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Who are the Azov Battalion
Posted on 2/28/22 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 2/28/22 at 12:50 pm
Anybody??
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Posted on 2/28/22 at 12:51 pm to Jjdoc
Pretty sure that’s the bad guy from the Hobbit trilogy.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 12:51 pm to Jjdoc
We don’t talk about that
Posted on 2/28/22 at 12:54 pm to cokebottleag
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We don’t talk about that
Why?
Posted on 2/28/22 at 12:57 pm to Jjdoc
Apparently some Ukrainians that do mean things.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:01 pm to Purple Spoon
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Apparently some Ukrainians that do mean things.
I mean I really don't know who they are, but saw that they are part of the UA Military?
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:01 pm to Purple Spoon
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Apparently some Ukrainians that do mean things.
So they're like the CIA?
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:03 pm to Jjdoc
All kidding aside they’re the ones that carried the nazi flag around. Other than that.. I don’t have anything of note.
They’re likely the reason that Putin made his “denazification” comment.
They’re likely the reason that Putin made his “denazification” comment.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:06 pm to Jjdoc
FACEBOOK ALLOWS PRAISE OF NEO-NAZI UKRAINIAN BATTALION IF IT FIGHTS RUSSIAN INVASION
The Intercept
The Intercept
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FACEBOOK WILL TEMPORARILY allow its billions of users to praise the Azov Battalion, a Ukrainian neo-Nazi military unit previously banned from being freely discussed under the company’s Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy, The Intercept has learned. The policy shift, made this week, is pegged to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and preceding military escalations.
The Azov Battalion, which functions as an armed wing of the broader Ukrainian white nationalist Azov movement, began as a volunteer anti-Russia militia before formally joining the Ukrainian National Guard in 2014; the regiment is known for its hardcore right-wing ultranationalism and the neo-Nazi ideology pervasive among its members.
Though it has in recent years downplayed its neo-Nazi sympathies, the group’s affinities are not subtle: Azov soldiers march and train wearing uniforms bearing icons of the Third Reich; its leadership has reportedly courted American alt-right and neo-Nazi elements; and in 2010, the battalion’s first commander and a former Ukrainian parliamentarian, Andriy Biletsky, stated that Ukraine’s national purpose was to “lead the white races of the world in a final crusade … against Semite-led Untermenschen [subhumans].”
With Russian forces reportedly moving rapidly against targets throughout Ukraine, Facebook’s blunt, list-based approach to moderation puts the company in a bind: What happens when a group you’ve deemed too dangerous to freely discuss is defending its country against a full-scale assault?
This post was edited on 2/28/22 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:07 pm to Jjdoc
They’re a right wing paramilitary that uses Nazi iconography.
They’re under the command, to some degree, of the Ukrainian military. They’ve threatened to overthrow the government, once or twice, IIRC.
For their people and supporters, WW2 was a period of freedom and independence, and they lionize their ancestors who fought alongside the Germans against the Soviets.
Supporters almost exclusively come from Western Ukraine.
They’re under the command, to some degree, of the Ukrainian military. They’ve threatened to overthrow the government, once or twice, IIRC.
For their people and supporters, WW2 was a period of freedom and independence, and they lionize their ancestors who fought alongside the Germans against the Soviets.
Supporters almost exclusively come from Western Ukraine.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:08 pm to Warfox
So…Nazi’s.
Does this make Ukrainians Nazi’s too?
Isn’t that how this works accords to the MSM? Oh, it doesn’t?
Does this make Ukrainians Nazi’s too?
Isn’t that how this works accords to the MSM? Oh, it doesn’t?
This post was edited on 2/28/22 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:17 pm to Warfox
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the regiment is known for its hardcore right-wing ultranationalism and the neo-Nazi ideology pervasive among its members
I'm gonna guess this is being exaggerated, per usual.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:17 pm to Warfox
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:17 pm to Jjdoc
ive seen pics and videos of russian vehicles in Ukraine with the hammer and sickle flag flying. hammer and sickle should carry the same stigma as swastika
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:20 pm to narddogg81
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hammer and sickle should carry the same stigma as swastika
We know why it doesn't
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:22 pm to KosmoCramer
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I'm gonna guess this is being exaggerated, per usual.
They’re pretty serious about the Nazi thing.
Ukraine is an unstable place, but they’ve allegedly kidnapped and murdered rivals.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:31 pm to Jjdoc
One of Soros' personal armies. Currently getting their asses kicked in Berdyansk and Mariupol.
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:31 pm to KosmoCramer
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I'm gonna guess this is being exaggerated, per usual.
Why would you say that without looking in to it?
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:34 pm to Jjdoc
Wouldn't nazi's fighting communists be a win/win?
Posted on 2/28/22 at 1:35 pm to Jjdoc
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Anybody??
Aggies?
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