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"The Arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."

MLK Jr.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot)


The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, inherited US$1 million from a Ukrainian American in the United States.
"Quote from AFU:"General Zaluzhnyi transferred the full amount to the special account at the National Bank of Ukraine dedicated to the Ukrainian Army.
Quote from Zaluzhnyi: "I gave my whole life to the Armed Forces. And I did not have a single doubt about what to do with the inheritance. Mr. Hryhorii's last will was obviously to support the Ukrainian army through me. I am grateful to everyone who helps the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And I am grateful to my family for their understanding."


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"Corruption is when you give away money you inherited" ~ u/thebeach10 >

No one would have complained because it was his inheritance and would have applauded if he donated half.  Instead, he donated entire inheritance money to Ukrainian army.
What a contrast to military leaders of Russia who like to siphon money into their own corrupt pocket.. >

It's actually a well-reasoned choice to make.
What does money afford you? Comfort and freedom. That is, it allows you to live without serious concerns for preventable or fixable issues and gives you the ability to pursue personal goals.
What does being invaded by Russia prevent? Comfort and freedom.
So if he wants to get the most use out of his money he has two choices.


Flee Ukraine and live semi-comfortably elsewhere, but a million USD is not enough to last a lifetime in most places worth emigrating to so he would need to eventually find other work and would have a permanent black mark on his name from fleeing.


Donate the money to support the war effort and gain a lot of good PR in doing so.


Of course he could also hold onto the money and just hope that Ukraine wins (which does seem likely), but with his position he is definitely a target for assassination. The sooner the war ends, the greater his odds of living long enough to even get good use out of what money he has. >

I feel like he realizes that he probably wouldn't ever be safe (even if he were to run to a Western country) if Ukraine lost the war. So it kinda makes sense for him to do everything in his power (speaking from a purely selfish perspective here) to make sure Ukraine wins. That aside, it's almost certain that the guy actually loves his country. >

Yeah shining fuck you to shame all the corrupt folks in Ukraine as well as those Russian propagandist that try to paint all of Ukraine as corrupt. >

While being 100 times more corrupt than Ukraine on its worst day. >

While being a BIG SOURCE of Ukrainian corruption. Russia is a cancer to its neighbors, no wonder the neighbors are bending over backwards to support Ukraine >

Most people in high positions do this in reverse. 
It takes time, but good has been winning against evil and society has more respect and regards for life, of everything living, everyday. Little by little, with some steps backward.. but we are going forward. More women’s rights exist, gay rights, animals rights, environmental rights etc etc come along more and more then each previous 100 years. Lots of backwards steps though, but don’t give up on doing good. 
Fuck ya this Ukrainian!