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by zoomablemind 1559 days ago
No kumbaya singing here. Quite the opposite.

People in Russian govt., army, and media who are responsible for planning, authorizing, executing, and justifying this barbaric aggression against Ukraine should be tried as war criminals.

Just as the people of the Russian Federation should bear responsibility for condoning and rationalizing these actions.

The rift between people of the Russian Federation (Belarus too) and Ukraine is already ripped in millions of hearts which will likely remain unbridgeable for the forseeable future.

However, for any justice to take place, the accounts should be collected of what happened and how people's lives were affected.

That's why a hateful post by itself may be enough for someone to channel the anger and grief, but its effect would be a lot more meaningful, if the personal experiences are recounted instead.

Also, many people's daily lives, I'm sure, are touched by these events. Many may feel anxiety and horror even though they may not be directly related to Ukraine or Russia. Hate by itself will not express this. Yet documented, it is another statement to count towards those who perpertrated these crimes.

The world has been through this before, yet here we go again!