OPINION:
While we hear of Russian aggression and cruelty in the war against Ukraine, comparatively little attention is being paid to the unparalleled, chaotic events happening in our own country.
Over the past few years, the U.S. has witnessed a surge in lootings and shootings, vandalism, antisemitism and protests over various issues, including “defund the police.” The recent protests against Catholic churches and several Supreme Court justices’ homes over abortion are unprecedented. Parents are at odds with the curricula in today’s public schools. Our very institutions are being challenged.
The use of illegal drugs has become rampant in our country, aided by our porous southern border, advantageous to drug cartels and human traffickers. Terrorists surely now find it easier to be in our midst. Our allies and our enemies alike are taking note.
The Churchill-like Volodymyr Zelenskyy once vowed that Russia would “not destroy our faith, our sincere belief in Ukraine and God.” Perhaps there is much more we can learn from Ukraine, and from war itself.
BERNARD BUDNEY
Cutler Bay, Florida
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