You can't hold public office and not know who fought who in WWII

3 years ago by grte to c/canada

When you start to think seriously about what happened last Friday, it’s hard not to conclude that everyone involved looks like an idiot.
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Lando_ 7 points 3 years ago

This article kind of sucks.

Here is an article that paints a more nuanced picture and doesn't call every MP an idiot.

Not blaming you for posting, OP. Just wanted to offer a take with more depth than "Nazis bad" Everyone knows Nazis are bad. This situation is more complex than that.

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grte 0 points 3 years ago

I don't really think it is. That article you linked is holocaust revisionism and I think you should really rethink how much grey area you think there is in this situation.

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corsicanguppy 5 points 3 years ago

I think Lando read the same article I read from the actual historian, but it's hard to find it now.

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Lando_ 2 points 3 years ago

I'm not arguing that the Holocaust didn't happen.

I just linked an article stating that this singular Ukranian man fought on a unit that was found to have committed no war crimes.

Apparently I'm having trouble with links. Lol.

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ILikeBoobies 1 point 3 years ago

Fighting on the Axis side wasn’t bad; USSR committed genocide, we had interment camps, etc

The engagement in war crimes and in genocide is bad

This person may have engaged in them and that is bad, the same as celebrating a Vietnam vet isn’t bad but celebrating a Vietnam Vet that raped his way through a village is bad

The attempts to make it black and white are a disservice and shows we’ve forgotten the lessons of WW2 where we punished the Nazis but not the Wehrmarcht

And your further comment down seems that you aren’t able to understand this. There isn’t a good side and bad side; there are good people and bad people. The side they are on is largely based on their birth; considering the USSR’s genocide was against Ukrainians they would be more likely to not take that side

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