Silent Lonesome Man

Putin's inhuman invasion of Ukraine on 23 February, already reinforced by an ultranationalist, denialist speech of Ukraine's existence, which shocked the world. This, in turn, has led to widespread public comparison of Putin to the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, and Putin's invasion of Ukraine is much similar to Hitler's war on Poland, a war which the Soviets would join and foment the aggression that inflamed WWII. The comparison is not wrong, because Putin is a mad megalomaniac tyrant who is obsessed with neo-imperialist agenda. But Putin being compared to Hitler would make it so incredibly flawed. For all the crimes the Russian dictator did to Ukrainians, as well as Chechens, Georgians and Syrians, it is Putin's pre-war tactics that may draw us more to concern about. In this phase, it will take us to think a different figure that may qualify to Putin: the Japanese fascist leader Hideki Tojo . Hideki Tojo, who was he? Born near the New Year's Eve 1885 (30 December...

Imagine, you're watching TV, where you found a football game, it showed the scenes of Poland, this time wrestling against England as the result was 1-0 for the English in Warsaw. In the end, you expected little, until a header from Damian Szymański salvaged Poland a point and kept the Poles intact with the hope to qualify, at least, by reaching the playoffs. You feel proud and pleased, but at the same time, you could not celebrate loudly because of your own national duty: you will represent a national team with a cedar badge on the jersey. This is the story of Omar Bugiel , a special member of the national team of Lebanon. First connection to football Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła, Kiedy my żyjemy. Co nam obca przemoc wzięła, Szablą odbierzemy. Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski, Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski. Za twoim przewodem Złączym się z narodem... Poland Is Not Yet Lost. Yes, the anthem of Poland, and probably for football fans, the Polish hymn in big stadiums across Europe and sometimes in t...

Only a few days ahead before 2 September 2021 - the day where all the World Cup qualifications began to restart, or kickstart. Every national team is hurried to summon its best, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic that has prevented fans from fully attending games. Of course, the World Cup is a lucrative matter - no one wants to cancel it. Yet perpetration is not that simple. In addition to having been safe enough, players must be gathered at full strength of having potential replacements. This is something Poland struggling to grapple over, somewhat darkly comical rather than a well-organised one. So what has led to this comical misery? Every evidence leads to the head, unsurprisingly, the blame lies mostly on the PZPN, which controlled Polish football since its inception in 1919. Then, the players are also at fault to judge. In the end, the wrong philosophies are also reasons to examine Poland's tragicomical affairs since the collapse of communist rule in 1989. To start with,...

I have a quite strange feeling about European leaders nowadays, especially within the EU. There is always something that is hidden among them. They don't speak out, but they appeared to be. Yes, I'm talking about the leadership of the European Union and its associates. There's something not right on it. I sense this since 2010s, something has changed. Guess? Am I talking about the increasing right-wing natures? Am I talking about the traditional left-wing groups? Or Russian intelligence in these nations? No. It's more than that. It's about manipulation. And Europe is unprepared to face this round. Russia is quietly conducting agenda, covert and cautious, but with solid results. Poland Poland has to be the biggest shock for the European leadership today. Because just only nearly two decades ago, Poland joined the European Union and was seen with the highest potential. The deterioration was unbelievable because Poland was once a leading front nation fighting against a...

On 19 April 2005, in the capital city of Poland, Warsaw, the Polish Sejm (Lower House), officially passed a solution. This solution was abnormal because it laid a historic and important ground for not just Poland's political stance, but also it greatly affected Poland's relations with another country that historically been one of Poland's biggest protectors. Yes, on that night, a cool night in the Polish capital, the Polish Sejm Marshal, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, issued an official recognition. And this, by the moment, Turkey started to change. This move by the Polish government triggered widespread nationwide criticism in Turkey. And more. On 19 April 2005, Poland officially became the 17th country, to recognise the Armenian Genocide. And this is also when Turkey will never be the same again. A complicated tie Turkey and Poland have unique relations with each other. In the past, the Ottoman Empire clashed frequently with the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania. The Polish-...