I explained that the 'hard left' has been concerned about Nazis in Ukraine for a long time. You can understand that communists are going to keep a close eye on countries that ban communist parties. Yes other places have a far right problem too. Communists keep an eye on reactionaries elsewhere as well but it's hardly germane to a conversation about the circumstances of a war in Ukraine, is it?

[–] arc@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not the historical "concern", it's the constant parroting of Russian talking points by useful idiots on the far left. "Oh look at these Nazis [showing picture from 2014]", meanwhile Ukraine is actually a pluralist democracy and has a professional / conscript army fighting an invasion. They're not Nazis in aggregate or even substantially. It's sort of shit I'm obviously referring to.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

pluralist democracy

Pluralist democracy is when you seize power through force and then ban opposition parties.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Seize power by force and other things that only happened in my imagination"

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Sometimes I forget just how little y'all know about the history of this conflict.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/ukraine-bans-communist-party-separatism