Ukrainian patriots help each other. Misguided U.S. 'patriots' just can't help themselves Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.
Thats the length of the Capital Beltway, the ribbon of asphalt that loops around Washington, D.C. For over four hours on Sunday, the so-called Peoples Convoy, estimated at about a thousand trucks, RVs and cars, drove that circle in protest.
In protest of what? Well, take your pick. Many drivers nearly all white, nearly all men flew flags supporting Donald Trump or opposing Joe Biden. Some displayed Confederate battle flags and placards against vaccine and mask mandates, even though those mandates have largely been lifted. One lady told The Good Liars, an online comedy platform, that shes protesting because she doesnt want them to digitile us, a word that does not appear in Merriam-Websters dictionary. The drivers uniformly claim to be fighting against tyranny.
Meantime, another convoy of trucks rumbles out of Berlin, bound for Ukraine. It carries donated toilet paper, batteries, medicine, pet food, baby food and other necessities of everyday life impossible to find in Ukraine since Russia began mauling that country almost two weeks ago. Somebody has to do this, Vadim Pashkiuskiy, a 29-year-old Ukrainian driver, told The Washington Post. My war is to deliver goods. It may be dangerous, but its my responsibility to my country. Im not hiding. Im doing whatever I can to help.
The contrast between the convoys is painful. And telling.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukrainian-patriots-help-other-misguided-205634436.html
PortTack
(32,691 posts)Not to say many many Americans are not...but
Irish_Dem
(46,445 posts)KS Toronado
(17,145 posts)Then Sinclair bought it and turned it into FQX lite, Sure miss his style of thinking.
murielm99
(30,713 posts)His writing is brilliant.
lees1975
(3,839 posts)Keep that in mind.