As a former US Army Special Forces member, a Polish speaking first generation American of Polish decent, and with a father with a similar background and childhood experience as Drago, this podcast hit so many notes with me and had me cracking up laughing several times with shared experiences. I've passed on so many episodes Jocko because I can't keep up with all the podcasts I listen to, but the second this one started playing automatically a d I heard the words communism and Polish in the same sentence I was immediately hooked and found myself rewinding multiple times to relisten to make sure I caught everything that was said. Drago is the man my father is and the man I wanted to imitate with the pride and gratitude of being an American and the dues I felt that I was obliged to pay for that freedom and privilege.
Brother. I'm American. I'm a former US Army Soldier. I went to Poland in 2017 to help with potential Russian Aggression. How Poland has Grown. The people were so humble. So nice. I felt welcomed. We drove through small towns in our military convoy for training. Had my windows down hearing all the Polish people celebrating. I felt proud to help the Polish people and deter Russia from re-doing what you all have fought to get. I want to go back. Polska Górą!
First TH-cam comment ever but this episode made me come and find the video instead of just listening. This is a must watch for all Americans in my opinion. Thank you both for your service to this great nation.
Come to Minnesota; kind of like Poland but open-minded. I’ve been to Medellin, San Juan and Jalisco but for up here Minnesota is ‘Nice’. Fittest state and beautiful ladies, clean air and water and lots of trees.
America is sadly dying. It’s been gutted from within. We have an indoctrinated youth and awful parents. Community is gone and religion is being replaced with the ideology of “wokeness.” It’s a damn shame to see the republic eroding before my eyes.
@@hakhopkin9638 I see you parrot the talking points. Care to explain the one commonality amongst those initial immigrants that made America fundamentally unique and one of the greatest experiments if not the greatest in history? The answer lies in this very Podcast!
That's standard. They threw almost 100 thousand people in prison just for protesting for freedom. Thats what he said before that. This is what happens when you let communists/democrats get in charge.
The funniest part in all of this is that the communist never really won an election, they were forced by ussr on Poland (as well as on many other countries in Eastern Europe) and when Poles tried to protest about it they literally send an army that shoot people dead. Horribly times.
And to have a book written about him. I'd watch any movie on him and read any book chronicling his life story. It's such an incredibly inspirational story and it should teach people not to take what they have for granted and to never forget how lucky they are.
FYI a book about Drago just came out in Poland. It's written by one of the Grom guys who served with him in Iraq. The title is "Mój przyjaciel Drago" ("My friend Drago"). I think with modern translation technology you could get it into English! If you don't know how to do it I can help.
@@andrabook8758 no but I assume it’s because he speaks with a polish accent, which to the average American is probably hard to distinguish from Russian. And Ivan Drago is the Russian antagonist in one of the rocky movies.
I've not got to that part yet but, as a long standing retail/customer service worker, this really strikes a chord with me.... man I'm in the wrong line of work!
That's a great way of describing being in Combat Arms in the military. That's why I always say young people in gangs would be so much better off in the military than they would in gangs.I honestly believe that military service is one way to combat kids joining gangs. If they want to shoot someone,go join the military.They'll get paid to do it and they're legally sanctioned and authorized by the government to do it.
I once had a friend who emigrated from Romania after he retired from the Waffen SS (Wiking Division), and his attitude was the exact same. He viewed himself solely as an American, and said his aim was to be the best American citizen.
@Jan Pustelnik Sadly true the insurrectionist mob has tried to destroy it by invading its seat of power. They are worse than communists.Sell outs controlled by a lifelong con artist who would send us down the river for personal gain and refuse to serve the country out of fear.
@Jan Pustelnik I understand your point but we have a double edged sword going on in America today. We have the far wing of one political party flirting with socialism not communism yet. The other side is flirting with nationalist populism stepping close to fascism. it is really weird here in both camps
@Jan Pustelnik "wish we could go back to our roots" Our roots were ugly as well in many way and for all but a few men that owned land. Only white men could vote and for the most part hold office. Woman could not vote. The Native Americans were not considered citizens of the County they lived in until the early 1900's. Blacks were slaves and after slavery they were denied basic rights in the South. So if you were a white man you had it made in America from day one and may long for a past where you ruled the Nation on your own. Now things are much better and we should be proud of the advances made but we can't also pretend we had a wonderful past for all that lived in America.
They need to bring Drago on regularly. This guy has me ready to sing the National Anthem after the first 10 minutes. He's more American than anyone I know.
Danish here. Worked across europe as a tech. You don't become friends with polish people. They adopt you as family. They kiss you hug you make fun with you. And look at you different than a friend does. And without it being said you always know you can call them if shit hits the fan. They'll be there
My father was his same age, came to America the same year, and would tell me heartbreaking stories from his time growing up in Poland. Regardless of political struggle and disagreements we have in America I've always realized I'm beyond priveledged to have been born here.
Ever seen Pavel Tsatsouline's 'Enter the Kettlebell'? There are a few jokes scattered through out that I am now realising perhaps aren't as 'jokey' as I first thought. God damn the soviets (and friends) were hard
The Founders literally begged for it first before they fought for it. Nothing wrong with asking first for a final check if you can get freedom before the fight.
Respect. I came here from Russia when I was three. I am so damn surprised that so many Americans are down with socialism and communism, not knowing what it really is. My parents fled to this great country and I will fight to the death for this country. The Soviet Union was an abject failure.
It’s because they’ve never heard a story like Drago’s. They don’t truly understand what it does. Granted, if they did, they would just say’ “well they didn’t do it right” or “it was run by a corrupt system”. No shit, what do you think a communist system is if it’s not corrupt 😂
At times I feel like many of the left are blind followers. I truly don't believe that the lefts know where their party motives are leading our country into. I have spoken to some self proclaim "die hard" democrat about the border crisis. They have no idea about the cartel, drugs, human trafficking etc. that is happening on a daily basis. They are quick to throw out how "racist" Trump is and that they like how Mr. Biden is ruining, oops I mean "running" the country. It's just mind boggling.
I just finished the intro. I can guarantee this story hits home to me... My dad was a drill sergeant in the Polish Military. I was born in '78, my brother was born in '73...A few months after I was born, my dad remembers waiting in line for 3 hours for a loaf of bread. When he came home he told my mom something was not right. He went to Austria the next day to stay with a couple of his friends and 3 days later Martial Law was declared in Eastern Europe which was the start of the Solidarity Movement. He came back from Austria and stuck around for 2 years to have some memory of me. He was scared of the future of living in Poland any longer but did not want to take action. It was my mom who convinced him to leave and find a better place for us. He says that it was her that convinced his mindset to do so. Over the years we would get letters and packages from him. He started out in Austria but didn't like it there. Then he ended up in Canada and didn't like it there either. He finally ended up in North Dakota, Fargo to be exact. He went to some night classes to learn english and after some time it was noticed that he had the skills of Tool & Die Cast. After some time he chose 45 miles south Fargo, N.D. and he met up with an older gentleman who was a refugee from Czechoslovakia and this older gentleman was a sponsor for refugees. Starting in '82 my mom started getting paper work from the consulate to get myself, my brother and her to U.S.A. and finally after 4 years of not seeing my dad, us 3 landed in Chicago in '84. Just my story and did not mean to ramble. But I cannot wait to listen to Drago speak about his experience. Namaste' P.S. The word they are looking for during the final thoughts is: "Valsalva Maneuver" Cordially, Adam
Glad to have you here as a fellow American citizen, I'm glad your father was able to bring your family over after some hard work and tough times. Your people are very resilient and I've met some Polish in my life and they were always very respectful and friendly.
