azov is a thing.
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That is true, Ukrainians do have their own 'nazi/nationalistic' organization... same as the rest of the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_neo-Nazi_organizations. I'm a bit 'disappointed' at the Author for forgetting about Poland ;p (I'm at least familiar with three - wish they would not be a thing, but they are. Anyways, there are bigger fishes swimming in the pond apparently...). Funnily - several from Russia. It is also not a surprise to me that they (Azov) were enlisted when the conflict became inevitable... All hands on deck, no less no more.Azov Battalion have self-identified... <snip>
But, as @Trueten wrote - this whole denazification thing was just too good to not use it.
The dehumanization of Russians and any other group of people would lead to a disaster. No doubt. Many bad things will happen and may also spread through other countries including some susceptible nations such as my own. I catch myself falling into this trap recently more and more. The polarization is so strong and the world tension won't be lowered easily anytime soon. Ukrainians have obvious reasons to be hostile and angry (also for the West) and alienated Russians will soon become even more prone to propaganda and there will be no free-thinking whatsoever.
What I don't understand is the grief, pain after losing my home, life, relatives... I may think this is all so horrible and can try to imagine how I would feel if everything that was dear to me perished... I heard it from my grandparents (on both sides), but it was so surreal at the time when they told me all that. Hopelessness cause people to think and portray perps as not humans which I believe may come as a self-defense mechanism. I really think this is good that Admins take care about the language here and don't let harmful propaganda spread. This, for sure plays in Ukraine's favor. But at the same time - I feel very sad, that things are not proportional all the time (in general)...
I'm really afraid that if for some reason Ukraine will ever fall to Russia - I'm on the frontline. Whether there will be another war is a matter of time. Alliances may change in time, and NATO or EU might be non-existent at that time. Looking particularly at some western countries (like one European country, in particular) - I have no doubt that business may be put above ideas. I wonder how I would feel reading through the internet with all the armchair experts' opinions on what should be done and what language should be considered the most adequate to maintain human aspects of reality...
P.S. Just a little phrase that roamed in my head for a while, so adequate IMO:
https://quotepark.com/pl/cytaty/181...l-hang-the-capitalists-with-the-rope-that-th/
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