I think I Spotted Antifa

[kpete]

"Doughnut"

Wearing a military beret and a Polish wartime resistance armband, 94-year-old Wanda Traczyk-Stawska stunned the crowd at a pro-EU rally when she thundered "Be quiet, stupid boy! You lousy bastard" at a member of a far-right group attempting to disrupt the gathering over a loudspeaker.

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Traczyk-Stawska was a 12-year-old girl guide when the German army invaded Poland. She joined the resistance movement and went on to carry out acts of sabotage under the sweet pseudonym of "Doughnut".

At the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising on August 1, 1944, she was one of 50,000 fighters to revolt against the Nazis -- as well as a rare girl with a machine gun, an assignment usually reserved for men at the time.


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[paleotn]

1. She is amazing!

[Wounded Bear]

2. K & R...nt

[Upthevibe]

3. Kick. N/T

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread kpete.

[2naSalit]

5. And still has her wit!

Damn, girl! I love that she still has her sense of resolve about stupid boys.

[packman]

6. You go girl - Give em' the hell they deserve

[people]

7. Women in the Polish resistance

There is a wonderful book published this year about jewish women in the Polish Resistance. It's called The Light of Days.

[whathehell]

8. I am going to read that..Thanks for posting..

This woman inspires me.

Another example of the lie behind the terms "balls" for courage and the denigrating "pussy" for cowardice.

[malaise]

9. How my mom would have loved to see this

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[wnylib]

14. Mine, too. Her grandparents came from

a region of West Prussia that today is Poland. Her grandfather fled to the US as a political refugee from Kaiser Bill for having supported the parliamentarian reform plans of Kaiser Bill's father.

My mother's brother served in the US Army in Europe during WWII, was captured by Nazis and spent 2 years as a POW.

EDIT TO ADD: Liberalism and opposition to fascism are in my blood.

[malaise]

16. My mom's brother was in the British Army

Survived the war but died in a motor cycle accident in London a few years after the war.

[wnylib]

18. How sad for your mother and family that

he died young. But they can be proud of his service against Nazis.

[malaise]

19. Her one and only sibling

Their younger sister died at 17 - yes it was sad

[malaise]

20. Her one and only sibling

Their younger sister died at 17 - yes it was sad

[Hortensis]

10. 94 and not at all confused about who and what she still fights for.

She's wonderful. I hope she lives long enough to see this wave defeated also.

[spanone]

11. ...K&R...

[Best_man23]

12. An Outstanding Example of how to push back against Reich Wingers

As a grandchild of Polish immigrants, I can attest you do not talk back to your Babcia.

Way to go Wanda, and thank you for your fight and life example.

[demigoddess]

13. Do not mess with the women who fought the nazis!

[wnylib]

15. I think that all of us who oppose

fascism can stand with her and say, "I am Wanda."

[soldierant]

23. I'm not arrogant enough to make that claim

but I can aspire!

[wnylib]

28. My comment was meant to convey

unity and inspiration, not a literal comparison with her. Few people have that kind of personal strength and courage in adversity.

When I was younger and read about Nazi Germany, I used to wonder why people allowed it to happen. Why didn't they band together against Hitler's thugs? The answer is complex, but there were at least pockets of resistance throughout Europe. I wondered what I would have done in the same circumstances.

Little did I realize then that someday that question might not be hypothetical for me.

[soldierant]

32. So true.

A lot of what the resistance did fell into two categories - working to get the truth out, and working to save lives (mostly by hiding people because that had become their only option.)

I know I ca keep the secrets of people who are doing or have done something dictated by their conscience but which would get them into deep doo doo if certain other people ever found it out ... because I've done it. More than once. And that is all I will say about that.

What I can possibly to to get the truth out, I am doing. I wish it could be more. At 76, with comorbidities and mobility issues, there are limits.

[KentuckyWoman]

17. What a woman.

Thanks for posting. That is beautiful.
"Lousy bastard"

[KY_EnviroGuy]

21. Interested in a press secretary job? Does she speak good English?

........for when Jen leaves?..........

Recipients of the honorary citizenship of Warsaw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_honorary_citizens_of_Warsaw

Wanda Traczyk-Stawska (born 1927) Psychologist, resistance activist during World War II, participant of the Warsaw Uprising.

Looks to be no more than 5-ft. tall and she's an inspiration for this 74YO old boy.

KY..........

[czarjak]

22. Wanda be best!

[Rhiannon12866]

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[burrowowl]

25. A true resistance fighter

who is still fighting!

[leftstreet]

26. DURec

[love_katz]

27. Kicking.

kpete. It is easy to feel beaten down by the state of the world. Thank you, kpete. I needed this.

[Handler]

29. I like this woman

She kicks ass.