"Once a year on August 1st, the people of Warsaw pay hommage to the fallen heroes that fought for freedom in 1944 during the Warsaw Uprising. The biggest rebellion against German Nazi occupation during WWII cost over 200 000 lives and destruction of the capital. "
Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 1, 2012 1:19 AM
What a wonderful lack of confusion about their national heritage and identity. They didn't learn it in school, obviously. They learned it in blood.
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at August 1, 2012 3:03 AM...and then, life continues.
Posted by: Mumblix Grumph at August 1, 2012 3:31 AMWhat I can't figure out is this: After all the benefits of socialism, as it was given to them first by the Germans and then the Russians, they still haven't become like Britain: Self-loathing, badly educated and culturally suicidal. Clearly they haven't done socialism right.
Posted by: Jewel at August 1, 2012 9:00 AMI didn't know that. That's something special. Great for them for remembering.
Posted by: pdwalker at August 1, 2012 12:15 PMAnd then there is the statue of Ronald Reagan that the Poles erected last year in his honor.
I should really try to get to Poland one day.
Posted by: azlibertarian at August 2, 2012 7:07 AMPoland, under-appreciated by a lot of people. They just keep plugging away, performing above their assumed weight, over and over and over.
Here's to Poland, may she remain free forever!
The civilized world owes a lot to Poland.
tom
Posted by: tomw at August 2, 2012 9:18 AMTook long enough for the Poles to get freed from the russkies...
God's retribution took the form of Vlad "Stalinovitch" Poutine for the Popovs...They'll never be rid of that scumbag.
Posted by: Ming the Merciless at August 5, 2012 6:54 PM
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