Was? This guy is a legend. And true American patriot. People like this make me realize how grateful I am to be born in America 🇺🇸 regardless of it's flaws. Times as of late have obviously been super rough and unfortunately unforgiving. But regardless of that people like him, jocko and alot of hero's we don't hear of are the reasons why I can live the way I live my life as graciously as I can. God bless you and God bless America🙏 and to who ever reads this i hope you continue or learn to live a prosperous life.
@@osonasty2016 Was as in was great to listen to in this podcast. I feel like a sub-par citizen after listening to people like this. Many of us only have to go back a couple generations to when our ancestors immigrated to the US. My father tells stories of his Great Grandmother speaking almost solely German in the home but they studied so hard to assimilate they could likely tell us more about this country then we could dream of doing now just a couple generations later. I'm a 33 year old male and after listening to people like this feel like I could give them a hug and say welcome home American.
My family and I immigrated to America to escape the Yugoslavian civil war with one suitcase each. America truly is the land of opportunity and gave us the opportunity to rebuild our lives by working hard. Great podcast!
I was in Bosnia in 97 and folks like you and your family is what makes America great. The 9 months I was there gave me an appreciation for freedom most Americans can't understand. We need a constant reminder of how lucky we all are.
Slav Macedonian here, greetings to you:) On a serious note we are brothers in flesh and blood, I think we shouldn't let politics or religion divide us like it has, racially we are the same!
@@paddymike5559 my great grandfather was branded a "Fascist" because he fought against the partisan communists in ww2, he lived the remainder of his life a slave working long days from sunrise to sunset, for amusement the communists stole all his horses (he was a horse breeder), much of his tractors and other material which made his life even more strenuous, he wasn't allowed a retirement fund or pension because of his history as being a "nationalist" and they warned him continually that if he ever spoke out his family would suffer for it meaning prison camps where they work you to death, or instant death or if a female then rape was always on the list. We in the west don't realize how lucky we are and young ones today are pushing for socialism! God only help us!
@@fghhgcgh9762 Pravo da ti kazem, Jugosloven sam. Svi su mi ljudi iz nasih bivsi republika dragi i za mene je to sve isti narod sa malko drugacijim obicajima i to je to. Sve najbolje.
It would be 25 X better than it is now. Think of all the criminals coming across the southern border just looking for easy marks. I only pray that some of them will have the attitude of this terrific human being.
@@robertblake1032 you do realize he too crossed our border seeking political asylum, much like many are trying to do at our southern border. Both parties have been kicking the can down the road on immigration since the 90's. Both corrupt parties are to blame. Stop hero worshipping politicians Listen closer to his story and what it truly is about. Like most inspiring points in history, Freedom. It's not about having different beliefs or ideas. It's being allowed to do so without oppression and/or punishment by the government for those beliefs and/or ideas.. Stop seeing the tree and look at the forest
We have a lot of Polish tuned up to work and live in the Uk in the last 15/20 yrs... Hardworking,classy,handy and decent people ..... they love a drink tho 😂
It's been 6 min and if everyone had Drago's attitude this would be a much different country to live in. Somehow he realized something so many people here fail to... well I guess not really a mystery.
Problem is when kids born here from parents already successful, their workload and amount of suffering diminishes. Maybe its good in one way, but there comes loss of purpose and meaning on WHY there's so many people coming here. The endless opportunities there is, and the choices in environment is inmense.
I’m polish and I was born in 1981 right before marshal law. My whole childhood it’s exactly what Drago is describing and it’s crazy. And the story about getting into lane to grocery store at 3am in the morning hits me hard. Remember exactly when my mom was getting up in the middle of the night and trying to get any food for family. There was one time when she came back from the store empty handed and me and my siblings we were getting ready for school we set by kitchen table my mom was fixing breakfast from scrubs and she was trying to hide her tears that she can’t feed her family! And that was reality for most of the people in my country! Any resistance means someone getting arrested and lots of people didn’t come back to home without any explanation to family.
This hits home. I was also born in Poland. In 76. My family and I moved to Norway to start a better life. It almost seems like a different reality at this point.
My family and I hosted an exchange student from Poland and he has stories of socialism that our snowflake american kids could never understand ,he has taught us so much. I will always consider him my son .
Well since people like Jocko still thinks the war on terror was not one big lie and though he preaches "EXTREME OWNERSHIP" he takes 0 ownership for participating in wars that were proven to be based on lies years before he went. So maybe the Snowflake generation just sees how the Gov't lies to you then idiots like Jocko scream "EXTREME OWNERSHIP" but still pretend the war was a good war. IT WAS BASED ON LIES, so OWN THAT JOCKO
@Christogenea dot Org Were there bad actors all around? Sure. But the central factor which allowed the war to occur was Saddam's bluff, because he didn't think the US would pony up. What followed was a 6 year smear campaign by the communist press to paint conservatives as evil warmongers. Again, were there several involved parties who had their own private agendas? Yes. But let's not join the revisionist history of the cultural marxists, which ignores 90% of reality and simply creates the narrative they want.
@@neanderthal4499 Its fools on the right that sold us that ridiculously expensive Wars for no reason. Go look at a history book, EVERY nation that invaded Afghanistan in history went down the toilet bowl after, and cause of jerks on the right waving the flag post 9-11 and letting the military-industrial complex take over and cause 2 Vietnams to happen again, to listen to Jocko speak about Hack and his opposition to the BS way Vietnam turned into a quagmire, yet never mention that we are going on 20 years in Afghan and the Iraq just made things completely worse and he seems to point his finger at the lack of support in the US. I just don't but his "EXTREME OWNERSHIP" till he owns how badly managed and how bad an idea the war he gets his glory from was a waste,. You're telling me Iraq was a good idea and has made us safer? Yet look how the problems have just come home for us. Don't think those decisions didn't have consequences we would be paying for for a very long time?m
@@d.a.3752 If that's true, so many wouldn't lap up BLM, covid, and Trump and his supporters being terrorists. You can't have it both ways. Gen x, we grew up in the end of commies, and have watched our own country fall to corporatism fascism.. instead of the gov controlling the output in a commie world, corporations run the gov and psychologically abuse the dummies. War on terror was bs, and I said so before Iraq, before the patriot act, and before Obama dropped more drone strikes and bombs than GWB, who is also a pos.
One of the best Jocko Podcasts of all time. Like Drago, I hate hyphenating my Americanism. I don’t & it upsets some people who are of “Mexican” heritage. To hell with them. I vibe with Drago on that front. We’re AMERICAN. PERIOD.
@Ryan B Drago and his wife are huge Trump supporters, he said in an interview with a newspaper that Trump is the only way to get America back out of communist hands.
@@shakalpb1164 I admit that seeing some of the Dems going toward Socialism was troubling but it has been Troubling to see some of the right go to fascism. The far wings of both sides need a bitch slap to get their heads in a better place.
@@shakalpb1164 "fake media' i agree and little can be done about it. The News today is mostly based on the political view of the owner and the particular story and outlook they want to project. Each of us seem to pick the news we want to hear and when we find it we don't question it. We don't want truth we want our beliefs reinforced by some fool on the television.
@H scott "mainstream media ..... smaller government and not censoring speech" rr The GOP has not been for smaller government in years and years but keeps lying to the loyal blind followers. Trump's 4 year record show the larges deficit spending in history because o f a huge increase in spending and a decease in taxes. The only salvation is that the Biden's goven will increase expenditures more. Censoring speech. People not wanting to pay attention to the crap from right-wing nuts is not censorship. freedom of speech don't not mean I have to give you my time to hear the foolishness. You are most likely not an oppressed minority as you seem to want to think you are. The media does not have to alter the truth to conform with what you want to believe it truth. Right-wing nut crazy news is available to feed your insecurities and or ego. So please allow the rest of us something more closely related to the truth than Tucker Carlton and all the clowns even more to the right than he.
