Wars
After praising the media for its reporting from Ukraine it is disturbing that after three nonstop weeks there might be a danger of us being obsessed, overwhelmed mentally by it all.
We have applauded the magnificent response from many countries offering sanctuary and safety to the millions of refugees pouring out from their stricken country, but shocked by the endless pictures and descriptions of destroyed cities and death in the streets.
The conflict has almost totally taken over the news, including our worsening pandemic statistics, except notably and incongruosly perhaps, for sport including the weekend’ clamour and excitement of the Six Nations rugby championship, probably an effective safety valve for millions.
Ukraine has again highlighted the futility of wars but the world has endured them for thousands of years, and today they are still raging in many countries of which we know and seem to care little.
This year, wars in East Asia and Africa have have killed over 15,000 and in 2020 there was war in seventeen countries, killing 200,000, blighting the lives of millions, yet we seldom see reports.
All we can hope is that Ukraine will survive, its incredibly brave battle won, and that we will longer be obsessed by those horrifying daily headlines.
no longer be the daily headline
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