Despite being neoliberal and conservative, a crucial ideological component of the current Russian state is the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War, which forces them into the position of being anti-nazi, so neo-nazis and the most virulent white supremacists have to be cracked down on or else they’ll lose historical legitimacy
Meanwhile here is just a tiny selection of Ukrainian fascists and neo-nazis marching proudly in the open with full state support
One of these is obviously much, much worse than the other, and the people of the Donbas have made their choice as to which side of the border they’d like to be on
Despite being neoliberal and conservative, a crucial ideological component of the current Russian state is the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War, which forces them into the position of being anti-nazi, so neo-nazis and the most virulent white supremacists have to be cracked down on or else they’ll lose historical legitimacy
Meanwhile here is just a tiny selection of Ukrainian fascists and neo-nazis marching proudly in the open with full state support
One of these is obviously much, much worse than the other, and the people of the Donbas have made their choice as to which side of the border they’d like to be on