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A Finnish Air Force spokesperson told Reuters the swastika in the Finnish Air Force flag featured in the photos was introduced in 1918 – before Nazism rose in Europe.

“The first aircraft of the Finnish Air Force, a Thulin Typ D reconnaissance aircraft, was donated by [Swedish count] Eric von Rosen in 1918,” the spokesperson explained.

Wow, very interesting, let's look at this guy's Wikipedia page.

Von Rosen became brother-in-law to Hermann Göring when his wife's sister, Carin von Kantzow, married Göring.

:bruh:

However, it is wrong to claim the flag demonstrates Finland condoning Nazism, historians and the Finnish Air Force say; although Helsinki did ally with Nazi Germany between 1941 to 1944 to fight off Soviet invasion (here).

Very interesting framing, Reuters Fact Check, now face the wall.

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[–] JamesGoblin@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

"Claims are circulating online that Finland is a Nazi country or supports Nazism due to..." historically supporting nazis while being nazi and fighting for nazis and using swastikas maybe!? :thinkin-lenin:

[–] AcidSmiley@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

It's only nazism if it comes from the nazi region in Bavaria, otherwise it's just sparkling fascism

[–] Cowboyitis69@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Please ignore how this is all interconnected

[–] DragonNest_Aidit@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

The Finnish swastika being the inspiration for the Nazi swastika is much more worse than if it's the other way.

[–] Opposition@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

LOL straight from "you can never display a swastika, EVER!!!" to "well we have to consider the context."

Could have come from the mouth of a anime-watching 4chan-posting incel last year. Now it's coming from Reuters.

[–] CantaloupeAss@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Wow, good thing they cleared that up!

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Claims are circulating online that Finland is a Nazi country or supports Nazism due to the historical use of swastikas by its air force.

Claims are circulating that the Nazi country which fought with the Nazis during the Nazi war against the enemies of the Nazis is a Nazi country or supports Nazis, HOWEVER- :stalin-gun-1::not-a-journalist:

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Normal people: oh wow maybe Nazism is bad.

Liberals: ACTUALLY IT'S VERY GOOD AND AS LONG AS A TINY TECHNICALITY ALLOWS YOU TO SAY YOU DEVELOPED NAZISM IN PARALLEL WITH THE GERMANS RATHER THAN INHERITING IT FROM THEM THEN YOU CAN DO ALL THE ETHNIC CLEANSING YOU WANT IN KARELIA AND ALLY WITH THE NAZIS.

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Germany between 1941 to 1944 to fight off Soviet invasion (here).

oh wow i had no idea that Operation Barbarossa was actually a soviet invasion :soviet-hmm:

[–] SaniFlush@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

That's very nice, now REMOVE THE SWASTIKA.

[–] Chapo_is_Red@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You see, its not problematic if it was merely introduced to Finland by a fascist who was later closely aligned with Nazis

[–] sellmetherope@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He wasn’t a Nazi, he was an upstanding white nationalist aryan race supremacist closely and intimately related to the far right in Germany. Including the Nazis.