My neighbor in NJ was a Polish boy of 9 when the nazis invaded. They killed some of the men in his village including some uncles. He answered an officer in German and was spared. In order to get food for his family, he worked in the camp shining boots and such. He would listen to the radio and heard that the Soviets were coming, 5 years later in 1944. This time there was no food nor work to be had. He escaped to Germany and spoke enough English to join the US Army and became a paratrooper. Korean war starts and he jumps into the land of eternal winter to fight communism. Half of his squad was shot out of the sky and he was shot in the leg. Survived, got surgery and jumped again. Again half of his squad was shot out of the sky and he was hit in the leg. He was relieved of active duty and awarded purple hearts then sent back to the US after the war. He had many children and many grandchildren. His name is Alex Szigon and he is my hero.
This guy talking about cereal almost made me cry. Think of all the people living in that situation that would love to have choices of what to eat. We must stop the communists and socialists from destroying America.
well said, everybody should have a choice, want to eat fast food, you can, want to eat grass fed beef and healthy vegetables, you can. The thing is, not every country in the world allows us to have that choice. When I was in US for first time and went to wall-mart because it was just on the road to Florida where we were cruising I was stunned, that there was literally a wall of hot souses, a wall....in Poland when you ask for something spicy and exotic they still tell you, ketchup is on that shelf....
This guy is more proud to be an American than 99% of the ppl I know... like when you ask someone who grew up and lived in the states their entire life what their heritage is and they say something like “I’m 50% Italian, 25% German, and 25% English” ... lol ok bro
I just had an argument with someone about this today, I'm so sick of everyone not looking at themselves as Americans FIRST instead of where your grandparents came from
Drago has an amazing, irrepressible will. Most people have an oil lamp flame for a spark of spirit. Drago has a kerosene blowtorch. What a great life, so glad that he shares the experience of a no-quit heart. Thanks Jocko for letting this man just roll with it. Inspiring.
His story is exactly what America is about. My father survived the massacre in Cambodia, my grandparents died there. We suspect in the mass graves. The fact that people here openly call themselves socialists or support communism shows they don't know the definition of freedom. Because it is not "you deserve whatever you want" or "you get whatever you want." It's WORK HARD FOR WHAT YOU WANT & FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU WANT.
It's such an Inspired interview, Drago is a true inspiration for many. As he pointed out we Poles we want to contribute to the places we live but Poland is always in our hearts! Years of difficulties for our nation made us strong, I was lucky enough to be raised in free country and I can only say thank you to Drago and people like him! Thanks Joko for this valuable content! Pozdrawiam!
This man conducted my PST before joining the Navy. Mountain of a man. Incredibly motivating. Can’t believe I’m seeing him and hearing him speak again. Wild.
Definitely, him being on JRE and getting his story out there to a larger audience (no disrespect to Jocko's) like Joe rogan's would be incredible also they're both black belts in taekwondo and really good kickboxers so I'm sure they would shoot the shit about that 💯
Yep. America will be unrecognizable in 30 years due to uncontrolled immigration, identity politics, and the notion that 'dIvErSiTy iS oUr StReNgTh' . It was a good run, boys.
Isn't funny how nimwits call Poland "anti-Semitic" simply for the Polish government stating the obvious - that Poles were also victims of the Holocaust, and that the death camps located in Poland were GERMAN, not Polish as the NYT and other liberal propaganda outlets claim?
Im going to take the heat and say it: The Soviet Union's "version" of rule called "Socialism" was really just a dressed up way to say "Authoritarian dictatorship". DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM (In Scandanavia, Canada, France, etc..) works. Taking care of the people in our *tribe* is what made humanity rise above the wilderness and become the dominant species on the planet. This whole "Fuck you, i've got mine" state of mind that accompanies hard capitalism is unnatural and destructive. Tl;dr - The USSR was a piece of shit. Socialism works when property rights are respected. The USSR and modern day socialism look nothing alike. Be above propaganda.
@@MrVaher people don’t want to talk about that unfortunately. We’re the greatest country in the world. Why do other first world countries view America as the ghetto? Because we don’t take care of our own. That’s the problem.
@@MrVaher We're way past surviving against the wilderness. Tribes weren't civilizations, civilizations are millions of people, not hundreds, big difference. That's called Society and the study of it, Sociology; people have been experts in this field for some time now. Having any Government tell you what you can and can't do with your money is wrong, virtually almost all of the time. You made that money, therefore you will be less likely to waste it and hold yourself accountable. All government is corrupt to a degree, but centralism is defunct. You want a central government having more control over your money? You trust a corrupt state to be efficient and accountable for having your money/power? Not here. I'll invoke your own advise and say you be above the Socialist propaganda. Capitalism is the only system where the People have the most control. Every system presents some cons as opposed to pros, but Capitalism is the most free and the 20th Century's Communist/Socialist victims won't let us forget. That each State govern themselves more than the Federal Government is decentralized command of the people and you should know that's right, especially on this podcast. No one's more correct than the Boots on the Ground. Socialist/Communist/Democrats are centralist. Read "The Gulag Archipelago" by Solzhenitsyn
@@MrVaher So what happens when you don't get the "version" you want? Then what? Venezuela and Chile got the version they wanted. How's that working out? Folks on the left always opine about Socialism, and how things "could" be better, but they never seem to consider that things could become much worse. And by the time you realize they've become much worse, it's not so easy to turn it around..
Full respect for DRAGO - True Polish Spirit... "We do not beg for freedom, we fight for it!"... I remember my father shouting at the TV when the news program was on in the times of Polish communism
Drago if you read these comments its Jeffrey from ESE with Don Shipely and them. I hope everything is going well for you. You an unforgettable human much appreciated.
What a stud, He definitely earned his citizenship. Real life example of what it means to “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”.
My grandfather fled from Poland to the U.S. in 1956. Was hard as hell to do back then, from what I understand. He did so after his father was sent to a gulag for fighting against the Soviets during the onset of WW2. He never had the chance to go back home, he died only 3 years after Solidarity won the first free election in Poland in decades.
Imagine the SEALest SEAL calling you a mutant, best compliment to get from Jocko. This dude makes most Americans I went to school with look like soi boys.
For everyone. You'd be surprised how many are anti commie genz from being born and living as a reactionary to everything that's absolutely absurd and ridiculous online now. Growing up watching people hurt by words while getting the belt, may not be the majority, but its a large swathe of genz.
In Poland every man who is interesying SF especially PL Grom Unit know Drago and his story. Mostly thanks to man ps. ,,Naval”-crew memeber of Grom Unit which fight with Drago in Iraq in past. Best Regards to all fans of Jocko, Drago and all from SFU of US
It's a blessing coming from a place. Not having everything! Ignorance is blissed not knowing you a poor! But Family values solid. Love God and love thy neighbors as thyself. Likewise humble to bound giants. Keep it going! Thank you for thy service. Respect, honor, love, and like YESHUA Jesus gave his life for a friend kind of love. YESHUA Jesus christ kings and priests! Love ya brother! Jacko likewise love ya! And all God's HOSTS and own. Who are active! Worth more than anything nor everything that exists! Nothing is wasted but increased! Beloved, communications nor utterance has an aimed.
My family came from Poland after being devastated by WW2. The Love for America is instilled in us because they came from nothing and were given everything by coming to this country. Polish people are strong and make great Americans. Nasdrowie, Drago.
Its scary how he talks about the government he grew up in. I'm also an immigrant/Navy veteran, didn't serve in the capacity he did but I also felt I had to serve in the military. I was homeless after my service for 5 years and two years ago I just bought a house. Sure I have my share of problems but I wouldn't trade being an American for anything. If I can change my rock bottom you can too. Negativity is contagious why can't positivity be also?
