Ukraine is punching far above its weight, which is providing needed inspiration against creeping authoritarianism across the globe, and certainly here in the U.S.
This is a Shakespearean moment, when a tiny country is rattling the highest levels of global governance, with nothing more than old fashioned grit and loyalty to a worthy cause.
Their worthy cause is their own existence, their lives and futures. The people of Europe -- unlike in the USA -- have not completely forgotten the horrors of the first half of the last century. And they have no intention, most of them, of repeating it!
Most of the US is soft, very soft, especially the "Trump Pets". 9/11 was horrible, really horrible. But for 99.99999% of Americans it was the first time anything remotely like it happened to them personally. Europeans have faced far, far worse for decades, even to bombings in Paris, etc. over the past few decades. They know what it means to live with the terror of invasion. The US doesn't.
I agree with you. North America has been truly blessed in the last century. Comfort makes one slothful, I fear. Europe's past is also what makes it needful for us on this side of the Atlantic to let them take the lead at least in some ways and I believe Biden may be doing that. (PS: "Trump Pets" is the best nomer I've seen.)
Ukraine is punching far above its weight, which is providing needed inspiration against creeping authoritarianism across the globe, and certainly here in the U.S.
This is a Shakespearean moment, when a tiny country is rattling the highest levels of global governance, with nothing more than old fashioned grit and loyalty to a worthy cause.
“I need ammunition, not a ride!”.
“Russian Warship; Go F—- Yourself!”
I will never forget.
The wife and I donated $1000 to the Ukrainian embassy today, I would humbly ask anyone who can afford to help to do so
Do you have a link? I've been looking for a legit way to donate.
I don’t know if it helps, but I am expat in Prague, We donated to this humanitarian organization initially
www.clovekvtisni.cz
-and then received an email direct from the Ukrainian embassy asking for money for weapons, which we then wired to them.
There was an article about it in the Wall Street Journal:
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-02-26/card/ukraine-embassy-launches-crowdfunding-campaign-to-buy-weapons-z2pYHq0An48cBLirkCyM
Thank you!
Perhaps you could contact the Ukrainian embassy in the US, but this is a platform to use here, maybe it will work if you translate the page:
https://www.darujme.cz/projekty/1200004/highestCollectedMoney
Sorry I was unable to supply a simple straightforward answer!
Their worthy cause is their own existence, their lives and futures. The people of Europe -- unlike in the USA -- have not completely forgotten the horrors of the first half of the last century. And they have no intention, most of them, of repeating it!
Most of the US is soft, very soft, especially the "Trump Pets". 9/11 was horrible, really horrible. But for 99.99999% of Americans it was the first time anything remotely like it happened to them personally. Europeans have faced far, far worse for decades, even to bombings in Paris, etc. over the past few decades. They know what it means to live with the terror of invasion. The US doesn't.
I agree with you. North America has been truly blessed in the last century. Comfort makes one slothful, I fear. Europe's past is also what makes it needful for us on this side of the Atlantic to let them take the lead at least in some ways and I believe Biden may be doing that. (PS: "Trump Pets" is the best nomer I've seen.)