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The Breakdown with Shaun King

Ep. 770 - I am fundamentally anti-war, but I think my take on Ukraine might surprise you.

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

War is hell. And the war in Ukraine is no different. Russia has already created nearly 10 million Ukrainian refugees. Entire towns have been destroyed. Tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people have been killed. That's ALWAYS what war does. But I think my take on this war might surprise you. Let me unpack and explain it. To listen to today’s FULL EPISODE of The Breakdown go now to Apple Podcasts or Spotify and search for “The Breakdown with Shaun King.” Subscribe there for FREE and listen to the whole podcast. If you are already on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, please subscribe, listen, share, leave reviews, and listen daily to the entire episode. The more of it you listen to, the better it is for us. Love and appreciate you all. Shaun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I have a take about Ukraine and the war going on there right now that I think is going to

0:07.5

surprise you.

0:08.5

I am fundamentally an anti-war and I am a void war at all cost.

0:17.6

I hate the expense of this war.

0:21.9

I hate the cost of lives because it's primarily everyday people that are being chewed up and

0:28.4

spit out here.

0:30.4

But I have a conclusion that I think will surprise you but I hope you identify with it.

0:37.0

Let me unpack and explain it.

0:38.5

This is Sean King and you are listening to The Breakdown.

0:59.0

As a general principle, I am anti-war and I think a lot of people as a general principle

1:07.6

feel that way, particularly if you understand the actual costs and effects of war.

1:16.3

Millions, I think the numbers now nearly 10 million refugees have been created because

1:22.4

of the war in Ukraine right now.

1:24.6

I should say Russia's attacks on Ukraine have created 10 million Ukrainian refugees.

1:31.6

Okay, what you say, I have a problem with that.

1:35.6

It's a humanitarian nightmare to have a million refugees but to have 10 million people

1:42.9

flee a country going anywhere they can because another country and two sovereign nations

1:51.1

because one sovereign nation has said, hey, we're coming over there and we're taking over

1:56.4

cities, towns, regions, we're making them ours.

2:01.7

That's a problem.

2:02.7

I always have a problem with it.

2:05.1

And so war not only creates refugees, it always creates refugees.

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