I think that the most impactful thing HN:ers outside of Ukraine/Russia can do is to politically push for more and better weapons to be sent to Ukraine, from whatever country you live in. Please do that. I think we often underestimate our political influence.
I read Orwell's 1984 in high school, and I never believed that we'd go there until now.
You can quote Orwell all day long but if you don't understand that one part of his view was that not standing up to tyranny and playing along with those that will eventually plow you under then you probably should go re-read that book as well.
It is a bit hard to be well informed, since there are no "approved" journalists reporting from these territories. The only Western journalists there that I know of (Anne-Laure Bonnel, Anna Lipp and the rather hack-ish Patrick Lancaster) are not given much exposure on the mainstream channels. If you have not heard what they have to say, I suggest you correct that before warmongering any further.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/30/world/europe/zelensky-jou...
Maybe you should see what they have to say. Even if it contradicts the story that YOU would like to be true.
Apologies, insert 'is a mistake' between 'under then'.
You're the one engaging in Orwellian doublespeak. Enslavement is negotiation. Tyranny is peace. Sacrificing another country from the comfort of your Australian home is peacemaking.
If Orwell were alive he'd throw his gin and tonic in your face and tell you never to utter his name again.
Also, "ignorance is strength".
Yeah, OK. Bye.
> Oil and gas industry, Perth, Western Australia.
Oh. Wonder why that is.
Apart from your absolutely incredible take on my character - my business area has really profited from the war:
https://www.ft.com/content/7a70cee3-2891-4012-a22d-36363fadd...
"Woodside said that its revenue increased to $5.9bn in the September quarter, up 70 per cent from the previous quarter and a significant jump from the $1.6bn that the Perth-based company reported in the same quarter last year... ...Oil and gas companies have enjoyed a streak of record profits thanks to soaring energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."