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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
So are those in Ukraine who trade in Children.
This is my whole point we are getting drummed into us Russia Bad Ukraine Good and it just is not as simple as that
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It’s rarely helpful to talk in moral absolutes, however I’m not convinced that’s what we’re seeing happen here. There is much talk of innocent Ukraine and wicked Russia, but to infer these are absolute judgments on their societies is absurd.
Ukraine is a democratic country with a government and borders recognised by the UN and by the entire world, with the recent exception of Russia. It has the right to have its territorial integrity respected and its civilian population has the right to life, even in the event of enemy invasion. These are matters of international law to which Russia is a signatory. Yet Russia has invaded and is ravaging great swathes of the country with no regard for the civilian population.
Unless you’re prepared to stand up and say that Russia is God’s chosen instrument for the judgment of a wicked society, then pointing to Ukraine’s moral failings as an attempt to sound even handed in debate is equivocation of the worst kind.