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Today the world has become a hostage of information wars no less than of hot battlefronts. Sometimes it feels as if on social media a human life is valued not by its inherent worth but by how much it is "trending".
russia invaded, occupied territories, carries out mass torture, abductions, bombings of civilian cities. Ukrainians didn't strike first, we are defending ourselves. This is a fact. Yet even when russia’s crimes are obvious, the comments fill with "what about Palestine?" This is classic whataboutism – an attempt to dismiss someone else’s pain by shifting the conversation to another topic.
On October 7, 2023 it was hamas that attacked Israel – mass shootings, kidnappings, torture of civilians, exactly the same methods russia uses against Ukrainians. All this time hamas, instead of developing the region, stockpiled weapons and built tunnels. Ordinary Palestinians have been taken hostage and turned into a "human shield" for terrorist activities.
The picture the world sees on the news is destroyed neighborhoods in Gaza, dead children. It is horrific and no one denies it. But the responsibility lies not only with Israeli bombs – it also lies with those who deliberately place rocket launchers in residential areas and hide behind women and children. This is like russia storing ammunition depots among apartment blocks and then shouting that "Ukraine bombs itself".
russia = hamas (aggressor, terror, hiding behind civilians).
Ukraine = Israel (forced to defend itself, even if it looks "harsh").
Peaceful Palestinians = Ukrainians under occupation (suffering not by their own choice).
When tragedy strikes in Ukraine – comments overflow with "what about Palestine?".
When tragedy strikes in Gaza – no one writes "what about Ukraine?".
When tragedy strikes in Israel – "they brought it on themselves".
This does not show a real "hierarchy of suffering" but a bias in how the world chooses who deserves sympathy.
We have been at war for 11 years. Thousands raped, tortured, abducted. Children kidnapped to russia. Cities wiped off the map. And still Ukraine appears less and less in the trends.
We are "inconvenient". Ukraine’s story is complex: colonialism, NATO, Europe. It does not fit the black-and-white template of "strong versus weak" that is easy to sell on TikTok.
For many, "white Europeans" are not associated with victims. But Ukrainians were enslaved for four centuries. Serfdom in the russian empire was abolished in 1861 – at the same time that slavery ended in British colonies (1834) and in the United States (1862). And even after that we received new shackles: collectivization, Holodomors, stalinist repressions, deportations etc.
Our truth is uncomfortable. Because to recognize yet another genocide of Ukrainians by russia is to question business interests, politics and old imperial narratives.
Look at a recent case in the U.S. A Ukrainian woman was murdered – and instead of sorrow and solidarity, social media used her death to push something else. People argued about immigration, race, religion – but didn't speak about the fact that a specific young woman who had a right to live was killed. This mirrors exactly how the world treats Ukraine: our deaths are a convenient argument in someone else’s disputes, but not a tragedy.
The world is quick to romanticize russia and its culture – from ballet and literature to soviet-style aesthetics – as if it were something exotic and noble. It is still acceptable to quote russian poets, play russian music, drink vodka "for the vibe". Yet if someone buys Starbucks or McDonald’s burger, they are immediately "cancelled" for support.
This double standard shows how deep the imperial narrative runs: russia’s brand is allowed to remain "mysterious" and "cultural". As long as russia’s culture is treated as neutral or even glamorous, its crimes are easier to excuse, its victims easier to ignore.
#russiaIsATerroristState #GloryToUkraine #FreePalestineFromHAMAS
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