mafketis
14 Jan 2019
mafketis
13 Jan 2019
History / Israeli wants to wipe Poland off the map! [198]
He's really assimilated! He'll be lost back in the UK
your overwhelming sense of intolerance towards people who do not conform to your views is more than amazing
He's really assimilated! He'll be lost back in the UK
mafketis
13 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Africans do not a have good track record of getting and keeping jobs in Europe.... what percentage of Africans (vs North African Arabs, Turks, Kurds etc) in Germany are gainfully (and honestly) employed?
And what's what this neoliberal treatment of large groups of humanity like interchangeable widgets that are supposed to be moved around to solve momentary problems... That's just insane.
Since Poles don't want to work to such low salaries anymore they start to ship in masses of low paid workers from afar....Africans for example..
Africans do not a have good track record of getting and keeping jobs in Europe.... what percentage of Africans (vs North African Arabs, Turks, Kurds etc) in Germany are gainfully (and honestly) employed?
And what's what this neoliberal treatment of large groups of humanity like interchangeable widgets that are supposed to be moved around to solve momentary problems... That's just insane.
mafketis
12 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
You do realize all the money to "save" Greece went straight to German banks, don't you? Use up one excuse to soak German taxpayers before finding another sucker...
Use them for what? To burn a few billion Euros?
You do realize all the money to "save" Greece went straight to German banks, don't you? Use up one excuse to soak German taxpayers before finding another sucker...
mafketis
12 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Use them up and throw them away....
.they could get shucked out of the EURO zone
Use them up and throw them away....
mafketis
12 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
how many countries want to be Franco-German colonies?
The first that really doesn't want to be a colony anymore. It'll take time, but this will not help the EU.
how many countries want to be Franco-German colonies?
Who will leave?
The first that really doesn't want to be a colony anymore. It'll take time, but this will not help the EU.
mafketis
12 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Good then, you won't mind when everybody else leaves.....
Fully knowing that it was mainly a french-german thing.
Good then, you won't mind when everybody else leaves.....
mafketis
12 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Macron and Merkel, sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes an unnecessary formal alliance against the rest of the EU....
zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-11/france-germany-merge-economic-and-defense-policies-create-cross-border
A (not at all crackpot and pro EU) political analyst on Polish tv said this will just strengthen populist movements and create resentment...
Macron and Merkel, sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes an unnecessary formal alliance against the rest of the EU....
zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-11/france-germany-merge-economic-and-defense-policies-create-cross-border
A (not at all crackpot and pro EU) political analyst on Polish tv said this will just strengthen populist movements and create resentment...
mafketis
12 Jan 2019
Language / Polish words that sound funny? [224]
It was extremely common in the PRL...
when Leon acted like a complete moron and picked up a stranger. That would never, ever happen to me
It was extremely common in the PRL...
mafketis
11 Jan 2019
Work / Teaching in public school VS private school in Poland [9]
My three groszes (nb may be a bit outdated)
The traditional way that language teachers (at all levels from elementary thru university) have worked in Poland is to have a state job for social insurance purposes and then moonlight to make up for the financial shortfalls.
Private schools should be seen in that light - many/most of their teachers have day jobs and don't need benefits from the private school (which even if they do need them they won't get them unless they have an in with the decision makers...)
Discipline is liable to be a problem in public schools for all ages (problems peak at around 12-15 years old). Many foreign teachers have found themselves completely unable to achieve and/or maintain discipline in the classroom. It's not that the kids are that unruly but foreigners are unlikely to know what buttons to push to bring and keep the kids in line. Polish colleagues are likely to be no help because they can't understand why this dumb foreigner doesn't know how to deal with normal schoolchildren and don't consciously know how they maintain discipline - they just do.
In private schools there's often an attitude "I paid for this so I'd better learn something and if I don't it's the teacher's fault" so you need how to impress upon them that you can't learn the material for them and that they have to be willing to do the work themselves.
There's more, but I'll let others with more up-to-date knowledge have a chance.
My three groszes (nb may be a bit outdated)
The traditional way that language teachers (at all levels from elementary thru university) have worked in Poland is to have a state job for social insurance purposes and then moonlight to make up for the financial shortfalls.
