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In reply to the discussion: Robert Parry: Sidestepping Ukraine’s ‘N-Word’ for Nazi [View all]reorg
(3,317 posts)22. Look far right, and look right again
More on the Nazis mentioned by Robert Parry, this time by anti-Putin, pro-Maidan magazine "Ukrainian Policy". Clearly, they are a major embarrassment for any thinking person.
... After Ukraines presidential election in May 2014, many journalists and experts on Ukraine, who highlighted the pathetic results of the two 'official' far-right candidates, Svobodas Oleh Tyahnybok (1.16%) and Right Sectors Dmytro Yarosh (0.70%), completely ignored the strong electoral performance of another presidential candidate, Oleh Lyashko, who obtained 8.32% of the votes and finished third. In his political programme, peppered with 23 exclamation marks, Lyashko presented a textbook example of unabashed populism, while, during his campaign, he postured in a military uniform promising to 'return Crimea to Ukraine!' In the run-up to the presidential election, Lyashko praised militarism and bragged about unlawfully questioning a captured separatist. However, not only have the Ukrainian authorities ignored Lyashkos criminal actions, but society has largely failed to condemn his behaviour.
Social-National Assembly (SNA)
Lyashko worked with Right Sector extremist elements, namely the Social-National Assembly (SNA); and by spring 2014 had effectively managed to lure them away from Right Sector. The SNA is a neo-Nazi movement, which has always been too extreme for the Right Sector. According to its official documents, its 'nationalism is racial, social, great-power imperialist, anti-systemic (anti-democratic and anti-capitalist), self-sufficient, militant and uncompromising'. Its ideology 'builds on maximalist attitudes, national and racial egoism,' while glorifying the Ukrainian nation as part of the 'White Race.'
Lyashko's Radical Party nominated several SNA members as candidates in the May 2014 Kyiv city council elections: Oleh Odnorozhenko (its ideologue), Ihor Mosychuk, Ihor Kryvoruchko, and Volodymyr Shpara. It seems plausible to suggest that SNA members will also be included in Lyashkos party list in the early parliamentary elections possibly taking place in autumn 2014.
The SNA was also behind the formation of the Azov battalion, a volunteer auxiliary police unit that was armed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine as part of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) launched against the (pro-)Russia separatists in Eastern Ukraine. The Azov battalion does not consist solely of SNA members (although there are unverified reports that all the volunteers are required to sign up to the SNA before joining the battalion), but the SNA leader Andriy Biletsky is its commander, with Mosychuk as his deputy. The battalion includes members of Misanthropic Division, an international neo-Nazi movement, whose Ukrainian 'branch' mostly based in Kharkiv is affiliated with the SNA. The Division considers that, rather than liberating Eastern Ukraine from illiberal and undemocratic (pro-)Russia separatists, their 'black squadrons are fighting in the ranks of the pagan battalion Azov against the residues of modern society represented by khachi [racist slur for natives of the Caucasus region], chavs, communists, liberals, Asians and other Untermenschen. ...
http://ukrainianpolicy.com/look-far-right-and-look-right-again/
Social-National Assembly (SNA)
Lyashko worked with Right Sector extremist elements, namely the Social-National Assembly (SNA); and by spring 2014 had effectively managed to lure them away from Right Sector. The SNA is a neo-Nazi movement, which has always been too extreme for the Right Sector. According to its official documents, its 'nationalism is racial, social, great-power imperialist, anti-systemic (anti-democratic and anti-capitalist), self-sufficient, militant and uncompromising'. Its ideology 'builds on maximalist attitudes, national and racial egoism,' while glorifying the Ukrainian nation as part of the 'White Race.'
Lyashko's Radical Party nominated several SNA members as candidates in the May 2014 Kyiv city council elections: Oleh Odnorozhenko (its ideologue), Ihor Mosychuk, Ihor Kryvoruchko, and Volodymyr Shpara. It seems plausible to suggest that SNA members will also be included in Lyashkos party list in the early parliamentary elections possibly taking place in autumn 2014.
The SNA was also behind the formation of the Azov battalion, a volunteer auxiliary police unit that was armed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine as part of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) launched against the (pro-)Russia separatists in Eastern Ukraine. The Azov battalion does not consist solely of SNA members (although there are unverified reports that all the volunteers are required to sign up to the SNA before joining the battalion), but the SNA leader Andriy Biletsky is its commander, with Mosychuk as his deputy. The battalion includes members of Misanthropic Division, an international neo-Nazi movement, whose Ukrainian 'branch' mostly based in Kharkiv is affiliated with the SNA. The Division considers that, rather than liberating Eastern Ukraine from illiberal and undemocratic (pro-)Russia separatists, their 'black squadrons are fighting in the ranks of the pagan battalion Azov against the residues of modern society represented by khachi [racist slur for natives of the Caucasus region], chavs, communists, liberals, Asians and other Untermenschen. ...
http://ukrainianpolicy.com/look-far-right-and-look-right-again/
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Lol, I was counting, 1,2,3, wait for it, wait for it! You too? Is the sky blue, does the sun rise
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#13
Exactly, the US Media was totally wrong about Iraq, and Parry was right. It is amazing that
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#43
Thank you for your response. Could you please specify what Parry is making up
Karmadillo
Sep 2014
#4
What did he make up? It appears now that even the MSM has found their conscience, and are beginning
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#14
You mean like two US Senators and members of the State Dept were just 'passing through' on THEIR
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#15
Every thread about Russia IS about the US. Do you know how much money we are spending over there?
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#19
It's absolutely NOT a coincidence. See my response to that post and you won't need to guess why
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#33
He once wrote some great articles about how Bush and his cronies are douchebags!
zappaman
Sep 2014
#10
I know I've been asking this question and cannot get an answer. We know you don't like any of the
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#16
There are a whole lot of Parrys out there reporting exactly what he is reporting. I guess all of
sabrina 1
Sep 2014
#47
Even when Parry's not completely wrong, he still comes off as the huge hypocrite that he is.
Tommy_Carcetti
Sep 2014
#48