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Azov is 400 people on a population of 44 million.

It's not even worth mentioning.

Ps. Wagner group is > 6000.

Ps2. Every country has some dumbass neonazi's somewhere.




I mentioned it because the AZOV Battallion are official paid members of Ukraine’s National Guard and have been since before 2014. I think that makes it worth mentioning.

How many other countries (that the West defends) can claim to have openly employed neo-Nazis officially by the Government for as long as Ukraine?

I am old enough to remember when an entire Canadian trucker convoy protest movement was smeared as Nazis because 1 protester held 1 nazi flag on the 1st day of a 24 day protest before being asked to leave by other protesters.

Checks notes - That was only a couple weeks ago.

Now it seems that so many are willing to look the other way or even apologize for employing literal Nazis with guns simply because these Nazis are fighting for the ‘right’ side.

For the record, it is OK to support Ukraine’s right to defend itself, while also denouncing the decision to employ Nazis.

A few weeks ago, I would have expected nothing less from HN. Suddenly it seems the rules have changed?

Shaking my head, I don’t understand.




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