Posted on 02/25/2018 6:27:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
It was a sin, a murder, a horrible, evil thing committed by the people of Kielce and unforgivable
I dispute it being deeper and wider for the simple reason that there were no other instances in the post war period.
I’m sorry, but I disagree, but you should see from all of my posts that the shame of Kielce is part of a much larger picture, some good, some bad and it doesn’t change my view that many Poles were (and are) very good people, even heroic and that the Polish people and nation suffered horribly in WWII and its aftermath.
I think we can agree to disagree. We do differ on the level of the stain while both agreeing that it was a horrible atrocity.
There certainly were threats of NKVD reprisals. Realize the Soviets had a vested interest in driving a wedge between Poles and Jews.
And don't forget, it was also the Polish Communist government that forced most of Poland's remaining Jews out of the country in 1968.
Spoken and done like a gentleman. It is such a pleasure to discuss things with intelligent, civilized people.
That’s an interesting point. I’m going to look into that angle and I thank you for raising it. What piques my curiosity is whether the Soviets had established that level of control and manipulation in their very recently acquired satellite by the time of the Kielce pogrom. There had to be a latent period while they were getting the organization framework, intelligence and surveillance assets in place, especially down to the town and village level.
A Huge Lie Revealed! The Truth about the Kielce Pogrom Comes to Light
“The pogrom in Kielce is a historical fact. This is undeniable. The question rather, is who agitated and brought about the violent scuffles? Were they in fact the effect of a spontaneous reaction on the part of the crowd? Or, rather, was the entire occurrence a series of events perfectly prepared and carried out from beginning to end according to a plan?”
http://www.doomedsoldiers.com/kielce-pogrom-the-truth-about-the-kielce-pogrom-comes-to-light.html
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