Private schools should be seen in that light - many/most of their teachers have day jobs and don't need benefits from the private school (which even if they do need them they won't get them unless they have an in with the decision makers...)
Discipline is liable to be a problem in public schools for all ages (problems peak at around 12-15 years old). Many foreign teachers have found themselves completely unable to achieve and/or maintain discipline in the classroom. It's not that the kids are that unruly but foreigners are unlikely to know what buttons to push to bring and keep the kids in line. Polish colleagues are likely to be no help because they can't understand why this dumb foreigner doesn't know how to deal with normal schoolchildren and don't consciously know how they maintain discipline - they just do.
In private schools there's often an attitude "I paid for this so I'd better learn something and if I don't it's the teacher's fault" so you need how to impress upon them that you can't learn the material for them and that they have to be willing to do the work themselves.
There's more, but I'll let others with more up-to-date knowledge have a chance.
mafketis
10 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Then why is the government trying so hard to get rid of them?
bbc.com/news/world-europe-42235232
Because Germany is the contradiction at the heart of Europe (and so... the EU). I like Germany and German culture and language but.... the truth is that Germany will inevitably come to economically dominate any kind of alliance it's in and if/when it tries to turn that economic power into political power then that will lead to resentment and probably conflict (open or not) down the road.
A good analogy would be Rinaldo getting Luxembourg citizenship for the Luxembourg national side. He'll dominate the rest of the team which still won't win important matches and the other players will resent the hot dog making them look bad by comparison. That's the EU at present, a world class star with a bunch of competent journeymen...
Germany's first real attempt at translating its economic clout into political influence was Merkel wanting to redistribute surplus refugees and it's hard to call that a success and it's hard to say the effort won any new friends... the idea of an EU army (Macron's but with Merkel's blessing) has also gone over like a tvrd in a punch bowl.
A booming (and ageing) economy like Germany can never have enough of those ;)
Then why is the government trying so hard to get rid of them?
bbc.com/news/world-europe-42235232
What's with this obsession with Germany being the problem?
Because Germany is the contradiction at the heart of Europe (and so... the EU). I like Germany and German culture and language but.... the truth is that Germany will inevitably come to economically dominate any kind of alliance it's in and if/when it tries to turn that economic power into political power then that will lead to resentment and probably conflict (open or not) down the road.
A good analogy would be Rinaldo getting Luxembourg citizenship for the Luxembourg national side. He'll dominate the rest of the team which still won't win important matches and the other players will resent the hot dog making them look bad by comparison. That's the EU at present, a world class star with a bunch of competent journeymen...
Germany's first real attempt at translating its economic clout into political influence was Merkel wanting to redistribute surplus refugees and it's hard to call that a success and it's hard to say the effort won any new friends... the idea of an EU army (Macron's but with Merkel's blessing) has also gone over like a tvrd in a punch bowl.
mafketis
9 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Now it is... after the Euro and a very close encounter or two with German banks... it's stuck in a permanent depression with no way out. Yay EU????
Yes, the architects of the Euro should be in jail for massive financial fraud.
I never said that, I said Germany doesn't have the kind of soft power needed for the role it's increasingly defining for itself.
And your dismissal of Greek suffering just kind of.... proves that (and that the EU can't deal with real conflicts of interest within itself)
Greece is a failed state
Now it is... after the Euro and a very close encounter or two with German banks... it's stuck in a permanent depression with no way out. Yay EU????
should had been allowed to become an EURO zone member....If you want to cry tears on behalf of the Greeks, please go elsewhere
Yes, the architects of the Euro should be in jail for massive financial fraud.
"Nobody likes Germany" - spiel
I never said that, I said Germany doesn't have the kind of soft power needed for the role it's increasingly defining for itself.
And your dismissal of Greek suffering just kind of.... proves that (and that the EU can't deal with real conflicts of interest within itself)
mafketis
9 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
See? You bought the official line of German taxpayers having to send money to untrustworthy Greeks, in reality 95% of money that went to Greece went straight back through to German banks, who would prefer for people to not realize that that's what had happened and are happy to keep up the pretense that Greeks (and not bad loans made by German banks) are the entire source of Greek problems.
All good things must end.... and that era of Europe is coming to an end now. Hopefully not in war, but... it's coming to an end.
