this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2023
682 points (96.3% liked)

Memes

45581 readers
1 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] wick@lemm.ee 81 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Fought Russia in WWII" hmmm πŸ€”

[–] Magnetar@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I mean, there were others fighting the Russians, too.

[–] atyaz@reddthat.com 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Perhaps he was an Italian fascist instead

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Could've been a Finn during Winter War or a Pole. Wasn't though

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] davel@lemmy.ml 54 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Absolutely fucking not. Waffen-SS members are war criminals not hapless stooges.

load more comments (15 replies)
[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 47 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Context for people not from Canada?

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 79 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Someone in the govt got a old Ukranian dude to speak to the parlement, and they all applauded him for fighting Russia in WW2, forgetting that the people who faught Russia in WW2 were the Nazis.

They had accidentally invited a literal Nazi to speak, and applauded him for it.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

the people who faught Russia in WW2 were the Nazis.

Not all of them though. Division of Poland and Winter War come to mind.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They said he was ukrainian who fought the Russians in ww2, that meant he fought as a nazi.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (12 children)
[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 5 points 2 years ago

"Man who caught for a nazi unit"

Let me fix that for you:

"A Nazi who fought for Adolp Hitler"

Why are facho news like reverse clickbaity so often?

load more comments (11 replies)
[–] _oO@lemm.ee 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Can anybody explain to me what is up with Canada and a Nazi, I have been quite enjoying my rock for a couple of months.

[–] Ineocla@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Canadian parlement did a standing ovation for a ukrainian solidier who was an ex nazi in WW2

[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Actually a current Nazi in WW2. It's arguable if he's an ex Nazi now

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

Some guy in parliament grabbed a Ukrainian who fought the Russians in WWII to make a show for Zelensky visiting parliament, without stopping to consider who the Ukrainians that fought the Russians in WWII were.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Canada let the mask slip.

[–] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 years ago

Isn't he being extradited now? TF he was doing, coming out hiding.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This shouldn't be surprising given:

https://www.jta.org/1997/06/05/global/canada-knowingly-admitted-ss-members-after-world-war-ii

One of the ways of getting into Canada during the postwar period β€œwas by showing the SS tattoo,” Canadian historian Irving Abella told β€œ60 Minutes” interviewer Mike Wallace. β€œThis proved that you were an anti-Communist.”

The Canadian government hasn't really changed. Some high up government officials are the children and grandchildren of Nazi war criminals: https://www.google.com/amp/s/ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/chrystia-freelands-granddad-was-indeed-a-nazi-collaborator-so-much-for-russian-disinformation/wcm/11196169-fd23-4643-94b4-08039235c595/amp/

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Liberals always side with fascists over communists/socialists when push comes to shove.

load more comments (4 replies)
[–] K0W4LSK1@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

As a Canadian this is totally embarrassing but atleast we don't consider him a national hero like some nazis in America...

load more comments
view more: next β€Ί