History / My Opinion about the Former President Walesa, Lech [28]


I'm Russian. I have rights. If they are violated It is done not by oligarchs upstairs but by people of my level os sometimes a little upper or even downstairs. Even if it is inspired by smbd. upstairs it can't be real without people near me participation. And they are all Russians. This is the reality. My enemies aren't Jewesh oligarchs but lumpens and law-enforcement bodies officers nearby

History / My Opinion about the Former President Walesa, Lech [28]


Joe don't forget Soviet totalitarism persisted in its unhuman and antirussian nature despite the complete withdrawal of Jewish activists from the Soviet administrative system. I can mention other examples of the sort.

Israel today seems to be one of the most loyal state to Russia. Israel doesnt impose its concepts concerning democracy and doesn't interfere into Russian internal affairs. It has a comprehension of Russian desire to be neutral un conflict with Palestinians. I don't know another so tolerant state in Europe

As to most intolerant, they are white anglo-saxons from the USA. And some states in contact with them.
The most indignating thing is that they seem to forget all the ways and algorytms of Civic siciety creation in their own state.
It seems sometimes that Bush and his leutenants see US history in such way:
Some 15 years ago Americans were like wild primitive persons hunting mammonts and bears. But Georve Bush came, taught democracy, the USA became rich and prosper. And democratic. And now without any delay Pax Americana should be exported to the rest of the world.

History / Worst Polish leader Lech Kaczynski or King Stanislaw Poniatowski? [44]

Maxxx Payne,

Why no observers as well as many pro Human Rights and pro democratic endowments seem to pay even a minimum attention to low cost prospects and problems?

Why don't they realize that satisfactory living standarts for half of the world at low price can do more for democracy and peace than Human Rights watch or use of military force?

Renault Nissan is making a USD 3000 car, Nicolas Negroponte a USD 100 laptop. I didn't hear about any desire of pro West organizations to support these efforts despite the fact many problems still exist in the area of introducing such low cost.

Nice experience of Levittown is till today important for many countries (cottage for USD 6000 in 1949 when average salary was USD 300). Levitt told in 1947 that a man who has a cottage will never become a communist.

Although Levitt's idea was proved by 100% and now we can forsee any extremism failure in countries low cost cottages, vehicles ans electronics are available, nobody realizes the necessity to repeat Levittown, Ford T, Citroen 2CV and Mini by Issigonis successes (a car for 4 mounths average salary when this salary was on the same level it is in poor countries now).

There are different types of "democratic oppositions" supported by USA and EU in non-democratic and semidemocratic states, but the have nothing to promise the society (neither available cottages ad those of Levitt, nor cheap vehicles) - only "more liberty".

Nobody seems to pay attention to low cost although there are many people in the West who also want to have more primitive car but some 7 times less expensive and a cheap module sandwich-panel cottage they won't pay for the rest of their lives. Although many people in EU are readi to buy a more primitive laptop for their children if its price is only USD 100 but everithing for the work exists.

What is the reason?

News / Weak US dollar in Poland and other countries... [180]

Joe when, according to your opinion USA will spend all its force expanding over the world? I know it must Happen but when and persecuting which goal?

News / Weak US dollar in Poland and other countries... [180]

Joe I think each sincere Amarican intellectual is interested in the withdrawal of US army and US agressive policy from the rest of the world. According to dates I read in Rissian mass-media young Americans feel more sympathy toward isolationism.

I wonder such a developped country separated from its possible enemies by oceans pays so much attention to military affairs and superpower policy in the world.

People have so much interesting inside.
I wish I visired some day USA fos some two-three months. In your films I saw your mountains in the North near Canada. What a beautiful Nature. And if one is sick by snow in winter he can achive a place there is no snow by car in some hours only. What a wonderful province, little towns American have! I think a new America will come from that province. I think the desobidience to today magnitude will appear in trat rural regions

News / Polish myths. Poland is one of the countries that count in the world. [49]


As in Russia Australia isn't mentioned often in mass media. Poland more frequently but also it is not among the first more mentioned states.

