# Show support for Ukraine by generating trash!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-support-for-ukraine-by-generating-trash/963080>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 19, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-support-for-ukraine-by-generating-trash/963080 "2022-04-19T20:41:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-support-for-ukraine-by-generating-trash/963080/3 "2022-04-19T20:50:09Z")

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Please explain “a simple showing of support.” I’m serious - I don’t get what motivates a person in such a situation. What is in it for them, or what do they think it is doing for someone else? Does it make the person feel virtuous?

Sure, there is a lot of plastic waste elsewhere. Not sure that is a good reason to personally contribute to such waste.

And yeah - I found the flying of US flags following our invasions repugnant. Took a LONG TIME before I was willing to fly my flag again.

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