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Rikard's avatar

This was probably an attempt at subtlety in revisionism by him:

"It was strange to see a Soviet tank on a pedestal in the dark of night in the German capital, with Ukraine just a long car ride away.

It stands there as a monument to liberation..."

Liberation was not was the soviet did in Germany. Invasion and occupation are the correct terms.

On the other hand, Norway has long had the nickname "the last Soviet State" here in Sweden due to Norway being even more corporatist than us (making us able to ignore our own faults of the same nature).

And as a professional writer, surely Mikkelsen would know that being openly partisan, even proclaiming it and using the explanation of why is a much better tool for garnering respect even from opponents as well as convincing people of the rightness of the cause, than trying to "put make-up on a sow" like he is doing?

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samghjk's avatar

At times you feel almost sorry for the authors of such articles - not only do they have to learn facts, but then have to re-construct them to fit a certain narrative demanded by the boss. One has to have no issues lying and twisting facts to earn a living. Not the job for everyone.

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