• invo_rt [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    The march in the footage cut in was pretty big too. Also I saw the footage from Oliver Stone's documentary in 2016 and the fash torch marches looked pretty fucking big. It isn't every Ukrainian, obviously, but it seems like there are a fair number of sympathizers not just in azov, but in other groups like svoboda, right sector, and trident.

    • drinkinglakewater [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I think people tend to fixate on Azov since it's the most obvious example but the problem goes all the way back to OUN and Ukrainian nationalism being entwined with fascism for basically the country's entire history. Much like how US fascism is present culturally and institutionally, the problem is not one explicit battalion but an idea baked into modern Ukrainian society broadly.