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Poland invites nationalism in its commemoration of WWII by moving location and inviting Trump

  • Written by Rebecca M. Townsend, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Hartford
Poland invites nationalism in its commemoration of WWII by moving location and inviting TrumpTomb of the Unknown Soldier in Piłsudski Square, Warsaw. Rebecca M. Townsend

Every year, Poland commemorates where World War II broke out on Sept. 1, 1939: the Baltic Seacoast peninsula of Westerplatte in Gdańsk in the precise spot and time, 4:45 a.m., where German ships opened fire on Poland.

It will be different this year.

For the 80th...

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