Poland: The Christ of Europe (Messianism)
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Polish Messianism is the belief that Poland has a special mission in the world, to suffer for and redeem other nations. It is rooted in Polish Catholicism and Poland's long history of occupation and oppression.
One of the most famous examples of Polish Messianism is the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. During this uprising, Polish resistance fighters fought against the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. The uprising was eventually crushed by the Nazis, but it became a symbol of Polish courage and resistance. Many Poles saw the Warsaw Uprising as a messianic sacrifice, necessary for the liberation of Poland and other nations.
Polish Messianism is indoctrinated in Polish schools and reinforced by the Catholic Church. The Polish education system is highly centralized, with the central government deciding what children should learn and under what perspective. Under the current nationalistic party rule, the Polish education program is highly focused on Poland. From Geography, history, and Literature, Polish schools tell students from a young age that Poland was always the victim and never did anything wrong. This reinforces the Polish Messianic mindset, without necessarily mentioning it directly.
Many Poles believe that Poland's messianic mission is rooted in its Catholic faith. They believe that Poland is a "chosen nation," and that it has a special responsibility to spread the Catholic faith to the world. This is evident in the widespread faith of Catholicism in Poland.
Polish Messianism has also had a significant impact on Polish politics. It has been used by Polish politicians to justify both interventionist and isolationist foreign policies. For example, Polish Messianism was used to justify Poland's participation in the Iraq War in 2003.
Polish Messianism can be seen as a response to Poland's long history of suffering. Poles have often seen themselves as victims of injustice and oppression. Messianism provides a way for Poles to make sense of their suffering and to find hope for the future.
Polish Messianism focuses on the comparison between Poland and Jesus Christ. The idea of Poland as the "Christ of Europe" is based on the belief that Poland has a special mission to spread the Catholic faith and to defend Europe from its enemies. This idea has been used to justify Poland's hard stance against non-Christian migrants.
Poland's support for the independence of Ukraine in the early 1990s was inspired by Polish Messianism. Poland saw itself as having a special responsibility to help Ukraine achieve independence, and it provided Ukraine with financial and military assistance. Poland's support for Ukraine was seen by many Poles as a way to fulfill Poland's messianic mission to spread freedom and democracy to the world.
Polish Messianism is a complex and important part of Polish history and culture. It has had a significant impact on the way that Polish people see themselves and their place in the world. It is important to understand Polish Messianism in order to understand Poland and its role in the world today.
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As long I do agree that Polish messianism is deeply rooted in Polish mentality which was a result of rather tragic and heroic history, I can't accept superficiality, sometimes incompetence of this material. To provide credible material on such topic it's needed to fully understand characteristics of Christianity, which isn't aspect of suffering only but also mercy and compassion for others. This is greatly manifested by Polish sacrifice in rescuing Jews in the risk of highest death penalty that was specifically implemented by Germans in Poland during their occupation of Polish land. Also the recent act of Poles' help to Ukrainians was dictated by compassion inspired by Christianity. Just these are only two examples there're much more of them in Polish rich history
I agree, I could have gone more in depth. but I'm tired of making long ass videos
I thought this video had hundreds of thousands of views until I looked at the view count, this video should eventually go very big. Great video
2:54 Absolutely false
Both Wielkopolskie Uprisings were a succes, Sejny Uprising in 1919 also was a succes & 2nd Silesian uprising was a succes
get your facts straight
POLISH post office worker's fight longer then all 🇩🇰 Denmark maby you make movie on this topic 😂😂😂
7:31 What is Lukashenko doing among Polish politicians? As far as I remember, Belarus is no longer part of Poland. 🤣
lmao
The rightful leader of Poland 😁😁
This Indonesian flag as the Polish flag hurts my eyes terribly.
it's a joke.
To jest Polandball, seria komiksów internetowych która przedstawia państwa w formie kulek i jedną z głównych zasad tego stylu jest rysowanie Polski z odwróconymi kolorami
@@smellyaltka wiem ale i tak bolą oczy, moje OCD się włącza i mam ochotę ją odwrócić 😂
@@PolishDane I know, but it still hurts my eyes, my OCD kicks in and I want to turn it around 😂
Well done. Too short thou as the subject is expansive to say the least. Let me inspire you to make a spin off: things that Poles think they are famous for but are not actually true! How about that?
The Poles would kill me (vodka is Polish😁)
Great video, inspired me to look more closely at my homeland. Hope you like my conclusions.
(Apologies for the poor English, not my native tongue)
Punjab is the Christ of the Indian subcontinent.
Being the frontier province meant easy access to trade routes hence it became a node of the silk road.
But it also meant constant invasions by the Iranians and Central Asians but also inland Indians.
It finally culminated in militant Punjabi Hindus founding Sikhism and 'liberating' Punjab from foreigners but it did not last as we became the armed men ('martial race') for the British as they appropriated the military apparatus of the Sikh Empire.
The division between Muslims and Sikhs/Hindus deepened and ended with us being partitioned between 2 countries
That's why Pakistan today is a military dictatorship, it inherited the military apparatus of the Sikh Empire and nothing else.
