By Baxter
This photo makes us cats all squishy and emotional. Germans have thronged Berlin's central train station, meeting refugees from Ukraine and offering them shelter in their homes. Complete strangers, who aren't even cats! (Or dogs.) We're impressed.
It reminds us of Fred Rogers's advice: Whenever you see something upsetting, focus on the people who are trying to make it right. "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news," Mr. Rogers said, "my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'"
It's particularly wonderful because these folks are German. Yes, Poles are doing this, too, and probably a ton of other Europeans who are welcoming Ukrainian refugees. But if anybody knows what it's like to owe a debt to the world, it's Germans. Good on them.
As for people who are not helping, just look to the Republican Party. Today, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held a Zoom call with members of Congress. Baby Marco Rubio and Steve Daines both posted screenshots of Zelenskyy in real time on social media, theoretically endangering his safety. (So, they're working for Vladimir Putin? Inquiring minds want to know.) During the same call, Zelenskyy was forced to ask Florida's first Martian Senator, Rick Scott, to mute his microphone.
What the hell is the matter with these people? Could their behavior be any more egregious in comparison with the Berliners who are opening their homes to fleeing Ukrainians? We cats are disgusted, and we HISS.
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