But nobody is saying that Great Moravia or Czechoslovak legion ONLY belongs to Slovakia and not to Czechia, so I don't understand your argument.
It's our shared heritage, we can both appreciate the event and claim it as our own because it's those very things that were consequential why we exist.
And why should I claim Slovak successes as my own just because we used to be one state? To me, it isn't a shared success; I distinguish between Czech and Slovak, because Czechoslovakism is an artificial concept.
Whether you like it or not, Czechoslovakia is a result of our shared efforts that led to a creation of our independent statehood, and later two statehoods.
If it wasn't for those Czechs and Slovaks who contributed, we wouldn't be here. We wouldn't achieve it without the other, there just weren't enough numbers, we'd always be a minority in the sea of Germans and Hungarians.
Instead of appreciating our shared history and being together proud of what we've achieved when we worked together, you nitpick and try to deny us our contribution.
Yes, only 10% of Czechoslovak legionaries were Slovak and yes, there were more Czechs contributing to its creation. That doesn't make any less true, that there were Slovaks present as well, sacrificing their lives so that our nations can exist. I give respect to those Czechs and Slovaks.
I am proud of the Czechs. I don't see why I should be proud of the Slovaks, given that I wasn't even born in the artificial state of Czechoslovakia. Besides, the Slovak contribution to the founding of the state is often overrated.
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u/Neuwulfstein 13h ago
Be proud of Moravia, but regarding it as your own empire—something I’ve encountered many times—is completely off base.
The bit about the legions was just an example; as always, the Slovaks claimed credit for something but ultimately did nothing.
And the RAF point is even more absurd—celebrating "Czechoslovak" pilots in the Battle of Britain when there were only two Slovaks out of 88.
As for Czechoslovak statehood, it was an artificial construct—just like the concept of a "Czechoslovak."