It's true that racism plays a role in the world's overwhelming response to Ukraine's plight while disregarding Yemen, the Rohingya, and umpteen other catastrophes around the world. Absolutely.
But there is also more to it.
But there is also more to it.
After WW2, there was hope that we were done with European wars. Of course, there were the Balkan Wars, but they were in a way, civil wars. Intra-familial disputes about the division of Yugoslavia. And of course, they ended up a proxy Russo-Euro conflict in the end.
I think, though, that this is more a result of antipathy to Putin occasioned by his relentless interference with Western democracies. His pushing for Brexit, support for LePen and other authoritarians across Europe. His love of Trump in the US
His pushing anti-vaccination lies, and exploiting fractures to damage democracies. I think democracies are thrilled to have a chance to get their own back against Putin. It's not just racism, it's that Putin is such a good enemy.
I mean, he's murdered people in the West, in England, France, the United States. He's used radiation poisoning which is just so completely evil. He's a villain of such epic proportion that he would be perceived as hyperbolic in fiction.
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