Oh, absolutely! It’s an existential threat to all of Europe, including my relatives living there. I totally understand governments reacting accordingly, and sending war materiel, funds, humanitarian supplies. The West can’t afford for Ukraine to be overrun and occupied. After that, it’s next stop Finland (also not a NATO member), then probably Moldova, then I suspect Poland.
I totally get that governments are all in, and that citizens of Western democracies, especially the European ones, are all in too. It’s their survival at stake.
But speaking specifically to the refugee issue, the differences in treatment between white refugees and the other kinds are SO marked. I don’t think solidarity with neighbours in existential peril can account for ALL the differences in attitude. And there have been reports of Polish border guards turning back non-white refugees trying to escape Ukraine, even as they give white Ukrainians sanctuary.
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Date: 2022-03-22 10:34 pm (UTC)I totally get that governments are all in, and that citizens of Western democracies, especially the European ones, are all in too. It’s their survival at stake.
But speaking specifically to the refugee issue, the differences in treatment between white refugees and the other kinds are SO marked. I don’t think solidarity with neighbours in existential peril can account for ALL the differences in attitude. And there have been reports of Polish border guards turning back non-white refugees trying to escape Ukraine, even as they give white Ukrainians sanctuary.