▲ -18 ▼ Neo-Nazis in the US no longer see backing Ukraine as a worthy cause (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago* by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/news@lemmy.world 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments Like mainstream Republicans blocking military aid, American rightwing extremists are disavowing a war they once admired
[–] Linuto@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Implying they ever did? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Seriously, no sincere white supremacist genuinely thought Zelenskyy's administration was sympathetic to their cause. Neo-Nazis are Putinists through and through. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is fantastic because Putin's public reasoning for the invasion is the de-nazification of Ukraine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Their evidence of Nazism was Ukranians asserting a separate identity and language from Russia. It's tantamount to calling Native Americans Nazis for protesting forced assimilation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Sure. If you look past the fact that the Azov Brigade started off with tons of ideology and symbolism tied to neo Nazi crap. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Brigade The parallel is a whole lot easier to draw than "calling Native Americans Nazis for protesting forced assimilation". Being a neo Nazi group practically did Putin's propaganda for him. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Seriously, no sincere white supremacist genuinely thought Zelenskyy's administration was sympathetic to their cause. Neo-Nazis are Putinists through and through. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is fantastic because Putin's public reasoning for the invasion is the de-nazification of Ukraine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Their evidence of Nazism was Ukranians asserting a separate identity and language from Russia. It's tantamount to calling Native Americans Nazis for protesting forced assimilation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Sure. If you look past the fact that the Azov Brigade started off with tons of ideology and symbolism tied to neo Nazi crap. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Brigade The parallel is a whole lot easier to draw than "calling Native Americans Nazis for protesting forced assimilation". Being a neo Nazi group practically did Putin's propaganda for him. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is fantastic because Putin's public reasoning for the invasion is the de-nazification of Ukraine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Their evidence of Nazism was Ukranians asserting a separate identity and language from Russia. It's tantamount to calling Native Americans Nazis for protesting forced assimilation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Sure. If you look past the fact that the Azov Brigade started off with tons of ideology and symbolism tied to neo Nazi crap. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Brigade The parallel is a whole lot easier to draw than "calling Native Americans Nazis for protesting forced assimilation". Being a neo Nazi group practically did Putin's propaganda for him. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Their evidence of Nazism was Ukranians asserting a separate identity and language from Russia. It's tantamount to calling Native Americans Nazis for protesting forced assimilation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Sure. If you look past the fact that the Azov Brigade started off with tons of ideology and symbolism tied to neo Nazi crap. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Brigade The parallel is a whole lot easier to draw than "calling Native Americans Nazis for protesting forced assimilation". Being a neo Nazi group practically did Putin's propaganda for him. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Sure. If you look past the fact that the Azov Brigade started off with tons of ideology and symbolism tied to neo Nazi crap. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Brigade The parallel is a whole lot easier to draw than "calling Native Americans Nazis for protesting forced assimilation". Being a neo Nazi group practically did Putin's propaganda for him. permalink fedilink source parent