Latvian Waffen SS Memorial Excuse

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Today, we Latvians, remember our soldiers in WW2 who fought in nazi uniforms. Although they were part of the Waffen SS, they were not nazis and rather fought for their families and land. 🇱🇻 🧵

What it means

A screenshot of a social media post shows a Latvian floral memorial featuring the Latvian flag. The post claims that Latvian soldiers who fought in Nazi uniforms and were part of the Waffen SS were not Nazis, but fought for their families and land. The joke mocks nationalist attempts to excuse or reframe collaboration with Nazi Germany. EN: A screenshot of a social media post shows a Latvian floral memorial featuring the Latvian flag. The post claims that Latvian soldiers who fought in Nazi uniforms and were part of the Waffen SS were not Nazis, but fought for their families and land. The joke mocks nationalist attempts to excuse or reframe collaboration with Nazi Germany.

Objects

floral memorial / цветочный мемориал Latvian flag / латвийский флаг wreath / венок flowers / цветы evergreen branches / еловые ветви red flowers / красные цветы white diagonal stripe / белая диагональная полоса blue flowers / синие цветы yellow flowers / жёлтые цветы social media post / публикация в соцсети screen interface / интерфейс экрана