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In Kazakhstan, local residents made a person cover a Z symbol on his car with paint. He tried to justify himself that his last name, Zinovyev, starts with a Z, and apologized for his actions. (streamable.com)
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A video appeared from Kazakhstan. Local residents made a person cover a Z symbol on his car with paint.

He tried to justify himself that his last name, Zinovyev, starts with a Z, and apologized for his actions.

https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en/27934

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"It's not a Nazi symbol... a swastika is a symbol of luck and health in India!"

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 5 points 1 year ago

“It’s the start of a maze.”

[–] Bread@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't disagree with the sentiment, but Z is still a letter of the alphabet and should have a bit more leeway. What their true intention is, I don't know, but it is a lot harder to say for certain it was in bad taste.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Dude is just dense.