Posted on 12/21/2007 3:02:04 AM PST by Doctor13
America has declined backing a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the eulogizing of Nazism.
For a member of the anti-Hitler coalition, the American position, mildly speaking, is bewildering.
It can be seen as consigning to oblivion the past and sacrifices of all those who gallantly fought against fascism to save Europe from the so-called brown plague.
It is not by accident that the Russian foreign ministry has already expressed regrets over the U.S.'s shameful action, for in the adopted resolution supported by 130 U.N members, concern is expressed over the increase in the number of extremist groups preaching racism and xenophobia and spreading fascist ideology.
For any state, the more so the U.S., which uses every opportunity to make a song and dance about its commitment to democracy and humanism not only in words but also lecturing others, eulogizing Nazism should be an abomination.
Today, 60 plus years since the end of World War 2, hatred of man by man ideology remains firmly in the world and it is being unabashedly spread by pro-fascist parties in different countries of our world.
Monuments to Nazi servants and praise extolling SS errand boys have taken place in the Baltic states.
Attempts have been made in Ukraine to elevate members of a rebel army who collaborated with the Nazis to the ranks of members of the liberating army and the dismantling of the monument to those who paid the supreme price to free Europe, stands out like a sore thumb and is a stark reminder of the level of ingratitude man is capable of.
Attempts have also been made to equate the sacrifices of the Soviet Union that lost over 20 million people with those of Nazi Germany that brought untold misery and inhuman privations to Europe
Russia sponsored the resolution condemning glorification of fascism and it has a clear-cut position on the issue, said Alexander Konovalov, president of the Institute of Strategic Evaluations.
"We have received a powerful vaccination against fascism and hence we and most of the rest of the world would not like fascists to be honoured like those who fought against them," said Konovalov.
"This is not the only point. The whole world has paid a heavy price for not recognizing in time the danger posed by fascism. The propelling force of Russia now is to prevent a repeat of that past costly mistake. It sees it as a national and global debt," said Konovalov.
(There is a photo that accompanies the article but I do not know how to post it. If someone can, please do.)
How can this be? For as long as I can remember, politicians, academicians, and the media has been telling me that Fascism is a "right wing" movement.
My thoughts exactly - methinks the “lady” doth protest too much!
Typical Soviet propaganda - any links to the resolution itself? is it compatible with US freedom of speech rights? - there is no point to look for these answers there.
Dontcha just love it when the “ex-communists” of today’s Russia start moralizing about WW2. What about the Katyn Massacre, or the Red Army’s pause outside Warsaw to let the SS destroy the Polish Home Army? Lots of people died due to Russia’s actions because Stalin saw them as long-term threats to the Soviet Union.
What do they do to deflect criticism over that fact, they insinuate that others are fascists and they are the great protector.
Typical propaganda.
This post. Courtesy of a Russian troll. Look at the date.
2007 Wow.
The Commies and Nazis hated each other not because they were polar opposites on the political spectrum, but because they were too much alike. Competing brands of the same product.
Note the visible unease on the face of Soviet Chief of the General Staff Shaposhnikov. He's not sure if it's OK to be seen in the same room as Germans or not. It wasn't too long ago his colleagues were purged for that.
Yep, it boiled down to, “This town ain’t big enough for the both of us.”
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Democrat politics are the worst fascism the world has ever seen.
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