In my opinion not frequently mentioning in mas media is the asset of a Nation.
Mass media usually write about states that have troubles. If the life is stabilized TV and papers loose any interest. You should be happy mass media in the world doesn't pay attention to your country!

News / Weak US dollar in Poland and other countries... [180]


And what about USA magnificy in the world. USA seems to become Australia with missiles if USD reduces in currency.
Who will respect USA if USD capitulates?
If I were American I would wish its transformation into a big Australia. It is more comfortable and less expensive. But is that the goal of American authorities?

History / Worst Polish leader Lech Kaczynski or King Stanislaw Poniatowski? [44]


What are the ways to cope with such imigration.
I'm sure for that some steps are necessary:
1) Development of low cost house, car and electronics-internet manufacturing. I.e. module sandwich-panel cottages for some Usd 15000-20000 (like Levittown in the USA in 1940-50), cars for USD1500-2500, Usd 50-100 laptops and 100megabytes per second unlimited internet for some USD 10 mounthly. Such low cost requires a great research of billions dollars but it will later revive economies of poor countries and low cost satisfactory living standarts can keep people in poor countries away from imigration. On the other hand such low cost and module technologies as used within the proper EU will require less labour and less imigrants can arrive.

2) EU agriculture should be less donated. The EU farmers can't use donations without the use of ilegals. And many ilegals leave for the EU because their farms in Africa and Asia can't be in competition with donated EU agriculture despite better climatic and ground conditions and less crop cost. EU politicians seem to be frightened by domestic farmers capable to paralyze all the ways by their tractors. In my opinion EU society should get ready to survive in such protests and to overcome. It should be stated that there are no reasons for fear that poor countries can be united later in food blackmail of EU because there are many producers in competition.

3) EU should establish a strong irregular police service controlling each street, each town. No one can live in EU without being noticed by society. That will permit the strict controle not only over ilegals but also over drug traffic and other challenges such as for example violence in families and infantil crime. People who have more high social position (some 20 % of population) should be involved in such controle. The facts when any of them don't want to notice smth. evident in place of his work or residence should damage his reputation. In the epoch of Internet it is quite easy to stigmatyze his reputation.

At the same time young people if they are out of regular army should spend a year in street commands looking after order in place of their residence, cleaning streets and visiting physically handicapped neigbours. That will permit a good order and complete controle, the impossibility of ilegals' penetration and of course will contribute to the growth of responsability among young people. All the population will feel more security in general.

These are the ways. What is examined in EU? Other good ways? You know them? You are sure they are more efficient?


By the way, Puzzler,

Will you determine more exactly what do you mean by thirldworlders?
If we are discussing practical steps not abstract dreams, such term should de described.
First of all because not the EU on the whole but Poland is going to open way to EU to people outside Eurozone. Poland created not so long ago conditions for construction workers from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia to work without special labour bodies permission.

Today Poland is planing to attract young Ukranians, Belorussians and Russians to Poland. As it is informed, young imigrants will receive a permition for a year and if they manage to find a job, it will be possible to live and work more untill naturalization in some 6 years.

You spoke about the chinese wall against people from Third world but the reality is that precisely Poland is the country ready to the most serious violation of this principle.

One may oppose that we are discussing only Slav imigrants who are similar to EU population. But:
1) Such argument contradicts political correctness. Turkish people may be ofended. You may discuss imigration reduction but without any attention to race or ethnicity.
2) Slavs may be similar to Poles. As to Germans, I'm not sure it is so.
3) Not only Slavs live in East Europe. Millions of people in Caucasus. I'm not sure EU people can feel any difference between them and Arabs or Turkish people. Chechens are already colonizing Poland and have posibilities to live legally and right to naturalization in some years. Only USD 500 average salary in Russia stop many of them from leaving for Poland. As to Poles, they seem to be ready to receive them.

So you are for cease of imigration, but Poland may become the greatest acceptor of imigrants now in the EU.
What is your opinion on that?

History / My Opinion about the Former President Walesa, Lech [28]

[Moved from]: Walesa interview

Przeglad published an interview with Walesa. What do you think on it? Unfortunately it is in Polish. I don't know if English text exists.