I had the pleasure of teaching conversational English to a Polish gent. He had been a courier for the Polish Pope, after serving in the Polish special forces. When I met him he had already been an inventor and developer of listening devices, and was involved in creating lenses for night vision equipment. He brought a camera to my home, and had me hold up a board made of compressed nylon, black, and he held it up between us across the table. With the board, his face was completely blocked. When I pressed the button, there was no barrier -- it was like looking through a window. He was excited about the future. I was honored to visit his home and there he showed me bags and bags of lenses, each one valued at around 3000 Euros. His son, a game developer, sold a strategy game to the US Department of Defense for some 3 million dollars. Those poles eh. My son's best friend is Polish as well. The guy looks like a Viking out of Game of Thrones.
Respect from Poland. People in the West need to watch this and really listen. Really listen and understand what communism, authoritatianism is like. You already let those ideas take root in your countries. Don't let them grow.
The description of the prisoners joining together in patriotic song at the volume to draw the attention of neighboring towns is just so damn powerful. The human spirit is absolutely a force to be reckoned with.
Holy shit..what a beautiful soul. 3 1/2 hours later and I don't want this conversation to end. First time I've ever listen to a full Jocko podcast from beginning to end. Love what you guys represent and do for us ordinary folk.
This guy's story should have been the first 25-50 of Jockos podcast based solely on what a force for liberty this man has been since a child under oppression. He is a better American than myself and yes I was born here. We should all aspire to value freedom and this experimental republic as this hero.
People throw around the term Socialist and Communist in a pretty disrespectful way in 2021..... Any form of authority in your life and people start crying like they are being forced to eat their kids because they have no food left..... Oh wait..... That happened to people who were actually oppressed under those systems....
Imagine being so badass that the communist party complains to your mom about you.
WE NEED A T SHIRT WITH HIS FACE ON IT THAT SAYS THAT! GREAT POST !!!! I LAUGHED OUT LOUD WHEN I SAW IT!
Seriously 😂
While you’re in prison
Hands down one of the funniest and smartest comments.... ever. You have won the interwebs for the entire week!
I honestly strive to be this badass.
As a former US Army Special Forces member, a Polish speaking first generation American of Polish decent, and with a father with a similar background and childhood experience as Drago, this podcast hit so many notes with me and had me cracking up laughing several times with shared experiences. I've passed on so many episodes Jocko because I can't keep up with all the podcasts I listen to, but the second this one started playing automatically a d I heard the words communism and Polish in the same sentence I was immediately hooked and found myself rewinding multiple times to relisten to make sure I caught everything that was said. Drago is the man my father is and the man I wanted to imitate with the pride and gratitude of being an American and the dues I felt that I was obliged to pay for that freedom and privilege.
Brother. I'm American. I'm a former US Army Soldier. I went to Poland in 2017 to help with potential Russian Aggression. How Poland has Grown. The people were so humble. So nice. I felt welcomed. We drove through small towns in our military convoy for training. Had my windows down hearing all the Polish people celebrating. I felt proud to help the Polish people and deter Russia from re-doing what you all have fought to get. I want to go back. Polska Górą!
I thank the both of you for everything you've done.
First TH-cam comment ever but this episode made me come and find the video instead of just listening. This is a must watch for all Americans in my opinion. Thank you both for your service to this great nation.
That's awesome! Rob Ski from AK Operators Union channel on TH-cam is also from Poland and a U.S. Army sniper if you don't already know who he is.
I’m Polish / Canadian and I’m ready to listen this podcast again. So many pictures in my head from my childhood when Drago is telling stories.
I escaped from Venezuela almost 4 years ago. I still feel like I'm at disneyland everytime I go to the store.
Welcome. I escaped from Canada.
Venezuela is coming to visit all of us in the US soon. The silent majority will need to get much less silent.
Come to Minnesota; kind of like Poland but open-minded. I’ve been to Medellin, San Juan and Jalisco but for up here Minnesota is ‘Nice’.
Fittest state and beautiful ladies, clean air and water and lots of trees.
Glad you made it home my fellow American brother.
Hopefully one day Venezuela can be safe and free again
Brings a tear to the eye. "No hyphen in front of this American. I am an American." Spot on.
"I'm not a Polish American. There is no hyphen..." LOVE his attitude. A lot of "Americans" need to learn from this guy
Amen!!!
People who experienced true hardship in life don't wave it as some sort of flag.
He definitely know price of freedom
Damn bro. I'm not even American and after this podcast I felt LIKE an American! Muuuuurrrriiiiccccaaaa!!!!!
Still important not to forget about your roots. It's pretty fun to know where you came from.
The irony of a guy named Drago being more American than Rocky...
Was thinking the same thing
Ditto
It's ironic but most immigrants tend to be some of the most patriotic people you'll ever meet.
Lol 😂
Yoo😂
He’s more American than most of the Americans I know.
America is sadly dying. It’s been gutted from within. We have an indoctrinated youth and awful parents. Community is gone and religion is being replaced with the ideology of “wokeness.” It’s a damn shame to see the republic eroding before my eyes.
That is because unlike 99.998% of Americans, he has actually seen and lived through TRUE oppression in Communism and Socialism!
Real Americans were & always are immigrants lol. This country was built & runs on the backs of immigrants
@@hakhopkin9638 I see you parrot the talking points. Care to explain the one commonality amongst those initial immigrants that made America fundamentally unique and one of the greatest experiments if not the greatest in history? The answer lies in this very Podcast!
@Eventual Visitor what year do you live in?
"if my mom didn't wake up at 3 in the morning and get in line for bread, we didn't have breakfast." holy shit.
That's standard. They threw almost 100 thousand people in prison just for protesting for freedom. Thats what he said before that. This is what happens when you let communists/democrats get in charge.
does that surprise you? How is it that the general population has no idea what horrific a communist system is
Doesn’t surprise me one bit
that kind of thing still goes on in the U.S. shouldnt surprise anyone
The funniest part in all of this is that the communist never really won an election, they were forced by ussr on Poland (as well as on many other countries in Eastern Europe) and when Poles tried to protest about it they literally send an army that shoot people dead. Horribly times.
God this man deserves a movie to be made about him
Amen 🙏 he was in his 30s when he went into Seal training
@@danielbaugher826 Chris Kyle was either thirty or close to it also but this guys story is just amazing man
Indeed
And to have a book written about him.
I'd watch any movie on him and read any book chronicling his life story.
It's such an incredibly inspirational story and it should teach people not to take what they have for granted and to never forget how lucky they are.
FYI a book about Drago just came out in Poland. It's written by one of the Grom guys who served with him in Iraq. The title is "Mój przyjaciel Drago" ("My friend Drago"). I think with modern translation technology you could get it into English! If you don't know how to do it I can help.
This is maybe my favorite Jocko podcast ever. This guy is a national treasure. Makes me realize how easy I’ve had it and how much I take for granted.
Truth.
did he ever say how he got that nickname?
@@andrabook8758 no but I assume it’s because he speaks with a polish accent, which to the average American is probably hard to distinguish from Russian. And Ivan Drago is the Russian antagonist in one of the rocky movies.
@@jarettbousquet4701 could be i guess. i just wish it had been explained
“My job is like government customer service, but my customers are always bad and I get to kill them”. 🤣🤣🤣
Great line haha
@@Max-zr7hr It’s without a doubt the best thing I’ve heard anyone say in recent memory.
I've not got to that part yet but, as a long standing retail/customer service worker, this really strikes a chord with me.... man I'm in the wrong line of work!
That's a great way of describing being in Combat Arms in the military.
That's why I always say young people in gangs would be so much better off in the military than they would in gangs.I honestly believe that military service is one way to combat kids joining gangs.
