A BRAND OF RACISM IN UKRAINE: ENOUGH TO SWAY MINORITY OPINION?

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Racism has been a delicate topic in the West and sometimes I laugh at people who jitter in discomfort when it is brought up. We get it, progressiveness has made the fact that the deeds of a certain race against others has somewhat hindered a lot of people from acting firmly against all round injustice.

Quite frankly topics like these are why I think I joined Hive in the first place. I should be able to talk about racism the way I see it and sleep peacefully at night.

It is condemnable to deny humans their basic rights simply because of skin pigmentation and more people should speak up about it. Racism is destroying many facets of society from sports to access to education to political office and many more. I understand that we’ve (the world) come a long way regarding how racism and anti-Semitism is addressed, but quite frankly I believe we have a long way to go.

Recently I heard BBC talk about how non Ukrainians especially Africans and Arabs fleeing the war-torn country were treated at the borders by Ukrainian migration officials. How they had to wait at the border for days while Ukrainian citizens were given preferential treatment.

Apparently the non Ukrainians slept outside under freezing temperatures with no real concrete explanations given by officials. They were later cleared with the officials of both Ukraine and Poland blaming each other for the 3 to 4 day delay of NON UKRAINIANS.

I laugh at the ruckus. Do you expect a country to give you preferential treatment over their nationals? That stuff only happens in Africa and some parts of South America...maybe a little in India but not in America and definitely not in Europe or most parts of Asia.

I remember hearing Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky asking foreigners to travel into Ukraine to help fight off the Russian ‘invasion’. The inventive was full nationality for those who did. I also saw news about some foreigners heeding the call of President Zelensky. So some who wanted to help out will become Ukrainian citizens or what? (Someone should enlighten me on this). Does that mean when the war is over the colour of your skin wouldn't matter of what?

My question is, is this recent news about the maltreatment of non Ukrainians enough to dissuade some people from heading to Ukraine got help with the war effort or will the larger public just see it as the use of the media to project something that ultimately doesn't really affect the West’s position on the Russian ‘invasion’?

I think the more this conflict lasts, the more it'll improve or sway the positions of onlookers. The media...both mainstream and social media always has a huge role to play in shaping public opinion. Those best at using it most times end up as the victors in the longer run.

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I'm not here to talk about politics nor am I here to legitimise or condemn Russia’s ‘invasion’ but to talk about a hint of racism and how the media can weaponized to soothe the needs and intentions of those who wield it.

War is expensive, peace is priceless...choose peace.


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Unfortunately, racism is still prevalent in this world. There'll always be bad actors who give everyone else a bad name. Just like this war, it's up to good men to take a stand against what is wrong (racism).

Exactly. Some good people are uncomfortable with even speaking about it and while they aren't to be blamed entirely, it'll sure help to educate others. A little clarification goes a long way.

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There are links of Zelensky with the nazis, the Azov battalion it's composed by them and they appear in photos with swastikas and other nazi symbology, also has been reported that black people has been rejected from entering to Poland as the government there is also racist. Rumania seems to be their only way to escape from the conflict until now.

Wow. This is truly heartbreaking. I read about Zelensky and I wondered about the media representation. I'm still on the fence about Zelensky even though I don't believe that war is the answer.

No, war is never the answer, there is no excuse to justify it, Putin has been saying he will desnazificate Ukraine but at the same time he is supporting fascist parties in all Europe, Le Pen in France, Abascal in Spain, Salvini in Italy... This conflict has multiple facets, it's not as easy as it seems.

Interests and foreign policies... They are basically all the same...I think