NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoZelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament's ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazisforward.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down144
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minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·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☭ Blursty ☭@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoThe US never apologised did they? Remember when they invited Nazis to Capitol Hill?
minus-squaresik0fewl@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThose were neo-Nazis, not Nazis.
minus-squareDuży Szef [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoAnd you imply there is a stark difference?
minus-squaresik0fewl@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 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.