Is Mise,

Ukraine's President signed a law allowing civilians
to use weapons during wartime to protect their country.
They have been allowed to use weapons against persons
who carry out armed aggression.

Bettina Arndt, the blokes' friend, wants to know: "How come the life of (a young) father is considered expendable whilst most fit, capable Ukrainian women are being hastily shipped off, out of harm’s way?"

She wants to know where the feminists' demand for "equal treatment of women" has gone when males 18-60 only are forced to stay and defend Ukraine.

Apart from the 32,000 women in the Ukraine military, there are 17, 000 million other women of military age; some of whom, it must be said, are staying behind to help, voluntarily.

There is a case for women with very young children leaving - but even then, there would be plenty of people over 60 who could take children to safety. Children were separated from their parents during the London blitz.

Then, as Ms. Arndt points out, there are "all those forty-something single women past childbearing age that we watched scrambling to get on crowded trains leaving Ukraine".

I hope none of them are given refugee visas here. If they won't fight for their own country, they won't fight for ours.

Foxy,

I know all that but do you agree that giving firearms to civilians is the right thing to do?
Just (for once) please answer the question.

Is Mise,

I am not under any obligation to answer any of your
questions.

It should be clear that Ukrainians will fight
with whatever weapons they can - be it molotov cocktails
or pitchforks. They will defend their country against an
armed aggressor. Firearms are not much protection against
Russian missiles and military might, but so far, people
power is Ukraine's best defence.

Pauliar,

What do you consider war, maybe a heated Twitter exchange?

You are the greatest racist on this site and the only one to bring it up.

Hi Issy,

Desperate times call for desperate measures!

Remember every Frenchman was a member of the Resistance in ....... 1946.

My ex-father-in-law, now 88 said he was in the Hitler Youth, said it was the Boy Scout's with guns. Before they could get him to defend the Fatherland he took off. And I thought he had no brains, he got that right.

When you were in Korea throwing chocolates at children, did any of the kiddies throw Mollie's in your direction. Desperate times.