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Zelenskiy makes 11th hour plea for Ukraine war funds in Washington
(www.reuters.com)
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i want the Ukrainians armed and fed and warm, let's get to work
You should want that for your own country. Can you even name a place in Ukraine, without looking it up? Without mentioning a name already spoken of in the news?
You are welcome to your own point of view, but .. It's baffling.
You can be against an immediate global threat without being against better conditions for your country. One does not exclude the other. Nuance and priority.
No no you see that's the "fuck you got mine" mentality...or whataboutism to have an excuse to let Russia take over Ukraine
This is the "it's not guns...it's metal health" argument
When the "mental health" part actually comes up for discussion, it's "radical, socialist, extremist, leftist, unamerican" take your alt reich buzzword pick
The GOP has already decided they will not be giving Ukraine aid and the whole "border reform" is bullshit and a strawman. When the aid "fails" all the pundits will say "the left didn't want to negotiate on the border enough" it's their fault Ukrainians will die, when they damn well know their mind was made up potentially months ago. Putin has them all their pockets likely with dirt ready for airing should they not fall in line
You don't have to be Ukrainian or even be in Europe to be affected by what is happening.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-could-fail-meet-future-wheat-demand-if-attacks-continue-un-agency-warns-2023-11-21/
The Russian invasion is also affecting food prices globally. So those that don't care about the Ukrainians (which they should but hey let's explore the heartless approach to this) but do care about inflation should also want to support Ukraine in getting a speedy end to this war. This is to ensure that Russia does not create any further large scale disruptions:
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/27/1159630215/the-russia-ukraine-wars-impact-on-food-security-1-year-later
Your facts don't work. They're being told Biden is at fault for price increases
LIE-DEN is WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE for the PRICES!!!! You stupid libtards don't understand. When the PRICES go UP it is because BABY EATING DEMONCRATS are making the ECONOMY WORSE. BUT when the prices go DOWN it's because GOD FEARING REPUBLICANS are FIXING the MESS the DEMONCRATS left.
Some may seriously joke about that "Oh I don't use X foodstuff, it doesn't directly affect me"
Demand for food is quite inelastic. If folks who use sunflower seed oil can't get any, they'll flock to canola oil, peanut oil, or whatever other oil is available and drive it up in price.
Same deal with wheat and other crops.
Heck, we saw the same thing during the GPU shortage! People who would have bought mid or high end GPUs were priced out, so cards like the GTX 1030 we're selling for $250!
Even the GTX 3050 and RX 6400 should have been bottom of the barrel $90 to $150 cards but ended up in the $250 to $300 range instead
Don't feed the trolls.
But human decency is zero sum!