Russia goes like a thunderstorm [in Polish]

History / Worst Polish leader Lech Kaczynski or King Stanislaw Poniatowski? [44]


Puzzler you didn't quote any examples but I can imagine you want to say.
Doesn't it seem to you that such political "support" is also in Polish interest as in German one?
Let us take for example Russia. Germeny is interested in German gas. Nobody will oppose to this statement. And what about Poland? As far as I know gas consumption in Poland per capita is of the same lewel as in Germany.

Germany wants to have a Baltic tube away from East Europe. And what about Poland? Remember the map. Ukraine? Belarus and Latvia occupy territory from Baltic sea to Black sea. Gas transitorial blackmail is quite possible. Poland will be among victims. Or you trust Ukraine? Latvia? Authorities of Belarus?

Let us forget about gas. Its substitution by nuclear energy and biofuel is quite logical.
But Russia is only one of Nations surrounding the EU. It is not the only Nation EU has problems with. So it seems to be impossible to ignore Russia as well as many other Nations outside EU. Germang are looking for ways to construct European relations with different countries (not only Russia), EU or NATO is unable to occupy or strongly threaten. Germans realize flexible approaches and realpolitik are required.

Poland is also interested in this activities.
And what about Polish proposals. Are there any? I didn't hear anything about them.
Well you are offered to propose smth concerning EU policy toward Russia. What to do to:
1. Strengthen Russian democracy and middle class controle over state bodies. Don't propose Human Right watch - it is not efficient. Don't propose support of opposition. Kasianov's reputation can't be restored among Russians. Anything else.

2. Elaborate profitable EU proposals sensible by the majority of Russian population. The proposals that can become real if Russia follows West demands. Do you have any idea?

Germans think on this but not so hard. If Poles like you make your mind you will succeed more and that will be a great shame to Germans.

News / Polish myths. Poland is one of the countries that count in the world. [49]


Sometimes united nature of the EU is also in use. For example Russia received a wide oportunity to ignore its EU neighbours from East Europe by the pretext they are not independent enough and problems with them can be solved on level of EU. Thete are many examples of the sort.

As to EU collisions, they are also a reality the exists despite Russia. These collisions won't desappear by the reason that there are very different countries within EU and collisions are possible. Russia uses both collisions and united nature.


I'm sure Germany can have a good business in Poland as well as in Russia All these activities can't contradict one to another. Polish business is also represented in Russia, not only German one.

As to gas challenge, Poland seem to be interested in it in the same degree as Germany. As far as I know gas use per capita in Poland is the same as in Germany. Yuo have tubes only from Russia but even if gas from Central Asia goes to Europe by tubes away from Russia, yuo will continue buyng Russian gas. No way to ignore Russia is possible because Cantral Asia isn't so democratic and secure. So the situation may change only a little.

Even if gas is substituted by nuclear power stations and biofuel (quite a logical thing), I don't think EU is going to admit complete isolation of Russia. There are many Nations surrounding EU and with all these Nations EU may have problems. That's the reason why any isolation is admissible.

So Germans seem to think on problems everybody in the EU should think. The reason for polish criticism can exist only if Poles already have proposals what to do with Russia and but Germans reject these interesting ideas.

So, Matyjasz,
You are offered to represent Polish (at least your own) vision on:
1. How to contribute to Russian democratization. Ideas about Human Rights controle are not admitted by the reason that no controle is possible for forceless people. Idea of strengthening of Kasianov's opposition is also out of discussion by the use by such oposition of extremist Limonov's commandos.

2. What shall EU propose to Russia. Shall Russia feel comfort if the Nation takes into account EU demands?

These are quite easy questions. If you answer them Germans will feel a great shame

News / Polish myths. Poland is one of the countries that count in the world. [49]


What for, Matyjasz?
East Europe doesn't give any benefit to Russia. These are quite subdevelopped countries. The only reason why Russia is anxious about them is their possible transit blackmail.

