Head of Canadian Ukrainian group defends man who fought for unit created by Nazis (www.theglobeandmail.com)

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[-] DeadWorld@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

the fact that he was a soldier does not mean that he was a Nazi.

But he was a soldier that volunteered to fight for a Nazi unit. He literally chose to join the Nazis.

[-] zainitopia@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

This might be a case of an expert being overly pedantic whereas the public doesn't really care because if it quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck

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