donbas, is that not internal strife?
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    I'm not inclined to see Russian-backed separatist movements as entirely "internal".
    - HKH2 4y ago
      I'm not inclined to see American-backed separatist movements as entirely "internal" either, but Ukraine is not as homogeneous as some would have you believe.