Posted on 05/10/2014 9:17:20 AM PDT by tcrlaf
Addressing the public on a Victory Day, the governor of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region trampled on the feelings of many veterans and desecrated the memory of all those who perished during the war against Nazi Germany by calling Hitler a “liberator.”
Governor of Kherson region Yuri Odarchenko was booed by thousands including WWII veterans when he told the previously cheering crowd that the Soviet Union tried to enslave Ukraine, while Hitler on the other hand tried to bring freedom to their land.
“Those [Soviet] aggressors justified their capture not only by their desire to seize others' territory and enslave the people, but they also put forward slogans about liberating nations and people that inhabit the lands which Hitler hoped to capture,” Odarchenko told the crowd.
Painting his version of the events further, he challenged history by saying that “if you read history books, we have a number of documentaries on this, then we see that he [Hitler] first of all put forward a slogan of liberating people from the communist yoke, and liberating people from the tyrant Stalin,” Odarchenko said, sparking anger and outraged by the crowd.
As thousands yelled out “shame”, a young woman with a child approached the governor, stripped him of the microphone, before throwing it away.
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? have a nice day
“And now everyone knows you’re just another loudmouth who likes to run their loud mouth...”
Yes, because we know only a loudmouth who likes to run his mouth would say, “Screw you and the horse you rode in on.”
Oh, wait...
I assumed that the temporary gov was inept beyond comprehension. But you bring up an interesting hypothesis.
What about the IMF money, given to a gov that probably didn't have the authority to put Ukraine in debt? There's at the very least some question if it's a legitimate government. What about Ukraine's gold and other assets? Is the real interest keeping all of that for those now in power? If they can't be voted out or there isn't an election, what are the odds of the people of Ukraine ever seeing that wealth again?
I'm reading this thread in morbid fascination. So many US citizens fought in WWII, proudly, for one reason....to stop Hitler. Defending Nazis doesn't play real well in the US. What's the point of that?
have a nice day
” Defending Nazis doesn’t play real well in the US. What’s the point of that?”
Who in this thread is defending Nazis? Post your evidence.
“LOL, as if people can’t see that was a very appropriate response to your “comfy armchair” BS. have a nice day”
LOL, as if people can’t see that was a very appropriate response to you talking out of your butt about events that happened 70 years ago. have a nice day.
Ukraine has been a semi-fallen mafia state mainly due to Russian influence over there. Most people don't know that but vast majority of post-Soviet space stayed under control of Kremlin, the only post-soviet countries which shook it off for good are Baltics (largely due to NATO and EU membership, EUnuchs are shit but compared to being in Russian sphere of influence it is a huge improvement) Georgia and Moldova have been trying but haven't succeed yet, Ukraine is trying to do it now and Kremlin is furious. Others are either run by Soviet clowns or by mafia types or both (that shithole in Moldova is a good example). Russia has been installing and supporting corrupted regimes across post-soviet territories for the past +20 years, that is simply the Russian way, Russian influence over Ukraine made it to look like Russia just without oil & gas revenues, basically what Russia looked like in 90’s before the oil & gas prices surged.
To many in eastern Europe the Soviets in general and the Russians in particular were not Liberators, no matter how much Hitler was no better, or even worse, in many respects.
To many in eastern Europe the Soviets did not end the brutal Russian empire but extended it, to their loss. To such, ANYONE who helped them against the Russians/Soviets would have been a Liberator and many locals would have joined ANYONE opposing the Russians/Soviets continued domination of them. That is simply honest nationalism and normal world history of people making alliances of convenience for their own interests and not necessarily the interest of those whom they make those alliances with.
Thanks for the post, CD.
RT is a dangerous propaganda tool.
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