As to Ukraine, remember only one thing. In 1990 Poland had to pay world prices for gas. That was a tremendous period but Poles survived with idea that it is the price of independence. After Yushenko victory Ukranians denied any possibility to pay Russia for gas the same price as Poland. That could mean that an average Ukranian with 180 dollars salary would receive some 15 dollars less for some 1-2 years. The majority didn't want to pay such maney for independence. USA Government supported Ukranians in their desire to pay less to Russia altough 16 years earlier Poland had to cope with its energetical problems.

That is the Ukranian independence.


Doesn't seem to be so. You don't take into account Ukraine, Belarus and Latvia. They occupy territory from Black to Baltic seas and can blackmail Russia and other countries by gas transit. Poland will also have problems with Ukraine. As to Ukraine its growth is real and has prospects. Russia won't be able to interrupt it. In this case Poland will be interested in Baltic gas tube. Poland can cope with its problems but as to Ukraine I'm not sure


The generations of 45 years and younger in Russia aren't interested in territories away from today Russian borders. They know the main challenges and the main prospects are within today Russian territory. Russia as superpower doesn't attract the majority of population because it is not profitable and takes Russian away from solving its own problems.

Some 34% are satisfied by today fronteers and this percentage grows.
But the West provokes Russians.
The Kosovo problem can strengthen those who want to use it as precedent in South Osetia, Abhasia and South Ukraine. It will be more uneasy to persuade the man in the street that Kosovo is one thing and Osetia is quite different (by the way do you know any difference? I don't).

Antimissil awakes military budget vampires. They feel themselves better in case of confrontation.
Lugovoj extradition demand is quite a crazy thing. In 1993 Russian conservative perlament who opposed to democratic changes and new Constitution adoption was bombed by tanks. I was the witness. Approximately 150 of its defensores were killed. They were enemies of president and new Russia (sometimes protesting against changes) but that was Russian blood. And now Russia should forget its blood by British desire to forget Russian constitution adopted following that bombing.

The most interesting fact is that the West doesn't have any force to make Russia follow its desire. And no profitable proposaks to millions of Russians.

That's the reason why we have this situation.
As to Poland...
Well? do you think there are profitable proposals the EU can make? Think on that and you won't be anxious about German attitude

History / Unban - no, Mocherowy berety - yes. Opinion of a Moskal [20]


Grzegorz and others!
Do you know any summary of Urbans ideas offending Church< Pontific and Polish History? With sources.
It should be known in countries he is promoted

History / Worst Polish leader Lech Kaczynski or King Stanislaw Poniatowski? [44]


That was the reason why I mention the article. It is not common with US mass media in general


Why should we look for mistakes only? Why aren't we accostumed to find something one had to do and failed to do? I mean the concept of Omission.

Jaro Kaczynski is going to struggle against postcommunist clans and the mere fact he mentioned these clans existence is already a great progress.
But how is he going to fight against them? By preventing old agents of secret police from mass media? What a foolish thing! Many of them are quite old and now their sons make career and business under their clan protection! Besides that, why secret police secret agent is smth dangerous now and a man openly protected by former Communist party clans is something better?

I don't think Jaro even knows the algorytmes in politics

History / Worst Polish leader Lech Kaczynski or King Stanislaw Poniatowski? [44]


What kind of stand. Shall you describe what are they going to do with Russia? Russia seems to be protected even by itd large territory and any operation like in Iraq seems to be impossible in Russia. Russia still has natural resourses that permit the Nation to avoid hunger death. Russia yas business with West Europe and both sides are interested in the business. Even if the West constructs nother gas tube from Central Asia away friom Russian territory, well it will have to use the both tubes. No one will reject gas from Russia and buy it only in Central Asia.

In thei situation the only way for the West is to have an efficient policy toward Russia, as well as interesting proposals to Russia. Only attracted by these proposals Russia can change its policy now.

Are there any proposals that Kaczynski thinks the EU can elaborate?

