At least in the eyes of some Ukrainians…
I was reminded of the US pre-invasion designation of a female Iraqi scientist as “Dr Germ” when a friend sent me a list from Ukraine of over 1,300 individuals and some 900 organizations in 19 European countries who are….
Yeah, man! We’re all revealed as agents, germs, bad guys – in the eyes of Ukrainian free and fair media.
See the shoddy list here – and choose any country to the left. If you choose “Denmark,” then you’ll see all my Danish germy friends and colleagues 🙈 🙉 🙊…
Here is what the word “germ” may mean. To use it about human beings is dehumanising, derogatory and anything but civilised and respectful.
However, in Ukraine’s democracy and free press 🙈 🙉 🙊 it seems to be considered good journalism. Texty.org.ua is a media company.