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March for the Waffen, 14th volunteer division of the SS, irks local authorities. Is Neo-Nazism in Ukraine becoming endemic?
Isrealnationalnews.com
Many of the demonstrators bore the SS Galician divisional insignia - a yellow lion and three crowns on a blue background - and wore nationalist shirts with the Ukrainian colors.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/180176
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)The fascists marched freely in Russia's propaganda May 1st parade.
Cha
(297,652 posts)Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum
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One more time: yes, this National Socialist march took place today, legally, in St Petersburg. @svaboda
7:35 AM - 1 May 2014 1,002 Retweets 170 favorites
Euromaidan PR @EuromaidanPR
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May 1st in #Russia.Ppl with #nazi flags are welcomed, meanwhile ppl with #ukrainian flag are detained @TukvaSociopat
11:31 AM - 1 May 2014 215 Retweets 37 favorites
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joshcryer
(62,276 posts)I was waiting for a pathetic rebuttal to make the effort. I know I saw it but I had to dig up the links, so thanks for doing that!
they appear I remembered exactly where I saw them.
Thank you for your post!
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)You proved the point quite well. Putin's Russia allows Nazi's to march freely, Ukrainians shame them from public light and make them apologize and scurry away. Pretty remarkable contrast, there. Those who support Putin's Russia support Nazi's, literally.
Cha
(297,652 posts)but, you opened the window.
It's a stunning contrast between putin's Russia and Ukraine.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)But many Russians embrace it. Specifically United Russia which is Putin's go to party to shut down dissent. Especially when it concerns freedom of the press and gay rights. Those thugs are there, to crack down on anyone who dares question Moscow or the Kremlin.
Cha
(297,652 posts)putin's Russia was posted.
But it is a little distasteful since essentially folks are letting geopolitics kind of dance all over the graves of the 30 who were massacred. Since that is really what these discussions are coming from.
newthinking
(3,982 posts)The FACT is Right Sector was involved in a massacre. False equivalence, not to mention just a little disrespectful.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Commemorating the SS is rationalized away.
14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian)
The 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian) (German: 14. Waffen Grenadier Division der SS (galizische Nr.1), prior to 1944 titled the 14th SS-Volunteer Division "Galician" (German: 14. SS-Freiwilligen Division "Galizien" was a World War II German military formation initially made up of volunteers from the region of Galicia with a Ukrainian ethnic background but later also incorporated Slovaks, Czechs[2][3] and Dutch volunteers and officers. Formed in 1943, it was largely destroyed in the battle of Brody, reformed, and saw action in Slovakia, Yugoslavia and Austria before being renamed the first division of the Ukrainian National Army and surrendering to the Western Allies by 10 May 1945.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_(1st_Ukrainian)
Strange days...
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Where? What post?
It's clear that the Ukraine Nazi's are an insignificant minority, comparable to the US's Nazi groups! Just, pitiful, pathetic, nothings. They were shut down in Ukraine as they are in the US. They are nothing.
But in Russia, they march freely, without repercussions. Why is that, I wonder? Maybe because United Russia and Putin channel nationalist, racist, neo-Nazi rhetoric?