History / RUSSIAN TV ACCUSES POLAND OF BEING HITLER ALLY [30]

The Molotov-Ribbentrop (Non-agression pact) signed on the 24 August 1939 was the green light for both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to start the War.

Both had very similar expansionist motives. For the USSR it was expanding the communist regime westwards into Europe. For Nazi Germany it was about expanding the 3rd Reich eastwards. Without the signing of this pact, I doubt that the Soviet Union would have invaded Polish territory on 17 Sept 1939.

So the way I see it, both the USSR and Germany were equally complicit in starting WW2.

UK, Ireland / What are Polish Peoples Views of a Re-United Ireland [80]


How long before the 6 counties are majority nationalist/catholic ? Could the Polish in the 6 counties vote? if so I'm sure they could be persuaded to vote for a united ireland.

But, if that carries in the north, then would it automatically carry in the south? I mean, do southern irish citizens really want re-unification?

UK, Ireland / What are Polish Peoples Views of a Re-United Ireland [80]

Why?

UK, Ireland / What are Polish Peoples Views of a Re-United Ireland [80]



Question :

Ok, I'm not really qualified on the subject but if there was to be a referendum tomorrow in both Northern Ireland and Rep. of Ireland on re-unification, then surely :

Total population of the Island = 5 million, right?

Total no. of loyalists/unionists = less than 1 million.

Therefore, simple maths would say that a referendum for a united ireland should carry by approx 4/5 majority. Am I being too presumptuous?

UK, Ireland / What are Polish Peoples Views of a Re-United Ireland [80]


Just curious, what went wrong?

UK, Ireland / What are Polish Peoples Views of a Re-United Ireland [80]

Ireland 32 What about the 1 million or so unionists in Northern Ireland? Who by their very definition want to keep the unionification with the crown? How can they be convinced to join a republic? Surely, they would have to re-define themselves as Irish protestants instead of british loyalists/unionists? Can you see this ever happening?

Life / Deadly Roads - "Are polish roads really THAT dangerous?" [139]


Spot on. I regularly drive on the Gdansk-Warsaw S7 road, and I can say that this is probably the most dangerous road in Europe.

Polands largest ports Gdansk/Gdynia are connected to its capital by a single lane highway (amazing!) The most reckless driving tends to come from the larger luxury end of the car market, esp Audi Q7's, Range Rovers, BMW 7series etc.