If they want to shoot someone,go join the military.They'll get paid to do it and they're legally sanctioned and authorized by the government to do it.
2:31:58
This is what makes us American. “I will be the best citizen I can be, for America and for its people.”
I once had a friend who emigrated from Romania after he retired from the Waffen SS (Wiking Division), and his attitude was the exact same. He viewed himself solely as an American, and said his aim was to be the best American citizen.
@Jan Pustelnik Sadly true the insurrectionist mob has tried to destroy it by invading its seat of power. They are worse than communists.Sell outs controlled by a lifelong con artist who would send us down the river for personal gain and refuse to serve the country out of fear.
I wish more Americans felt this way. It's very sad
@Jan Pustelnik I understand your point but we have a double edged sword going on in America today. We have the far wing of one political party flirting with socialism not communism yet. The other side is flirting with nationalist populism stepping close to fascism. it is really weird here in both camps
@Jan Pustelnik "wish we could go back to our roots"
Our roots were ugly as well in many way and for all but a few men that owned land.
Only white men could vote and for the most part hold office. Woman could not vote. The Native Americans were not considered citizens of the County they lived in until the early 1900's. Blacks were slaves and after slavery they were denied basic rights in the South.
So if you were a white man you had it made in America from day one and may long for a past where you ruled the Nation on your own.
Now things are much better and we should be proud of the advances made but we can't also pretend we had a wonderful past for all that lived in America.
They need to bring Drago on regularly. This guy has me ready to sing the National Anthem after the first 10 minutes. He's more American than anyone I know.
He should just join the podcast.
Yes he is interesting dude!
i wouldn't mind seeing him as a regular at all :D. he's cool
True
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Danish here. Worked across europe as a tech.
You don't become friends with polish people. They adopt you as family. They kiss you hug you make fun with you. And look at you different than a friend does.
And without it being said you always know you can call them if shit hits the fan. They'll be there
I think we found the guy that gets Capt. America's Shield. 🇺🇸
He is so worthy.
Listening to him describe the simple joys of air conditioning reminds me how much I take for granted...
My father was his same age, came to America the same year, and would tell me heartbreaking stories from his time growing up in Poland. Regardless of political struggle and disagreements we have in America I've always realized I'm beyond priveledged to have been born here.
We really do have it too good sometimes. His patriotism is contagious 🇺🇸
That’s why I listen to System of A Down; 1st world problems, ha!
Ever seen Pavel Tsatsouline's 'Enter the Kettlebell'? There are a few jokes scattered through out that I am now realising perhaps aren't as 'jokey' as I first thought.
God damn the soviets (and friends) were hard
@@stevenwilson4910 IMHO many ppl do not get it can be much much worse. USA nowadays is like a heaven comparing to communist countries.
Imagine a Portland tankie antifa kid trying to tell this dude how good communism is lmfao
he would look at them dead in the face and say i will break you and they'd piss themselves and run home crying.
I would like to see that :D
he would bite his face off
AAAHHHHSSSTT!
According to the previous president hes a "sucker and a loser". Hmmmm.
POLSKA WE DON'T BEG FOR FREEDOM WE FIGHT FOR IT.
no victims, only warriors or heroes
Nigdy więcej
A salute from your brethren in America
Hoorah
The Founders literally begged for it first before they fought for it. Nothing wrong with asking first for a final check if you can get freedom before the fight.
Respect. I came here from Russia when I was three. I am so damn surprised that so many Americans are down with socialism and communism, not knowing what it really is. My parents fled to this great country and I will fight to the death for this country. The Soviet Union was an abject failure.
It’s because they’ve never heard a story like Drago’s. They don’t truly understand what it does. Granted, if they did, they would just say’ “well they didn’t do it right” or “it was run by a corrupt system”. No shit, what do you think a communist system is if it’s not corrupt 😂
Socialism and communism are 2 different things.
@@adcsm101take2 yes but they both derive from the same awful ideaology and set of ideals. Neither are righteous or worth pursuing
@@PaxChristi7 oh wow
At times I feel like many of the left are blind followers. I truly don't believe that the lefts know where their party motives are leading our country into. I have spoken to some self proclaim "die hard" democrat about the border crisis. They have no idea about the cartel, drugs, human trafficking etc. that is happening on a daily basis. They are quick to throw out how "racist" Trump is and that they like how Mr. Biden is ruining, oops I mean "running" the country. It's just mind boggling.
I just finished the intro. I can guarantee this story hits home to me...
My dad was a drill sergeant in the Polish Military. I was born in '78, my brother was born in '73...A few months after I was born, my dad remembers waiting in line for 3 hours for a loaf of bread. When he came home he told my mom something was not right. He went to Austria the next day to stay with a couple of his friends and 3 days later Martial Law was declared in Eastern Europe which was the start of the Solidarity Movement.
He came back from Austria and stuck around for 2 years to have some memory of me. He was scared of the future of living in Poland any longer but did not want to take action. It was my mom who convinced him to leave and find a better place for us. He says that it was her that convinced his mindset to do so.
Over the years we would get letters and packages from him. He started out in Austria but didn't like it there. Then he ended up in Canada and didn't like it there either. He finally ended up in North Dakota, Fargo to be exact. He went to some night classes to learn english and after some time it was noticed that he had the skills of Tool & Die Cast. After some time he chose 45 miles south Fargo, N.D. and he met up with an older gentleman who was a refugee from Czechoslovakia and this older gentleman was a sponsor for refugees.
Starting in '82 my mom started getting paper work from the consulate to get myself, my brother and her to U.S.A. and finally after 4 years of not seeing my dad, us 3 landed in Chicago in '84.
Just my story and did not mean to ramble. But I cannot wait to listen to Drago speak about his experience.
Namaste'
P.S. The word they are looking for during the final thoughts is: "Valsalva Maneuver"
Cordially, Adam
Glad to have you here and thanks for sharing .
Chicago? Polish? Da Bears!!
Your dad sounds like a good man Adam, and your mom sounds great. Glad you are all Americans with us!
I enjoyed reading that, thank you!
Glad to have you here as a fellow American citizen, I'm glad your father was able to bring your family over after some hard work and tough times. Your people are very resilient and I've met some Polish in my life and they were always very respectful and friendly.
This guy was excellent, what a true American spirit.
He is trully like most of People in PL, proud, productive, focused on goal, innovative and very workharde. 👏🤝👊💪
Was? This guy is a legend. And true American patriot. People like this make me realize how grateful I am to be born in America 🇺🇸 regardless of it's flaws. Times as of late have obviously been super rough and unfortunately unforgiving. But regardless of that people like him, jocko and alot of hero's we don't hear of are the reasons why I can live the way I live my life as graciously as I can.
God bless you and God bless America🙏 and to who ever reads this i hope you continue or learn to live a prosperous life.
@@osonasty2016 Was as in was great to listen to in this podcast. I feel like a sub-par citizen after listening to people like this. Many of us only have to go back a couple generations to when our ancestors immigrated to the US. My father tells stories of his Great Grandmother speaking almost solely German in the home but they studied so hard to assimilate they could likely tell us more about this country then we could dream of doing now just a couple generations later. I'm a 33 year old male and after listening to people like this feel like I could give them a hug and say welcome home American.
Amen 🙏 amen 🙏 absolutely amazing spirit 🙏✝️🤩🔱👍🇺🇸❤️💪🤩😇
Drago "socialism wants to control every part of your life" hmm sounds very familiar
The name Drago alone will strike fear in the enemy. 60 years old and not an ounce of Alpha juice has left this man. Legendary
Every single person living in America needs to listen to every minute of this guy...especially right now. It is eye opening.
It's worse now 2 years later and next year is going to be interesting.