I only do that when crazed Serbian nationalists try to turn him into a hero....
the only way to gain greek support would have been gifting them as much hard cash as they want.
See? You bought the official line of German taxpayers having to send money to untrustworthy Greeks, in reality 95% of money that went to Greece went straight back through to German banks, who would prefer for people to not realize that that's what had happened and are happy to keep up the pretense that Greeks (and not bad loans made by German banks) are the entire source of Greek problems.
We managed quite well for the last 50 years,
All good things must end.... and that era of Europe is coming to an end now. Hopefully not in war, but... it's coming to an end.
tendency to blame the Serbian Gavrilo Princip as one of the decisive factors
I only do that when crazed Serbian nationalists try to turn him into a hero....
mafketis
9 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
And not a meeting place of equals after all?
Again! The German problem in a nutshell, Germany will always run rings around the rest of the continent economically which means (if German financial interests are allowed to take a dominant position) that sooner or later German interests and the interests of the other countries will come into conflict.
That can be avoided by keeping financial interests on a short leash, but successive German governments chose not to do that and now that (among other reasons) has led to a situation where German financial interests begin to play an outsize role in other countries political processes - which will naturally lead to resentment.
The German problem - it's doomed to be too powerful to be a team player, (imagine Rinaldo trying to play for Luxembourg national team)
More German music I like (best schlager song ever, though I'm not entirely sure if it's German or Austrian...)
youtube.com/watch?v=SHwDkpewYpo
The EU was meant as a carriage led by two horses
And not a meeting place of equals after all?
It was the weakness of France during the last decade which FORCED Germany upfront
Again! The German problem in a nutshell, Germany will always run rings around the rest of the continent economically which means (if German financial interests are allowed to take a dominant position) that sooner or later German interests and the interests of the other countries will come into conflict.
That can be avoided by keeping financial interests on a short leash, but successive German governments chose not to do that and now that (among other reasons) has led to a situation where German financial interests begin to play an outsize role in other countries political processes - which will naturally lead to resentment.
The German problem - it's doomed to be too powerful to be a team player, (imagine Rinaldo trying to play for Luxembourg national team)
More German music I like (best schlager song ever, though I'm not entirely sure if it's German or Austrian...)
youtube.com/watch?v=SHwDkpewYpo
mafketis
9 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
I like Germany, guess that doesn't count for schiess (misspelled on purpose)
But you missed the two most important chunks
"In each European country surveyed, those who favor the EU are more likely to express a positive opinion of Germany"
Is the EU more or less popular now than 5 years ago? How many significant (if minority) anti-EU parties 5 years ago? How many are there now?
Crucially, the country that Germany has experienced German power most intimately is not one that is fond of Germany (even if many Greeks still go there for the money).
"When it comes to EU decision-making, the prevailing view in five of nine European nations is that Germany has too much influence. This view is most common in Greece, Spain and Italy."
But you're making my point for me. Popularity isn't that big a deal. Poland isn't popular and most Polish people don't much care. Germany is popular but isn't popular enough to be acclaimed as EU leader (the role it clearly wants) and that seems to upset many Germans...
More German music I like (again, whatever happened to him?)
youtube.com/watch?v=gMqIuAJ92tM
Which also proves AGAIN that your own personal opinion about Germany doesn't count for *** !
I like Germany, guess that doesn't count for schiess (misspelled on purpose)
But you missed the two most important chunks
"In each European country surveyed, those who favor the EU are more likely to express a positive opinion of Germany"
Is the EU more or less popular now than 5 years ago? How many significant (if minority) anti-EU parties 5 years ago? How many are there now?
Crucially, the country that Germany has experienced German power most intimately is not one that is fond of Germany (even if many Greeks still go there for the money).
"When it comes to EU decision-making, the prevailing view in five of nine European nations is that Germany has too much influence. This view is most common in Greece, Spain and Italy."
But you're making my point for me. Popularity isn't that big a deal. Poland isn't popular and most Polish people don't much care. Germany is popular but isn't popular enough to be acclaimed as EU leader (the role it clearly wants) and that seems to upset many Germans...
