The true core of Polish nationalism is the messianistic idea of being the forefront of Europe against Asia, as expressed literally from the year 966 onwards and last time expressed greatly by the romanticist poets like Mickiewicz and Słowacki. Bootlicking west was and still is inevitable, and it’s clearly seen on many examples though Polish history, current stance on Ukraine being yet another great example.
The second core of Polish nationalism is that there was always much more yelling and saberratling than actions.
Consequence of both is that Poland always was geographically at the forefront, but politically in the tail of the west.
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The true core of Polish nationalism is the messianistic idea of being the forefront of Europe against Asia, as expressed literally from the year 966 onwards and last time expressed greatly by the romanticist poets like Mickiewicz and Słowacki. Bootlicking west was and still is inevitable, and it’s clearly seen on many examples though Polish history, current stance on Ukraine being yet another great example.
The second core of Polish nationalism is that there was always much more yelling and saberratling than actions.
Consequence of both is that Poland always was geographically at the forefront, but politically in the tail of the west.