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Re:Commercials make us like TV more (2010)
by scrollaway on Saturday August 20, 2022 @05:32PM
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The people I've met, with zero exceptions, miss their home and want to go back. One of them had just finished buying and decorating hers when the war broke out. Another I met yesterday didn't even leave until a week ago, because of all the chatter about the upcoming danger with Independence Day on August 24 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_of_Ukraine).
Who is your comment directed to, anyway? You're saying "just so you know", as if of the two of us, you met with more UA refugees than I have -- you clearly haven't talked to a single one. You're wrong, prejudiced, and frankly a little disgusting.
Sorry, did I say a little? Hm.
Re:Commercials make us like TV more (2010)
by profile53 on Saturday August 20, 2022 @04:41PM
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The subtext on this comment is rather hostile. Refugees anywhere likely want to leave because of the current situation, not because they always hated/disliked/whatever their country.
Re:Commercials make us like TV more (2010)
by hedora on Saturday August 20, 2022 @04:49PM
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Victim blaming is inappropriate.
The refugees I know (none from Ukraine, though they were all victims of Russia-supported regimes) all liked their homes before they became war zones.
They experienced starvation-related long-term health issues, having loved ones arrested, tortured and worse, being hunted for sport, etc...
Whatever beefs they had with their local neighborhood prior to that didn't really enter into their decisions to leave.
Things such as “Don’t mind the explosions, it’s not my city block”, etc.