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I shouldn’t have to preface this by saying I don’t support Putin. Russia would have been way better off as USSR without capitalist reforms that led to Putin being in power. The Ukrainian government let fascist militias into thier actual military. There are pictures of Zelensky posing proudly with Swastika flags. I’m sorry but I do not support that and I never ever will, no matter how many times you tell me to “shut the fuck up” I’m not supporting your Neo-Nazi armies with my money.
I forgot Lemmy gets real pissed when you mention not supporting Nazis…
The fact you actually believe those images are authentic says everything about your sources and your politics.
Here is one he posted himself, in the video at 25 seconds in. That symbol is called a Wolfsangel, it is used in this context as a white supremacist nationalist symbol akin to the Swastika.
https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1985695849993650627
I know there are fake ones, but there isn’t anything to be proud of open fascist imagery and Ukraine is letting them take over the military
Hey wait a second. Why are you posting a video with a blurry Wolfsangel patch on some random background soldier’s uniform? You literally said there are photos of Zelensky proudly posing with swastika flags. Those are the images you should be posting.
But okay. Wolfsangel. First, having that symbol in the background of a video and saying that makes the Ukrainian military white supremacist, well, that’s a tenuous argument. According to them the Wolfsangel symbol is being used in its original historical context, ie, to symbolize rebellion and freedom from tyranny. The situation they’re in certainly bears out that notion. I mean, what would be the point of promoting white supremacy in a war where virtually all the soldiers involved are white?
I’m sure you’re aware most Nazi symbols were appropriated from elsewhere and turned into hateful imagery by association and a corrupting ideology. I agree with you that in a modern context it’s problematic, but I stop short of calling their explanation outright bullshit. For you to unequivocally accuse them of Nazism, which echoes Russian propaganda, is suspect in itself.
Separately, if white supremacy in the armed forces genuinely bothers you, I have some truly distressing news about many service members in your own military. I hope you’re as vocal (or more, even!) with your opposition to their service as you are to that of the Ukrainians. But somehow I doubt it.
God you guys are so stupid it’s unbearable. Sure buddy. and the 1488 tattoo on my neighbor is just a number. I know what these symbols mean
Oh trust me I am. The US army is literally the biggest white supremacist army ever created. Trust me you don’t probably want to know what I think should happen to American military forces. I don’t think any of them deserve to come home. They made a choice to serve white supremacy.
Same goes to Ukraine. Reject your Soviet history, whatever, but have Hitler tattoos in your ranks, starts to smell like Nazi apologia, possibly even utilizing and funding Neo Nazis. Same as Americans.
Well, since we’re all in complete agreement that white supremacy sucks, even if our sources differ, I’ll take that as a compliment and consider myself in good company. Peace, bruv. ✌️
I actually posted the wrong link. I have fixed it, here you go: https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1985695849993650627
video @25 seconds
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You think the Azov battalion being open Neo-Nazi is just fake pictures?
No, I think it’s outdated info. They definitely started out that way when they were an independent militia pre-2014, no argument here, but modern researchers and historians say that’s no longer the case. The Kremlin disagrees, of course. I have no doubt there are still Neo-Nazis in there, but to say that makes it an openly Neo-Nazi battalion… there are Jews and Muslims fighting in that brigade too, if that means anything to you. I guess you’ll just have to decide for yourself who’s more credible, the defenders or the invaders.
That means nothing to me, why would they be okay with swastika flags and Hitler tattoos?
That’s not how it works, first off I don’t want my tax dollars going to Nazis. Second it should be investigated before any NATO support and so on