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Ironside   
13 Oct 2012
News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]

The money will certainly find its way to the greedy,

Well put delph.
As for monies from the EU - Poland could do better without them, also it comes at price and Poland is paying money to the EU. Which shows clearly that all that mambo Brusseliano is just silly in extreme.

Also Poland's economy is not booming is getting worse. Tusk and his cronies - ha!
Ironside   
8 Oct 2012
Life / Bishops defend Polish family [105]

Mr. Maybach....

do you think that repeating that lie many a time you are doing something good?wrong!

It reflects nothing but your own unhappiness with your life. Someone posting this kind of stuff at half 1 in the morning cannot be content with themselves.

Sure it reflect badly on children ie their parents irresponsibility and lack of morals. that is obvious.

I suspect the child will suffer far more from being called a "bastard" by some random old man than by his/her parents not being married.

Are you nursing ambition of become a fiction writer or this is your way of being offensive to old man you don't even know?
Ironside   
8 Oct 2012
News / Failures of Poland and Tusk`s government [191]

All that stuff about "showcase homosexuals" from PiS voters, after all.

Well, in that case it is true innit ?

That sort of fanatical rhetoric is quite common among groups who actually have nothing to real to say and nothing actually going for them.

What so fanatical about that? I agree that is not very constructive but then Mr B is not considerate or constructive himself. I could easily call his stance fanatical.
Ironside   
6 Oct 2012
Life / A rant about "patriotism" in today's Poland [60]

These are some of those times when I'm utterly disgusted with this nation.

Which nation? There are two in Poland called the same to distort the issue.
Ironside   
4 Oct 2012
Life / Polish Etiquette [11]

If you are invited to a private home for dinner, be prepared to remove your shoes before entering (no holes in socks please!)

That relativity new, courtesy of soviet Poland! In household linked with per-war middle class, not true.

Bullshit too.

But it is!

What would you add to the list?

If somebody straightforward do not take it as sign of ignorance or rudeness.
Also when you talk to somebody older that you (say 10, 15 years) be careful as to the way you address them!
Ironside   
4 Oct 2012
USA, Canada / Who is better informed, the expat or the Polonia crowd? [144]

Depends what is a subject of debate?
If history or historical issue that argument based on - but I'm living here and you do not - it is nonsense and not an argument at all!

Same goes for politics.
Ironside   
14 Sep 2012
News / Characterizing Poland's political parties [33]

PO- grab all monies you can and **** the suckers.
PiS - let rebuild Polish state and then debate about details.
SLD - we are post-communist but we can do it
PSL- peasant ain't stupid and want a piece of cake as well.
Solidarity Poland - we can do it the same but without Kaczynski
Palikot - hey, if I can become MP anybody can, plus pot should be legal and Kaczynski and The RCC sucks.
Forgive me P3, little correction to your list.
Ironside   
14 Sep 2012
Life / Poland and every aspect..... Please help me learn and understand the realities? [108]

Was Piast a benevolent ruler?How did the nobility get on with Piast at the time

Benevolent? He was successful and cunning! Cannot say that nobility existed but if the old heads of local territories rebelled they rebelled only once.In fact he wasn't tyrannic, just as lond as everybody remembered the order of pecking!
Ironside   
13 Sep 2012
Life / Poland and every aspect..... Please help me learn and understand the realities? [108]

Poland was formed around one dynasty who manged to prevail in one of the tribes. The said dynasty manages overrule or somehow install itself as an over-chef of all heads of phylum.

Surrendered by other tribes who were ruled by religious elites, council of heads of phylum's or other less successful dynasties, they come on on the top and expanded by incorporating slowly other tribes into their sphere of influence.

The said dynasty the Piast dynasty started in all likelihood when guardian of the sons of some local ruler in Gniezno, set aside his wardens and took over their place for himself and his progeny.

About 966 his great grandson ruling a big territory introduced Christianity to his realm and that where the history of the Polish Nation started.
I hope that answer your question.
Ironside   
12 Sep 2012
History / Janusz Korczak Year in Poland - a genuine Polish hero versus the namiotists [20]

Trying to compare King Jung-Il to Korczak is low, even by racist Polonia standards.

You should admit that your "argument" was "low" instead of pretending to be slow. (I mean you are slow but not that slow)

He was hero, no doubt, but such heroes like him were counted in thousands at the time and place.

Korczak was every bit their equal - may I remind you that Korczak was willing to fight for Poland in WW2, let alone his extraordinary (for those times) activities with children? And let's not forget that he was a veteran of both World War I and the Polish-Soviet war.

