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[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Thanks for the context.

Given Russia submitted the text, and given how european countries voted, I suspect this is mostly about Russia looking for justifications for attacking a neighbour and grabbing land.

Defending Nazism or showing Nazi symbols is illegal in Germany. Holocaust denial is illegal in several european countries. Yet they abstained.

They'd probably vote for such a text if it came from another country that doesn't "undermine genuine attempts to combat neo-Nazism"

[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago

Seems like refusing to condemn Nazism would vindicate Russia's accusations

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Seached and found that the European Union published an explanation for its vote on a similar draft submitted by 2022 by Russia.

EU Explanation of Vote – UN General Assembly: Draft Resolution on Combating glorification of Nazism

This both explain the EU's rationale for not voting Russia's draft, and explicitly condemn Niazism

The European Union is unequivocal in its commitment to the global fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, anti-semitism and related intolerance. Our joint fight against contemporary forms of all extremist and totalitarian ideologies, including neo-Nazism, must be a joint priority for the whole international community.

this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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