@[email protected] to World [email protected] • 1 year agoZelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament's ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazisforward.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down143cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•edit-21 year 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@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoThe US never apologised did they? Remember when they invited Nazis to Capitol Hill?
minus-squaresik0fewllinkfedilink1•1 year agoNot at all. Only that there is a difference and the distinction is noteworthy when talking about actual WW2 Nazis.
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.