In this world of binary arguments it is sadly
necessary for me to first state I abhor Putin’s unprovoked assault on Ukraine, (though to anyone paying
attention this was predictable – planned in plain sight and encouraged by a
torpid West). Also – as I’ve written many times, Britain has no moral leg to
stand on having a government awash with Russian Oligarch money and a capital that
has been the Russian money laundering centre of the world for many years.
However, the constant euphemism of European leaders
that this is shocking ‘because it’s happening in Europe’ needs decoding.
Call me crazy – but I am as appalled by the suffering
and displacement we’ve blithely ignored in Syria (for years) and many African
countries (for years) and the aftermath of our own Iraq invasion. I am as
disgusted by the decades of horrors in Palestine and now, as a result of
wrecking the planet, the ongoing tragedy of 1.4 billion climate crisis
refugees, mainly in the southern hemisphere and there is no available refugee
status for them – even now.
Someone please explain to me why Ukraine is more shocking?
Actually don’t. I too have brown skin.
At least Priti Patel, our vile Home Secretary does not
discriminate, she is happy for all refugees to be treated like shit to sooth
the right wing of this Tory government, pandemic-partying PM and the bonkers Brexiters!
Meanwhile as Putin is rightly (belatedly) being
condemned and resisted almost globally, here in the UK, newly knighted war
criminal Sir Tony Blair has a cosy Sunday afternoon interview on the BBC
with Archbishop Justin Welby about his faith!
It is rank hypocrisy that has gone
nuclear.
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