Look, the country that was putting soviet citizens in concentration camps and tried to starve St. Petersburg out doesn’t have shit to say about who gets to mourn their dead and who doesn’t. It’s straight up disrespectful and definitely not Germany’s place to say anything. Like honestly, what’s the worst the Russian ambassador could do? No one is asking to let him hold a speech. So what could he even do that’s so bad? Start a fist fight with the Ukrainian ambassador? Lol
So does Israel, yet you don’t see Germany making a big fuss about it. How come you suddenly believe that Germany has found its morals when it comes to Russia but somehow still lacks them when it comes to Israel?
Of course. Germany should make a fuss about both instances. Both wars are illegal wars of aggression. In a perfect world all conflicts should be handled with the utmost seriousness.
The people that committed the crimes of Nazi Germany are dead, and good riddance to them. Modern Germany is doing the right thing by commemorating their defeat. They can do that on their own terms in their own country. People don’t get to just do whatever they want in Germany on the basis of being from a country that suffered under the Nazis.
Nobody is asking Nechayev to make a speech, but nobody is asking him to attend either and he still plans to do that. Nechayev described this commemoration as “part of the path to our reconciliation”, so he clearly thinks of it as something Germany should be doing in order to be friendlier with Russia despite Russia’s actions
They can do that on their own terms in their own country.
No. They cannot. Germany has a tremendous responsibility for the sins of its past and has been actively failing to make up for them for 80 years now. Germany is still chock full of nazis to the brim.
If Germany isn’t doing it on its own terms then it’s not Germany doing it, is it? Not only can Germany do it on its own terms, it only matters if Germany does it on its own terms.
Regardless, the responsibility Germany has does not entail giving Russia propaganda fodder for its own imperialism. That helps literally nobody.
Look, the country that was putting soviet citizens in concentration camps and tried to starve St. Petersburg out doesn’t have shit to say about who gets to mourn their dead and who doesn’t. It’s straight up disrespectful and definitely not Germany’s place to say anything. Like honestly, what’s the worst the Russian ambassador could do? No one is asking to let him hold a speech. So what could he even do that’s so bad? Start a fist fight with the Ukrainian ambassador? Lol
The country kidnapping Ukrainian kids while starving Kiev can go fuck themselves
So does Israel, yet you don’t see Germany making a big fuss about it. How come you suddenly believe that Germany has found its morals when it comes to Russia but somehow still lacks them when it comes to Israel?
So should Germany make a fuss about both instances or not? You can’t have it both ways.
Of course. Germany should make a fuss about both instances. Both wars are illegal wars of aggression. In a perfect world all conflicts should be handled with the utmost seriousness.
The people that committed the crimes of Nazi Germany are dead, and good riddance to them. Modern Germany is doing the right thing by commemorating their defeat. They can do that on their own terms in their own country. People don’t get to just do whatever they want in Germany on the basis of being from a country that suffered under the Nazis.
Nobody is asking Nechayev to make a speech, but nobody is asking him to attend either and he still plans to do that. Nechayev described this commemoration as “part of the path to our reconciliation”, so he clearly thinks of it as something Germany should be doing in order to be friendlier with Russia despite Russia’s actions
No. They cannot. Germany has a tremendous responsibility for the sins of its past and has been actively failing to make up for them for 80 years now. Germany is still chock full of nazis to the brim.
If Germany isn’t doing it on its own terms then it’s not Germany doing it, is it? Not only can Germany do it on its own terms, it only matters if Germany does it on its own terms.
Regardless, the responsibility Germany has does not entail giving Russia propaganda fodder for its own imperialism. That helps literally nobody.