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In reply to the discussion: First troops land in Poland as US beefs up Baltic presence [View all]bob27
(40 posts)18. Not fascist?
From Salon.com:
One of the Big Three political parties behind the protests is the ultra-nationalist Svoboda, whose leader, Oleh Tyahnybok, has called for the liberation of his country from the Muscovite-Jewish mafia. After the 2010 conviction of the Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk for his supporting role in the death of nearly 30,000 people at the Sobibor camp, Tyahnybok rushed to Germany to declare him a hero who was fighting for truth. In the Ukrainian parliament, where Svoboda holds an unprecedented 37 seats, Tyahnyboks deputy Yuriy Mykhalchyshyn is fond of quoting Joseph Goebbels he has even founded a think tank originally called the Joseph Goebbels Political Research Center. According to Per Anders Rudling, a leading academic expert on European neo-fascism, the self-described socialist nationalist Mykhalchyshyn is the main link between Svobodas official wing and neo-Nazi militias like Right Sector.
Right Sector is a shadowy syndicate of self-described autonomous nationalists identified by their skinhead style of dress, ascetic lifestyle, and fascination with street violence. Armed with riot shields and clubs, the groups cadres have manned the front lines of the Euromaidan battles this month, filling the air with their signature chant: Ukraine above all! In a recent Right Sector propaganda video [embedded at the bottom of this article], the group promised to fight against degeneration and totalitarian liberalism, for traditional national morality and family values. With Svoboda linked to a constellation of international neo-fascist parties through the Alliance of European National Movements, Right Sector is promising to lead its army of aimless, disillusioned young men on a great European Reconquest.
http://www.salon.com/2014/02/25/is_the_us_backing_neo_nazis_in_ukraine_partner/
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I agree there has been a total failure to prepare better non-military solutions to open aggression
uhnope
Apr 2014
#7
Some think Putin thinks as they ... they don't get it, putin is IMO an ego maniac intent on
RKP5637
Apr 2014
#54
Should Putin be given free reign to take over every country he thinks is Greater Russia?
uhnope
Apr 2014
#4
You ask a lot of questions. Why dont you tell us what you think? Should the lower class that
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#9
My ignorance aside, WE CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER WAR. The drain on the wealth of the lower
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#32
Your train of logic just went off track. Just because Putin is fascist doesnt preclude
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#34
I'll try. In post #18 bob27 intimates that the Ukraine is a fascist state.
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#43
Yep, the gays were the beginning, typical scenario in preparation for the next move. I said it
RKP5637
Apr 2014
#56
Do you seriously believe the USA would nuke Europe to make Russia go away?
uppityperson
Apr 2014
#19
History refutes that. Last nuke dropped on Japan. Lots of wars lost since then. No nuking. n/t
freshwest
Apr 2014
#45
Why is anybody shocked or surprised NATO holds NATO exercises in NATO countries?
EX500rider
Apr 2014
#6
US and Poland ARE both in NATO so par for the course to have some military exercises
EX500rider
Apr 2014
#36
Someone needs to sit both Obama and Putin down and make them watch "Threads"
maryellen99
Apr 2014
#44