Yaroslav Hunka was part of SS Galichina, a unit whose history has been whitewashed by veterans groups in the West
  • @realitista@lemmy.world
    15•1 year ago

    So Zelenskyy’s crime here is not knowing the identity of every single member of the audience and every word the speaker will say? This sounds a lot like gotcha journalism to me.

    Take a look at this video of the happening and tell me how exactly we get to pin the blame on Zelenskyy for this?

    • @Armen12@lemm.eeEnglish
      -12•1 year ago

      Ukraine is a Nazis wet dream, no matter how racist they are it just doesn’t matter. Nazis are getting away with saying horrible things about minorities these days thanks to this stupid conflict

    • @Zippy@lemmy.world
      3•1 year ago

      Definately unfortunate. Can’t even really blame any MPs to speak of. It does reflect on the person or MP that did not vet him properly and put forth for recognition in such a public way

      As a side comment, you have to wonder about the soldier himself or his family that would have suggested he be recognized to begin. The government typically does not go looking for these individuals to dish out praise but usually they are made aware of someone thru a close family member or friend. Why would a family or the member himself want to be recognized for their service unless they are still proud of what that meant?

    • @gnuhaut@lemmy.ml
      20•1 year ago

      Many peoples were forced by circumstances to fight alongside people they didn’t like.

      He volunteered to join the SS. Nobody was forced to join the fucking SS. Did you mean to say “really wanted to fight alongside”, and what’s your evidence for “people they didn’t like”?

    • ☭ Blursty ☭
      3•1 year ago

      choose between two imperialist powers

      Jesus Christ. Learn what imperialism is FFS. I can’t keep cringeing on this ignorant shit.

  • @beef_curds@lemmy.ml
    2•1 year ago

    Seeing liberals do nazi apologia in comment sections in 2023. This bodes well.

    “Well ackshully, the Nazis are very nuanced… [goes into a wehraboo rant about the various nazi divisions]”

    Edit: mods cleaned it up. Thanks mods. Still scary that’s going on.

      • @beef_curds@lemmy.ml
        5•1 year ago

        Hell yeah! Thanks!

        It’s just unnerving to see that even the people who invited him are apologizing and admitting it was a mistake, but online there are liberals running cover for a literal nazi.

        These commenters don’t have to do that. It’s not even their L to take. They aren’t the ones who invited him. But yet, here they are so dug in they can’t admit a mistake that even those involved are admitting they fucked up.

        It just makes me uncomfortable how unmoored some people’s ideology is.

        • @blazeknave@lemmy.world
          1•1 year ago

          Just saying, they’re not “liberals” if they’re Nazis. By definition liberals want representation and equity for all. (Even if we shoot ourselves in the foot to get it.)