During the visit, Rota said Yaroslav Hunka was "a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero, and we thank him for all his service."
"I have subsequently become aware of more information which causes me to regret my decision to [honour Hunka].
The really damning part here is that he's admitting to saying such glowing praise to someone despite not knowing anything about that. That's typical scummy politician fare, but it's hilarious that he's out and admitting it here.
Also, the whole thing is amazing. They were cheering on this man for fighting the Russians...in World War II. No one, no one caught on to the finer details here? They gave him not one, but two standing ovations. Again...for fighting the Russians...in WW2. Too damn funny.
Now, look, the Russians were utter bastards at the time. But they were still Allies, so fighting against them still has some, uh, implications.
Perhaps. Not making an argument one way or the other, and it doesn't really matter in this context. Point is, someone should have caught on to what this logically meant, and I doubt the people cheering would agree that they fought the wrong enemy. Heck, they're the ones who like to call everyone else Nazis, and use it as one of the worst insults and condemnations they can muster.
No, that's infantile. The US did not care about the political systems, it cared about the fact that Germany was on the verge of reaching regional hegemony in Europe.
The really damning part here is that he's admitting to saying such glowing praise to someone despite not knowing anything about that. That's typical scummy politician fare, but it's hilarious that he's out and admitting it here.
Also, the whole thing is amazing. They were cheering on this man for fighting the Russians...in World War II. No one, no one caught on to the finer details here? They gave him not one, but two standing ovations. Again...for fighting the Russians...in WW2. Too damn funny.
Now, look, the Russians were utter bastards at the time. But they were still Allies, so fighting against them still has some, uh, implications.
We fought the wrong enemy.
- General Patton
and then the traitors that he worked for had him killed.
Perhaps. Not making an argument one way or the other, and it doesn't really matter in this context. Point is, someone should have caught on to what this logically meant, and I doubt the people cheering would agree that they fought the wrong enemy. Heck, they're the ones who like to call everyone else Nazis, and use it as one of the worst insults and condemnations they can muster.
No, that's infantile. The US did not care about the political systems, it cared about the fact that Germany was on the verge of reaching regional hegemony in Europe.