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On 2026-08-07 @rshereme noted the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board published a…

2026-08-07 · 03:09 UTC ·@rshereme ·1 min read

Brief

Author @rshereme applauded a Wall Street Journal editorial (2026-08-07) criticizing U.S. refusal to send missiles to Ukraine and highlighted his comment 'I am utterly ashamed' as the most liked/shared under the piece. He charges the U.S. with breaking the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, blames Trump for enabling an exponential rise in Russian strikes, and condemns supporters and 'neutral' bystanders, quoting Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Why it matters

On 2026-08-07 @rshereme noted the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board published a major piece criticizing the U.S. for not supplying Ukraine the missiles it needs; his comment 'I am utterly ashamed' became the most liked and most shared comment under the article.

Key details

  • He asserts the U.S. reneged on the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, did nothing in 2014, and accuses President Donald Trump of siding with Vladimir Putin and giving 'silent permission' for an exponential increase in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities.
  • He labels Trump voters 'despicable and morally bankrupt,' condemns professed 'neutrality' as silent complicity in genocide, and invokes Dietrich Bonhoeffer: 'Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.'
Source evidence

Well, this was a pleasant surprise.

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board published a major piece criticizing the U.S. failure to provide Ukraine with the missiles it desperately needs to defend its cities from russia’s ballistic missile attacks.

Someone shared my recent post, “I am utterly ashamed,” in the comments under the article.

It became the most liked and the most shared comments under the piece.

Thank you to everyone who is engaging with my posts, sharing, and helping to amplify this message.

I hope people in Washington are listening.

Because I meant every word I wrote:

“I am utterly ashamed.”

I am utterly ashamed that the US has stopped any help to Ukraine. We promised Ukrainians that if they give up their nuclear weapons we will guarantee their sovereignty. We made it official and called it the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. But when Ukrainian sovereignty came under attack in 2014, we did nothing. Just as we are doing nothing today to stop the russian aggression.

I am utterly ashamed of the US president – a man who not only refused to help Ukraine survive, but openly sided with war criminal Putin. Since Trump took office, russia has exponentially increased its missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and civilians. Trump gave them silent permission.

I am utterly ashamed of those who voted for Trump, and especially those who still, after all the lies and betrayals, continue to cheer him on. I find such behavior despicable and morally bankrupt.

Finally, I am utterly ashamed of everyone who remains silently complicit in this genocide. People who claim that they are "neutral." The time of judgment will come – whether in this life or eternity. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer said: "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."