| LegitHyperbole said: How come this war has everyone so interested but the Isreal thread has no one posting aside from Svennoj. Why so popular over here compared to the far more destructive one in the middle East? Is Zelensky using his NATO money to buy you all off and keep the conversation going? How do I get in on this action. ~Thread Banned. |
The situation in the Middle East is probably of regional importance only, whereas the situation in Ukraine is of global importance, as well as major regional importance in Europe. That should already explain a lot, especially when you consider the number of users from Europe and the Middle East here - oh, and the US, to whom the war in Ukraine is probably more consequential.
On a personal level, I live in a relatively small country neighbouring Russia, so the war in Ukraine has existential importance to my country. Additionally, we have conscription here, so the worst-case scenario is that I die defending my country against Russia because it wasn't stopped in time. It's a very unlikely scenario, but there isn't anything even remotely comparable to me about the situation in the Middle East.
Also, I have only so much time to worry about the state of the world. Israel isn't the first or the last crisis that deserves attention, but I don't have time to attend to them all especially when I'm unlikely to make much of a difference. I vote in any elections I can though, and hope to affect our foreign politics too, but there's only so much a single person can achieve even that way.
