Political ideology of the Azov Battalion in their own words?

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[–]NeoRail 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I have heard that the Svoboda party is the political wing of Azov, so you could look into that if you'd like. Assuming that is true, there is not much worth talking about. The most noteworthy policies I can see are a proposed reindustrialisation, "petty nationalism" as it is often discussed here, and a pro-NATO, pro-EU diplomatic position.

[–]Wrangel 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have attended a Svvoboda rally a few years ago out of curiosity. I was travelling and I found out there was going to be one so I went to check it out. They had great energy and a lot of people but the quality of people was lacking. I hate to be classist, but a lot of them looked welfare class. I just can't see them ever taking over a country, they didn't look like the type of people who could run a small business let a lone a country. There were strong Gopnik vibes from the rally. I couldn't really communicate with anyone there. I got the feeling they are into petty nationalism, Ukraine strong, we want more money and better gibs by joining the liberal west yet find gays to be gross. I think a lot of the nazi aesthetic is due to them finding it cool rather than ideological. Similar to how biker gangs like skulls and scary stuff on their vests.

[–]NeoRail 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Going off of what I know, that does seem like an accurate characterisation, yes.