History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


For me personally? Being able to do what I like and earning more than only the most necessary.
Therefore having a modest living standard and still having fun at and with my work.

I think there is not much worse than to spend your whole week in a job you hate for some scraps!
That's why hard work in school and uni is so important, then you get to choose...or else you have to take the leftovers...if you are lucky!

And once you like what you do for a living life is good (or at least will never be THAT bad)! ;)

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Hauptschule is mainly for those who don't plan to go to the Gymnasium later anyhow..
When you later change your outlook you have to work harder.

And no, not only a "bunch of well off kids" goes to the Gymnasium (it is free you know) ;)
They decide after your notes if you get a place....


Pisa has more to do with the quality of teaching than the potential of the pupils...now Saxony in the East is better than former western primus Bavaria, the chancellor of Germany is from eastern Background...neither can show off especially rich families or great, old, far reaching connections!


The grades in german universities will in the course of the Bologna process streamlined and now also called Bachelor and Masters.

And yes, a Bachelor is much easier to get....in Germany a grade count not much below a Master.
There are alot of protests.....as Germany for centuries prided itself on their hard to get higher grades especially the Meister certificate which counts alot here (and which you can only get after a good education with a successful grade, lots of experiences in several firms and then a tough exam at the Handelskammer.

What is the US' equivalent?

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


Well in Germany you get support too when you don't come from a rich house, BAFÖG and Stipendium. I believe it's easier for a poor German to get a first class education than for a poor Ami.

More people go to Gymnasium and later study then ever before....and no, the Universities don't just "churn out papers".
They all have to work for it!

The new EU-university reform will lead to a streamlining of universities across the EU, meaning that you can get your degree in one country and get accepted with it later in the whole of Europe...how is that for mobility and chances!

ec.europa.eu/education/higher-education/doc1290_en.htm

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


You are joking, ja? ;)

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


We left monarchy behind too btw..

Nowadays you can go to school, study and work your ass off for your success totally independent from your heritage as schools are open for all.

(Don't mind, "my mom get's welfare/my pop is an alki" is often heard by some as a kind of apology to neglect school, hang around with drug dealers and point to everybody else for them having no job - well, for others it's an additional motivation to not end like their parents, that's the freedom of choice you have in a capitalist society.)

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


Zimbabwe is an even more extreme example...once white Rhodesia was called the granary of Africa, producing so much that they could export and live well.

Then they started "revolution", killing/expelling the white farmers, stealing their farms, giving them to black people....now they are starving and dying!

Those hungry kids on the photo are most probably "post-capitalism" Zimbabweans...

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It's hard but I keep trying...


You have NOTHING, no plan and no idea, not to mention no knowledge about the workings of human societies, not of communist nor of capitalist ones - neither of the poor african nor of the rich western ones....to the ignore list with you!

But as my good bye gift I too have a pic for you:

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I was asking YOU!

As I come from a socialist society and many of the older ones also remember living in the "glories" of socialist/communist nightmares I know what I will choose every time!

And since 60 years of socialist/communist nightmares did nothing to help poor starving black kids I don't see your logic that little 'ol capitalist me is somehow to blame for their fate.

Ask those children where to they would want to live if they could choose...wanna guess? Yup, in the capitalist paradise! That's right!
Maybe they will belong to the next group of desperate refugees trying to immigrate into Europe...the capitalist Europe!

Why is that the every time people get to choose between your socialist/communist ideal and capitalism the latter always wins hands down?

And why is it that once a socialist/communist system is established it needs to be forced down peoples throats forcefully and violently, still in fear people might run away if they get the chance?

Oh wait....all idiots, right?

The problem of these poor starving black kids isn't to much capitalism - it's no capitalism, or not enough, maybe no functioning society at all.

If they would live in a functioning, capitalist society like in the free west they wouldn't sit starving in some god forsaken desert!

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


Better would be you post a solution or more info about these pics...

Do you want the fat white man looking like the starving black kids? Do you want the starving black kids go fat like this white man?

And how do you want to achieve that...surrounded by "idiots" who don't want to follow your great plans?

What plan do you have actually again???

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


"still" and probably for always....it is an integral part of a humans psyche.
That's why we are here now and not making highly philosophical "ugah ugahs" in some cave!

All theories denying or denigrating human "greed" will fail in the end. Only systems who make use of it can survive and flourish!

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]

Well...here and probably everywhere you would ask!

Now...what are you going to do with these millions of "idiots"? Re-education Gulags???
Or an easy shot in the neck?

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Yeah, Nomaderol...why don't you make a poll?

It seems most people prefer capitalism...what are you going to do about it??? ;)

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


Facts aren't your strength at all it seems...

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]

Cuban democracy movement

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_democracy_movement


Wait...people who fight for democracy are oppressed in socialist Cuba??? Who would have thought it...

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


Really??? Which ones...

*waits expectantly*

PS: You know that there is a rising dissident movement in Cuba too, yes? The moment the old wolf Castro is done Cuba is a goner for the socialist world...wanna bet?

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Socialism did???

No it didn't...many brainy ones legged it to the capitalist west on the other hand at the first chance...


At least I get asked...

The socialists systems didn't really ask...they got always 99% approval from their happy people! *ha ha ha*

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What makes you think so?


Exactly!

That's why communism lost and capitalism wins with the people!
You still can be a communist in a capitalist, democratic society...nobody cares (as long as you don't kill people).
But for being capitalist or anti-communist in a communist society you get punished!

20 years back people decided with their feet...

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


For 60 years there was...enough time to show that it was a failure!
Do you think Africa was a full fed paradise back then???


ROFL
In what world are you living?
The socialists systems were broke, totally broke...the reason for them going bankrott!

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]

You know Nomaderol, no socialist/communist system in Europe did ever a thing for the hungry black children either...so cut the crap.

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


Uh...let me choose...do I prefer to be a wealthy capitalist or do I want to run after the monthly ration (evenly distributed between the proletariat of course) of toilet paper...hmmmm.....tough choice!

History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]

Well, that IS the decision in such a hoarde, isn't it...;)

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


Many people can afford many choices....


You can do something about it if you care enough...in communism you can only moan...quietly...very quietly...

History / Life in communism vs democracy in Poland [234]


In a democracy I can say my representative he can ***** if I don't like his work (if I care enough).

In a dictatorship I better don't....


Deep down you have definitely a problem....

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Really???

And here I thought the most common gov of the animals is the mood of the Alpha male...;)
(Well...not that different sometimes...)

History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]


I think so too...of all tried out forms of governments during the millennias democracy is the most adaptable, most approved, most acceptable...doesn't mean it's perfect or not corruptable (after all also a democracy is made by and for humans).

But as long as no one comes up with a better working alternative we should make the best of it and don't take it for granted...as history shows and even the current world shows it's a fragile, precious and valuable thing!

History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]

And only two people with different opinions makes 50/50...who gets to decide??? ;)

History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]


What is your alternative?

News / The "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign theft from Oswiecim, Poland [240]


I actually wonder to as the polish police said officially that the culprits aren't neo-nazis nor do they harbor such thoughts....

News / The "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign theft from Oswiecim, Poland [240]

Criminals, no Neo-Nazis...

spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,668286,00.html

History / What British unit liberated Poland in 1945?? [445]

And why do we call it Tannenberg???