More German music I like (again, whatever happened to him?)
youtube.com/watch?v=gMqIuAJ92tM
mafketis
9 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Only one of those is actually about people's attitudes and that's before the pivotal year of 2015 when Germany was busy beating up Greece and interfering in other countries' border policies.
for a more nuanced view see:
pewglobal.org/2017/06/15/favorable-views-of-germany-dont-erase-concerns-about-its-influence-within-eu
When you look close it's not a picture of a country with a lot of soft power, a lot of theoretical like that doesn't transfer into trust or affection.
FWIW, I personally like a lot of things about Germany and enjoy a fair amount of its popular culture... not Helene Fischer, she's awful but I used to like German pop years ago when I had some German music channels. I'm also very fond of the language (my voice sounds better in German than in any other language for some weird reason).
This is pretty great (whatever happened to them?)
youtube.com/watch?v=cqlgmu6uZjQ
Germany won popularity surveys!
Only one of those is actually about people's attitudes and that's before the pivotal year of 2015 when Germany was busy beating up Greece and interfering in other countries' border policies.
for a more nuanced view see:
pewglobal.org/2017/06/15/favorable-views-of-germany-dont-erase-concerns-about-its-influence-within-eu
When you look close it's not a picture of a country with a lot of soft power, a lot of theoretical like that doesn't transfer into trust or affection.
FWIW, I personally like a lot of things about Germany and enjoy a fair amount of its popular culture... not Helene Fischer, she's awful but I used to like German pop years ago when I had some German music channels. I'm also very fond of the language (my voice sounds better in German than in any other language for some weird reason).
This is pretty great (whatever happened to them?)
youtube.com/watch?v=cqlgmu6uZjQ
mafketis
9 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
there's nothing soft about money... to rework an old phrase: money doesn't talk, it swears
the point is that despite its undoubted financial might Germany isn't.... liked by most Europeans (the way the UK or France or Italy or even the US is liked).
this means it can force other countries in the EU to follow but it can't.... lead and it really, really, really wants to lead and we're back to the German problem which has not changed much...
that's why Germany is such a huge soft power
there's nothing soft about money... to rework an old phrase: money doesn't talk, it swears
the point is that despite its undoubted financial might Germany isn't.... liked by most Europeans (the way the UK or France or Italy or even the US is liked).
this means it can force other countries in the EU to follow but it can't.... lead and it really, really, really wants to lead and we're back to the German problem which has not changed much...
mafketis
8 Jan 2019
History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]
It already exists in two versions (one in Poland, one in the US)
Neither has ever really caught on...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish-Catholic_Church_of_Republic_of_Poland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_National_Catholic_Church
In case of Poland that`ll be Polish Catholic Church.
It already exists in two versions (one in Poland, one in the US)
Neither has ever really caught on...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish-Catholic_Church_of_Republic_of_Poland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_National_Catholic_Church
mafketis
8 Jan 2019
History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]
There's actually a long history of Jewish people supporting political ideas or movements that turn out to be.... not good for the Jews.
Communism and extremely open refugee policies are included in this. The ideas don't have to be bad, you might also mention Jewish support for the Civil Rights movement, which in many ways was good and noble but also ended up.... strengthening anti-Semitic feelings among American Blacks (which runs very deep).
There's actually a long history of Jewish people supporting political ideas or movements that turn out to be.... not good for the Jews.
Communism and extremely open refugee policies are included in this. The ideas don't have to be bad, you might also mention Jewish support for the Civil Rights movement, which in many ways was good and noble but also ended up.... strengthening anti-Semitic feelings among American Blacks (which runs very deep).
mafketis
7 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Ask Merkel and her refugee relocation program. That should have been easy for a country will real soft power because people would trust it. The problem is that Germany's soft power tends to be located in institutions and not populations.
a notable soft power according to political scientists- has little to no soft power?
Ask Merkel and her refugee relocation program. That should have been easy for a country will real soft power because people would trust it. The problem is that Germany's soft power tends to be located in institutions and not populations.
mafketis
7 Jan 2019
News / Man Charged in Escape Room Deaths in Warsaw, Poland [8]
A lot of the stories don't make sense.... I've purposefully neglected it a little bit (since it's so awful to think about) But... one story referred to the room as a 'labirynt' (maze) but another said it was only something like 7 square meters, which... how could so many people fit inside it at all?
