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
Yeah, except that’s not what the article says at all, which gives away the fact that you’re going in with a narrative that you refuse to be questioned on.
The article says that Nazis could very well exist, but they don’t have any significant power. Which you’d think invading an entire country to get at a handful of alleged Nazis might be a bit overkill, since there’s zero evidence that the entire country is just overrun with Nazis.
Again, they’re using the same argument Israel is: everyone in this territory is (insert code word for evil here) and we must be allowed to kill them. But you think it’s ok when Russia does that.
“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.
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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