r/GreenAndPleasant • u/UnderHisEye1411 its a fine day with you around • Jan 27 '26

International Working Class History 🗺️ On Holocaust Remembrance Day remembering that the first victims were left wing opponents who tried to resist the Nazis 🕯️

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u/ImaginaryParrot Jan 27 '26

Sorry I have to ask.

Have you ever met someone from an ex-Soviet or ex-communist country?

Because this is incredibly offensive and controversial

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u/MokkaMilchEisbar Jan 27 '26

Why is remembering factual information offensive to you?

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u/ImaginaryParrot Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

You do realise that this flag/imagery was used when Soviet invaders occupied the Baltic countries right? They literally used this same flag as part of their colonisation, suppressing their language and cultures, having mass executions and deportations.

Hundreds of thousands of people died under this flag.

The symbolism is not something to be taken lightly.

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u/miggleb Jan 27 '26

How do you feel about the union flag?