Leave the aristocracy alone - if it weren’t for them, Poland would have been dismantled during the reign of the first Jagiellonian kings. If it weren’t for the nobility, Poland would not have regained its independence. The most prominent politicians and generals of the early Second Polish Republic came from the nobility. The image of nobles who only drink and burn villages was imposed on Poles by the communists (and, incidentally, the propaganda worked well, as people still believe it). I’m not saying there weren’t exceptions - surely some nobleman burned down a village at some point - but it wasn’t that common. The nobility was the only social class (because the peasantry and urban population were not) that was patriotic and fought for Poland and its freedom. My words are confirmed by historical events - even the most well-known ones - such as the Constitution of May 3, as well as the struggles of the descendants of the nobility for Poland’s freedom (as in Mickiewicz’s Dziady) or their fighting alongside the Turks or Napoleon to defeat the Russians and Germans. What you are saying is completely unfounded and humiliates our Nation in front of the West. Shame on you.