I didn’t know about Syria, but it doesn’t surprise me. It’s not the first time the US or UK armed al Qaeda!

In fact there are a lot of similarities between the US and UK arming the Afghan Mujahedeen and these Ukrainian paramilitary groups. After the Ukraine war is over, I wonder what these armed and trained Nazis will do…

I have it on good authority that this would start a new atom based religion.

Sorry to nitpick, but nobody jaywalks in London because jaywalking is not a thing in the UK. Even at a designated crossing it’s not illegal for a pedestrian to cross when it’s red, just dumb if there’s traffic.

I’m afraid that changing leadership won’t change Labour. As a party, it does not speak to or for the working class, it is ruled by career politicians just the same as the Tories are. They could never understand what it means to be working class because most of them were never part of it, and the ones that were have betrayed the working class (cough Rayner cough).

You’re absolutely right. There’s a lot I don’t know, your response and the others have given me a lot to read about. Thank you!

Thank you! I had no idea about the Azov movement or its brigade. The links to Naziism are undeniable, I don’t know why this isn’t a bigger deal to the West. I tried seeing if Starmer had ever commented on Azov, but I can’t find anything.

To be honest that really threw me, I don’t know how the Ukraine government can defend not only allowing Nazi groups to exist, but to actually bring them into the military? I think I understand where people come from now - it reminds me of the old saying about “if four people are sat at a table and a Nazi joins them, there are five Nazis at the table”. If the Ukrainian government oppose Naziism, and any decent person should, then they need to take a hard stance on these groups instead of allying with them.

I’m going to need more time to think and read, but I appreciate your response. The issue certainly isn’t a simple one.