From: Roman Sheremeta — I have seen too much evil…
In the past two and a half years I have seen too many pictures of crippled children, mutilated dead bodies, parents crying on the graves of their children, and small kids hugging the gravestones of their fathers. I have seen tortures committed by russians in Ukraine. I have seen prisoners starved to bones in russian prisons.
I have seen so much evil committed by russians that I have become desensitized. When I see russians castrating or decapitating a Ukrainian soldier, I am no longer shocked or even surprised, because it’s a normal thing for the russian army and society to do.
Russia is a terrorist and a serial killer, with millions of russians directly involved in these crimes – army, police, FSB, weapon factories, subcontractors of the Ministry of Defense – and tens of millions indirectly involved by paying taxes, doing business as usual, and just simply being “neutral.”
But there is no neutrality in the face of evil. I hold each person claiming to be neutral regarding the russian war and genocide against Ukrainian people, responsible for the evil committed by russians. History will judge you; God will judge you.
To end, I want to quote some people who understood very well that there is no neutrality in the face of evil.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless. To not speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”
Elie Wiesel: “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
Dante Alighieri (paraphrased): “The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.”
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