Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Be Glad you don't Live in Poland

We read:

"Not so long ago in America, a small tempest arose over whether flag-burning should be criminalized. In Poland, flag-burning, along with the profanation, destruction, defilement, or removal of other national symbols, could get you a sentence of up to a year in prison.

Remember the case last year of the homeless man that in an apparently drunken state decided to say a few choice words about President Kaczynski? Well, insulting the Polish Republic or nation can lead to three years in prison. I suppose that I should temper my tongue the next time that I have an urge to make a sweeping and politically incorrect generalization about Poles.

Finally, the proper terminology for the former Nazi death camps in Poland is not just an issue of semantics. Making public aspersions about the participation, organization or responsibility of the Polish nation in communist or Nazi crimes can also buy you a three-year ticket to a Polish prison.

Source

So saying that lots of Poles collaborated with the Nazis in rounding up Jews -- which they did -- is a crime in Poland! Hatred of Jews seems to be endemic among Poles to this day.