Of course any such place should have clearly marked exits (and/or prominent 'end game' buttons).
the establishment should have been checked for having an emergency evacuation route
A lot of the stories don't make sense.... I've purposefully neglected it a little bit (since it's so awful to think about) But... one story referred to the room as a 'labirynt' (maze) but another said it was only something like 7 square meters, which... how could so many people fit inside it at all?
Of course any such place should have clearly marked exits (and/or prominent 'end game' buttons).
mafketis
7 Jan 2019
History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]
The same thing that would have happened to Hungary in 1956 or Czechoslovakia in 1968 when they were flirting with the idea of gently saying 'thanks, but no thanks!'
Don't you know 20th century history at all?
Completely forced? And what would happen if Poland refused?
The same thing that would have happened to Hungary in 1956 or Czechoslovakia in 1968 when they were flirting with the idea of gently saying 'thanks, but no thanks!'
Don't you know 20th century history at all?
mafketis
7 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Not just English, but in general yes, soft power is based partly on cultural products that are known outside the country of origin - and Germany doesn't have any at present. American over presence is partly to blame but not entirely.
Name a modern German writer as well known as Houllebecq (whose new book won't be available in English for several months) or Ferrante, a modern composer known at all. There is Tom Tykwer (no Herzog, Wenders or Fassbinder but at least competent and fairly well known)
The only German modern author I can think of that people outside of Germany are likely to have heard of is Thilo Sarrazin (and IINM his most famous book has yet to be translated into English)
For the record I have some (mostly passive now) ability in German, I can read genre literature and the popular press without being too reliant on a dictionary and can understand a fair amount of spoken German (as long as its not too dialecty) I'd love for there to be interesting famous German movies and books but... there aren't.
Wonderful! But... none of that translates into international soft power (hasn't anyone here heard of hard power and soft power?)
for reference:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_power
For you that "cultural collossus" only makes itself known when it gets translated into English! :)
Not just English, but in general yes, soft power is based partly on cultural products that are known outside the country of origin - and Germany doesn't have any at present. American over presence is partly to blame but not entirely.
Name a modern German writer as well known as Houllebecq (whose new book won't be available in English for several months) or Ferrante, a modern composer known at all. There is Tom Tykwer (no Herzog, Wenders or Fassbinder but at least competent and fairly well known)
The only German modern author I can think of that people outside of Germany are likely to have heard of is Thilo Sarrazin (and IINM his most famous book has yet to be translated into English)
For the record I have some (mostly passive now) ability in German, I can read genre literature and the popular press without being too reliant on a dictionary and can understand a fair amount of spoken German (as long as its not too dialecty) I'd love for there to be interesting famous German movies and books but... there aren't.
There is a very thriving literature in German, a big movie scene and a very developed art world
Wonderful! But... none of that translates into international soft power (hasn't anyone here heard of hard power and soft power?)
for reference:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_power
mafketis
6 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
No, there are regional powers too. In Asia South Korea is a major cultural power (music, soap operas, movies, Turkey is doing fine in the middle east, Nigerian movies are watched all over Africa...
Even in Europe any particular germanic Scandinavian country has a bigger cultural footprint than Germany, a former cultural colossus. Name a German movie you've seen recently, or tv program, or music, or a novel by a German writer... There was babylon berlin on tv (entertaining nonsense) and.... what else?
there is only one cultural power left in the world anyway, and that is the USA
No, there are regional powers too. In Asia South Korea is a major cultural power (music, soap operas, movies, Turkey is doing fine in the middle east, Nigerian movies are watched all over Africa...
Even in Europe any particular germanic Scandinavian country has a bigger cultural footprint than Germany, a former cultural colossus. Name a German movie you've seen recently, or tv program, or music, or a novel by a German writer... There was babylon berlin on tv (entertaining nonsense) and.... what else?
mafketis
6 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Which is now slowly and surely drawing to a close.... (unless there are changes I don't see happening)
Especially since bigger, better, more successful are inseparable in the collective German psyche (not just German it's universal to some degree) but Germany can't get any bigger (by peaceful means) and it's not better than other countries... just richer (when the system is rigged in its favor)
There's lots of other things it could do, but they're either directly counter to German interests or require a cultural power which Germany doesn't have. For all its economic power modern Germany is a cultural non-entity (which lessens its potential soft power)
leading to the most peaceful and stable period in Europes history.
