More arguments for why Hitler, whatever his faults, wasn't as bad as Putin.
I guess it's the logical conclusion to the neo-Nazi apologia we've been subjected to for weeks: celebrating actual neo-Nazi milita members (@IAPonomarenko), arming those militias, FB allowing praise.
I guess it's the logical conclusion to the neo-Nazi apologia we've been subjected to for weeks: celebrating actual neo-Nazi milita members (@IAPonomarenko), arming those militias, FB allowing praise.
https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1502740196474900487
This Facebook "exemption" from their normal rules about not allowing praise for Nazism is even more amazing than their announced decision to make an exception to their ban on advocating violence: as long as it's against Russians:
businessinsider.com/facebook-rever…
businessinsider.com/facebook-rever…
"Piling up the arguments, Putin appears far worse than Hitler"
From affection for Azov Battalion to the conversion of brother-in-arm @IAPonomarenko into a celebrity, I don't recall a whitewashing of Nazism this explicit or mainstream in my life.
From affection for Azov Battalion to the conversion of brother-in-arm @IAPonomarenko into a celebrity, I don't recall a whitewashing of Nazism this explicit or mainstream in my life.
https://twitter.com/kgosztola/status/1502752132981743624
For the truly enthused, get your Azov Battalion merch here. Try to catch @IAPonomarenko in between Guardian columns and Fox hits to get some advice on what looks best:
revoltnoir.com/product/azov-b…
revoltnoir.com/product/azov-b…
Everyone in the US with a MAGA hat is deemed a "literal Nazi" who you're supposed to punch and/or imprison, but liberals see actual, real-life Nazis in Ukraine and either swoon with admiration, arm them, or call you a Kremlin agent for wondering if this might work out poorly.
The biggest and most beloved Ukrainian celebrity to emerge from this war for the West - @IAPonomarenko - is an actual supporter of and *declared "brother-in-arms"* with the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. I know neo-Nazis are now OK - heroic - if they're Ukrainian, but I don't agree. 
As would be expected from an actual member of a neo-Nazi battalion, he's been using his newfound Western celebrity to promote and glorify their role in the war. Do you think any of the weapons the US/NATO are flooding Ukraine with might end up in their hands? Big mystery.
Of course it's false that a majority of Ukrainians or officials are neo-Nazis. But these militias groups are a significant force in the Ukrainian military. As part of the repressive climate of war propaganda, this can no longer be said, but the Western press long warned of it.
Along with the 2016 Stone doc removed by Google from its producer's page, this 2016 article by Ukrainian-American Lev Golinkin warns of these neo-Nazi militias.
I know that what was mainstream 8 weeks ago is now taboo, but still worth knowing:
thenation.com/article/archiv…
I know that what was mainstream 8 weeks ago is now taboo, but still worth knowing:
thenation.com/article/archiv…
And whatever else is true, those in the US now downplaying, whitewashing or even cheering neo-Nazi militias in Ukraine -- while elevating its key adherents like @IAPonomarenko -- should never again malign everyone in the US they dislike as "fascists" and "neo-Nazis."
The Guardian - before it was declared taboo to talk about it: "Russian propaganda" -- was just one of countless mainstream Western outlets that warned of the strength and danger of the Azov Battalion. This isn't some recent invention by RT:
theguardian.com/world/2014/sep…
theguardian.com/world/2014/sep…
On @thehill's "Rising" today, we discussed the sudden ban on what the Western media has been warning of for a decade -- the power of neo-Nazi militias in Ukraine -- and why it matters (not, obviously, because it provides justification for the invasion, but informs US policy):
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