GefreiterKania 31 | 1429
24 Jul 2023 #1
In 1960s, communist times, Polish bishops issued a declaration which initiated German Polish reconciliation - "we forgive and ask for forgiveness." Their initiative shocked most Poles, coz it was a short time after WW2 when Germans were still viewed as murderous beasts.
Today Poland needs a similar gesture concerning Slovakia.
Poles think that Slovaks should apologise for invading Poland together with the nazis in 1939, contributing to the defeat of our country which led to countless genocidal crimes on the Polish nation. However, most Poles prefer to forget that it was Poland which invaded and occupied Slovak lands first (indeed much earlier than that, so we can say that Slovak invasion in 1939 was in fact a direct result of centuries of Polish oppression).
Poles should apologise first!! What for?
1/ for the colonisation of Slovak territory
2/ for the enslavement of Slovak peoples.
3/ for suppressing Slovak attempts to gain acces to the sea which - together with their Czech brothers - they had
been desiring for centuries
4/ for the brutal polonisation campaign directed against Slovak minority in the 11th century when the war criminal
Bolesław Chrobry annexed and kept Slovakia (see the map below - dark yellow colour)
5/ for the horrendous act of cultural appropriation, namely stealing Slovak legendary hero Janosik and claiming that he was Polish.
Today Poland needs a similar gesture concerning Slovakia.
Poles think that Slovaks should apologise for invading Poland together with the nazis in 1939, contributing to the defeat of our country which led to countless genocidal crimes on the Polish nation. However, most Poles prefer to forget that it was Poland which invaded and occupied Slovak lands first (indeed much earlier than that, so we can say that Slovak invasion in 1939 was in fact a direct result of centuries of Polish oppression).
Poles should apologise first!! What for?
1/ for the colonisation of Slovak territory
2/ for the enslavement of Slovak peoples.
3/ for suppressing Slovak attempts to gain acces to the sea which - together with their Czech brothers - they had
been desiring for centuries
4/ for the brutal polonisation campaign directed against Slovak minority in the 11th century when the war criminal
Bolesław Chrobry annexed and kept Slovakia (see the map below - dark yellow colour)
5/ for the horrendous act of cultural appropriation, namely stealing Slovak legendary hero Janosik and claiming that he was Polish.