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That they didn't know it was a Nazi, and that applauding him doesn't change the fact that Russia is a terrorist state that is trying to invade the west through wars and propaganda.
Sounds like what I said. "Stop talking about this, it's helping the enemy. Did you forget how bad the enemy is? We're not bad, the enemy is bad" and so on. He was introduced as a Nazi, of course they knew, how could they not.
If they really felt sorry they'd make it known and clearly signal that Nazis aren't tolerated, not try to minimise reporting.
No it is more: "Stop talking about this because it is disingenuous and misrepresents the situation"
He was not introduced as a Nazi, but as a WW2 veteran that fought against Russia. Because you know, Russia is a much bigger threat to western freedom at the moment than Fascism.
You mean like this:
https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-house-speaker-apologizes-recognition-veteran-who-fought-nazis-2023-09-24/
And this:
https://www.dw.com/en/canadas-trudeau-apologizes-after-ex-nazi-mistakenly-honored/a-66943803
And the hundreds of other articles that talk about how profusely they apologised after they found out he was a Nazi?
Almost like, gasp Fascism isn't tolerated in Canada and the rest of the west. (Including Ukraine)
So he was introduced as a nazi then? He was introduced as a ukrainian ww2 veteran who fought against Russia. Aka a soldier of the third Reich.
Is your issue that "oh but they framed it in a good way, how can you blame him for clapping for a nazi when the nazi was introduced in a favorable light."? Do you expect the prime Minister of a country not to know basic facts about the largest war of the last century?
Two comments above someone called it "the finer points of WW2"...
Lmao