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Sokrates   
9 Jun 2011
History / German Traitor And Polish Pig [96]

You probably won't believe this, but before 1945 Germans from Silesia were Silesians. Shocking, I know...

Nope, Silesians are a distinct ethnic group thats about 100.000 large, possibly smaller, everyone else is just an ihhabitant of Silesia, thats like calling US citizen a native american.

You're, as always excused for your ignorance.

I haven't seen it till today. Is it provocation? Yes.

So whats the point of it? Pretty much every Pole knows Germans are f*cked up but we have to learn and get along, there's money to be made and a common future to be built, there wont be any love anytime soon but it'll come given time.
Sokrates   
9 Jun 2011
History / German Traitor And Polish Pig [96]

Whats the point of this vid Ender? Also said Gerhard is not a Silesian he's a German and i smell a cheap provocation.
Sokrates   
2 Jun 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Ahh. But you are of course absolutely objective and not anti-Ukrainian at all... :D

No but i can still discuss actuall data.

Just because you don't know the cultural achievements of the Ukraine it doesn't mean they don't exist.

I know the cultural achievements of Ukraine, they're few, far between and none older than 100 years ago and i can name them too, thats not a case of ignorance born opinion.

And for someone from Western Europe Polands cultural achievements are equally unknown and therefore considered equally sparse.

They are? John Paul II, Chopin, Kościuszko, Poland might not be a top brand name but it has enough internationall postcard faces to not have to suffer statements like yours, Ukraine does not.

Its that simple, Ukraine has no noteworthy achievements, partly because the nation is a bunch of pathetic simpletons and partly because they did not have the time other countries had.
Sokrates   
31 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

From the perspective of an Italian, French or German the same can be said about Poland.

No it cannot, only from your anti-polish perspective that ignores the fact that Poland, when partitioned had over 800 years of cultural development and 792 years of national development, Poland had writers, sculptors, painters, architects, scientists and generals, Ukraine had nothing of the sort, at all.

You're anti-polish Palivec face the facts.
Sokrates   
30 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Defensless people that is, they lost every war they took part in so fighting is out of their league as well.
Sokrates   
30 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Its true though, what cities, works of art, music or achievements of science did Ukraine have? None. All that was built, developed or achieved in Ukraine was done by Poles and Russians.
Sokrates   
28 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

The only reason I can't think of Ukrainian wars is that Ukrainians never stepped up to create their own state until late XXth century.

When they lost the war against everyone, first they got beaten by polish civilians, then they got beaten by the polish army and then they got b*tchslapped by Russia.

Then they failed to establish a proper economy which led to them starving several milion of their own people to death and then blaiming their incompetence on Russia.
Sokrates   
27 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

What state? Cuba? China? The state had the name. Who cares what issues you might have?! I bet there more psychological issues you have to battle on the daily basis.

There was no ukrainian army or ukrainian units, the ukrainian soldiers were, unlike Poles, pressed into Red Army units into Russian units.
Sokrates   
25 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

And stupid given how weak compared to Poland Ukraine is.

I'm afraid Sok is right on this one, Nat. What UPA did was genocide, and until Ukrainians acknowledge
that, there will be no real reconcilliation between our countries.

According to Nathan and the rest of those ukrainian nazis nearly a quarter milion Poles were killed by Russians, Germans and bird flu, Ukrainians werent even there.
Sokrates   
25 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Ukraine too, but what did they stand for? Sucking to the commies?!

Nope, Ukraine did not have a single regular military unit in 1945, not one.

nyhow, the Ukrainians are a patient nation which respects others

Thats why you murder Jews, Poles and Russians when their armies are away and lose all actuall wars?

But when you push us too far as Poland did in 1920-30s we start a murderous rampage. So, please, don't push our buttons, moreover, on our land.

Well you tried a murderous rampage in 1919 but you got completely obliterated by the polish army so its more accurate to say ukrainians start a murderous rampage only when thy do not face any army :)))))
Sokrates   
25 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

The Ukrainian army didn't terrorize Poles

UPA - ukrainian insurgent army responsible for 100.000-200.000 murdered and tortured polish civilians.

Both Ukrainian and Polish armies were weakened and practically exterminated in 1945-1956 period by the commies.

