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According to this¹ Polish and Ukranian authorities are treating refugees that look like they are African appallingly. 1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/202
by frabbit 5y ago
According to this¹ Polish and Ukranian authorities are treating refugees that look like they are African appallingly.
1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/28/nigeria-condemns-treatment-africans-trying-to-flee-ukraine-government-poland-discrimination https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/28/nigeria-condem...
- marius_k 5y agoI believe it can be true. And it could be not a coincidence that the area near Poland/Ukraine boarder is marked as LGBT-free[0]. I think the situation should be better in the capital Warsaw or Vilnius(Lithuania). I feel shame for those racists. On the other hand it can be popular kind of propaganda: "And you are lynching black people"[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT-free_zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT-free_zone [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes
- frabbit 5y agoYou need to be careful with calling things that are awkward "propaganda". Truth or falsity really should be the only criterion you apply, because some true things are inconvenient. As in this case, where this very calm account details what sounds like organized, wide-spread racism shown by Ukranian authorities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXBPKoqnsX0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXBPKoqnsX0 I suppose I should not be surprised when there are neo-Nazis actually integrated in the Ukranian army: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right...
- marius_k 5y agoAs I said - I believe it can be true. Eatern Europe still has soviet wounds.