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Is Jozef Pilsudski the king of modern Poles? [138]
How a Polish patriot from the first half of the 20th century could not be "racist" when Poles were opressed or threathened by other nationalities?
Quite easily, many including Pilsudski were not.
Whether or not that Dmowski statement was sincere to Russians is debatable
His own writings and actions at the time leave no room for debate about his views. Pilsudski strongly (and wisely) opposed him tooth and nail on this matter. If he had not, the history of Europe may well have been very different.
especially given the fact that the Russians were somehow less successful at russification of Poles, than the Germans were at germanization.
Lifted pretty well word for word from Wikipedia. So you really are talking about matters you don't understand.
all those despised Christians
Read what he actually wrote about Christianity - he detested its values. He also detested the concepts of tolerance, diversity and liberalism - which may well have contributed to his failure and Pilsudski's success.
Piłsudski, despite his disagreements with Dmowski, was a big enough Pole to appreciate what Dmowski did for Poland. You are not.
This from someone a continent away who has contributed nothing to Poland and only likes the idea of Dmowski because of his openly racist views.
Pilsudski, on the other hand (who loathed Dmowski and his ilk) was a true Polish patriot, liberal, tolerant and at the same timke both idealistic and pragmatic. What by the way is your take on Pilsudski's contemporary and ally, President Narutowicz?
