RE: Almost normal
You are right, it is strange. How a war changes everything and nothing at the same time.
People still need food, still need to cook, clean, wash, ect. Live goes on.
When people look at a country ore an area that is in war, it is easy to picture the whole place as a fire zone. But this is not always the case.
Lines here are static now for a wile and people must life there lives, they can only make the best out of it. For people closer to the frontline it is a whole different story.
And then you have the rest of the world, the people that only here everything on the news, different story`s depending to who you are listening, the political and media propaganda.
And I must say, seeing both worlds, sometimes it is easier to see the bigger picture when you are not in the middle.
The signals are more political and that is the strange thing for the people here, they only hear the artillery and see Russian and Ukrainian news telling totally conflicting stories of course.
But for them it is clear, the hate that suddenly rised at Maidan, that was first a peaceful protest and became a nightmare, is enough.
Enough to not want to be part of this, not want to be I the center of hate. And not want to be the playball of the west that is tolerating and even financing this hate.
But the true picture goes way deeper. And yes, that picture changes everything.
If you are not that familiar with the Ukraine war I can deeply recommend the documentary from Oliver Stone, Ukraine on fire. It gives a insight that most people don`t know.
I must say that the origin goes further than the documentary, but it is a good start.
If you can understand the origin of this, than you understand the importance.
And you will understand that the rabbit hole is deep, very deep.