Nurglitch
30 Sep 2009
News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]
krysia
It's typical of post-colonial societies. Patriotism is an idea borne mainly by the educated classes, the elite. Those were slaughtered by nazis and the Soviets pretty much to extinction and then for 45 years the nation was enslaved and metodically demoralized. No wonder it is shattered - it will take a long time to recover.
As to the Shield - I'm glad we will not be graced by it. The entire matter was absurd. The Shield is supposed to protect the USA from ICBM attacks, we would gain nothing from it, quite the opposite really. It was in the USA's interest to make a good offer, offsetting increased danger from Russia or terrorists. Instead exactly the opposite happened - Polish governments begging on their knees for the Shield to be installed here, and the US governments spitting in our faces and wiping the floor with us. It was extremely humiliating, more so because it was self-inflicted. Now Obama is in bed with Putin, may even do a tour of Russian concentration camps some day or go bear-hunting with his new best friend, the Shield is no more and good riddance.
krysia
Why are there so little patriots in Poland?
It's typical of post-colonial societies. Patriotism is an idea borne mainly by the educated classes, the elite. Those were slaughtered by nazis and the Soviets pretty much to extinction and then for 45 years the nation was enslaved and metodically demoralized. No wonder it is shattered - it will take a long time to recover.
As to the Shield - I'm glad we will not be graced by it. The entire matter was absurd. The Shield is supposed to protect the USA from ICBM attacks, we would gain nothing from it, quite the opposite really. It was in the USA's interest to make a good offer, offsetting increased danger from Russia or terrorists. Instead exactly the opposite happened - Polish governments begging on their knees for the Shield to be installed here, and the US governments spitting in our faces and wiping the floor with us. It was extremely humiliating, more so because it was self-inflicted. Now Obama is in bed with Putin, may even do a tour of Russian concentration camps some day or go bear-hunting with his new best friend, the Shield is no more and good riddance.