At best, this series is OK. Good points, bad points, some historical inaccuracies, some dramatic licenses taken.
What is bothering me not only here but many other places is the plethora of Poles loudly proclaiming that anti-Semitism was virtually nonexistent during the German occupation. It is as much a load of nonsense as there being no Nazis to be found anywhere among the civilian population in 1945 Germany when the Allies defeated the country, or how almost Frenchman was a member of the Resistance in France during the entirety of the German occupation.
Every country has had its share of horrible people, the United States included. To proclaim there were no anti-Semitic Poles in World War II as many seem to be doing when criticizing this program doesn't make you as much a proud Polish patriot as it makes you an idiot. History is history. It is not to be embellished or whitewashed. It is to be learned from, so yesterdays mistakes and bad behaviors do not get repeated tomorrow.
What is bothering me not only here but many other places is the plethora of Poles loudly proclaiming that anti-Semitism was virtually nonexistent during the German occupation. It is as much a load of nonsense as there being no Nazis to be found anywhere among the civilian population in 1945 Germany when the Allies defeated the country, or how almost Frenchman was a member of the Resistance in France during the entirety of the German occupation.
Every country has had its share of horrible people, the United States included. To proclaim there were no anti-Semitic Poles in World War II as many seem to be doing when criticizing this program doesn't make you as much a proud Polish patriot as it makes you an idiot. History is history. It is not to be embellished or whitewashed. It is to be learned from, so yesterdays mistakes and bad behaviors do not get repeated tomorrow.