ONR Not Unilaterally AntiMinority Rudnicki

Oboz Narodowo-Radykalne, by Szymon Rudnicki. 1985

The ONR (OBOZ NARODOWO-RADYKALNE) Was in No Sense Fascist or Nazi-Imitating. Even Extreme Polish Nationalists Were Not Unilaterally Anti-Minority

Author Rudnicki wrote this book while Poland was still under Communist rule, and this colors it. However, it does provide a short introduction to the ONR for the interested reader.

The ONR used the Sword of Boleslaw Chrobry as its symbol (as does its modern Polish patriotic counterpart). Uniforms came later, and they consisted of sand-colored shirts, and pants and berets that were navy blue. The ONR salute consisted of raising one’s right hand upward and saying “CZOLEM!” (Hail!). (p. 30).

IN POLAND: THERE ARE MINORITY GROUPS AND THERE ARE MINORITY GROUPS

Even though the ONR was understandably hostile towards the Jewish economic hegemony over Poland, the ONR policies were not unilaterally anti-minority. For instance, Jedrziej Giertych opposed the colonization of Ukrainian-majority areas of the Kresy with ethnic Poles, and believed that the Ukrainian and Byelorussian intelligentsia should be treated with respect. (p. 110).

NO SUCH THING AS POLISH FASCISM

A major characteristic of both fascism and Nazism is the deification of the state. Contrary to the mischaracterizations by LEWAKS and some Jews, the ONR was in no sense a form of Polish fascism. For example, Jedrziej Giertych opposed Ukrainian nationalism, not only because it was anti-Polish, but also because it elevated the state to the highest good. (p. 362).