@@zeroneutral I was going to post a very similar message.
Życie pisze najlepsze scenariusze, niesamowita historia. Greetings from Poland!
No poza tym, że (2:24) _PLN_ to waluta od 1995r... Za PRL to było _PLZ._
Hearing Drago say "just work out and get big" has definitely made my day
Truer words have never been spoken
BuT wHaT aBoUt TrAcKiNg YoUr MaCrOs
Greetings from Poland! we are listening and taking notes Jocko ! Dziękuję
Prawda.
Also: Jocko HQ needs a swear jar ;)
Greetings to you fellow comrades
-America :)
My family and I immigrated to America to escape the Yugoslavian civil war with one suitcase each. America truly is the land of opportunity and gave us the opportunity to rebuild our lives by working hard. Great podcast!
I was in Bosnia in 97 and folks like you and your family is what makes America great. The 9 months I was there gave me an appreciation for freedom most Americans can't understand. We need a constant reminder of how lucky we all are.
Slav Macedonian here, greetings to you:)
On a serious note we are brothers in flesh and blood, I think we shouldn't let politics or religion divide us like it has, racially we are the same!
@@paddymike5559 my great grandfather was branded a "Fascist" because he fought against the partisan communists in ww2, he lived the remainder of his life a slave working long days from sunrise to sunset, for amusement the communists stole all his horses (he was a horse breeder), much of his tractors and other material which made his life even more strenuous, he wasn't allowed a retirement fund or pension because of his history as being a "nationalist" and they warned him continually that if he ever spoke out his family would suffer for it meaning prison camps where they work you to death, or instant death or if a female then rape was always on the list. We in the west don't realize how lucky we are and young ones today are pushing for socialism! God only help us!
Bosnjak si ili hrvat.Javi se imam par pitanja buraz.
@@fghhgcgh9762 Pravo da ti kazem, Jugosloven sam. Svi su mi ljudi iz nasih bivsi republika dragi i za mene je to sve isti narod sa malko drugacijim obicajima i to je to. Sve najbolje.
So much RESPECT to the Polish people they are tough and Patriotic.
Those 56 dislikes are all the guys Drago beat up
Haha "taught english" to
@@YourUncle8501 just a little customer service
What a freaking patriot. This guy makes me proud to be an American and be his citizen brother.
DRAGO is the definition of "Chaotic Good". I'm glad he is on our side.
Underrated comment
@@MrJaredDale Thank you kind sir.
Drago looks like he can be your absolute best friend or absolute worst enemy.
This defines Polish people
Long live Poland. A salute to Grom!!!!!🇵🇱
Everyone who is woke should listen to this interview.
What an amazing human being. Imagine what the USA would look like if 25% of the people here had this guy's attitude.
I would settle for 10%
It would be 25 X better than it is now.
Think of all the criminals coming across the southern border just looking for easy marks. I only pray that some of them will have the attitude of this terrific human being.
@@robertblake1032 you do realize he too crossed our border seeking political asylum, much like many are trying to do at our southern border.
Both parties have been kicking the can down the road on immigration since the 90's. Both corrupt parties are to blame.
Stop hero worshipping politicians
Listen closer to his story and what it truly is about. Like most inspiring points in history, Freedom.
It's not about having different beliefs or ideas. It's being allowed to do so without oppression and/or punishment by the government for those beliefs and/or ideas..
Stop seeing the tree and look at the forest
Easy times make soft men hard times makes toughmen
We have a lot of Polish tuned up to work and live in the Uk in the last 15/20 yrs...
Hardworking,classy,handy and decent people ..... they love a drink tho 😂
Very timely, Jocko, very timely.
He's GOOD.
It's been 6 min and if everyone had Drago's attitude this would be a much different country to live in. Somehow he realized something so many people here fail to... well I guess not really a mystery.
Problem is when kids born here from parents already successful, their workload and amount of suffering diminishes.
Maybe its good in one way, but there comes loss of purpose and meaning on WHY there's so many people coming here. The endless opportunities there is, and the choices in environment is inmense.
We have a great country, but that doesn’t mean we should be blind to its faults either is something else I gathered from him so far.
Good times create weak men
@@RagnarLothbrok2222 this is so true.
Hard times make hard men. America and the west have had it too easy for far too long. We've become soft.
Communism killed 100 million people and all I got was this lousy Che Guevara t shirt.
Under appreciated comment 👌
I’m polish and I was born in 1981 right before marshal law. My whole childhood it’s exactly what Drago is describing and it’s crazy. And the story about getting into lane to grocery store at 3am in the morning hits me hard. Remember exactly when my mom was getting up in the middle of the night and trying to get any food for family. There was one time when she came back from the store empty handed and me and my siblings we were getting ready for school we set by kitchen table my mom was fixing breakfast from scrubs and she was trying to hide her tears that she can’t feed her family! And that was reality for most of the people in my country! Any resistance means someone getting arrested and lots of people didn’t come back to home without any explanation to family.
“I will be the best citizen I can be, for America and for its people.” Amen!
Amen 🙏
This hits home. I was also born in Poland. In 76. My family and I moved to Norway to start a better life. It almost seems like a different reality at this point.
My family and I hosted an exchange student from Poland and he has stories of socialism that our snowflake american kids could never understand ,he has taught us so much.
I will always consider him my son .
Well since people like Jocko still thinks the war on terror was not one big lie and though he preaches "EXTREME OWNERSHIP" he takes 0 ownership for participating in wars that were proven to be based on lies years before he went. So maybe the Snowflake generation just sees how the Gov't lies to you then idiots like Jocko scream "EXTREME OWNERSHIP" but still pretend the war was a good war. IT WAS BASED ON LIES, so OWN THAT JOCKO
@@d.a.3752 Why are you here? Go drink your leftist late-night comedian cool aid and thoughtlessly nod along in agreement.
@Christogenea dot Org Were there bad actors all around? Sure. But the central factor which allowed the war to occur was Saddam's bluff, because he didn't think the US would pony up. What followed was a 6 year smear campaign by the communist press to paint conservatives as evil warmongers. Again, were there several involved parties who had their own private agendas? Yes. But let's not join the revisionist history of the cultural marxists, which ignores 90% of reality and simply creates the narrative they want.
@@neanderthal4499 Its fools on the right that sold us that ridiculously expensive Wars for no reason. Go look at a history book, EVERY nation that invaded Afghanistan in history went down the toilet bowl after, and cause of jerks on the right waving the flag post 9-11 and letting the military-industrial complex take over and cause 2 Vietnams to happen again, to listen to Jocko speak about Hack and his opposition to the BS way Vietnam turned into a quagmire, yet never mention that we are going on 20 years in Afghan and the Iraq just made things completely worse and he seems to point his finger at the lack of support in the US. I just don't but his "EXTREME OWNERSHIP" till he owns how badly managed and how bad an idea the war he gets his glory from was a waste,. You're telling me Iraq was a good idea and has made us safer? Yet look how the problems have just come home for us. Don't think those decisions didn't have consequences we would be paying for for a very long time?m
@@d.a.3752 If that's true, so many wouldn't lap up BLM, covid, and Trump and his supporters being terrorists.
You can't have it both ways.
Gen x, we grew up in the end of commies, and have watched our own country fall to corporatism fascism.. instead of the gov controlling the output in a commie world, corporations run the gov and psychologically abuse the dummies.
War on terror was bs, and I said so before Iraq, before the patriot act, and before Obama dropped more drone strikes and bombs than GWB, who is also a pos.
What a likeable guy! I’m so glad and proud he’s an American. Thanks for being a fantastic American citizen, Drago!
One of the best Jocko Podcasts of all time. Like Drago, I hate hyphenating my Americanism. I don’t & it upsets some people who are of “Mexican” heritage. To hell with them. I vibe with Drago on that front. We’re AMERICAN. PERIOD.
