What would a trauma-informed analysis of the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting look like? I think it would pay attention to body language. It would consider what was happening biologically. Here's my THREAD tracking changes over the 50 mins. Here's the link I'm working with: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEOv... - ThreadSky

suzannezeedyk.bsky.social • 1 day ago

What would a trauma-informed analysis of the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting look like? I think it would pay attention to body language. It would consider what was happening biologically. Here's my THREAD tracking changes over the 50 mins.
Here's the link I'm working with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEOv4x_FIsc

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moirajones.bsky.social•20 hours ago

All of it, hellish. A human incapable of feeling empathy or compassion. Just hell for Zelensky. Horrendous to witness this awful interaction.

suzannezeedyk.bsky.social•1 day ago

2. It begins with warm words from Trump. He says it is an honour to have Zelenskyy with him. At .30, he talks about the "fair deal" that's been achieved for "digging, digging, digging" into the "rare earth". At .50, the "good discussions with Russia" are mentioned. Hands for both men remain clasped.

suzannezeedyk.bsky.social•23 hours ago

3. At 1.11, Trump talks of the "thousands of soldiers being killed". Zelenskyy's face looks pained. Sure, they are his countrymen & women. Trump speaks of how else to spend the money. Trump regrets he was not president because he would have saved Ukraine, preventing them from going through all this.

suzannezeedyk.bsky.social•23 hours ago

4. The first time Zelenskyy speaks is at 2.23, when he intervenes to say how proud he is of his soldiers. "I'm very proud." He's had no chance to speak until then. He's been given no space to speak. That finally happens at 3.02. When he starts with "Thank you for your invitation." Hands? Clasped.

suzannezeedyk.bsky.social•23 hours ago

5. As Zelenskyy is speaking, his hands move. He gestures in ways that will be familiar to all of us. For ex, at 4.18, he turns open-palmed to Trump in a gesture of togetherness, when recalling when they spoke by phone. At 4.34, open arms: "You have the best air defence in the world."

suzannezeedyk.bsky.social•23 hours ago

6. At 5.34, Zelenskyy makes an open hand gesture. What is he speaking of? The "20,000 children Russian has stolen. They changed their names. We want to bring them back." How painful must that be for Zelenskyy? He says it calmly, with dignity. And terrible sorrow. "It is the big dream for me."

suzannezeedyk.bsky.social•20 hours ago

7. At 6.23, Zelenskyy shares with Trump images of Ukrainian people held in Russian prisons. Soldiers, pastors, children. Their treatment is terrible. More pain, more sorrow, handled with dignity. Z says he cannot bear to share the images of children in public. "Tragic." 7.34: Z says "Thank you."

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