Are you old enough to recognise this man?

@JudyEv (382068)
Rockingham, Australia
March 7, 2025 3:07am CST
Are any of you old enough to have heard of Lech Walesa? He was Poland’s first democratically elected president since 1926 and the first to be elected by popular vote. He led the movement which ended Communist rule in Poland in 1989. Walesa, along with 38 other Poles, signed a letter to President Trump, comparing Trump’s treatment of Volodymyr Zelensky at the Oval Office to Soviet secret police tactics. He drew many parallels between the meeting and the Poles’ own experiences under the former communist regime. Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and served as president from 1990 to 1995. I’ll attach a link to the article. It makes interesting reading. The image is taken from Wikimedia. https://au.news.yahoo.com/solidarity-leader-lech-wa-sa-001421080.html
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@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
7 Mar 25
The grey fooled me! Pretty sure I'd have known him from an earlier photo
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 25
I remember when he was big news. He's 81 now.
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@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
7 Mar 25
@JudyEv We were all younger back then. Now I've some grey hair!
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@xFiacre (14784)
• Ireland
7 Mar 25
@judyev I don’t think Donald will be overly concerned about criticism from someone he’s probably never heard of - he certainly paid scant attention to my objections.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 25
I guess we'll just have to wait it out.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Mar 25
Of course I remember Lech. At first glance, I thought that was Wilford Brimley, though.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Mar 25
@JudyEv He was an American actor, did a lot of westerns, but if you saw the movie "Cocoon" he was one of the rejuvenated old guys.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Mar 25
@JudyEv You're welcome.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Mar 25
@BarBaraPrz Thanks. You've saved me a search.
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Mar 25
I didn't know him. But it does seem that more leaders are starting to stand up to the orange fool this time
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 25
Many nations don't like his high-handed tactics but I'm not sure it will make much difference.
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Mar 25
@JudyEv I wish our congressmen would wake up. They keep backing him
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@Fleura (35022)
• United Kingdom
7 Mar 25
Oh yes I remember the striking shipyard workers. I'll have a read.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 25
I hope you do. It's really food for thought. I hope Trump read it although I'm not holding my breath.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
8 Mar 25
I disagree with that viewpoint comparing Trump's meeting with Zelensky with Communist tactics. What a ridiculous parallel printed by a left-wing news source The Daily Beast. The U.S. has contributed over 200 "billion" dollars to support the Ukrainian effort, and the war is a stalemate at best. The American people are tired of sending their dollars to Ukraine in a never-ending war. Over 1 million people have already been killed in this war on both sides, for Ukraine it's one-quarter of their population. When you're losing a war, you don't come into a meeting with the president and "dictate" the terms of peace. The White House presser in the Oval Office was supposed to be a photo op on minerals deal agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine. For Zelensky to demand security assurances from President Trump in front of the media after he agreed in principle to the deal was arrogant. If he was not satisfied with the terms of the mineral agreement why agree to sign, and when the cameras were rolling create an embarrassing scene in front of the public. I thought Trump was very restrained until Zelensky showed no gratitude for the efforts of the United States to secure a ceasefire and eventually peace. Zelensky is delusional if he actually thinks Ukraine can outlast Russia in this conflict and ultimately win. Without America's billions and billions of dollars to provide weapons support, Ukraine would have been defeated a long time ago. Zelensky should have come into this press conference with contrition, yet he continuously interrupted Trump when he was speaking, acting entitled to the aid the U.S. provided him. By putting U.S. companies into Ukraine to mine minerals Putin now has to consider what happens if he endangers American lives by breaking the treaty and invading again. He should know Trump would not stand for this and will respond accordingly. And it provides a way for Ukraine to repay U.S. taxpayers back some of the monies Biden has given to them with no assurances this money would be paid back. Europe is paying Ukraine their money as a loan, but Biden just wrote Ukraine a blank check. Is it unfair to ask for some form of repayment. We are 37 trillion in debt ourselves and funding this war did not help! To insinuate Trump and Vance were the aggressor at that meeting shows Walesa's ignorance of what Trump is trying to accomplish with this peace agreement. Walesa won a Nobel Peace Prize and Trump is trying to bring peace to Ukraine and Russia. Seems they have something in common. Europeans should want the killing to stop, and this president is the only one who has a chance to stop it. The article you posted through Yahoo News is a "hit piece" on Trump lacking in any realistic perspective of what went on at the White House that day. If you believe this article has any validity to it by posting it, you have been completely misguided by mainstream media propaganda. Of course, the Trump Derangement people will give you a thumbs up for posting this opinion article based on their hatred of Trump's personality (which at times I'm not fond of either). But one must base their judgements by accomplishments not personal prejudices of his behavior.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 25
How come most nations are denouncing Trump's treatment of Zelensky? Are they all delusional? I think not.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Mar 25
@xander6464 I do hope people will come to see him for the arrogant leader he is.
@dgobucks226 (37621)
9 Mar 25
@JudyEv There are many arrogant people in this world Trump and Zelensky are 2 of them. And you can probably add Putin and your leaders who imprisoned citizens who opposed the restrictions your government imposed during the Covid crisis. Yet, there is another side of Trump in his private life most never hear about or see, a generous person who likes to help others. Many have attested and provided examples of this behavior and Trump expected nothing in return. But the level of attacks against him by the media can bring out the worst in most anyone. Trump is not representing himself here, but American interests as a public figure. He is trying to mediate between 2 countries who hate each other. Not an easy situation, but he is putting himself out there for world peace. The meeting was unfortunate, but leaders must take into account each other's personalities and the best way to get along. Zelensky was the one in need of help and should have behaved accordingly. Judge not with your emotions about Trump (which I agree in some instances are ugly), but by his accomplishments. In nearly all instances it is when Trump is attacked first, that he lashes out. He is not the agitator. As you hope people will come to realize his arrogance, I hope people will see what Trump is "trying to accomplish" with this peace deal, and not be swayed by the media attacks, who like you dislike his personality.
@Orson_Kart (8259)
• United Kingdom
7 Mar 25
Yes, I remember him. I hope Trump took notice. It’s how many of us feel around the world. It was a shocking sight to see. Talking of Poland, I’ve read today that their Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, has announced that all adult men will undergo military training because of the threat from Putin. It’s getting very worrying, and with the 80th anniversary of VE Day coming up too.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 25
The world order seems about to change to me. China has ships running round our shores but insisting it's just 'manoeuvres' for their military.
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@id_peace (17036)
• Singapore
7 Mar 25
I did not know how is he actually. I am very surprise that he is still very active politically.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 25
I don't know that he is very active politically now but obviously he was concerned enough to contact Trump.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Mar 25
I remember Lech Walesa from his time as the president of Poland.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 25
I'd almost forgotten about him. He was in the news a lot at the time.
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@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Mar 25
@JudyEv That is true.
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@Shiva49 (28380)
• Singapore
7 Mar 25
In fact, I checked on the latest news about him a couple of days ago. His name is pronounced not as written in English Trump is having a ball of a time hitting many under the belt and feels good about it too! He heard Macron of France replying in French and admired his accent but said he had no idea what he was saying. Another about British PM visit
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Mar 25
I'm afraid I can't see anything to like about him.
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@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
8 Mar 25
No I didn;t know him. Thanks for the detailed post.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 25
You're welcome.
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@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
7 Mar 25
Yes, I've heard of him.
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@JudyEv (382068)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 25
I'd had almost forgotten about him.
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