History / Worst Polish leader Lech Kaczynski or King Stanislaw Poniatowski? [44]

As to mee I feel that the twins are quite dissident and sometimes marginal people. The are so accustomed to opposition and inteligencija the seem to know nothing about state system and bureaucracy the want to overcome

History / Worst Polish leader Lech Kaczynski or King Stanislaw Poniatowski? [44]


You really think so?
I don't think King Stanislaw Poniatowski was a good and moral person, but as to partition that is not his guilt. Nobody on his place could resist the union between Russia Prussia and Austria. During POtop there was no union among Russia and Sweden and even between Russia and kosaks. That was the main reason why RP heroism and resistence could give results. Such situation wasn't repeated in 18 century. RP was divided for many years but notice: when the relations between Russia and German Nations became worse RP independence immediately became possible and in was promised at the beginning of WWI in 1914.

Some people consider the partition was impossible if regular army was strong enough and Nation was more centralyzed. But nobody thinks about the lewel of such regular army force and social centralization. I'm sure that all could lead only to totalitarian state with military dictatorship, many repressions against suspected spies and great taxes in favor of armi and bureaucratic structures. Only such means could become an adecuate answer to the Three Black Eagles. But there were few sources op profits in RP in that period and such policy could ruin the Nation. RP could become more and more weak by military taxes and repressions against suspected opposition and sooner or later it could loose the war with enemies.

So I don't think Poniatowski is guilty

As to today situation, I noticed an interesting article in Newsweek:


msnbc.msn.com/id/19887675/site/newsweek/

What are the opinions?

UK, Ireland / 713,000 new foreign workers in UK [44]


That is the main challenge for today. In 19 century people always knew everybody from their street and police was in great percentage urregular, i.e. residents exercised police work without interrupting their own business. Everything especially in towns and villages was under popular controle and situation when anybody was ilegal was absolutely impossible. The number of people in each street was well known.

Later people transmited that work to public servants and one can see the result.
Isn't it high time to return to old practice? Regular compulsory military service is abolished in GB but what about irregular one? If young people spend some two years looking after the streets, visiting and controlling families with problems, handicapped persons that require help etc. Ant at the same time registering foreigners? Under the direction of experienced people.

I'm sure all the Nation will feel more security and young people will feel more responsability for the rest of their life

News / Father Rydzyk: Any comments? [28]

For some 3 billion of population that is very important. Even in developped countries many people want to pay less, to work less and spend more time with their childrei. That may become a real revolution and the world will give a great evaluation to low-cost research in the West. That takes 100 times less money than USA Defence and some 10 times more popularity.

Are different social and protest movements in the West begin to realize the significance of low-cost revolution in the world? Your opinion on that may be less controversial

UK, Ireland / 713,000 new foreign workers in UK [44]


Are there any economoc studies that can show how many foreigners UK needs in general?
Are any researches that are looking for the way to organize economy for possible reduction of required imigrants.
Nobody shall deny that everytime developping mechanization can permit the use of lesser workers and the number is increasing.
I'm sure economists should think on that.

News / Father Rydzyk: Any comments? [28]


It is a well-known fact that from each BMW car manufacturer receives some USC 3400 as profits. For each Renault Logan for USD 9000 - only 400 dollars. A 2500 car can give only some 50 dollars of profit. A million of BMW is more profitable than some 100 million Tata 2500 dollars car.

That is the same challenge Yenry Ford met 100 yeard ago. It was quiteprofitable to produce a 500 dollars vehicle in 1905 than 30 cars of 200 dollars.
But Henry Ford managed to overcome.
I'm sure such marasmatic situation can't be forever. Now Renault-Nissan ig going to be in competition with Tata.
When in your opinion low-cost revolution becomes possible?

USA, Canada / Americans who call themselves Polish - how do you feel about that? [112]


Are your ancestors from Litwa or from Crown? What is tne powiat?

News / A question on Deutsche Welle [6]

Thank you Puzzler.
As to DW, that is quite an interesting thing. I'm not sure such materials didn' appear in all other languages but they should be in this case less attracting and without photoes. As to materials, they are not so angry and nothing new is there. Only the fact of different emphasis in different languages.

