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When the Wagner group turns around to fight Russia
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this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2023
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Am i remembering correctly that the Wagner group are overtly fascist?
most articles from before their mutiny refered to them as a neo-nazi or white supremacist mercenary group.
I also distinctive remember pictures of them posing with lots of ww2 era Nazi equipment going arround in the News.
Isnt that Azov?
You have remembered correctly.
Which is extremely weird that so many people celebrating this like it can be a good thing.
It's good for Ukraine in the context of the war. You don't have to approve of the group itself. Also, who cares if they're fascist? They're already bad enough just from their actions as a PMC group.
If Prigo gets his hand on the nuclear button we (and Ukraine) are done for
The Wagner group are accused of committing war crimes, including rape, torture, and robbery. If you need them to also be fascists in order to condemn them, or think that the fascism is the worst part about them, your moral framework is fucked.
Also, saying 'Yeah, I'm glad there's internal conflict happening in Russia because it's showing that their war effort is falling apart, and raising the likelihood that Ukraine will come out victorious,' is not the same thing as saying 'Yes I love the Wagner group they are clearly the best.'
Explain.
I can just see it now: world war 2 electric buggalo but this time the nazis have nukes.