By Robert HarrisSince the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, one of the most frequently invoked justifications offered by the Russian Federation has been its stated aim to “de-Nazify” Ukraine. This framing has been deployed as part of a broader attempt to justify aggression, particularly for international audiences. Yet, on closer inspection, the claim does not withstand scrutiny.Ukraine’s far-right political parties have consistently received minimal support at the ba
“Ukraine’s far-right political parties have consistently received minimal support at the ballot box. In the 2019 parliamentary elections, such groups collectively failed to reach even 3% of the vote. President Volodymyr Zelensky—himself of Jewish heritage, and whose grandfather fought in the Red Army against the Nazis during the Second World War—was elected by a landslide majority. These basic facts undermine the core premise of the “de-Nazification” narrative, which appears increasingly detached from Ukraine’s political and social reality.”
That’s exactly what it says, but it seems like you just want to argue. I knew responding to the internet was a mistake.
If the fact that the far-right is not very popular in Ukraine, and Zelenskyy with the Servant of the People, who are not far-right, came to power, does not convince you that Ukraine is not a Nazi state, and you have nothing else to say, then perhaps you shouldn’t have responded in the first place.
I said that I want ukraine to not be a nazi country, not that I’m convinced it is. I’m sorry I spoke on the internet and never should have done that.
That’s not what you said, you said “I’d like them to be wrong, but this article isn’t very convincing” which gives the impression that you think Ukraine is a Nazi state.
Again, it literally does not say that Nazis cannot exist because of those things, you’re reading that into the text. That’s a you problem. It very literally says less than 3% of the country voted for Nazis which is what you’re claiming it doesn’t say? It flat out admits there may be Nazis, but they do not have any power.
I asked some questions about this slam dunk of an article, and you throw thing out there like “But you think it’s ok when Russia does that”
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But you have literally asked nothing, I’ve looked through all your comments here, and I don’t see any questions.
I made some comments, then? I intended to ask earnest questions in good faith to find out more about a situation, but got waylaid by some folks that assume I support Russian aggression and their flimsy pretense at invasion. You’re technically right, which is the best kind I guess. Way to get to the meat of the issue here and point out that I never got to actually discuss it.
We probably jumped to a conclusion, sorry for that, though you had enough time to clarify everything, but you didn’t, which made the misunderstanding worse.