He sounds 10 times more American than our current Commander in Chief...
Indeed.
@Ryan B not previous
@Ryan B Which part of the previous ones patriotism did you have a problem with?
@Ryan B
Drago and his wife are huge Trump supporters, he said in an interview with a newspaper that Trump is the only way to get America back out of communist hands.
Hearing Drago talk about America is a beautiful thing.
Amen 🙏
I’m only an hour and a half in and this guy has been through more shit than this whole message board combined. What a beast.
Drago's story should be heard and be a warning to what is facing this country.
Every leftist should watch this
@@shakalpb1164 I admit that seeing some of the Dems going toward Socialism was troubling but it has been Troubling to see some of the right go to fascism. The far wings of both sides need a bitch slap to get their heads in a better place.
@@Cuffsmaster a lot of things are going wrong in US and Europe. Scandal fake Media is one of it
@@shakalpb1164 "fake media'
i agree and little can be done about it. The News today is mostly based on the political view of the owner and the particular story and outlook they want to project.
Each of us seem to pick the news we want to hear and when we find it we don't question it. We don't want truth we want our beliefs reinforced by some fool on the television.
@H scott "mainstream media ..... smaller government and not censoring speech" rr
The GOP has not been for smaller government in years and years but keeps lying to the loyal blind followers. Trump's 4 year record show the larges deficit spending in history because o f a huge increase in spending and a decease in taxes. The only salvation is that the Biden's goven will increase expenditures more.
Censoring speech. People not wanting to pay attention to the crap from right-wing nuts is not censorship. freedom of speech don't not mean I have to give you my time to hear the foolishness.
You are most likely not an oppressed minority as you seem to want to think you are. The media does not have to alter the truth to conform with what you want to believe it truth. Right-wing nut crazy news is available to feed your insecurities and or ego. So please allow the rest of us something more closely related to the truth than Tucker Carlton and all the clowns even more to the right than he.
My neighbor in NJ was a Polish boy of 9 when the nazis invaded. They killed some of the men in his village including some uncles. He answered an officer in German and was spared. In order to get food for his family, he worked in the camp shining boots and such. He would listen to the radio and heard that the Soviets were coming, 5 years later in 1944. This time there was no food nor work to be had. He escaped to Germany and spoke enough English to join the US Army and became a paratrooper. Korean war starts and he jumps into the land of eternal winter to fight communism. Half of his squad was shot out of the sky and he was shot in the leg. Survived, got surgery and jumped again. Again half of his squad was shot out of the sky and he was hit in the leg. He was relieved of active duty and awarded purple hearts then sent back to the US after the war. He had many children and many grandchildren. His name is Alex Szigon and he is my hero.
German not nazis
Every nazis were German, but not every German were nazi
Looks like your neighbour might be Shane Gillis' uncle
This guy talking about cereal almost made me cry. Think of all the people living in that situation that would love to have choices of what to eat. We must stop the communists and socialists from destroying America.
well said, everybody should have a choice, want to eat fast food, you can, want to eat grass fed beef and healthy vegetables, you can. The thing is, not every country in the world allows us to have that choice. When I was in US for first time and went to wall-mart because it was just on the road to Florida where we were cruising I was stunned, that there was literally a wall of hot souses, a wall....in Poland when you ask for something spicy and exotic they still tell you, ketchup is on that shelf....
This guy is more proud to be an American than 99% of the ppl I know... like when you ask someone who grew up and lived in the states their entire life what their heritage is and they say something like “I’m 50% Italian, 25% German, and 25% English” ... lol ok bro
And I'm 1/64th Cherokee on my grandma's side😆😆😆
I don't understand your comment! What is its purpose. Jocko too is American by nationality, but certainly is of European heritage.
When people ask Asian Americans where they are from, they're not asking which city or state.
I just had an argument with someone about this today, I'm so sick of everyone not looking at themselves as Americans FIRST instead of where your grandparents came from
Italians don’t mate with Germans and English.
Drago has an amazing, irrepressible will. Most people have an oil lamp flame for a spark of spirit. Drago has a kerosene blowtorch. What a great life, so glad that he shares the experience of a no-quit heart. Thanks Jocko for letting this man just roll with it. Inspiring.
"an oil lamp flame for a spark of spirit", "kerosene blowtorch" - that reaches poetry, beautiful.
From Poland, with love. Dziękuję
This invigorates me in a time where patriotism/America as we know it is very much under attack.
His story is exactly what America is about. My father survived the massacre in Cambodia, my grandparents died there. We suspect in the mass graves. The fact that people here openly call themselves socialists or support communism shows they don't know the definition of freedom. Because it is not "you deserve whatever you want" or "you get whatever you want." It's WORK HARD FOR WHAT YOU WANT & FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU WANT.
There are so called caviar socialists, never worked a day in their life's, and shed crocodile tears over poor people
This may be my third TH-cam comment ever, but this man's story is amazing and the algorithm should put it on EVERYONE'S feed.
Congratulations on your comment Jain
It's such an Inspired interview, Drago is a true inspiration for many. As he pointed out we Poles we want to contribute to the places we live but Poland is always in our hearts! Years of difficulties for our nation made us strong, I was lucky enough to be raised in free country and I can only say thank you to Drago and people like him! Thanks Joko for this valuable content! Pozdrawiam!
I couldn't agree more with you.
This man conducted my PST before joining the Navy. Mountain of a man. Incredibly motivating. Can’t believe I’m seeing him and hearing him speak again. Wild.
Everyone should view this 5 times or at least partially view it 5 times so we get Drago’s story out there. So inspiring!!! Get him on JRE!!!!!!!!!
Definitely, him being on JRE and getting his story out there to a larger audience (no disrespect to Jocko's) like Joe rogan's would be incredible also they're both black belts in taekwondo and really good kickboxers so I'm sure they would shoot the shit about that 💯
Ironically enough, Poland is now more "American" than America is today.
Yep. America will be unrecognizable in 30 years due to uncontrolled immigration, identity politics, and the notion that 'dIvErSiTy iS oUr StReNgTh' . It was a good run, boys.
@@persona-non-grata sad but true. The empire has become a satire.
They are very anti-semetic and very pro-life ,doesn't sound very pro freedom to me.
@@persona-non-grata got to agree with the other guy, Poland is very anti Semitic, how is that the best of America?
Isn't funny how nimwits call Poland "anti-Semitic" simply for the Polish government stating the obvious - that Poles were also victims of the Holocaust, and that the death camps located in Poland were GERMAN, not Polish as the NYT and other liberal propaganda outlets claim?
“It’s like government customer service... but my customers were always bad and I got to kill them.” - Drago
The algorithms knew I needed this.
“We were singing patriotic songs that the socialists hated” much like America and how the “socialists” here hate our anthem.
The parallels are unbelievable when put side by side. It makes me sure I'm on the correct side of history..
Im going to take the heat and say it: The Soviet Union's "version" of rule called "Socialism" was really just a dressed up way to say "Authoritarian dictatorship". DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM (In Scandanavia, Canada, France, etc..) works. Taking care of the people in our *tribe* is what made humanity rise above the wilderness and become the dominant species on the planet. This whole "Fuck you, i've got mine" state of mind that accompanies hard capitalism is unnatural and destructive.
Tl;dr - The USSR was a piece of shit. Socialism works when property rights are respected. The USSR and modern day socialism look nothing alike. Be above propaganda.
@@MrVaher people don’t want to talk about that unfortunately. We’re the greatest country in the world. Why do other first world countries view America as the ghetto? Because we don’t take care of our own. That’s the problem.
