History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]

@Rich Mazur

And that's the difference between Poland and Russia. In Poland nobody would beat a man on a sole merit of being a Russian. A common Russian folks are even being welcomed in Poland. Poland has even got a local border traffic with Kaliningrad (Krolewiec).

History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]


I don't think it should ever be erased. Once it got erased the WWIII is sure to follow.

History / Poland and Israel getting back on the right foot...maybe [132]

President Trump has made an unilateral decision to recognise Golan Heights region as a part of Israel. The United Nations Security Council, and also most European countries, are against that decision.

It seems to me that the political balance between the US and Israel is somewhat distorted, or simply put "the tail wigs the dog".

independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/israel-golan-heights-eu-trump-netanyahu-syria-middle-east-a8843311.html

History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]


Yes, but it has to be repeated over and over again to counter-balance decades of false narrative.

You also have to take into account that to this day for most Russians the WWII has started in June 1941 when Hitler invaded the USRR as it was claimed for decades by Soviet historians.

History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]

If the truth is not enough of a reward itself than common sense should be. Poland shouldn't submit to Russia's false historical narrative which goes against geopolitical interests of Poland.

Let's not forget that Russia didn't officially admitted signing Ribbentrop-Molotov pact (1939) until the collapse of the USSR (1993). The whole generations of Eastern block citizens were told lies which served Russian [false] identity and politics and in their eyes justified the occupation ("protection") of Central Europe.

History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]

This way or another the potential future conflict in Europe would concentrate in Central Europe like it always does. So it is better to be prepared and to have allies than not.

The main benefit of NATO for Poland is...uncertainty. Uncertainty on the aggressors side that is.

Will they all retaliate or will they not? That benefit of uncertainty is what stops them and makes them think twice before making any reckless moves. I wouldn't count on Germany or France and I think their presence in NATO is purely symbolic and it only serves to keep Germany at bay (which is already a very valuable thing itself).

Basically the stronger Poland becomes, the more likely the others would engage on our side.

The revision of the Nuclear treaty in the future would also be a very smart thing to do. We just can't afford to not have nuclear weapons sitting in Central Europe between Germany and Russia. Poland should start with NATO nuclear sharing and build up from there.

History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]


They don't have to 'love' Poland as long as we have common interests and we both benefit from cooperation. A common interest is much more solid platform for cooperation than 'love'.


I think Russians should be invited but also the president of Poland should make it clear in his speech that both: Nazi Germany and the USSR were the aggressors who attacked Poland in 1939 and he should also mention Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

Only the truth will set us free.

History / Why is Poland weaker than Russia? [390]

Can Poland break Gazprom's hold on Europe?
Poland is at the heart of plans that could shift the balance of power in the EU.

dw.com/en/can-poland-break-gazproms-hold-on-europe/a-47979157

Polonia / Polonia in Brazil? [14]

There's a Polish village in Brazil, which is over 100 years old, inhabited almost exclusively by Poles who are bilingual and they are still speaking traditional 100 years old Polish. That's just amazing

youtube.com/watch?v=Dxvq20v5tys

History / Poland's society at communism and socialism time [55]

I'm not saying it is a socialism in pure form, just a vital part of it. Some "smart" socialists came to conclusion that establishing a pure socialist state, which never worked, is an utopia.

So it is better to regulate a free market and capitalism in a way to sponge on it and redirect the income from the pockets of those who work, produce and contribute something of value to those who don't work or who contribute very little of value for the others.

Obviously this needs to be enforced by the state, that goes without saying. So it is not thievery you see, it's a "social justice" at government's gunpoint :-P

The problem is that this system demoralise people. Some started noticing that they can live as comfortably, if not more comfortably, by claiming benefits instead of going to work. And those who still go to work have noticed that they've been punished for hard work with high progressive tax rates. The more you work, the more you pay a truly devilish invention.

A welfare state is a parasite which in a long term leads to death of its own feeder.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

Winston Churchill

History / Poland's society at communism and socialism time [55]


You contradicted yourself in the same sentence. That mandatory social welfare component is indeed a part of socialism.

