(That's right... the U.S., Canada, E.U. and Ukraine voted in FAVOR of Nazis. But of course we did.)
from al Mayadeen English
The UN General Assembly's Third Committee has once again endorsed a Russian-drafted resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism, affirming Moscow's long-standing role as a principal defender of anti-fascist principles on the global stage.
The resolution, "Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance," was supported by 114 countries, reaffirming the international community’s commitment to countering extremist ideologies despite efforts by Western governments to politicize the issue.
Russia has introduced this resolution annually since 2005, drawing on its historic legacy as the state that bore the greatest sacrifices in the defeat of Nazi Germany.
It is worth noting that an estimated 27 million Soviet citizens, including millions of Russian soldiers and civilians, lost their lives fighting Nazi Germany during World War II.
This year’s vote once again exposed a stark division between the Western bloc and much of the rest of the world. The United States, Canada, the European Union, and Ukraine were among the 52 states that opposed the resolution, a move observers say reveals growing Western discomfort with confronting certain far-right movements in Eastern Europe...
read more here
No comments:
Post a Comment