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wam654 t1_je0xy7c wrote

Good on them!

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Bippy73 t1_je22rrc wrote

Even more so because they’re likely going into areas that are indoctrinated daily with “news” that relentlessly messages why are we helping Ukraine with their democracy & why are we sending them $.

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shadowstar617401 t1_je36f0y wrote

I was thinking exactly this. I hope the people they help actually SEE them and I hope in SEEING them it softens their hard hearts.

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xDrxGinaMuncher t1_je38i37 wrote

Some, maybe, but my gut says the main response would be "well they're one of the good ones."

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zombo_pig t1_je3b4qy wrote

That's a wonderful perspective on this. My friends and I are joining the Welcome Corps and might be hosting a Ukrainian family - not that we're picky about nation of origin as long as they need the help!! - and I love the idea that this could be a side effect.

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Bippy73 t1_je3bdan wrote

How lovely that is for you and your friends to do! 😀

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zombo_pig t1_je2oksl wrote

I know this should be uplifting - and it is! - but it's also bittersweet thinking how accustomed Ukrainians are to helping out in disaster zones.

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Physical_Average_793 t1_je307dx wrote

I think it’s just a cultural thing like in the US

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RanoutofBananas t1_je34zq2 wrote

Disasters? Surely you don't mean helping with disasters, once the news forgets about it so does everyone else. All that crap that's happened the last five years? It didn't happen now that it's over. All those devastated fire and flood towns are fiiine. We're fiiinnee.

#cope

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MACCRACKIN t1_je3k78p wrote

But not once in 100yrs - it's always the same group who live just outside the area there never assist.

We've driven 12 hours straight to Oklahoma from MPLS everytime there's a tornado.

Most of homes ripped clean off their slabs, where you need GPS just to figure out where your Son lives, stationed there.

Local Wal-Mart's filled with so many smashed cars and vehicles, just to get them out of the way.

Cheers

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