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* Believe it or not, the Polish race as a whole is this for the Carribean country of UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}}. Back in the 1800s, Napoleon of France was witnessing a slave uprising and dispatched Polish troops to quell it. The Poles, however, defected from the French side and joined the Haitians. Even though Haiti was run by a black nationalist at the time, he deemed the Polish "the white (n-word)s of Europe". The Polish Legionnaires were even excluded from the other groups he genocided.

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* Believe it or not, the Polish race as a whole is this for the Carribean country of UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}}. Back in the 1800s, Napoleon of France was witnessing a slave uprising and dispatched Polish troops to quell it. The Poles, however, defected from the French side and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Haitians joined the Haitians.Haitians]]. Even though Haiti was run by a black nationalist at the time, he deemed the Polish "the white (n-word)s of Europe". The Polish Legionnaires were even excluded from the other groups he genocided.
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*Believe it or not, the Polish race as a whole is this for the Carribean country of UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}}. Back in the 1800s, Napoleon of France was witnessing a slave uprising and dispatched Polish troops to quell it. The Poles, however, defected from the French side and joined the Haitians. Even though Haiti was run by a black nationalist at the time, he deemed the Polish "the white (n-word)s of Europe". The Polish Legionnaires were even excluded from the other groups he genocided.
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* Although he failed to get re-elected for a second term as U.S. President, UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush is so beloved in Kuwait (the country that the United States and its allies liberated from Iraq during the 1991 Persian Gulf War) that many people have even named their children after him.

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* Although he failed to get re-elected for a second term as U.S. President, UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush is so beloved [[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kuwaitis-honor-bush-s-mideast-legacy-leading-1991-gulf-war-n942556 beloved]] in Kuwait UsefulNotes/{{Kuwait}} (the country that the United States and its allies liberated from Iraq during the 1991 Persian Gulf War) that many people have even named their children after him.[[note]]Bush was notorious for his attacks on Iraqis. Kuwait hates Iraq ever since then-leader Saddam Hussain attempted to invade them. This hatred extended to the Gulf war where Kuwait partook in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_testimony spreading lies]] about Iraq.[[/note]]
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* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Januarius_MacGahan Januarius MacGahan]], a 19th century American journalist, is virtually unknown in his home country, but is widely revered in Bulgaria for spreading awareness of the "Bulgarian Horrors" (the massive atrocities carried out by the Ottomans after crushing the 1876 April uprising) in Europe and so helping in the liberation of Bulgaria.
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* UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte is viewed in much of Europe as a warmonger and aggressor. He is disliked in parts of Germany,[[note]]Napoleon's policies on the several German states varied widely and while you won't hear many people in Franconia defending him, since he is the main reason Bavaria rules over Franconia today, there are many regions where he is either seen WartsAndAll or outright positively[[/note]] Spain, Portugal, and Russia. Even is his native France, admiration for his abilities and victories is balanced by the recognition that he ultimately lost and that he played a large part in ensuring the French Revolution did not put France on a democratic path, not to mention the one million plus casualties the country suffered in his wars. Yet he is very popular among Jews and in Israel, mainly because of his Jewish emancipation policies.

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* UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte is viewed in much of Europe as a warmonger and aggressor. He is disliked in parts of Germany,[[note]]Napoleon's policies on the several German states varied widely and while you won't hear many people in Franconia defending him, since he is the main reason Bavaria rules over Franconia today, there are many regions where he is either seen WartsAndAll or outright positively[[/note]] Spain, Portugal, and Russia. Even is in his native France, admiration for his abilities and victories is balanced by the recognition that he ultimately lost and that he played a large part in ensuring the French Revolution did not put France on a democratic path, not to mention the one million plus casualties the country suffered in his wars. Yet he is very popular among Jews and in Israel, mainly because of his Jewish emancipation policies.
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* Mike Kasem, the son of legendary radio DJ and voice actor Creator/CaseyKasem, has had a nearly 30-year long career... in Singapore, where he's a frequent presenter in [=Mediacorp=]'s radio and TV output.

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