Social engineering, that is enforced redistribution of fruits of work, achieved by heavy taxation and welfare programs, from those who produce it to those who don't contribute to making it is a part of socialism.

History / Poland's society at communism and socialism time [55]

Sweden is an example of a wealthy capitalist country which over decades has turned into semi-socialist state. Sweden is not totally socialist since the government doesn't own nor control all means of production ie: the state doesn't own all the business running in the country - it is just content with taxing them heavily in order to afford welfare state.

So Sweden basically is a semi-socialist state that is being powered by a capitalist engine.

Here's an interesting take on a Nordic Model

elgar.blog/2014/09/09/embracing-capitalism-the-real-success-of-swedens-universal-welfare-state/

History / Poland's society at communism and socialism time [55]

Maybe, let's just make clear what's the difference between socialism and communism.

In a communism, the working class owns everything, and everyone works toward the same communal goal.

In socialism the government own a operates the means for production and workers work for wages.
In socialism workers receive not much more than they need to produce and survive, and there's no incentive to achieve more which leads to economic stagnation.

So basically there is no [and there never was] any communist country. Communism maybe existed in some primitive tribes in Amazon but it doesn't scale up.

And socialist countries, such as the USSR, went bankrupt duo to ineffective economic system.

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

A current system isn't selective enough.

Some European countries like the UK have a point system. I know that UK rates immigrants from Australia according to their educational level, qualifications and skills and allows in mostly well educated young people.

So it is basically very similar to an IQ test. Poland should take an example and apply a similar system ASAP.

News / Polish Airline LOT has the biggest fleet of 737-8MAX in continental Europe..grounded [18]

LOT has grounded all of them few hours before even EASA [European Aviation Safety Agency] has decided to ground all 737 Max 8 flights in Europe.

News / Polish Airline LOT has the biggest fleet of 737-8MAX in continental Europe..grounded [18]

Let's make it clear: LOT took a risk when making a choice between Airbus and Boeing but it's not transferring that risk on passengers!

The fleet is grounded and awaits to be inspected and fixed before it takes off.

There's a similar case with a new attack helicopter fleet that was about to be purchased from France by Polish army.

A few years ago a large contract for French Caracal helicopter for Polish army was signed by the former government of Poland. The new government has cancelled that contract and was heavily criticised for that by a liberal press.

No more than a year after the contract termination, over 50% of French army caracal helicopters were grounded due to "unfit to fly".

telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/16/ground-force-half-frances-military-planes-unfit-fly/

News / Polish Airline LOT has the biggest fleet of 737-8MAX in continental Europe..grounded [18]

@mafketis, the nature of a free choice in correlated with risk.

You win some, you loose some yet it's your own choice.

News / Polish Airline LOT has the biggest fleet of 737-8MAX in continental Europe..grounded [18]

His point is that Poland is not financing failed Franco-German airbus A380 project and dared to choose American Boeing instead. How dare does the Generalgouvernement of Poland make its own sovereign decisions?

wired.co.uk/article/airbus-a380-failure

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

You can come up with an intelligent idea once you use your brain :-). What you've just wrote would deeply upset democrats though.

Yet, like Janusz Korwin-Mikke famously said: democracy is a system in which two hobos have twice as much voting power than a professor of university

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]

I think Poland should introduce an IQ tests for all new immigrants and reject applicants with the results, let's say 5%-10% percent below the average IQ for Poland.

And since progressive and liberal politicians claim that all human races are equally smart and intelligent - I have no doubt that those fine statesmen wouldn't just blatantly lie to us - that would be just a mere formality.

Why would we just put this theory into practice? That would only add to its credibility

Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]


Sure, I came for a very well paid job. Yet, I was negatively surprised by the current state of affairs in the UK. The economy is still doing relatively well but I can't say the same about social processes.

And the quality of life depends not only on money but on many different factors of which safety and cultural integrity are one of the most important ones.


Nope, but Poland is. And shall remain that way.


Again, theoritical knowledge of something and the first hand experience are two different things. Know I have both: theoretical and practical knowledge of that leftist experiment known as "multiculturalism".

Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]

My dear Scottish friend @delphiandomine. I'd would like to share with you this happy news that I'm moving back to Poland this summer :-)

My experience from living in the UK and direct contact with "multiculturalism" grounded my belief that a nation-state is the best form of governance.

I will use all the tools and influence available to my humble person to make Poland remain a nation-state.

For that experience, I'm very grateful to the UK and wish them all the best after Brexit, which was the right decision btw.

Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]


It's like saying: so you're such a clean person why are you afraid of letting some dirt into your house? You're such a clean person that it won't even matter. You can clean it anyway. And if you don't it won't even matter since you're such a clean person :-P

You see, I prefer to not get my house get dirty in a first place. And when it gets bit dirty to react quickly before it drown in a state of permanent mess.

Such a nice conversation about spring cleaning we are having today :-)


Poland has only obligations to its own citizens [and the EU migrants as long as we are part of it] so expulsion of non-EU foreigners is just a formality given political will.

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]


Immigrants are on one side and cultural marxism is on another side of the same coin. Obviously some immigrants are less dangerous that some of the citizens who hate its own country and/or some useful idiots who are very prone to indoctrination and work against its own fatherland in a good fate.

Here's what Yuri Bezmenov, a former KGB agent who defected to the US has to say about 'useful idiots'. It's very interesting to know what the 'other side' has to say:

youtube.com/watch?v=K4kHiUAjTvQ

And it also have to be take into account that there are different kind of immigrants: those who adopt and submit to the values presented by a host and those who come to destroy the established order in a host country.

So I'm not against all immigration per se, but I would be very selective about source of immigration and pick only those who are compatible with Poles.

Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]

Until the next Polish right-wing government expulse all non-EU foreigners.

Think about it. Moving across half if the world the world and spending your life savings just to temporary live in Poland without any solid rights to stay in the country.

Would you really like to build your life on uncertainty with unpredicted future for you and your family?

Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]


Well, you're Scottish and you do not have much connection to Poland either :-)


That's why it needs to be prevented instead of taken care of post factum.

I think after this autumn parliamentary elections we may see more strict policy towards aliens [migrants from outside of the EU] in Poland. All we need is to vote in Konfederacja (National Movement) in a parliament and PiS may have to be able to form a coalition with far-right in order to rule. This, in turn, will radicalise its stance on migration since both nationalists and korwinist wants to stop it.

Life / Is it safe for Indians, Sikhs living here in Poland? Any Temple / Gurudwara in Wroclaw? [159]


Poland has enough diversity already. We've got Mazovians, Kuyavians, Silesians, Gorals, Kaszubs, Warsavians, Cracovians, Pomeranians etc.

And then we've got doctors, soldiers, bakers, politicians, speedway racers, teachers, dancers, artists, coal miners...and it all works just fine.

Isn't that enough?

What Poland doesn't have (and doesn't need) are: terrorist attacks, non-integrating minorities, dissolution of cultural integrity, mass rapes and groping on NY eve like Germany, France, the UK and Sweden has

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]


Yes, the Church itself has to be clear out of homosexuals which are over-represented in this institution and are demoralising it from within. I think abolishing celibacy and letting priests have families would be a good step.


But yes we do. Now we have to struggle for our cultural identity.

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]


That's how it manifests itself. Church was a safe haven during communist era and it also helped greatly to erode that leftist dystopia.


It will have its political function soon enough with a surge of LGBT-qwerty movement.

Still, most Poles are conservatives at heart and prefer natural order of things. And natural order is based on classical heritage and Christianity.

Stalin has tried hard and couldn't change it, 50 years of communism couldn't change it, and hell, some '68 generation demoralized leftist from Brussels won't change it either :-)

Life / What do decent Poles think about true rightists ? [148]


Not every Pole yet - according to statistics - more than 90%, to a greater or lesser degree, is.


Sure, it was Hegel and marxism was based on Hegelian dialectics. I used Marx as a point of reference because he is more "popular" and recognised by a society, thanks to his infamous works, than Hegel. So let's not be snobs here and use a simpler references whenever it is available :-)