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Right Sector has been described as right-wing, hardline right-wing nationalist, neo-fascist, or neo-Nazi, political party and paramilitary movement, and part of the European radical right.
There is an urgent and pressing need for everyone to understand the Vikings, argues Scandinavian studies scholar Natalie Van Deusen.
That's because all manner of Viking symbols and misconceptions about a golden age of Nordic racial purity have been appropriated by racist extremists looking to justify their xenophobia and acts of violence, according to the University of Alberta researcher.
I found that Viking and Norse symbols are increasingly being used in the U.S. by hate groups—neo-Nazis and white supremacists—to propagate their racist message.
And they were out in full force as white supremacists along with far-right hate groups and neo-Nazis paraded in Charlottesville, Va., this summer. I was watching as the coverage of this white nationalist “Unite the Right” rally-turned-riot revealed several Viking symbols being sported: Odin’s raven, Thor’s hammer, rune letters, and the Valknut, as well as the Nazi SS symbol based on runic letters.
The Security Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Служба безпеки України, romanized: Sluzhba bezpeky Ukrayiny) or SBU (Ukrainian: СБУ) is the law enforcement authority and main intelligence and security agency of the Ukrainian government, in the areas of counter-intelligence ...
The head of a Ukrainian government body long known for its work rehabilitating the images of Holocaust collaborators condemned an ultranationalist march in memory of a Ukrainian SS unit last week, marking a small, if significant, change in Kyiv’s approach to the seamier aspects of its national history.
Around 300 people paraded through the Ukrainian capital last Wednesday to mark the 78th anniversary of the establishment of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, also known as the 1st Galician, a German unit implicated in crimes against humanity. Many of the division’s troops were members of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), a group which is celebrated in contemporary Ukraine for its anti-Soviet activities.
The ideology of the OUN has been described as similar to Italian Fascism.[5] The OUN sought to infiltrate legal political parties, universities and other political structures and institutions.[4][6][nb 2] The OUN's strategies to achieve Ukrainian independence included violence and terrorism against perceived foreign and domestic enemies, particularly Poland, Czechoslovakia, the Kingdom of Romania, and the Soviet Union.[4]
The recent appointment of a nationalist leader, Dmytro Yarosh, to a high military position in Ukraine has sparked controversy.
In Russia he has become a focus of accusations that "fascists" and extremists control the government in Kiev.
However, the nature of his duties, and the extent of his influence in the armed forces, remains to be seen.
Mr Yarosh is the head of Right Sector, which first burst to prominence as an ultra-nationalist umbrella organisation, battling riot police and helping man the barricades during anti-government protests last year.
Even if they are wearing Nazi memorabilia
originally posted by: MisguidedAngel
Excellent and very informative thread as always
originally posted by: Grimpachi
a reply to: infolurker
I pick the civilians.
originally posted by: Grimpachi
a reply to: infolurker
I pick the civilians.
Send the Russian invaders home
originally posted by: vNex92
a reply to: vance
Send the Russian invaders home
Send the Russians home so the far right could repeat the same actions as they did in 2014, 2013 by burning towns and buildings?
i don't see that happening.
originally posted by: Grimpachi
a reply to: vance
The civilians are afraid the Russians will leave. Families are being reunited after 8 years with those who are in the DPR.
I am against Russia leaving and the far-right such as the Nazi Azov oppressors returning. Mariupol will become part of the DPR.