His behavior was a norm for that class of Poles at the time.

You really could let your anti-semitism go, just this once?

There you go! Was his alleged Jewishness deciding factor in you putting him on the pedestal?
Ironside   
12 Sep 2012
Life / Poland and every aspect..... Please help me learn and understand the realities? [108]

Polish history it is viewed by some here rather more artistically than scientifically.

Not artistically but politically rather, experience thought Poles that history can and will be used against them if they are not careful enough.
Norman Davis has many flaws as a historian and undoubtedly made many minor errors or outdated diagnoses. However he was one of those western historian who didn't wrote about Poland with all the luggage of prejudice and outright lies which are/were prevalent in the western historiography of the last 70 - 60 years.

Jan Gross is do not hold degree in history. No matter, he could be a good historian if not for the fact the he sold his objectivity and moral values for money.

Namely he writes not history but fiction in guise of history ergo cannot be historian. His last book Golden Harvest proves it without a doubt, that picture on which he based his story is something else than he claims.

What is sad is a fact that there is market for made up stories about certain nationalities and also that such dirty and low proceeder is possible under Princeton University roof. I understand that history is not important there but they should uphold some basic standards, right?

Thank you

You maybe go form there and get this book, it is worthwhile: amazon.co.uk/Piast-Poland-Jasienica/dp/188128400X/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Ironside   
12 Sep 2012
History / Janusz Korczak Year in Poland - a genuine Polish hero versus the namiotists [20]

Not debatable. He wouldn't get a whole year named after him with a multitude of organised events if it wasn't every bit as good as he was.

Your argument doesn't hold the water. Kim Jung-IL wouldn't get a whole batch of statues of himself if he wasn't as good as he was - right or wrong?

A genuine Polish hero - Maximilian Kolbe, Witold Pilecki. What makes you think that Korczak could be compared with them?
Ironside   
4 Sep 2012
USA, Canada / Who is better informed, the expat or the Polonia crowd? [144]

Well, I would say it depends. I think that likes of sobieski or few others whom cannot even speak Polish properly and their circles of friends is very limited, cannot as that often do claim that they know all about Poland. that bonkers \
Ironside   
30 Aug 2012
History / Czech and Polish character in World War two [81]

If Poland coperated with Czechoslovakia against Germany,

My point is that Czechoslovakia didn't wanted cooperate with Poland.

n 1919 Poles entered East territory of Belarus, Ukraine and Lithanioa because it was strategic for Poland.

Also because it was territory of the Polish state!
Ironside   
29 Aug 2012
History / Czech and Polish character in World War two [81]

hy is it called "Wojna polsko-czechosłowacka" by Polish sources, then?

How good is your Polish delph? Polish-Czechoslovakian war is not Polish-Czech war - right?
Ironside   
29 Aug 2012
History / Czech and Polish character in World War two [81]

the Polish-Czech war fi

What war? there were no such war! You are lying again Harry.

hey invaded only after Poland broke t

Yes keep excusing all Polish enemies, you are good at that.

By that logic Poland chose to be an enemy of both Germany and the USSR

Indeed, would you have her choose Communism or Nazism?
Ironside   
29 Aug 2012
History / Czech and Polish character in World War two [81]

What do you mean by that, Iron?

I mean that in 1919 they attacked Poland while she was fighting Bolsheviks and then incorporated patch of land which should belong to Poland,
Also in 30' their government didn't respond to overtures by Poland's government which proposed build military defensive pact - they believed to be safe.

The Czechs did not have a Jedwabne or a Kielce pogrom. I think that is quite a compliment.

The Czechs have no Jewish minority of any number and second of all there were no Jedwabne or Kielce pogroms you twit!
Ironside   
29 Aug 2012
History / Czech and Polish character in World War two [81]

Can you go into details about that Czech decision?

I already did, if you are interested look for it.

So the Polish navy wasn't run by Poles

Go F Y!
Not that I know what you are talking about but I know you!
Ironside   
29 Aug 2012
History / Czech and Polish character in World War two [81]

Czechs did not fight in 1938 because they were encirled by enemies: Germany, Poland, Hungary

Well, they choose to be enemy of Poland.

It is not cowardly to surrender, it is wise.

No is not for some, for Poles to surrender without a fight is cowardly. Difference of culture and perceptions.

Opposite, Poland chose fight.

It only prove that geography is a *****, Poland's territory would be a battlefield regardless of Polish decisions.