Friday, March 04, 2011

Isn't this How the Polish Developed Their Reputation As Stupid?

Of course, it is a totally unjustified steroetype - Poles have a deep and admirable intellectual and cultural history (even more admirable given their traditional levels of poverty) - but nonetheless one of the most enduring of the hoary ethnic stereotypes is that the Polish are stupid. How did they acquire this ignominious reputation? Through the propagation of the myth that they brought wholly inadequate and laughable efforts in a martial confrontation with the Germans - riding on horseback into the teeth of Hitler's Panzer divisions. So how does (the actual reality) beanbag gun-wielding US agents facing off against Mexican cartel gunmen stack up? Hand over that title Poles.

I sense perhaps an internal revolt might happen. I don't see any US agents agreeing to go into Mexico armed only with some dinky peashooter. That's real cause for calling in sick!

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