History / Polish Officer in NATO, Col. Ryszard Kukliński. [145]

Delphi - "I think you'll find that much of what was done was entirely legal - Communists were very big on legitimacy."

And why are those acts in law still legal now? Because in Poland, as opposed to the Czech Republic where the democratic state passed legislation ruling the Communist state to have been an illegal entity devoid of legal capacity, the deal was that the Commies were half-good guys who needed a helping hand in the future.

BINGO!

But why did the Polish "democratic" opposition deal so sweetly with the Communists?

Who set up the underground press? The Commies. Who ran the opposition? The Commies - such as Adam Michnik. Father Commie, mother Commie, brother a Stalinist mass murderer, called General Kiszczak honourable, was always very pally with leading Commies, travelled round Europe without restrictions and stayed in consular accommodation ... but he wasn't a plant!

UK, Ireland / Poles becoming British subjects [39]

My Polish wife swore allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen a few years back because it was cheaper at the time to take out UK citizenship and get a UK passport than to get a Polish passport renewed at the Polish Consulate in London.

What a bunch of useless wasters they were at the Consulate when we sought advice on emigrating/returning to Poland with our accumulated marital junk plus car. We followed their advice to the letter and got threatened with arrest on arrival at the Polish border. What's more, seeing as we had sold our house in England I had no "registered address" which in their eyes meant I had no residence status in the UK (not joking) ... which left political asylum (!!) as the only avenue left for me to emigrate to Poland. Fortunately, the consular official said all this without removing my application from the desk. I picked it up, she grabbed it, but I pulled harder and came back the following day to a different person with a different story. I still absurdly get asked by Polish bureaucrats for my address in the UK. I don't bother telling them the truth. It's at my late father's sold house.

News / Amber Gold and other Poland's suspicious institutions [139]

Hmmm - it appears Plichta is from the Gdansk underworld.

Also, of passing interest: ABW (internal state security) gave the Prime Minister's office a damning report on illegal activities at AmberGold back in May 2012. The Prime Minister obviously felt impotent ...

Now there is talk of getting rid of ABW.

Language / GCSE Polish experience. [51]

French is easy compared to Polish. In fact, French is easy compared to virtually any language except Spanish. It's just a shame I don't like the French (though I like the Suisses Romands and love the Walloons) - gimme Poles and their awful language any day!

News / Poland's Truth Commission "IPN" to be de facto closed [80]

You see folks, Delphi has all the answers worked out in advance and rehearsed. You wonder why that is ...
And fails to answer the question of why Nazi murderers are rightly hunted, whereas Commie murderers and fellow travellers are fine, brave chaps who saved the nation and lined their pockets in the process.

News / Poland's Truth Commission "IPN" to be de facto closed [80]

"Generał Kiszczak jest człowiekiem honoru" - A. Michnik

News / Poland's Truth Commission "IPN" to be de facto closed [80]

As I said, the transformation is just a repeat of the AK turned Commie routine. This time round they simply had to improve the style and presentation a bit. See how the regular posters all suddenly gang up and start wailing when a thread poses a danger to the regime they are loyally serving?

News / Poland's Truth Commission "IPN" to be de facto closed [80]

KOR were fighting to get back into power after their clique had been ousted. Later on came the collaborator Lech Wałęsa and the stage was set for the likes of self-proclaimed Poland-hating Adam Michnik (who'd had a remarkably cushy time of it as a dissident - studying and having private seminars 'in secret' in prison!) et al. to manage the transformation from state capitalism to crony capitalism led by tycoons with a secret police past. They feature among the richest men in Poland. You see Warsaw University lecturers of the 1980s, who were faithful Commies spouting forth commie economics in the lecture halls, portraying themselves on national TV as economic pundits. Brussels gets infected by people who got there on the back of fathers who were torturers and murderers.

The Czech Republic handed back private property. In Poland there was no property restitution except by the back door. Why? Because the elite stole on a grand scale during the transformation and their fellow-travellers - as exemplified by the 'leading lights' of this forum - have covered for them.

In Poland the truth seldom gets a fair hearing. Ever wondered why so many AK ended up being important people in PRL? Because they were placed there by the Commies. Ever wondered why history has repeated itself so perfectly over the last 20 years? Because it worked so well the first time.

As for the privatisation of the IPN building - sobieski is being economical with the truth.

News / Poland's Truth Commission "IPN" to be de facto closed [80]

No - just part of a wider strategy.