I'm sorry? Poland in 1945 has almost 300.000 standing troops.

What about them and who murdered them?

Ukrainians murdered them obviouly.

Hundred thousand Poles in Volyn were murdered by NKVD

Nope, they were killed by ukrainians, remember when i posted pictures and figures?

Sure, many died from a Ukrainian hand due to the stupid policies your country lead from 1340 to 1947

So you belive ukraine is not responsible for the people it murdered?
Sokrates   
25 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

At least we did it at home and against Jewish commies,

What about almost 200.000 polish civilians you murdered? Were thy all Jewish commies too? Tell me Nathan where was the brave ukrainian army in 1945 when polish military finally brought back order to the communities terrorised by ukrainians?
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Sok, I meant legitimate in the sense of officially acknowledged as such but we all know that that isn't the be all and the end all of the matter.

Which is exactly my point, Lithuania did absolutely everything possible to cause polish intervention, you dont f*ck over your bigger stronger neighbor in the fashion they did and expect peace and quiet, its a bit like stealing and not expecting to go to jail.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

There were no Poles in Vilnius A.D 1920 except Polish invading barbarians. The rest were citizens of the Austro-Hungarian empire. I see we are on the same page.

But more than 67% of citizens of Vilinus spoke polish and thought of themselves as Poles.

Did you recognize the government you aimed to install forcefully in Lithuania in 1919 by overthrowing their legitimite government

That i'm afraid is not true, Poland never overthrew any lithuanian goverment.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Here is the glorious Polish "army" or better "zbrodniarzy w mundurach" in action:

Nathan you're quoting a wiki article that you yourself edited, last time you edited a battle in which you increased the size of participating armies about 10 times over.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

If it was Polish before then when did it legitimately become Lithuanian?

You say it was legitimate, i say it was not. Also some pro baiting mate.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

You live in the past and spread hatred in the present. We live in 21st century, it is 66 years after WWII and 93 years after WWI.
Any practical points to make real, Sokrates? And give good reasons, O Wise ;-)

Not really, Vilinus today is Lithuanian and should stay so, interwar period was something else entirely.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

I agree that Lithuania should acknowledge the Polish contribution as they voluntarily entered into the Commonwealth. However, do landgrabs serve a useful purpose??

The point is that Lithuania grabbed a city full of Poles by force and then shot/opressed/stole from them, that gave Poland every right to intervene via military means when diplomacy failed didnt it?
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Yes, and Breslau is German. Danzig & Stettin too

Wrocław and Szczecin used to be German thats correct, the university in Vilinus was founded by Stefan Batory and staffed with polish scholars from Poznań and Kraków.

See? You're still an idiot but you learned something.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

No so let's discuss it

So you have tne answer, Vilinus came to the borders of Lithuania by an armed landgrab and got taken away the same way.

The questions you pose do not reflect the situation of Lithuania and Poland in the 20s so its pointless answering them.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Was Vilnius within Poland's territorial boundaries at that time?

Again you did not respond to my question, is landgrab by force of arms acceptable?
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Lithuania should be crushed and occupied?? That's a Soviet mentality!!

Try looking at it from the polish point of view, Lithuania grabs a city built and inhabited by Poles, it them opens its borders to the Soviets and finally opresses the local polish population.

Clearly Poland needed to respond.

The winner is right? You advocate that force dictates rights??

He simply says that in politics might is the only right as amoral as it is, unless there exist other mitigating factors strength always dictates the development of a situation and when your countrymen are heavily opressed by a weaker state the use of that strength is required.

Yes but the Lithuanians had the largest country in Europe and invited Poles in through the Lublin Pact. I can't recall much of that happening in the ME, Sok.

You completely misrepresented the situation, Lithuanians were jumping up and down with happiness that Poland even talked to them, they did not "invite" Poland they wanted and needed ties with Poland to survive both as people and political entity, they embraced polish wealth, culture and military power so the question still stands, how much of the lithuanian heritage is in fact polish?
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Founded by Lithuanians for Polish people? I hope the rates were good for developers then ;0 ;)

Clearly the university founded by Polish people was wide open to Lithuanians as well.

