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Last Post: 28 Aug 2016
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Szalawa   
13 Apr 2014
Language / Advice needed for learning Polish Language [41]

I would like some tips for learning the Polish language. I have been trying to learn Polish on my own for some time now, but I would like to know some effective ways to approach learning this language.
Szalawa   
16 Apr 2014
News / Poland and Kresy being reunited? [162]

Now with the Ukrainian crisis their is a possibility. I am of ancestry to this area of Poland and would love to be able to live there. The problem is how to do it without hostile actions against Ukraine, Russia held referendum in Crimea because most people there are Russian, in Ukraine kresy most of these people were forced to leave or killed with most of there belonging being destroyed or robbed. I know this is an old thread but it is the future now and an opportunity is now present. Your thoughts?
Szalawa   
17 Apr 2014
News / Poland and Kresy being reunited? [162]

Its true that Germany will want western Poland and that is the problem. Lets look at Silesia (where most of my family currently live), Germans say it theirs but Silesia's are Slavic people are they not? Look at the history and you will see they were mostly part of Bohemia, not Germany. It was only part of Germany/Prussia when they took it through a war with Austria that incorporated it from Bohemia, now some can argue that Germanic tribes lived there before the Slavs, well most of them got incorporated into the culture or left with the migration of that period, not to mention that there was no established country in that area yet.
Szalawa   
18 Apr 2014
News / Poland and Kresy being reunited? [162]

Silesia is Polish, because Poles live there. And the Western Ukraine is Ukrainian, because Ukrainians live there. Period.

Interesting to bring up Jews...now lets use this logic and determine if the Jews followed it or not
Szalawa   
21 Apr 2014
History / Ukrainian-occupied Eastern Poland [135]

Part of me wants to let this go, but another part wants justice for all those people that were massacred, it bothers me that some Ukrainians have the nerve to be waving UPA flags and worship Bandera. No respect.
Szalawa   
21 Apr 2014
History / Ukrainian-occupied Eastern Poland [135]

Correct the Polish government along with Hungary and Romania received a letter from the Russian Duma to partition Ukraine

Pomerania is a tricky one, you can say its the punishment Germany gets for invading Poland, destroying Warsawa (around 90%!) and countless other cities, stealing Polands national treasures, forced slave labor, more then 3 million polish killed, many also killed by concentration camps (not including Jews), you get the point I could go on forever.

If Poland ever should take it back

Most people/peoples ancestors that came from the Ukraine part of Kresy where killed or relocated to Silesia. The problem is the crazy Neo-Nazis in Ukraine (oddly most prominent in former eastern Poland/Kresy), even the current government of Ukraine admits theirs a problem. Many people fear them and they will do anything to defend their Bandera idiology (They claim Volyn-Galicia is theirs). They simply will make that area too dangerous and stir trouble to prevent Poles from returning. And even though my ancestors lived here, I think its a bad move until their is no more Banderite fascist around.

If it was that easy to get it back, it would have already been done.
Szalawa   
22 Apr 2014
History / Ukrainian-occupied Eastern Poland [135]

Here is what I'm talking about, with multiple sources to prevent bias.
bbc.com/news/world-europe-26468720
nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2010/feb/24/a-fascist-hero-in-democratic-kiev
youtube.com/watch?v=6g5Kd09Ox_s
Szalawa   
23 Apr 2014
History / Ukrainian-occupied Eastern Poland [135]

Yeah, its too strategic for Russia to give it up

Russians offered them East Prussia in the early 1990

Sources?

aren't Catholic

Many are Catholic in Western Ukraine, but I think its a different type
Szalawa   
23 Apr 2014
News / Little statistics about immigrants in Poland. Employment and job prospects. [25]

Less people means more resources to go around and that means easier job market and higher wages. Immigrants are not bad

Second generation will turn to be native

but I don't agree with integration and not all the immigrant will agree with it too, just keep that in mind.
Szalawa   
24 Apr 2014
News / Little statistics about immigrants in Poland. Employment and job prospects. [25]

Sorry, I am a biology student so I see things from a biological prospective. This is what I learned in university and to be frank the world is going to be way too overpopulated (places like India, Philippines and other third world countries with high birth rates contribute significantly to this)

Poland is predicted to go into a steep decline that will last at least until the end of this century

in the next century(If we manage not to collapse from lack of energy sources to provide for this population), a higher population also means more strain on resources and a smaller one means that less resources will be required. A smaller population is economically sustainable, a large rapid growing population isn't, low birth rates and low death rates are a usual sign that a country is developed (and are ideal conditions). Immigration inst bad, but keep in mind that 1) I live in Canada and I can tell you, not all immigrant's will assimilate(and they shouldn't be forced too either) 2)

and it means that a lot of those higher wages are going to be spent supporting the elderly rather than being free for investment in the future

what do you have in mind then, Infinite growth? unreasonable. I think old people deserve to be taking care of considering that they built the economy and supported people like you. In the future I wouldn't worry about too little people, I'd worry about the opposite 3) Less people is easier to manage to ensure maximum productivity. 4) again Immigrants are not bad, but from a biological prospective they will significantly alter the genetic material (especially long prolonged immigration) from the native area.

