Quote (El1te @ Sep 25 2023 05:45pm)
I mean that the Jewish community needs to do better in denouncing the Ukrainian state in general, and denouncing all the financial support that Western countries are giving to this overtly Nazi state.
They denounced Canada/Parliament over this incident which is commendable. But they have been, shockingly, mostly silent with respect to the war/Ukrainian Nazi state in general.
How is Ukraine an overtly Nazi state?
How is the Ukrainian state anymore ultra nationalist than the Russian state?
Quote (ofthevoid @ Sep 25 2023 05:46pm)
The onus shouldn't be on the Jews to tell you that giving standing ovations to SS members is not good. There was a time when this type of conventional wisdom was clear and you didn't need someone to clarify it for you.
Right. Nobody is saying it IS good.
The house speaker apologized and explained he personally invited the dude and the house had no idea it was happening.
Ergo they didn't know who or what they were applauding for, other than what they assumed was a veteran.
Allegedly.
Anyway I'm not defending what happened. And it isn't surprising the incident would be fuel for people to take shots at Ukraine, but it is a stretch at best.
This post was edited by Prox1m1ty on Sep 25 2023 11:33am