April 9, 2024

There is no neutrality in the face of evil.

The russian war and genocide against Ukrainians have changed me. The russians killed three of my friends; they have beheaded, castrated, raped, and tortured thousands of my countrymen; they have destroyed the livelihood of millions.

I used to be much more tolerant and accepting of different points of view. But now, my vision is more black and white. The war became personal. The pain became personal.

When you are bombed every night for 2 years straight and have your country invaded, it is personal. I think everyone of us has lost someone, either on the battlefield or when the russian rockets and drones bombed civilian infrastructure.

Almost every day and night, you hear explosions in the sky. You start your day by reading reports about the next dozen people hospitalized or dead because drones or rockets crashed into one more building. And that might be the building where your loved ones or friends live.

So, when I meet a person who claims to be neutral regarding the russian war and genocide against Ukrainian people, I hold them responsible for the atrocities committed by russians. There cannot be neutrality in the face of evil.

If you choose to remain neutral and silent, it’s your choice. But that choice defines who you are. You are a coward, a silent supporter, a “good russian,” and history will judge you as such.

To end, I want to quote some people who understood very well that there is no neutrality in the face of evil.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless. To not speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”

Elie Wiesel: “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

Dante Alighieri (paraphrased): “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.”

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I have a dream…

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77% of russians support war against Ukraine. It is not Putin’s war. It is the war of russian people who literally want to commit genocide against Ukrainians.

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18 russian “diplomats” were allowed to work inside NATO headquarters in Brussels. 8 of them turned out to be spies and were kicked out in 2021, but NATO still kept the 10. Now, Stoltenberg says that the 10 also turned out to be spies. What a shock!

How can one be so naive? Russia always lie and their diplomacy cannot be trusted. Starting with Budapest memorandum, where russia agreed to protect Ukrianian sovereignty, and ending with hundreds of direct lies from Kremlin, such as “we are not going to attack Ukraine.” They lie all the time.

In addition to russian spies in Europe, which are called “diplomats”, russia always had a network of sponsored European politicians. Many top former politicians literally worked for russia and were paid millions: 🇩🇪 Chancellor Schröder, 🇦🇹 Chancellor Schüssel, 🇫🇮 PM Lipponen, 🇫🇷 PM Fillon, and others.

Even today, russian has a significant influence on Europe through its puppets: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Croatian President Zoran Milanović, Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico, Slovakia President Peter Pellegrini, and others.

This has to change.

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Do you know what reason did the Soviet russia give to attack Poland in 1939?

The same reason they gave to invade Ukraine in 2022: “To protect russian minorities.”

By the way it is also the same reason that the Nazis gave to invade Poland and other countries.

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How will Donald Trump end the occupational war of russia against Ukraine? He plans to “persuade” Ukraine to cede occupied Crimea and Donbas. Trump thinks that it would be a “face-saving” way out for russia and Ukraine.

In reality, it would mean the ultimate collapse of the post-WWII world order and a signal that the law of force now supercedes the international law. If this happens, all bets are off. Anyone can attack anyone with no consequences to their actions.