So territory is governed by numbers and not who founded it or had original claim?

Be carefull with original claims, such an idea was used by Jews to steal Palestine from the Arabs after over 1800 years of absence.

Did Vilnius residents (Lithuanian) do nothing to make the city theirs?

Very little ceirtanly, everything from schools and military offices to hospitals was built by Poles and usually staffed with them as well, the polish contribution to the development of the region was enormous.

Germany, through the auspices of the EU, invests a huge amount in Polish cities. They also have historical claims to places like Gdańsk. Should it be restored to its former name of Danzig?

Again be carefull with historic claims, they're unequal in many cases and can lead to a massive injustice.

Assuming it was Lithuanian first, Poles then came later. Flooding or swamping to form a majority like Albanians did doesn't mean that the core right should change, does it

But there is a difference, not only did Poles ensure the survival of Lithuania but they were the reason why villages became towns and towns became cities, with their civilisation firmly 200 years behind Poles and a small population Lithuanians were never able to develop or achieve things that they did with the participation of the Poles.

The question needs to be rephrased, what part of lithunian heritage would still be there without Poles?

By de jure, I meant that it was formally Lithuania's. It was within their territorial boundaries.

It was not, in 1917 the borders were defined by nothing more than an armed landgrab and that was how Lithuania came to govern Vilinus.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

OK, so let me see what you are trying to say here, Sok. Vilnius was Polish due to a takeover by default or by formal agreement?

The question is what it means to be Polish? Vilinus was a city founded by Lithuanians but for centuries developed and inhabited by a polish majority.

So, assuming Vilnius to have been Polish, what changed to make it Lithuanian?

The indigenous population of Poles was mostly exiled or murdered and the new Lithuanian settlers made up a majority, Polands claim to the city was its population and polish investment in the region for the past centuries, when the population element is not there Polands claim becomes fragile but still exists.

Why didn't Poland set up a parliament there?

What? Why Vilinus did not became Polands capital? Because Warsaw is, Lithuanians set their capital there because it was the largest and wealthiest city in their country, the point is that its size and wealth are the direct effect of polish investment in the region.

Even the castle at Vilinus was built by Poles!
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

Should Lithuania presently have the right to govern Vilnius?

Sean to answer your previous post.

Lithuania aided the Soviets because it, as all Europe believed that Poland would fall and hoped for lenient treatment from their future russian overlords.

A few moths later Poland crushed the Red Army in two major battles and suddenly the lithuanian world was upside down, not only did their capital have a vast polish majority (over 60%) but they were now viewed by victorious Poland as an enemy since by the act of aiding the Soviets they broke any sentiment Poles had towards them prior to the war.

Once Lithuanians started to opress the vast local polish population they effectively sealed their fate, soon enough Poland moved in and took Vilinus as its own.

Obviously present day Vilinus is Lithuanian though the mark of the polish culture in this city is undeniable and very significant.

For example the university of Vilinus was founded by the polish king and staffed with polish scholars, churches, houses, schools... For a lithuanian city Vilinus is sure full of Poland.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

If possible, you must remember that Catherine II done it with much greater army than Poland could possibly muster for a needed period of time.

Not really, some 50.000 men.]

Lithuania was still a sovereign country though, Koala. Therefore, how can you condone invasion?

Lithuania helped the Soviets, you reap what you sow.

This intelligent guy continues spreading hate against Ukies without any understandable reason.

I'm not spreading hate Antek, i even have a long standing argument with Ironside who thinks Lwów should get back to Poland while i believe f*cking up Ukis is not right, i just think Ukrainians are, as a nation inferior to Poles or for that matter most european nations.

They did not create anything worthwile and they inherited the country built by Russians and Poles.
Sokrates   
24 May 2011
History / Poland's biggest historical blunder? [341]

:):):) bullshit.

1 milion square kilometers, income twice the size of the Holy Roman Empire in 1530, your opinion is worthless when faced with facts.

Destroyed the Polish army? Another bullshit. It was szlachta who didn`t want to pay taxes and thus destroyed Polish defences.

John Casimir sent the army to face Cossacks at Batoh under a mentally retarded commander so yeah he destroyed the army and you need to learn your history.