1. The racist treatment of black people fleeing Ukraine is bad
2. A war waged for no purpose other than territorial aggrandizememt is much worse, especially:
3. When civilians are targeted by the aggressor.
This is like a weird funhouse mirror version of the far right claiming that Ukraine is suffering becau…
1. The racist treatment of black people fleeing Ukraine is bad
2. A war waged for no purpose other than territorial aggrandizememt is much worse, especially:
3. When civilians are targeted by the aggressor.
This is like a weird funhouse mirror version of the far right claiming that Ukraine is suffering because of "wokeness". Basically American Exceptionalism taken to a stupid place. Every foreign issue can only be seen through the lens of domestic American politics.
What these types don't get is:
1. The racist treatment of black people fleeing Ukraine is bad
2. A war waged for no purpose other than territorial aggrandizememt is much worse, especially:
3. When civilians are targeted by the aggressor.
This is like a weird funhouse mirror version of the far right claiming that Ukraine is suffering because of "wokeness". Basically American Exceptionalism taken to a stupid place. Every foreign issue can only be seen through the lens of domestic American politics.
"Every foreign issue can only be seen through the lens of domestic American politics."
That's an absolutely excellent way to explain the issue.