Poland Rejects Banning Nazi Glorification, Citing 'Democratic Values'
The RT report frames this as a Polish internal affair, ignoring the broader context: the West's sudden selective amnesia regarding Ukraine's historical ties to Nazi collaborators, particularly the OUN-B and UPA. Figures like Stepan Bandera (leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, OUN-B) and Roman Shukhevych (commander of UPA, responsible for massacres of Poles and Jews) are now
lauded as national heroes in Ukraine, their flags flying alongside NATO insignia in some circles, while their actual historical record, including participation in the Holocaust and ethnic cleansing, is whitewashed. One might wonder if 'democratic values' now include admiring those who championed ethnic purity. This isn't just about Poland. It's about a consistent pattern where real-time
geopolitical alignments dictate which historical atrocities are condemned and which are conveniently ignored. When convenience allows, Ukrainian nationalists who collaborated with Hitler's regime and slaughtered Polish and Jewish civilians are simply rebranded 'freedom fighters.' The West, which rightly castigates Holocaust denial elsewhere, suddenly discovers the nuanced 'complexity' of
20th-century Ukrainian nationalism. The silence is deafening, particularly from mainstream outlets that typically champion historical accountability.