[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Russian national dignity blatantly abused in Polish museums

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      Russian national dignity blatantly abused in Polish museums 
      12/28/2005 15:40 
      Shoes on the face or national symbols have never been perceived as a 
complementary gesture either in Western or Oriental cultures

      The situation with Russia's "partner," Ukraine, which still does not know 
how to prove its so-called "right" to steal the Russian natural gas, seems to 
hurt Poland. The Poles stand on Kiev's side, of course. As usual, Poland 
expresses its offence in a very twisted form: the visitors of a new museum in 
Warsaw were offered to walk on the flag of the USSR. 

      Poland is not the first country, which has been noticed in the "noble 
deed" of wiping feet on the flags of foreign states. One can see numerous news 
reports on TV showing the footage of miserable Palestinians burning, tearing 
and trampling US flags. It seems that the Palestinian industry has launched the 
massive production of flags for this purpose so that the people of Palestine 
could rage at Israel's staunch ally, the USA.  

      The overthrown notorious Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had a very 
sophisticated approach to the desecration of national symbols. As soon as the 
USA ousted him from Kuwait, Hussein ordered to inlay the floor of Al-Rashid 
Hotel in Baghdad with the mosaic portrait of George Bush Sr. It was impossible 
to walk around the face of the former US president, and high-ranking 
respectable guests of the hotel had to step on it every day. The story had a 
sad ending for Hussein: the USA conducted a massive military operation in Iraq 
in the coalition with some of its allies, in which Poland was included. Baghdad 
was occupied, US marines destroyed the portrait of their leader in the hotel 
with crowbars and promised to replace it with Saddam's portrait. Saddam's 
mosaic face may appear on the floor of the same or another hotel in the future, 
when the former Iraqi dictator is sentenced to 300 or more years in prison. 

      Shoes on the face or national symbols have never been perceived as a 
complementary gesture either in Western or Oriental cultures. The red banner is 
not the official flag of the Russian Federation anymore. However, it is the 
banner of the USSR's victory in WWII. Polish officials continue to demonstrate 
their inappropriate perception of the events of 1945, which could be seen in 
May of this year during the Victory Parade in Moscow. The US administration 
would probably order to launch a couple of missiles on Warsaw at this point, 
but such measures are excluded in the relations between brotherly Slavic 
nations.

      On the other hand, if Russia actively borrows up-to-date technologies, 
economic and political experiences from the West, why not learning something 
about the US version of patriotism? Needless to say that it is a highly serious 
matter in the "world's most democratic nation." As the US experience shows, 
patriotism is the national feeling supported with respectable external 
authority. The latter, in its turn needs to be backed up with nuclear warheads. 

      A few days are left before the night when the clocks strike 12 and the 
new year begins. It is considered a good tradition to wish everyone happiness 
and luck on this holiday. A conversation about military operations does not 
seem to fit in the line at this point. We would like to wish our Polish friends 
to be healthy and live long and happy lives. At the same time, Russian people 
would be grateful if the museum administration removed the Flag of the Victory 
from the floor. This Victory cost almost 50 million human lives. 

      Discuss this article on Pravda.Ru English Forum
     


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