Must watch for any non-hexbear and lemmygrad instance users that are looking for a better explanation as to what lead to the Ukraine conflict. Spread it far and wide!
For a longer, more detailed analysis, see this video: https://hexbear.net/post/347122
Never heard about hexbear but I guess it's the place where absolutely lost people are screaming their conspiracy theories
screaming, shitting, pissing my pants. I'm so completely owned
wow how conspiratorial that even mainstream sources were criticizing west funding far-right in Ukraine it before Feb 2022 events.
keep in mind U.S. famously funded the brave religious fundamentalists of Mujaheddin (
) to fight undermine the socialist government even before Soviets intervened there. Is it 'ridiculous' to think that U.S. is funding right wing clowns to fight Russia once again?
Thanks for dropping by! Please do watch the video posted above if you get a chance. The production value alone is worth the watch!
If you want some more information on the neo-nazi problem in Ukraine, here is a list of various western (BBC, VICE, The Guardian, DW, Associated Press, TIME, etc.) sources that have documented the problem: https://hexbear.net/comment/3728530. Quite a lot of watching if you're interested! Enjoy!
ah yes, the conspiracy theories that can be found in broad daylight
list of monuments in Ukraine dedicated to nazi collaborators (particularly in West Ukraine, Lviv) by Jewish Independent Nonprofit Forward
Ukrainian right-sektor anti-semite Dmitro Korchynsky admits Jewish president Zelensky is useful as a mascot to make the country appear less antisemitic
Zelensky downplays the admiration for nazi collaborator and pogromist Stepan Bandera
old man shamed publicly, called a freak, for denouncing nazism
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I don't see people on here saying Nazis are the reason it started so much. Most people's take is that Russia is lashing out against encirclement by opposing powers, and also to annex parts of Ukraine that according to polls, don't want to be part of Ukraine anymore.
Western funding of Nazis is just a tried and tested mechanism of levering power against a state.
It's not the reason that Russia started their offensive, but it is a fact that the CIA funds right wing militants to fight on the behalf of the USA's economic interests. They have done so time and time again throughout history, from Europe to Asia to Africa.
Now, as Ukraine rules with western support, they have outlawed left wing parties. This has rather predictably ended with higher rates of admiration of the Nazi Stepan Bandera, the repeal of labour laws, and the mass privatization of the country.
This is typical economic shock doctrine. If Ukraine wins, its people will be the new low wage manufacturers and workers for the world to use and discard for profits. If Russia wins, it's also not great at this point - they'd likely be contending with western funded guerillas, and who knows if Russia would actually reinstate the repealed labour laws and left wing parties, given that Russia itself is a capitalist oligarchy.
Can you tell us how you view the lead up to the war in Ukraine? So we have an actual conversation, rather than you telling us we're conspiracy theorists, which isn't doing you any favors.