@@MrVaher We're way past surviving against the wilderness. Tribes weren't civilizations, civilizations are millions of people, not hundreds, big difference. That's called Society and the study of it, Sociology; people have been experts in this field for some time now.
Having any Government tell you what you can and can't do with your money is wrong, virtually almost all of the time. You made that money, therefore you will be less likely to waste it and hold yourself accountable. All government is corrupt to a degree, but centralism is defunct. You want a central government having more control over your money? You trust a corrupt state to be efficient and accountable for having your money/power? Not here. I'll invoke your own advise and say you be above the Socialist propaganda. Capitalism is the only system where the People have the most control. Every system presents some cons as opposed to pros, but Capitalism is the most free and the 20th Century's Communist/Socialist victims won't let us forget. That each State govern themselves more than the Federal Government is decentralized command of the people and you should know that's right, especially on this podcast. No one's more correct than the Boots on the Ground. Socialist/Communist/Democrats are centralist.
Read "The Gulag Archipelago" by Solzhenitsyn
@@MrVaher So what happens when you don't get the "version" you want? Then what? Venezuela and Chile got the version they wanted. How's that working out? Folks on the left always opine about Socialism, and how things "could" be better, but they never seem to consider that things could become much worse. And by the time you realize they've become much worse, it's not so easy to turn it around..
Drago’s mom sounds like an amazing person
am i wrong for wanting another Drago Episode this was great
Full respect for DRAGO - True Polish Spirit... "We do not beg for freedom, we fight for it!"... I remember my father shouting at the TV when the news program was on in the times of Polish communism
Drago if you read these comments its Jeffrey from ESE with Don Shipely and them. I hope everything is going well for you. You an unforgettable human much appreciated.
Every liberal snowflake should listen to this podcast....
From poverty, to prison, to greatness. This man chased excellence and became an American hero.
What a stud, He definitely earned his citizenship. Real life example of what it means to “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”.
Drago is one of the best guests ever. What a legend
When one immigrates to the USA from a former eastern block country. This story is even more profound.
Those thumbs facing down need to be broken.
Ah yes, break the thumbs of anyone who disagrees with me. Thanks Mao.
@@Red_Lion2000 not anyone’s. Yours specifically...
Those who down voted are broken souls already
@@Red_Lion2000 👈gay
@noel nyc How can you say that when you disaggree with free speech? Which is vital part of this story. Break your own thumbs.
I feel bad for this guy. Everything he is saying about socialism and what he went through is coming to America.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
"I'm not polish American. There is no hyphen in front of this 🇺🇸."
My grandfather fled from Poland to the U.S. in 1956. Was hard as hell to do back then, from what I understand. He did so after his father was sent to a gulag for fighting against the Soviets during the onset of WW2. He never had the chance to go back home, he died only 3 years after Solidarity won the first free election in Poland in decades.
Imagine the SEALest SEAL calling you a mutant, best compliment to get from Jocko. This dude makes most Americans I went to school with look like soi boys.
Every single leftist in America should be forced to watch this episode
should nationalists watch rose schindler's episode too?
This should be mandatory listening for Gen Z
Many of them are too far gone down the communist rabbit hole.
Dont think it should be any specific generation but to everyone in general
For everyone. You'd be surprised how many are anti commie genz from being born and living as a reactionary to everything that's absolutely absurd and ridiculous online now. Growing up watching people hurt by words while getting the belt, may not be the majority, but its a large swathe of genz.
@@JesusChrist2000BC Many yes. But I still have hope for some.
@Christogenea dot Org Boomers? My parents are Boomers and they hate communism. 🤷♀️
In Poland every man who is interesying SF especially PL Grom Unit know Drago and his story. Mostly thanks to man ps. ,,Naval”-crew memeber of Grom Unit which fight with Drago in Iraq in past. Best Regards to all fans of Jocko, Drago and all from SFU of US
It's a blessing coming from a place. Not having everything! Ignorance is blissed not knowing you a poor! But Family values solid. Love God and love thy neighbors as thyself. Likewise humble to bound giants. Keep it going! Thank you for thy service. Respect, honor, love, and like YESHUA Jesus gave his life for a friend kind of love. YESHUA Jesus christ kings and priests! Love ya brother! Jacko likewise love ya! And all God's HOSTS and own. Who are active! Worth more than anything nor everything that exists! Nothing is wasted but increased! Beloved, communications nor utterance has an aimed.
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GROM - Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno Manewrowego.
It can be translated as
Operational and Maneuver Response Group
This man is my new favorite Human! What a great story..Alot of people could learn a lesson from this man..Life really isn't that bad in America!
Really gave me a new perspective for what I took for granted
This is a podcast everyone should hear.
My family came from Poland after being devastated by WW2. The Love for America is instilled in us because they came from nothing and were given everything by coming to this country. Polish people are strong and make great Americans. Nasdrowie, Drago.
Its scary how he talks about the government he grew up in. I'm also an immigrant/Navy veteran, didn't serve in the capacity he did but I also felt I had to serve in the military. I was homeless after my service for 5 years and two years ago I just bought a house. Sure I have my share of problems but I wouldn't trade being an American for anything. If I can change my rock bottom you can too. Negativity is contagious why can't positivity be also?
I had the pleasure of teaching conversational English to a Polish gent. He had been a courier for the Polish Pope, after serving in the Polish special forces. When I met him he had already been an inventor and developer of listening devices, and was involved in creating lenses for night vision equipment. He brought a camera to my home, and had me hold up a board made of compressed nylon, black, and he held it up between us across the table. With the board, his face was completely blocked. When I pressed the button, there was no barrier -- it was like looking through a window. He was excited about the future. I was honored to visit his home and there he showed me bags and bags of lenses, each one valued at around 3000 Euros. His son, a game developer, sold a strategy game to the US Department of Defense for some 3 million dollars. Those poles eh. My son's best friend is Polish as well. The guy looks like a Viking out of Game of Thrones.
Respect from Poland. People in the West need to watch this and really listen. Really listen and understand what communism, authoritatianism is like. You already let those ideas take root in your countries. Don't let them grow.
Guess who pushing communism? It rymes with few
"When she sees me she will like me"
Echo in the background "hell yeah" lol
He had Echo cracking up this episode lol
This guy is awesome! He is someone every American could learn from. He had me laughing out loud. Would love to hear him again.
me too! :D loool
The description of the prisoners joining together in patriotic song at the volume to draw the attention of neighboring towns is just so damn powerful. The human spirit is absolutely a force to be reckoned with.
"life is not just about killing people and beating then up", haha. This guy is awesome.
So good
Holy shit..what a beautiful soul. 3 1/2 hours later and I don't want this conversation to end. First time I've ever listen to a full Jocko podcast from beginning to end. Love what you guys represent and do for us ordinary folk.
He really appreciates living here! Drago has seen the other side of Freedom ✊🇺🇸💯
As a Polish I love to hear how you talk about GROM :))
This guy's story should have been the first 25-50 of Jockos podcast based solely on what a force for liberty this man has been since a child under oppression. He is a better American than myself and yes I was born here. We should all aspire to value freedom and this experimental republic as this hero.
People throw around the term Socialist and Communist in a pretty disrespectful way in 2021..... Any form of authority in your life and people start crying like they are being forced to eat their kids because they have no food left.....
Oh wait..... That happened to people who were actually oppressed under those systems....
This is probably the funniest guy you've had on here. Echo spent half the time laughing. YAAACHTS
Indeed lol
In the beginning when Jocko reads about communist Poland the sad thing is, we in the whole west are just a Tiny inch away from that
This is a good one, Jocko. I was hooked in 3 minutes.
This guy is 60?!? 😮. He looks so young!
The newspaper trick works I learned that from the homeless when I work in New York City subway system put in the shoes keep your feet warm and dry