Polandball.
Polandball.
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Polandball typically represents the history, International relations, and stereotypes of countries. It concentrates on Polish megalomania and national complexes. The meme gained in popularity after the plane crash in Smolensk which killed Polish President Lech Kaczyński.



Polandball has roots in an August 2009 raid between Polish users and other drawball.com users. Drawball.com allowed Internet users to freely draw on a circular canvas, and also allows people to paint over others drawings. On the Polish flag internet, an idea was raised to draw the flag of Poland on the ball. Thousands of Poles managed to take over the drawball, turning it into a Polish flag. In the middle, the word "POLSKA" was written. After co-ordination from 4chan, this was then covered over by a large swastika.[1][2][3]



Polandball has roots in an August 2009 raid between Polish users and other drawball.com users. Drawball.com allowed Internet users to freely draw on a circular canvas, and also allows people to paint over others drawings. On the Polish flag internet, an idea was raised to draw the flag of Poland on the ball. Thousands of Poles managed to take over the drawball, turning it into a Polish flag. In the middle, the word "POLSKA" was written. After co-ordination from 4chan, this was then covered over by a large swastika.[1][2][3]