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Sky Jewels

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22. It's been well-known that Azov is teeming with Nazis.

Wed Jun 14, 2023, 12:17 PM

Jun 2023

My question is: In light of the Russian attempt to steal Ukraine, what do you think we should do with this information? Seems to me that the most important thing right now is that Ukraine fights Putin's brutal invasion with everything it has, including Azov, no? Or are you advocating something else?

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The Western Media Is Whitewashing the Azov Battalion [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 OP

We also partnered with Stalin in WWII. War and politics make strange bedfellows. Ray Bruns Jun 2023 #1

Exactly. All movements for freedom radius777 Jun 2023 #43

Except we are not at war. former9thward Jun 2023 #56

Lend Lease Act provided munitions, food, and fuel to Moscow prior to Torchlight Jun 2023 #71

The Lend Lease Act required payback becuause of neutrality. former9thward Jun 2023 #72

Of the $68 billion US provided to Ukraine to date Torchlight Jun 2023 #73

Ukraine is the poorest country in Europe. former9thward Jun 2023 #75

Nor was the US when it provided Lend Lease to Russia as I stated before. Torchlight Jun 2023 #76

The west is in a proxy war with Russia. radius777 Jun 2023 #89

Maybe FDR didn't expect repayment but Congress did. former9thward Jun 2023 #90

Link, please??? niyad Jun 2023 #2

added WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 #3

Thank you. niyad Jun 2023 #4

Didn't Azov change a lot by time the war started? uponit7771 Jun 2023 #5

According to the article, no; that's the whitewash. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 #6

It's War: These People Are Fit To Die As Anyone Else The Magistrate Jun 2023 #7

Side by side fighting common enemy, Nazis and Democracy lovers alike? No thanks!? Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #12

I Really Don't Care, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2023 #17

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #65

The Enemy of Our Enemy Deep State Witch Jun 2023 #8

A neonazi is already my enemy, but what the hell do I know, I guess WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 #9

They are Nazis. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #11

A Better Phrasing, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2023 #18

Or, Ma'am ... A Leopard can not change its spots. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #21

Well said, Sir. People have a really hard time parsing that thought, though Hekate Jun 2023 #45

+1. "We must all hang together, or most assuredly radius777 Jun 2023 #46

This is the correct answer Red Mountain Jun 2023 #51

I don't like Nazis. These guys are Nazis...NEVER my friend!, Never. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #10

You must REALLY hate Putin and his fascist goons then, right? Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #24

Let us never forget who kicks up the dirt the most about anything Ukraine and that is Putin Bev54 Jun 2023 #30

The Nation also pro Putin? Lol...Facts can be annoying, don't avoid, that's what Fox viewers do! Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #63

I follow the Ukraine war daily, with many different outlets outside of the US. Bev54 Jun 2023 #67

No one can deny Asov are Nazis. Evil. Evil is never my friend. Simple. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #78

We should absolutely worry about this... ExciteBike66 Jun 2023 #13

Then they become Nazis again? So a temporary fascist hating pause? Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #14

So what is the solution here, ExciteBike66 Jun 2023 #15

Do you have any problem whatsoever with the Nazis in Putin's military? Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #32

Ok but like what if, in the meantime, we simply didn't let neonazis go on press tours in the U.S. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 #16

Sure, the politicians should just stick to official ExciteBike66 Jun 2023 #19

The Western media needed some events in the West to assist with the whitewashing of Nazis. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #20

And do you have any problem with the whitewashing of Putin by some Republicans? Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #23

It's been well-known that Azov is teeming with Nazis. Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #22

Not sure why "don't bring neonazis to the States for press tours and visits with congresspeople WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 #25

So press U.S. press tours featuring Azov is a big issue right now? Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #26

Normalizing neonazis and their rhetoric in public is absolutely a big issue right now. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 #27

Of course it shouldn't be normalized. Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #31

. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 #34

So do you support U.S. support of Ukraine's war against Putin's invasion? Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #35

If I gave the right answer, would you believe me? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 #37

Lol. Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #38

+10000. Nailed it, my friend, well done. radius777 Jun 2023 #48

I Would Believe Your Answer, Whether It Was One I Expected Or Not The Magistrate Jun 2023 #57

The author has been a critic... Happy Hoosier Jun 2023 #28

The Nation is a Putinite rag. BannonsLiver Jun 2023 #33

Even this article admits the "Ukraine filled with Nazis!" is a lie used to justify the invasion. Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #36

No. Disagree with one article and a national liberal media treasure is trash? No. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #60

You obviously know nothing about its recent history. BannonsLiver Jun 2023 #68

History of? And evidence of this history? A bow without an arrow. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #77

I don't think anyone has whitewashed the Azovs, it was known since the start of the war who they Bev54 Jun 2023 #29

I'll trust the President of Ukraine to deal with this, after the war is won NickB79 Jun 2023 #39

Thankfully, the relevant people realize Azov battalion does not represent the Ukrainian military. Torchlight Jun 2023 #40

The Nation? Elessar Zappa Jun 2023 #41

Of course the majority here on DU believe... Xolodno Jun 2023 #42

Russia attacked and invaded Ukraine. Elessar Zappa Jun 2023 #44

Yes they did. Xolodno Jun 2023 #47

The context is that Putin has finally let the Russian mask slip and openly embarked on genocide. Emrys Jun 2023 #92

Exactly. nt Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #88

The war IS black and white, anything else is blaming the victim. radius777 Jun 2023 #49

Demonstrated my point, perfectly. Xolodno Jun 2023 #52

I choose not to further Kremlin narratives. radius777 Jun 2023 #53

Again you demonstrate my point. Xolodno Jun 2023 #58

"It's becoming accepted that Ukraine blew up the Nordstream 1 and 2 pipelines." Emrys Jun 2023 #93

Classic Begging the Question. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #97

In Trumpspeak "Some people say/a lot of people are saying ..." n/t Emrys Jun 2023 #98

Information cones of silence are comforting if don't want to be bombarded with facts! Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #61

Exactly. nt Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #87

Actually this is pretty much as black and white as a war can get. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #69

Organized Nazi militia isn't individual combatants any more than a national army is. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #79

Asov Battalion has since been absorbed into the national army. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #80

That's how whitewashing works, do the washing, then take out the clean laundry and use it. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #82

The situation speaks for itself. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #84

UK is led by Nazis as much as America...it isn't...but welcoming openly Nazis?? NO! Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #94

It's not the same as the Proud Boys Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #96

Nazis love other Nazis, American or Ukrainian. I am assuming. Others, shouldn't. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #100

What a transparently apologetic thread for Russia. harumph Jun 2023 #50

LOL leftstreet Jun 2023 #55

If you can't see the problem here... Happy Hoosier Jun 2023 #64

Oh, I see the problem n/t leftstreet Jun 2023 #66

It's fortunate that liberals don't succumb so easily to mass propaganda. Do they? Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #83

The Michael Moore crowd did the same thing in Iraq Azathoth Jun 2023 #54

All this concern about Ukraines tiny number of white nationalsits is so precious BootinUp Jun 2023 #59

Tiny number of white fascist nationalists attempted a coup ...in what country!? Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #62

Ukraine isn't as bad as the USA isn't the win you seem to assume it is. Emrys Jun 2023 #99

Their country was invaded, their ethnicity denied, their people betrayed... Bucky Jun 2023 #70

Well said. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #74

Lets look at the far right nationalist party in Ukraine: EX500rider Jun 2023 #81

Hell, it wasn't even true in 2014 when they brought out this same talking point. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #85

Everything old is new again. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #86

Indeed, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2023 #91

We have Nazis in our own military also JI7 Jun 2023 #95

Not openly. Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #101