Ukraine isn't fascist because it's a mr. wholesome chung100us democracy

  • rubpoll [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    No far-right or neonazi organisations have been placed under similar restrictions despite responsibility for a string of atrocities and alleged war crimes in eastern Ukraine

    Shocker.

    • JosipBRUHTito [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      Even before the war you could find videos of Azov guys on the front lines with the republics crucifying and burning people alive. God knows what they're up to now unleashed all over the entire country

  • pppp1000 [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    They were already banned from participating in elections in 2015 after Maidan

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The article says the last general election they were allowed to participate in was in 2012.

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    A lot of comrades are afraid of defending the KPU because of ukraine fever. They support communists in other countries but are sheepish about communists in ukraine.

    • Vncredleader
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      2 years ago

      It shows a true cowardice and lack of solidarity. If you cannot show solidarity when it is hardest and you might face backlash, then your solidarity when there is no backlash is fucking worthless

      • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        On the other hand, it shows you what organizations to support and which aren't worth your time

  • pppp1000 [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    As a western leftist, we need still need to defend this. Russia and China are authoritarian countries, this is nothing compared to them. Join me in propagating the US state department.

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    This is old news. There communist party were some of the first opposition groups to get banned after the 2014 coup.

    Communism as such has been illegal in wholesome liberal democratic Ukraine since 2015.

  • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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    2 years ago

    Can we do anything for our comrades there? It must suck to see libs doing everything they can to help the fascists while being killed by them.