Here is one of the best patriotic songs sung by the Polish peoples army in my opinion. I like that it isn't too specific in it's text and great melody. Even tho it mentions villages and cities and fighting evil (which? Very obvious at the time) and from east to west, which was a very rare situation for us Poles to fight.
As an peaceful olive branch I thought I start with one of the most-pro Russian songs in the "album" of Polish patriotic songs.
Hey, Kashub, how about your next history lectures in another thread? They are really interesting. Ignore azholes who criticise some language mistakes, like Novi.
Hey, geniuses, what is "patriotism"? I mean what does one do (not feel or think - do) when one is a patriot. Voluntarily pays more in taxes? Shoots refugees at the border? Sings the national anthem before going to bed? What?
Doesn't throw garbage on the street or in the forests for example, keeps things clean. Country is like a common yard, shared by many - a patriot is the one who can coexist and cooperate with others instead of behaving like vermin, responsible for broken windows, graffitis and destroyed benches.
That goes under what one does not do. A good point to start with is that one does not violate the laws and rules because one is not a pig.
graffitis and destroyed benches.
Based on that, Europeans are not very patriotic since every square foot in Europe is covered with graffiti. The place where I used to live in Warsaw used to be clean. In 2107, it looked like this...
That goes under what one does not do. A good point to start with is that one does not violate the laws and rules because...
Yes, pretty much. I'd say patriotism is basically caring for the place one inhabits. Therefore, it's not about ideology but about the mindset.
Based on that, Europeans are not very patriotic since every square foot in Europe is covered with graffiti.
People who are responsible for drawing graffitis aren't patriotic, since they do their best to turn the place into a shthole - but that's only them. It doesn't take everyone in the neighbourhood to make graffitis, it can as well be either one clown or a small circus.
Just because Joe is a hooligan, doesn't mean that everyone is. Responsibility for Joe's actions is on Joe.
Just because Joe is a hooligan, doesn't mean that everyone is. Responsibility for Joe's actions is on Joe.
The responsibility for the first act of vandalism is Joe's. All future acts are the responsibility of the society where Joe can continue vandalizing. In Singapore, there are no repeaters.
It's going to be interesting to watch propaganda in Poland, the US, and across the whole EU lecture us about patriotism - how our grandparents struggled to keep us free, how good it feels to be patriotic, and the sense of accomplishment it supposedly brings. Imagine getting crippled or dying for banks, big corporations, and politicians - what could be more noble?
But to make that narrative work, they must remove God from the equation, because faith and religion tend to make people calm and reasonable rather than angry and afraid. They need people to be scared enough to fight and protect the interests of the 1%. If you disagree, you are not patriotic.
The first act of true patriotism is to escape from where 1% can send you to death for "freedom and democracy" of some azzholes you have never met, and convince you that it's good for you.
That's science, man...The slogan factory produced many, but this one, still in circulation, takes the cake:
If we don't fight them there, we will have to fight them here.
Today, with the borders closed, it's not as irritating as under Biden.
It is still Euro's favorite...except that "we" means Americans...not us...you, Americans, are so good at it....we...not so much...
BTW, we still remember the run to Canada by those who decided that dying in the swamps of Vietnam was not a requirement in the US Constitution if you wanted to be a good American.
At this point, Poland needs a mix between Józef Piłsudski and Roman Dmowski. Is there any emerging leader in Poland who resembles that combination today? Time will tell, but it's running out.
