Got into a conversation with someone today and I mentioned the Soviets liberated a lot of Nazi camps. They looked at me like I was evil and said "Well they're bombing innocent people today and accusing them of being Nazis"
I said that while I'm not a fan of modern Russia, the Azov Battalion is in fact Nazi, and Ukraine has had a Nazi problem for a while.
They didn't know who Azov are and just said "Well they're probably all gone now. They're just bombing innocent people."
I'm sick of people thinking I'm some kind of evil modern Russian oligarchy stan or crazy conspiracy theorist just because I acknowledge the fact that Nazis exist and are a big problem. If Ukraine wins, those strengthened Nazi groups that are supported by western aid and the Ukraine government are going to go full fascist.
The problem is that for this war in particular almost everything in the media would give you the impression russia is collapsing, that ukraine is winning, and that the west are the goodies against the evil asiatic hordes. It's been wall to wall lies with almost nothing useful within it whatsover. I turn on the tv to BBC or Sky and within minutes of a Ukraine segment I am seething with literal steam coming out of my ears. I have never shouted at the tv before this conflict before but it's regular right now.
When it's this bad it's pretty hard to blame people for just finding ANY alternatives that are out there giving a more reasonable position, anonymous or not.