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Throwawaybcfu420 t1_j9ytkiy wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Poland has delivered tanks to Ukraine, government announces on war's first anniversary. by Rifletree

The Balkenkreuz predates Nazi germany… it’s been adopted as a symbol of hate by neo Nazis, but they often put a swastika over it to get the point of hate across. By itself, it’s not a symbol of hate, nor was it created for the purpose of representing the Nazi party’s ideology.

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[deleted] t1_j9yuj0q wrote

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Throwawaybcfu420 t1_j9yvgnp wrote

https://fakenews.pl/en/politics/there-is-no-evidence-that-white-crosses-on-ukrainian-military-vehicles-are-associated-with-nazi-symbolism/

This link provides a lot of context i think you might appreciate. There are plenty of reasons why they have that symbol on their tanks. Jumping straight to labeling them as Nazis just stinks of propaganda. It’s up to us to wade through the misinformation and arm ourselves with context and facts.

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[deleted] t1_j9ywf5v wrote

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Throwawaybcfu420 t1_j9yzpsq wrote

Or, now bare with me, you’re bending over backwards to push a narrative forward despite there not being enough evidence. We can go back and forth on this all day. Perhaps we should just call it a day?

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[deleted] t1_j9z00zx wrote

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Throwawaybcfu420 t1_j9z0t4n wrote

Not an accident as it’s not a nazi symbol. Now if they had swastikas all over the place then I would agree with you. These aren’t Nazi symbols. They never were intended to be. You’re peddling propaganda to make Ukraine look bad. Let’s not forget which country decided to start this war (Russia) and how their actions bare striking similarities with Nazi germany’s play book.

Btw the cross already being on some of those tanks just encourages them to paint the rest so they can easily be identified in the battle field. Kinda like how russia is putting the Z on all theirs. It’s not because they’re pushing Nazi ideology. It’s because the symbol is already there, easy to get paint for and replicate, and distinguishes their forces from the enemy. If they really wanted to look like Nazis then why didn’t they just paint swastikas?

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