News / British senior politician compares Poland to South Africa during apartheid [129]


What a funny little man you are! You could happily say the same thing about Lenin, Stalin, Hitler and Mao - but this is ridiculous and in exceptionally poor taste.


I chatted with people at the Leicester University centre on football hooliganism - clever people, and they have to deal with a substantially greater problem. Don't forget though that England only really got moving after 150 people died. Poland has yet to catch up in terms of fatalities caused in part through crowd management issues, part through football culture issues.

Redneck - I would include the management at secondary schools in England that strangely didn't want to know about my Polish wife's teaching abilities. That's racism.

News / Anti-Polish propaganda (proposed change to Polish property restitution laws) [21]

I mean it strikes me as Fawlty-esque, you remember the one when he had German guests? Except this has the feel of grotesque ravings ...

History / Bronisław Grąbczewski, (1855-1926) - Great enemy of Britain [15]

I remember the grim satisfaction felt by many of the cleverer British journalists in 1979 when the Russians invaded - "They've learnt nothing from history."

Food / Could you recommend me a fresh Polish juice from fruit? [18]

Pomegranate juice.
There are various brands on the market, and I have tried most of them. Grante is the best - tastes the closest to freshly-squeezed pomegranate juice. Yes, we have a juicer. It tastes rather like dry red wine. Its properties are strange - it dilates the veins and acts as a mild aphrodisiac. At least it does on me. It's also exceptionally good for your heart and prostate.

Life / Warsaw Philharmonia - keeping the smelly plebs out! [8]

All well and good about loyalty, except the season tickets are VERY CHEAP. Everyone would buy season tickets if they could, but only nomenklatura can have them!!

Life / Warsaw Philharmonia - keeping the smelly plebs out! [8]

The season ticket holders in Warsaw - here's my beef - have a stranglehold on ticket sales because season tickets simply aren't on sale. You see, current ticket holders have the option to extend their ticket at the end of every year. That way, the Commie elite keeps all the season tickets. All the general/colonel/diplomat types sticking together. Truly snobbish.

Language / Polish language grammar books [59]

benefited - correct spelling :)

Language / Polish language grammar books [59]

I like the spelling mistake in the acknowledgements: "The entire manuscript benefitted from the careful reading ... "

Ha ha ha! You couldn't make it up!

UK, Ireland / Writing an article about homeschooling education in Poland and in the UK [2]

I would be amazed if any Pole homeschools their child in England. Not that I'm against it per se, although it is very difficult indeed. On a legal level, I don't think Polish people generally have the extensive support groups required to meet the legal requirements regarding homeschooling. They could of course do it illegally, but that would be very unlikely. Good luck with your article!

History / Should Poland be given ANY credit for ALLOWING Jews into Poland for 1000 years? [195]

No, I mean you should read about Christianity. Try "Jesus of Nazareth" by Paula Fredriksen. I don't agree with everything she says, but it's a start.

History / Should Poland be given ANY credit for ALLOWING Jews into Poland for 1000 years? [195]

Plastic Pole.

Catholics don't like to study the development of Christianity. As a Christian, it interests me. You should learn more about it - it really is fascinating stuff.

History / Should Poland be given ANY credit for ALLOWING Jews into Poland for 1000 years? [195]

The Romans disliked the Christians because they viewed them as insulting to people of other faiths. The Romans were very inclusive, because they had to be.

History / Should Poland be given ANY credit for ALLOWING Jews into Poland for 1000 years? [195]

Jesus was dimissive of Romans and, according to one account, told his disciples not to spread the word among the Gentiles. Not very inclusive.

News / FEMI-FASCISTS MARCH AGAIN IN POLAND [126]

My daughter's class tutor (home room teacher) talked in class today about the feminists' march in Warsaw and how they were fighting for women's rights etc etc. My daughter then proudly said that, fine, great advances were made in the past but that recently the only advance made was in England, where they successfully achieved a rise in the women's retirement age. 2 cheers for the femorons!

Off-topic somewhat, but I never quite worked out what abortion had to do with women's rights. Pregnancy isn't an illness that needs treating.

UK, Ireland / Why can't unemployed Polish people on benefits just leave UK and go home please? [240]

Errm - should I have been eligible for Polish NHS care, which saved my life? And should one of my children have received expensive treatment? I pay my contributions ...

News / EU Predicts Poland's Economy Will Expand at Bloc's Fastest Pace This Year [37]

Ah - you've missed the boat! The zloty was very weak just a few weeks ago due to fear in the currency markets.

Anyway, economic strength has very little to do with currency movements.