I can go on but honestly..no one will read it.

Demographic winter is going to be a real problem for European countries, including Poland

Keep in mind Global warming, the world is changing and not static as you may think
Szalawa   
24 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

The U.S has its reputation (as the country that invades other countries that oppose its policies) to consider. However this wont scare Russia and the U.S is not that brainless to try anything yet. But if the title was U.S sends missiles they promised Poland years ago... then we might have something
Szalawa   
25 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

What civilization are you talking about? As for Poland we don't have any separate civilization from Europe.

Europe is a continent( and not a very well defined one either), all it is and all it ever will be, not a civilization but many civilizations within a continent.
Szalawa   
25 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

Even if they had, ports are no good when one doesn't have access to the oceans.

Look on a map, Russia has access to the Oceans
Szalawa   
25 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

Crow

Those are foreign soldiers on Polish ground and Poles always and regularly had bad luck with foreign army on their lands

The U.S has over a 1000 military bases worldwide and spends ridiculous amount of money on the military(I think more then all the next leading nations put together) they are clearly war mongers. I wish for the end of the vassalage of Poland but I don't know if it can be done. :(
Szalawa   
28 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

Hungary stated neutrality for the Ukrainian crisis and they are a N.A.T.O member

You should watch the movie Rwanda Hotel :)

Genocide that was provoked by Western occupation and turned the two against each other even though their was no real ethnic divide between the tutsis and hutu

N.A.T.O terrorist organization in my opinion has done more bad then good
Szalawa   
28 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

Yes, I know Poles always wan't to be part of the west to impress them, but their are those with a little more sense and actually understand whats going on.
Szalawa   
29 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

I'm assuming that was directed at me?
Poles that know their History know that both Germans (Germany/Prussia/Teutonic order/Austria) and Russians exploited Poland for their own benefits and can see that both sides(east and west) are playing a game. Tell me why is it that America is hated wherever they stick their nose in someone else's business? Because there is a hidden catch to everything, they want something in return (just as they used Poland for CIA-torture-Black sites). Tell me why U.S.A released Ukrainian terrorist Bandera to cause destabilization in Poland and Ukraine after WW2? Is their really a good vs evil cold war mentality? Is U.S.A really Poland's friend? or is this a game where Poland is getting played like a pawn?
Szalawa   
29 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

Russia has Plans for a Eurasian Union, all Poland and E.U has to do is join it. No more problem of war. No more war mongers.
Szalawa   
29 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

Poland has no interest in joining any such union. Poles have no interest in joining any such union

Poland joined the European Union did it not?
Szalawa   
29 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

Rome was not built in a day...give it time and more and more people will consider going on board with the Eurasian Union as the European Union continues to sink.
Szalawa   
30 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

Again even by your logic, 1. The president was removed prematurely only 1 year from elections with many of his supporters who are from eastern Ukraine (which you will refuse to see or simply deny) and many of his opponents from Western Ukraine..What if this happened between Rep and Dem in America? you can pull the corruption card on anyone of those politicians.

I'd say that it's a basic human duty to prevent genocide. Maybe when you grow up you'll think that too.

Russia claimed the same thing in Crimea, so why the double standards?

Statements of fact, although I do understand you have difficulties telling the difference between facts and lies.

Many people do, especially because you got so good at doing it over the years
Szalawa   
30 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

You are very simply lying, son

I don't know about Putin, but this is the opinion of Russian people in Crimea who where worried about the nationalistic elements which you will just deny.
Szalawa   
30 Apr 2014
News / The US sends troops to Poland for drills [83]

I never stated that, you are malicious aren't you? I only stated people had the fear of Nationalistic elements, not that any ethnic cleansing was taking place. Who knows maybe without Russia there would have been? but again this is just speculation.
Szalawa   
19 May 2014
History / What does it mean to be "Polish"? Why does Poland exist? [13]

what differentiates Poles from the other nations of the world? Why does Poland exist? What is its mission/purpose, if any?

Poles have own language and culture similar to other west Slavs and other Slavic people in general
Poland exist's because of the Soviet union defeating Germany in WW2, without that Poland would be occupied and colonized by the Germans and would not exist

My Mission for Poland is for it to look out for it's own interests and build strong relationships with other Slavic countries, It exists so Poles have a place to call home