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Bratwurst Boy   
28 Apr 2010
History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]

Communism was seen as a lighter force than Fascism but one which, Churchill and Roosevelt felt, could be contained. It didn't pose as direct and immediate a threat as Hitler.

Oh boy Seanie....you don't really believe all that "good war"-fight against evil propaganda, don't you?

Communism was by most people seen as the real threat!
If it would had gone after the wishes of the West they would had been totally content with the Nazis going East killing Commies. They would even had lend a hand.

Fascism had alot more sympathies than Communism in the "good 'ol times"!

If Hitler had used this smartly everything would had gone differently....but he wouldn't play by the rules...to full of himself he wanted a newly carved up Europe after his wishes. A Europe carved up already by the old Empires between themselves long ago...they couldn't possible allow that.

So "Germany first!" became the doctrine...

Why do you think Germany became so shortly after Hitler was disposed of at last again the class primus of the West, supported, fed, rearmed...the frontline in the fight against the now again openly communist "red menace"?

Fascism was never the problem - Hitler and his grand plans was!
Bratwurst Boy   
27 Apr 2010
News / 2010 Polish Presidential Election [39]

Is it possible that Poles could have had time to reflect on the relationship at that time and become enlightened, looking to improve relationships, rather than going back for a second poke at Germany's proverbial eye?

Are we still talking the J here or the polish people?
Do you think he has changed and we will see another J.K once he got voted in?

On the other hand IF he gets voted in it's the democratic decision of the Poles and it's neighbours will have to endure whatever comes...;)
Bratwurst Boy   
27 Apr 2010
News / 2010 Polish Presidential Election [39]

I'm not quite sure what you are asking here? Germans have their memories of the detoriated relationships as the twins were in power, why should we expect different now if one of them is back?
Bratwurst Boy   
27 Apr 2010
News / 2010 Polish Presidential Election [39]

Is that how the German media portrays the situation in PL

Nope...we had our experiences with the twins awhile back, remember? It was bad!

And no first hand experience either - we never met or shook hands! ;)
Bratwurst Boy   
27 Apr 2010
History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]

Well it is hard to imagine, but if it hadn't been for the the war, paradoxically it would have taken the Europeans a lot longer to form the EU I guess.

There would be no EU!
The EU was founded to harness german power and use it instead of trying to destroy it (what had proved to be impossible and disastreous before).

Which proves a point, who's to say where will Germany be in 50 years?:)

The same who believe there will still be a Poland in 50 years! ;)

Its you who claims a recent and not necceserily permanent thing like unified Germany is some sort of "natural order" to Europe:)

I'm sorry, but that is not some nationalist wishfull thinking but just facts. We are the engine, the motor, the economic powerhouse, the biggest country in Europe with the most citizens (besides Russia) etc. etc. etc. - we dominate if we want to or not!

We became all that with the unification and only fragmentations and partitions could change that - I don't see that happening anytime soon!

So Germany is not an old has been?:)

Only when you take the high times of the HRE into the account...

Yes lovely and it never crossed your mind that it might not be permanent?

Has Poland any plans to partition Germany you don't tell us? ;)

No i dont, in a previous thread i pointed to obvious attempts by Germany to dominate the region of Poland they want back, that one is going to fail as well.

Even if, that won't happen militarily!
And IF it would be tried there is nothing Poland could do against it but leaving the EU. When a german firm buys a polish plant she can do so...when german investors take over polish property they can do so. Fully legal!

But rest well, German business is much more pragmatic, they look to their money first not to history books nor nourish they any sinister "we-want-to-take-over-Poland" ideas! :)

Your kids are just as likely to iive in Breslau as they're in a loose federation of small german states

Germany IS a federal state! ;)

We'd still have kings without the war.

Agreed! :)

...and I would be an official Prussian!!!! (not only in my heart)
Bratwurst Boy   
27 Apr 2010
History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]

a horrible price but it beats being german citizens.

Well...I like being a German, being the hammer beats being the polish anvil hands down! ;)

We have now the whole of Europe...and no borders to your Poland anymore...so, who won in the End!
The natural balance in Europe can't be surpressed for infinite as our former enemies found out! :)
They now ask and beg Berlin!
Whereas some Poles still blame and whine all the time! But if it was worth it....;)
Bratwurst Boy   
27 Apr 2010
News / 2010 Polish Presidential Election [39]

Why?

He is a germanophobe...and a russophobe...he hates the EU and never even tried to hid it.
As I've read he was the brain and motor behind his more softer brother Lech, who did his bidding even as J was in the opposition.

With J. coming to full power the next years wouldn't be friendly and reconciliating but spiked by clashes, diplomatic rows and all around ill feeling as relationships sour...
Bratwurst Boy   
22 Apr 2010
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]

Ooooh....Great news!!!! Love that!!!
The seeds for a great common future for both of our countries!

