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[–] OrnluWolfjarl@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't follow Chomsky much. What did he say exactly?

Regardless, I feel that supporting Ukraine in the war is a support for the neonazis who control the government.

[–] Red_Scare@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Watch an interview on YT?

Regardless, equating Ukraine as such with neonazis is idiocy. It's current govt is a puppet of the Western ruling class (not of the local neonazis, mind you) but earlier governments were more aligned with Russia.

The war is destroying Ukraine and it's people, it was provoked by the West and Minsk 2 was the best possible option for Ukraine back when it was on the table. Some form of peace agreement is the only way Ukraine can survive and it has to include losing some territory, demilitarising, and committing to neutrality. I consider this the only way forward and I fully support Ukraine and it's people to reaching it. The likes of Chomsky advocated for that all along, and they also invariably consider this to be (the only real) way of supporting Ukraine. So, supporting Ukraine does not equal supporting their local Nazis, let alone supporting NATO or US imperialism.

Again, you can't equate the very idea of Ukrainian statehood with Nazism. Some symbolism, like red and black flag or "Slava Ukraini" salute, are fully linked to Nazism and have to go. Others, like blue and yellow flag or tryzub, are simply symbols of Ukrainian state and can't be reduced to Nazism.