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[–]NeoRail 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I don't find it surprising precisely because it is Poland.

[–]arainynightinskyrim 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Explain.

[–]NeoRail 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The whole restriction on racist and nationalist rhetoric in the West is very arbitrarily enforced. If you have the permission of the ruling class, you can be as racist or jingoist as you want. Take America as an example - racism is the main political issue there. Nevertheless, when it comes to the Iranians, the Chinese and the Russians, you can be as jingoistic and racist as you want, because they are geopolitical enemies. The ruling class benefits from this type of petty, meaningless jingoism, and it serves as a convenient pressure release valve for the ethic frustration of Americans, too.