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In reply to the discussion: Vladimir Putin says there was nothing wrong with Soviet Union's pact with Adolf Hitler's Nazi German [View all]newthinking
(3,982 posts)63. This is his publicity video - seriously... it really was made by and for him as head
of Right sector.
Tell me how anyone can be comfortable supporting this:
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Vladimir Putin says there was nothing wrong with Soviet Union's pact with Adolf Hitler's Nazi German [View all]
uhnope
Nov 2014
OP
DU Putinistas arriving to defend Comrade Major Putin in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... n/t
ColesCountyDem
Nov 2014
#3
Is he actively trying to drive eastern Europe more fully into NATO's sphere of influence?
LanternWaste
Nov 2014
#5
The replies on this thread just show the lack of knowledge of history is vast here
newthinking
Nov 2014
#11
It's almost as if they think that had the USSR not inked the non-aggression pact, Hitler
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#14
It also allowed Stalin the time to build a huge army and many thousands of tanks...
bvar22
Nov 2014
#41
The pact had a secret protocol dividing Poland and other countries
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#23
ironically, one of the things McCarthyites went after people for was opposing Hitler TOO SOON
yurbud
Nov 2014
#17
the only solution to this terrible admission is to make Russia a super-sized Somalia
yurbud
Nov 2014
#18
There are some problems with your thread, but it is more accurate the the rest of this thread
happyslug
Nov 2014
#58
No, Stalin used the pact with Hitler to take Bessarabia and occupy the Baltic states
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#80
There's a world of difference between "too good to pass up, because it allows land grabs"
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#94
Thank you. I laud your efforts at correcting me and doing it so civilly.
watrwefitinfor
Nov 2014
#82
No, he would have gangs of thugs beat down those cookies in brutal fashion, and then claim he
MADem
Nov 2014
#50
some real fascists ----- Ukraine’s 'Right Sector' Leader Recognized as Elected Member of Parliament
NordicLeft
Nov 2014
#54
So,the BBC, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, Counterpunch, Salon, Intl. Business Times are Russian?
NordicLeft
Nov 2014
#62
This is his publicity video - seriously... it really was made by and for him as head
newthinking
Nov 2014
#63
Fascism is on the march across the EU, and its certainly not springing from Putin
NordicLeft
Nov 2014
#65
Tom Parfitt (the author of the Telegraph OP) is a well-known rightwing pro NATO/US/UK hack
NordicLeft
Nov 2014
#70
People here have not yet figured out that the Republicans have been working on world domination for
newthinking
Nov 2014
#69
No, that's not what I was saying; I was replying to your incorrect claim that EU fascism and Putin
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#104
Well, I'm glad to see the US has run out of problems so we can refight the Cold War.
Starry Messenger
Nov 2014
#35
Does that mean you're not going to comment on DU about anything outside the US
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#42
If you think a government has the right/duty to pursue its national interest to the exclusion
pampango
Nov 2014
#91
That's why we gave so many Nazis jobs and citizenship, and the fascism is present in US.
bobthedrummer
Nov 2014
#97
If Western historians have really been trying to "hush up" the Munich Agreement,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#107
not often you get to hear the Molotov Ribbentop pact spoken of so glowingly. nt
arely staircase
Nov 2014
#109