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Half a million may have died in Ethiopia conflict as all eyes remain on Ukraine
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this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2022
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Yes, a lot of racist things have been said, and race plays a role in one conflict getting more attention, and that's bad. But the invasion of Ukraine has potential immediate ramifications for people living in Europe, whether that be through energy security, sanctions, refugees, etc. So it may be selfish, but it's understandable.
I'm from the UK and I hear about a neighbour who was hit by a motor vehicle on a nearby road. Not because I don't care about all the people dying in the rest of the country or around the world, but because it's relevant to me.
The biggest threat to us is it escalating to nuclear war.
For Americans, this conflict is very far away. America is involved with every country, it's hard to see a conflict of this scale not having an impact on America.
But the conflicts that America is involved in Somalia and Yemen do matter for Americans. Saudi Arabia payed us $100 billion for weapons to kill people in Yemen. But no one has a Yemeni flag on their social media.
It's like in your car example. But somehow you were running people over with your car and you didn't care. But when someone else does it you care. Even when it's ruining your car. It's plain hypocrisy.
Oh my god a gun
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Yes, you make a good point. The west should be talking more about the conflicts we are responsible for (which if you go back in history is probably practically all of them)