But researcher Moss Robeson, who has written articles on Ukrainians who collaborated with the Nazis, provided details about the graffiti and the monument on Twitter, prompting questions about why Halton Regional Police think members of the Nazi SS can be the subject of hate crimes.
You can see how thin that veneer really is when you look at how Canada treats First Nations people. The recent pipeline protests are very illustrative in that regard.
Seriously tho canada fought against the nazis in WW2 why would they let them build a nazi monument there.
“FreEdoM oF exPrEssIon”
“ThE gOvErnMent iSn’t ThR pEoPlE” (so the ppl can build)
Actual responses to your question that I’ve seen.
These people don’t believe in symbolic violence. A monument/name-calling/making a party is OK because it’s not “violence”.
And conveniently, as soon as a Lenin statue gets erected, they become the staunchest champions of exactly the opposite.
I explain a bit of the background here
This is very concerning because Canada still lives under the veneer of a “liberal, equal society”.
You can see how thin that veneer really is when you look at how Canada treats First Nations people. The recent pipeline protests are very illustrative in that regard.