Let the horror in Ukraine open our eyes to the suffering of war around the world

Let the horror in Ukraine open our eyes to the suffering of war around the world

«Exceptionalism means we are doomed to repeat the complacencies of the past, constantly comforting ourselves that it can’t happen here, because it only happens elsewhere to others whose pain is somehow different from ours.» Nesrine Malik, as usual expertly forcing us to look in the mirror.


From Weekly Filet #384, in March 2022.

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