......every two years since 2006 to one scientific personality from Germany and one from Poland.

Perfect! Coppi would like that too!!

dfg.de/en/research_funding/programmes/prizes/copernicus_award/in_brief/index.html
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
News / Poland President National Mourning in Some Countries [212]

Germany - Angela Merkel She is a woman, thus accusing her of not having balls
wouldn't make sense - they're forgiven

Defense Minister Guttenberg is stranded with our wounded soldiers in Istanbul too...some even needed to be operated there because they can't come home. :(

Maybe President Köhler can still come?
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
News / Poland President National Mourning in Some Countries [212]

M-G (when Cape Town or Johannesburg will be coloured ORANGE, hehehe)

Really?
I would envy you for this....not many tickets got sold in Germany...but okay, we discuss that later! :)
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
News / Poland President National Mourning in Some Countries [212]

Like the great Johan Cruyff once said in his imeasurable wisdom: "every bad side has its good side".

We know...Duchies are happy when Germans aren't playing...so they have a chance of some progress at least! Heh:)

;)
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
News / Poland President National Mourning in Some Countries [212]

More like a World Cup (and it looks like Germany ain't playing he he ;)).

I still have hope!
It's Poland after all....Germans can't help themselves...especially now as we are invited for once...;)

There must be another functioning bus near Florenz for god sake.
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]

Oh cume oooooon....without his german scientific genes, his growing up in a german culture family, studying with other Germans and his book being first published by a german printer using the german-invented book printing technique there wouldn't be a Copernikus (I mean we wouldn't know of him).

Gimme the half!
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
News / Poland President National Mourning in Some Countries [212]

Mrs. Merkel is still on her way from Lissabon (coming from Washington) over Rome to Bozen (Northern Italy) (in busses) to get (hopefully) a propeller-driven aircraft to fly under the ash cloud to the funeral to Poland.

This woman has no fear and doesn't tire!
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

evidence of the fact that even Mother Nature is against the Poles, as an angry volcano prohibits world leaders to attend president Kaczynski's funeral.

Well...first the smog in Smolensk now the volcano ....if that doesn't make you think! Great summary M-G.
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
Genealogy / Are Poles aware of Thracian aspect in original roots of Polish ethos? [69]

Oh that, that is of course allowed...whole armies of historians are still dedicated to it.
Remember the last article of the Spiegel I posted a link to what started an ugly flame war here?
It was about the Demjanjuk case and about the newest research about the voluntarily collaboration with the Nazis in the occupied countries...helping them to find and kill the Jews and other "unwanted objects", which was much higher than many want to admit today.

Nearly every day you can find new articles. Just yesterday I read an interview with an ex-SS officer who was overseeing the murder of baltic Jews. Spiegel found him in an retirement home.

It was the only one and last interview he ever gave, he died 95 years old in March. He was sought as war criminal, got a death sentence in Nürnberg, got free after 5 years and lived his life out in Germany without problems even as he was high up on the wanted-list, he had help.

The historians also posted a list of people who helped him...

There is debate and research alright, just not denial!
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
Genealogy / Are Poles aware of Thracian aspect in original roots of Polish ethos? [69]

newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Hanseatic_League

Ha! :)

...The League is widely regarded as a forerunner of the European Community both as a free trade zone and as an entity that had to balance the interests of the larger polity with the identities and interests of its members on the other.[1][2]

The founding fathers of the European Union were also convinced that trade, resource sharing and economic convergence would prevent war and promote peace. Behind this stand the achievements of the Hanseatic League.

OK, you got a point there, but isn't economy the weapon of today?

It became so in the time of the League too...the following fights and powerstruggles became their downfall in the end! :(

Not just denying, but debating ;)

I personally don't see any sense in debating it...and with me probably most Germans neither.
Either you accept that the Holocaust happened or not. Debating about what??? Numbers??? Come on...
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
Genealogy / Are Poles aware of Thracian aspect in original roots of Polish ethos? [69]

OK, perhaps not fully Orwellian yet, but you still gotta e careful about what you say. Not freedom of speech in Germany after all.

The only thing I can think of would be official denying of the Holocaust actually (you can even do it private if you feel the need).

But else....what do you mean?

Why not? It united Europe and created prosperity for some and poverty for others. Just like EU.

I doubt the League needed to convert...erm...aquire members with a sword to their head!
The Church was and still is about power...the League was about trade...
Bratwurst Boy   
17 Apr 2010
Genealogy / Are Poles aware of Thracian aspect in original roots of Polish ethos? [69]

That's not a fact...just your theory...both of it! ;)

I'm really an admirer of the Hanseatic League...You can even today see the many traces it left in the beautiful architecture of the Bürgerhäuser along the baltic coast or even in city laws etc...

It spread prosperity through trade over borders like nothing comparable before (no, church doesn't count)!

Now does that look like a kind of EU or what? :)