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BTW, I absolutely understand sentiment.

Think about what happened to them in : getting attacked by and at the same time.

The West has failed to act on their intervention promises.

Displaced Poles accepted as refugees in neighbouring countries, which, very quickly, fell to , forcing them to move again.

Poles fighting alongside Charles De Gaulle's armies and flying wing to wing with British and Indian pilots.

Red army failing to act on their intervention promise during Warsaw uprising despite having a huge battle group not 30 KM away down the Vistula river.

And finally, when the victory felt near, the West has betrayed them once again, agreeing to give to .

So while I find anti-humanist takes by Mr. Makler and his fellow -paid actors absolutely disgusting, I can't blame those Poles who know the recent history of their country for falling for it.

The problem is that, sadly, it perpetuates situations like the ones Poland was during , so even though I understand anti-humanist voices, even of those who delude themselves into thinking that there is any logic in what Mr. Makler is saying beyond pure revanchism, I have zero respect for Poles who fall for this.

A big part of the reason of why I decided to not tie my life with back during the active phase of war in (I was living in back then) was the popular opposition to accepting refugees. I would ask Poles "do you understand that when a person flees the war you accept them first and ask questions later, if not for that, you personally wouldn't be here", but this very basic argument, sadly, would fall on deaf ears.

This is why today, I and all of my support network products.

Nice export income you have there, would be a shame if something happened to it.

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