Libs and reactionaries will constantly bring up the Wagner group in response to having the existence of the Azovites pointed out to them. This counterargument strikes me as lazy and equivocating, but I’ve always had trouble responding to it.
What would people here recommend I say to this point? Assuming I say anything at all.
I wondered this earlier. Apparently the Russian Natzi thing doesn’t really have a strong factual basis. I actually saw a lecture held by George Washington University referencing this topic before the conflict. The author giving the talk dispelled a lot of the myths and Fabrications about so called Russian fascism. I think her basic point was that while there are pockets of fascist ideologues in Russia (just like almost anywhere) given its history it’s really not widespread. Watching the talk I got the impression that no one in room including the author was a pro Putin ideologue. The author had simply studied the topic at length and determined that it wasn’t really a thing. https://youtu.be/bltcIvJgRaE
Her book is called: Is Russia Fascist? (Cornell University Press)
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