Like mainstream Republicans blocking military aid, American rightwing extremists are disavowing a war they once admired

Like mainstream Republicans blocking military aid, American rightwing extremists are disavowing a war they once admired

  • utopianfiat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    11 months ago

    Seriously, no sincere white supremacist genuinely thought Zelenskyy’s administration was sympathetic to their cause. Neo-Nazis are Putinists through and through.

    • bitwaba@lemmy.world
      4·
      11 months ago

      Which is fantastic because Putin’s public reasoning for the invasion is the de-nazification of Ukraine.

      • utopianfiat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        11 months ago

        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.

        • bitwaba@lemmy.world
          11·
          11 months 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.