Relevant due to the Canadian monument that was recently defaced. Image via [email protected].
This is a plea not to whitewash Ukraine’s nazi past or minimize the fascist presence in its forces, but to defend its people from fascism and imperialism. Anarchists and Communists are fighting for the Ukrainian people against Russia, and are calling for solidarity.
Sure, there are neo-Nazis in Ukraine and there’s no denying that Azov has that past. The Russian Volunteer Corps fighting for Ukraine is composed of neo-Nazis and there are multiple other Russian neo-Nazis now on the side of Ukraine.
There are also neo-Nazis fighting for Russia. The Wagner and Rusich groups for example.
More importantly, at the helm of Russia, there is a real fascist with a track record of countless acts of murder committed to further his idea of a great nation. Any ideological Nazi is like child’s play in comparison, so I see no issue with Ukraine choosing the lesser evil and using those dreamers to fight another Hitler wannabe, just as they did Stalin in the years of Bandera.
This post mirrors similar posts made in /c/[email protected] and /c/[email protected] where the user making the post was trying to assert that Canada welcomes Nazi soldiers. You can skim my profile for comments I’ve made on those posts within the last 24hs if you want a bit of context.
Both of the original posts were deleted from their respective communities so trying to follow the comments leads to an error page informing you that the post could not be found.
Here are some screenshots I have of the users’ partially censored usernames and the associated post titles which are very similar to the wording in the title used here (I’m using censored names because I’m unsure if naming users is against the rules).
lemmygrad user posting to /c/[email protected]
lemmynsfw user posting to /c/[email protected]I’m guessing that this is getting pushed due to a recent incident involving a Canadian House of Commons speaker, and trolls have been trying to push Ukrainians as Nazis since then.
this is getting pushed
My stance is clear from the post body text and my post history.
Representing concern about fascism in Ukraine as a narritive only shared by pro-Putin trolls is tacit support for nazism. Your kind of propaganda is harming support for Ukraine in the west. Please stop.
Might’ve picked the wrong link on the second one - it leads to a post about Ukraine’s denial of a missile attack rather than anything about far-right whitewashing.