Which is now slowly and surely drawing to a close.... (unless there are changes I don't see happening)
human psychology...the fear, suspicion, mistrust and plain jealousy of the bigger, better, more successful.
Especially since bigger, better, more successful are inseparable in the collective German psyche (not just German it's universal to some degree) but Germany can't get any bigger (by peaceful means) and it's not better than other countries... just richer (when the system is rigged in its favor)
The only thing Germany could do to lessen that resentment would be to break itself up in many poor parts
There's lots of other things it could do, but they're either directly counter to German interests or require a cultural power which Germany doesn't have. For all its economic power modern Germany is a cultural non-entity (which lessens its potential soft power)
mafketis
6 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
And wer'e back to the German problem. Germany will always economically dominate its neighbors while being unable to dominate them socially and politically (with resentment steadily building on both sides)
The EU was planned as a way to domesticate Germany and turn its energies toward building friendly relations with the rest of the continent but has recently morphed into an economically dominant Germany - again trying and failing to dominate its neighbors politically and again failing and instead creating resentment on both sides.
A big problem is that Germany has no soft power - it's as irrelevant culturally to Europe as Mexico is, maybe more so. This makes its political maneuvering all the less palatable to its neighbors.
And you really think Poland all on it's own could hold a candle to Germany economically?
And wer'e back to the German problem. Germany will always economically dominate its neighbors while being unable to dominate them socially and politically (with resentment steadily building on both sides)
The EU was planned as a way to domesticate Germany and turn its energies toward building friendly relations with the rest of the continent but has recently morphed into an economically dominant Germany - again trying and failing to dominate its neighbors politically and again failing and instead creating resentment on both sides.
A big problem is that Germany has no soft power - it's as irrelevant culturally to Europe as Mexico is, maybe more so. This makes its political maneuvering all the less palatable to its neighbors.
mafketis
6 Jan 2019
History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]
In the case of Poland, the USSR forced the country into an unwanted 45 year economic alliance based on failed principles of socialism (not to mention all sorts of coercive economic facts - when meat was rationed to Polish citizens large amounts were being shipped to the USSR.
Poland still over 25 years has not fully recovered from the damage inflicted by forced Soviet style communism (the social costs are even worse....)
Could you describe in detail mechanism of this exploitation?
In the case of Poland, the USSR forced the country into an unwanted 45 year economic alliance based on failed principles of socialism (not to mention all sorts of coercive economic facts - when meat was rationed to Polish citizens large amounts were being shipped to the USSR.
Poland still over 25 years has not fully recovered from the damage inflicted by forced Soviet style communism (the social costs are even worse....)
mafketis
6 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
It's not, I spoke with a French colleague who mentioned a bunch of stuff, it's not just the fuel tax (which would have cost many working people about 10$ a day while the worst abusers wouldn't be charged at all) but also a host of other taxes, I saw one diagram that showed a variety of different taxes that have increased under Macron (average 20% in one year) as well as retirement ages and pensions.
In addition, there's a widespread and generally correct view that the French government despises the rural working class and ignores their concerns on a whole host of issues.
And for what exactly? I still can't believe that it is all about a higher tax for that toxic diesel fuel to support the environment
It's not, I spoke with a French colleague who mentioned a bunch of stuff, it's not just the fuel tax (which would have cost many working people about 10$ a day while the worst abusers wouldn't be charged at all) but also a host of other taxes, I saw one diagram that showed a variety of different taxes that have increased under Macron (average 20% in one year) as well as retirement ages and pensions.
In addition, there's a widespread and generally correct view that the French government despises the rural working class and ignores their concerns on a whole host of issues.
mafketis
6 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
No, he wanted an EU army to deal with unhappy French citizens once police join them...
2 months ago that boy wanted to militarily challenge the US...
No, he wanted an EU army to deal with unhappy French citizens once police join them...
mafketis
6 Jan 2019
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
I'm sorry that you don't have an axe to grind about religious-racial profiling of young victims for sexual abuse... a sure sign of the fall of a civilization is unwillingness to protect young women.
I'm sorry that you don't have an axe to grind about religious-racial profiling of young victims for sexual abuse... a sure sign of the fall of a civilization is unwillingness to protect young women.