@NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoZelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament's ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazisforward.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down144
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minus-squaresik0fewllinkfedilink45•2 years agoCertainly they mean against Nazis. *reads article* Oh what the fuck.
minus-square@CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink17•edit-22 years agoJesus Fuck. I was expecting this was fake, but it’s not. Here’s the AP article, it’s image number 4 in the scroller thingy. Here’s that dude’s Wikipedia page. It’s one thing when eastern Europe plays it fast and loose with that period of history, but I expect better from my own government. Edit: It looks like they’ve already apologised.
minus-square☭ Blursty ☭linkfedilink6•2 years agoThe US never apologised did they? Remember when they invited Nazis to Capitol Hill?
minus-squareDuży Szef [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoAnd you imply there is a stark difference?
minus-squaresik0fewllinkfedilink1•2 years agoNot at all. Only that there is a difference and the distinction is noteworthy when talking about actual WW2 Nazis.
minus-square@ned4cyb@lemmy.mllinkfedilink4•2 years agoZelensky had an Azov Brigade member aka Nazi scum to talk through video call in the Greek parliament early in the war, so that people would show compassion to a warrior and provide aid
Certainly they mean against Nazis.
*reads article*
Oh what the fuck.
Jesus Fuck. I was expecting this was fake, but it’s not. Here’s the AP article, it’s image number 4 in the scroller thingy. Here’s that dude’s Wikipedia page.
It’s one thing when eastern Europe plays it fast and loose with that period of history, but I expect better from my own government.
Edit: It looks like they’ve already apologised.
The US never apologised did they?
Remember when they invited Nazis to Capitol Hill?
Those were neo-Nazis, not Nazis.
And you imply there is a stark difference?
Not at all. Only that there is a difference and the distinction is noteworthy when talking about actual WW2 Nazis.
Zelensky had an Azov Brigade member aka Nazi scum to talk through video call in the Greek parliament early in the war, so that people would show compassion to a warrior and provide aid