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Amaryllis

(11,305 posts)
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 08:48 PM Feb 9

Ukranian writer's response to Bad Bunny's profound impact on him. "America never stopped being great."

https://freedomline.substack.com/p/a-nation-that-does-not-need-to-be?

Freedom Line by Viktor Kravchuk 🇺🇦🇺🇸
A Nation That Does Not Need to Be Great Again
Because it never stopped being
Viktor Kravchuk
Feb 09, 2026

I did not understand a single word he was saying.
Me, Viktor, watching from Ukraine.

snip

Something that began in California last night crossed oceans and continents and landed straight inside me.

snip

It was the first time I heard about Bad Bunny. I honestly imagined a rabbit, so you can get my level of ignorance.

Then he walked onto the field and sang entirely in Spanish.

But this was different.

I did not understand what Bad Bunny was saying, yet it was immediately clear that something historic was happening.

That man was making the strongest possible political statement in the most American event imaginable, without slogans, without shouting, without asking permission.

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Ukranian writer's response to Bad Bunny's profound impact on him. "America never stopped being great." (Original Post) Amaryllis Feb 9 OP
Thanks for the find. cachukis Feb 9 #1
This writer posts on Substack and I follow him. He is amazing. Amaryllis Feb 9 #2
The writer has a way with words..a way straight to the point by way of the heart 💖 Deuxcents Feb 9 #3
He has quite a following of people who post comments on his posts. The comments are very heartfelt and inspiring Amaryllis Feb 9 #4
I'm gonna see if I can get his posts. Deuxcents Feb 9 #5
You can sign up for free on Substack. Amaryllis Feb 9 #6
Thank you..much appreciated Deuxcents Feb 9 #7
Ohh, Victor Kravchuk is so comforting and Cha Feb 9 #8
Such eloquence, and in a second tongue. 3catwoman3 Feb 9 #9
That made Me cry. Silver Swan Feb 9 #10

Amaryllis

(11,305 posts)
4. He has quite a following of people who post comments on his posts. The comments are very heartfelt and inspiring
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 10:11 PM
Feb 9

as well. There is a lot of kinship because they are dealing with Putin and we with Trump but wanting that to not determine what kind of people we want to be.

Amaryllis

(11,305 posts)
6. You can sign up for free on Substack.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 10:21 PM
Feb 9
https://substack.com/@viktorkravchuk
He has two. The one i posted is called Freedom Line and he writes it to AMericans.
THe other one is called War, Love and Survival in Ukraine and is also very good.

Cha

(319,155 posts)
8. Ohh, Victor Kravchuk is so comforting and
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 11:25 PM
Feb 9

Inspiring. And I always feel such strong emotion and tear up when I read what he's writing to all us, from a "war zone" in the Ukraine.

Mahlo, Amaryllis for this beautiful essay from him on our Courageous Bad Bunny.

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