Comments by "vk2ig" (@vk2ig) on "Azov Battalion - History & Symbols" video.

  1. Thanks Mark. Anyone wilfully using Nazi-era symbols is asking to kick an "own goal" when it comes to courting public support. I get that the former Waffen-SS symbol may be coincidentally a symbol representing Ukrainian independence; but using the Black Sun and Swastika is just asking for trouble.
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  2. Having intercourse in a light bulb would be challenging ...
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  3. Lots of interesting comments. I know something of the views of many Ukrainians towards the Soviets, and Russians in particular, especially during WW2 (a.k.a The Great Patriotic War), having heard some first hand experiences related to me years ago by Ukrainians in exile. But perhaps the Ukraine nationalists (as opposed to those who want to be part of Russia) don't understand the view of Nazism by many in the West. Anywhere in the formerly Occupied Europe or the British Commonwealth won't look on Nazi symbolism favourably. Likewise the USA, especially where the Republicans paint the Nazis as Leftists (unbelievable, but that's what they're saying) in an attempt to link the Democratic Party with Nazism; and are saying they more closely align with Putin's purported Christian beliefs, thus questioning why the West isn't supporting the Russians instead of sanctioning them. Zelensky is busy running around the world (albeit virtually) trying to drum up support for his cause. He runs the very real risk of the US Democrats not holding the presidency in 2024, and the future US President reversing the USA's position on Russia (especially if the Orange Man returns to become the 47th president of the USA), and thus worldwide support crumbling. It will be an uphill battle retaining US and Western support if Nazi symbology is being used, even if there is no Nazism intended ... but I suspect it's too late, and this particular public relations battle may have already been lost.
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