In short, yes, poland indeed was sacrificed
świetny film
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Nice, but You could have mentioned an interesting context: Jewish inspiration speculated by scholars in the development of the idea of Polish messianism (especially the doctrine of frankism).
Off topic.
Here is one thing the Polish people should be very proud about.
Their bread baking.
Polish bakers are some of the best in Europe and have been for many centuries.
It was a glut of Polish bakers that led to a diaspora moving to Vienna where they founded the Viennese cake baking we know today.
When there were too many Polish bakers in Vienna quite a few moved to Paris where they founded the baking practices which we now know as French bread and Patisserie.
Were armies all bakers and all bakers were Polish the world would be a better place.
Not to mention, the bagel was invented by Polish Jews.
@@PolishDane Nice 😁
If the messiah came back, and was polish, i bet the whole world would dismiss it
i am god
Are you Poland?
@@PolishDane Probably U.S. ;)
nice
7:36 why Łukaszenko is there?
Tbh, all groups of people in dark times invent stories to make them feel better (arguably that's even how Christianity started in the Roman occupied Judea). So the time when Poland was partitioned and disappeared from the maps for 123 years was a prime time for these kinds of stories for Poles. Still, you have to admit that the Christ parallel has some accuracy - Poland was betrayed, it was killed and then it got resurrected.
Im sorry, but I just wanted to say that this is the flag of Indonesia. But that's ok
It's on purpose, cuz it's a meme. But that's ok
Every thing is great exept of one small deatel. Why do I see Indonesia flag instead of Polish?
it's a joke
This is quite heretical.
Polish messianism was never part of the teaching of Catholicism or the Polish church. Meanwhile Moscow officially affirms the heresies of the "Third Rome" & "Russkiy mir"
Polish mesianizm is not centrilized in Poliish schools. I'm from 90's and I've never heard about in my school. A lot of circles fight against that idea
Jestes polakiem ktory mieszka w Dani?
na odwrót
Messianism could bring bid disasters. If your decisions are not grounded in reality but in a Messianic role, this is very bad.
Polish messianism czy po prostu frajer do bicia ?
What's with the Indonesian flag instead of Polish?
Wrong start.
You showed a photo of a Greek Orthodox church.
Niby gdzie
@@cokurde a poza tym w Polsce i polskiej tradycji też są grekokatolicy
0:57 You didn't offend Poles. You insulted the Catholic Church.
Pixelated swastika in 2:17. You have offended a sacred principle of Polandball.
BLESSED BE JESUS AND MARY
so true queen
@@PolishDane Zdrowaś Maryjo, łaski pełna, Pan z Tobą, błogosławionaś Ty między niewiastami, i błogosławiony owoc żywota Twojego, Jezus. Święta Maryjo, Matko Boża, módl się za nami grzesznymi teraz i w godzinę śmierci naszej. Amen.
slay@@ludwigvanbeethoven8164
Interesting.
Y'know most countries have weird cultural memes which are a little self sabotaging.
My own country, the UK, has often thought that it is somehow an important country. We're getting over it now.
Good luck with yours.
Great video. Thanks
We were once, but no longer.
It is taking us a little while to realise.
@kevinu.k.7042 Well your country literally used to be the most important country on the planet for quite a while, so I'm not surprised that this would be ingrained in the British mentality :)
@@martinledermann1862 True Martin. These days more of us here are becoming much more aware as to what was done during Imperialism.
Being in the EU was such a good thing. Collaboration makes so much more sense. Sadly our Right Wing got hold.
Being a small fish, on your own, in the Global Geopolitical sea is such a dumb arsed way to go.
Every nation studies its own history from its own perspective. Whose perspective should Poles learn their history from, the German? XD
Though I must agree the level of education cratered after the reforms aligning Polish system with the EU
Is Indonesian flag you mappet
it's a joke to draw Poland upside down
@@PolishDane maby yes maby no it dont change a fact you look like mappet who put Polish flag up side down do you see my point mate ?
yes, but I did it on purpose@@michalmalikowski8058
@@PolishDane Also you can mak a movie abaut Danish fisher man who for so cald felping Juish in crossing to neutral Sweden they rip them off from all money and all valuable obgects like gold julery daimonds etc... Make movie about that what do you think show the tre haw many many dains make his fortunes from Juish tragedy
Polish flag is upside down !
it's a meme to draw Poland upside down
@@PolishDane it is bs that what it is
tell them queen@@leonalexander5844
@@leonalexander5844 Dude, you've never heard of the Polandball memes?
Lol. POOLAND always the victim 😂
@@sebm8511 jealous of what. I find it funny how Pooland always plays the victim
@@sebm8511 like for example they cry non stop about Russia occupation and play innocent victims, but in reality Poland started with the invasions of Russia and wanted to destroy Russia and Russian people.
KURWAAA VODKA!!
🗿cool vid
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Nothing deep in Polish messianism. Just propaganda.