| > What a load of bullshit. The OUN which committed literal genocide[0] during WW2 is now openly celebrated. Stepan Bandera, the leader of the OUN was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine. Where is it being celebrated? According to wiki on Stepan Bandera [1]:
"In January 2011, the award was officially annulled.[20] A proposal to confer the award on Bandera was rejected by the Ukrainian parliament in August 2019.[21]". Also keep in mind it even though Bandera was was leader of OUN he was arrested by gestapo in 1941 and was in concentration camp between 1942-1944. Also from wikipedia: "According to Yaroslav Hrytsak, Bandera was not completely aware of events in Ukraine during his internment from the summer of 1941 and had serious differences of opinion with Mykola Lebed, the OUN-B leader who remained in Ukraine and who was one of the chief architects of the massacres of Poles" I don't think ukrainians also deny massacres of Poles in volhynia - the dispute was if it can be recognized as genocide. On the other hand Poles claims genocide about Katyn massacre [2] by Russsia that Russian denies and try to downplay. The Katyn massacre was a series of mass executions of nearly 22,000 Polish military officers and intelligentsia carried out by the Soviet Union, specifically the NKVD. Edit: Also keep in mind Poles don't keep any grudge to Ukrainians for massacre in Volhyn - something that happened 80 years ago. They are happily helping a lot currently 1.5m ukraininans who were running away from the war. Also no Poles even think about taking back Lviv just because a long time ago it was a Polish city. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre |
Would you consider brandishing the colors of the OUN celebrating them? You could see the red and black flag along side the the flags of Ukraine and EU even during the Euromaidan protests. Too informal? How about granting them pensions and veteran status?
> In January 2011, the award was officially annulled.
On technical grounds because Bandera wasn't a citizen. My point was more about how the Overton window shifted.
Based on your response, I feel I should clarify. I am in no way justifying the Russian invasion or Putin's Denazification bullshit. I am only pointing out that Nobody hates neo-Nazis like we do line is inaccurate.