I work at radio Voice of Russia (The same thing as DW). So I suspect (only suspect) a well known thing sometimes used by mass media for abroad

News / Father Rydzyk: Any comments? [28]


I read that although Tata and Renault Nissan are making a car under USD 3000 for poor countries many Americans decided that car is for them. Many people in the USA seem to be out of snobery. They want a car as transport only and don't require any expensive variant. I suspect low-cost and downshifting is queite popular among millions of Americans.

As in general do you consider Low cost car house and laptop-internet possible Movement can grow in the world in a considerable scale as for example Antiglobalist one?

News / Father Rydzyk: Any comments? [28]


Puzzler,
What can anyone learn about Polish culture abroad? Even if he is of Polish or Litwin origin.
NOTHING
Only some facts aleays selected to show anarchy. Nothing more. That is the idea of (I'm sure) all books on RP history translated from Polish.


But as to USD 7000 is that was too much 60 years ago? What was the average family income in 40-50?


So you could test these cottages. How they are in winter? They are wooden and no sandwich panells. Aren't they cold? What low frosty temoerature seems to be irresistable for people?


Levitt family was the first to construct it. Bud did other businessmen follow their example. Were anybody in competition with them in 1940-60?

History / Are irregulars necessary in former communist states? [14]


I'm sure if a state has a wide state militia it is not so important to maintain compulsory regular army service.
Irregulars if they are in permanent contact can always obstacle praetorian and extremist rebels or regular army or centralyzed police and secret service. The seem to be weak to act in the field and support a field defence against regulars, but as to controle over theit territory they can be always stronger than extraterritorial regular army and more numerous than police.


Usually non-state militias attract extremists and they can even come to power only in situation of a wide state militia unexistence. That's the experience of 20 century

AS to regular army it should be a littele one composed of volunteers and professionals only. In this case it is possible to multiplicate it in some years and professionals will teach new recruits.

The example of German army is evident. In 1932 there were only 100 000 professionals. In some 8 years the growth was some 100 (!) times. The army became so strong that lost the war only meeting some several times more strong coalition.

That occured because that little number of professionals were real experts in military art and could prepare many people.

History / Are irregulars necessary in former communist states? [14]


Yes but look. It occures only when state militia doesn't exist. State militia can include some secret extremists but they never impose its ideas to the majority of irregulars.

The most important thing is that no totalitarian regime appeared in 20 centiry in a state that have state militia.
No state militia in Russia - revolution. No state militia in pre-fashist Italy - Mussolini comes.
No state irregulars in Germany after 1918 - national socialism comes to power.
State irregulars in UK, USA, Swiss militia.
Finland with state irregulars was queite a democratic country despite contacts with Germany.
That means much
State irregulars is one of the most inportant obstacles for extremism and totalitarism


Sometimes regular military or police - secret service minority comes to power. That is the challenge for Russia and one of the main reasons we had 1917.


It is enough to make irregular service compuulsory for social reputation of people in business, public service and politics. I.e. to some 15-20% of population. No duty in law is required, only moral obligation without which one cannot have a reputation for career or business. Nothing more.

In this case the irregulars will be all middle and upper classers, very different people unable to fall in rheir majority in dependence upon extremism.

News / There is no Muslim in Poland [116]

Does anybody know anything about Chechen refugees integration in Poland?

News / Father Rydzyk: Any comments? [28]

joepilsudski
What is your opinion on Levittoun phenomenon Usd 7000 cottage in epoch average family salary of some USD300. I thought that practice of inexpensive house construction should be reburthed now all over the world. Using new technologies.

As well as Ford T, Citroen 2 CV, Mini by Issigonis vehicles that cost some 4 mounth average salaries. Now the same income in many developping states as it was in West Europe in 1940-50 and in USA in Henry Ford epoch, but there are no cars one can buy for some 2500 dollars. Despite technical progress and a great need among half of Earth population. Only Renault Nissan is trying only now to create a USD 3000 vehicle. And Indian Tata motors.

What is the reason why Nicolas Negroponte USD 100 laptop is without any reason criticized by computer magazines.
Why low-cost isn't the preoccupation of Human Rights bodies despite the possibility to gain more sympathy in developping countries.
And despite the fact many americans are interested in cottage and car low-cost and seem to buy Negroponte laptop to their children?