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What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1800]
How? Besides, Pawian says they weren't that damned peaceful anyhow.
Ok!
1. They were peaceful or not it didn't mattered because commies weren't peaceful at all. There was no demonstration in Soviet Poland unless it was a regime organized demonstration for example against American imperialists. In other words any gathering of people be it hoodlums' be it saints was illegal and Milicja, ZOMO and Ubecja just dispersed it.
2. Changes in 1989 were triggered by Gorbachev who seeing as Soviet a loosing economically against the USA so called arms race wanted to reform Soviet economy somewhat, allowing some private enterprises and loosing commie regime grip on the people somewhat. At same point he lost control of the process but in way it was a success - local soviets took position of power and money and remained a the helm for some time.
3. They shaped those changes in way that were beneficial to them and granted them immunity for treason and crimes but at the same time it made a mess when it comes to social capital, economy and what have you. It just was bad for Poland.
4. What was needed. After the round table when international circumstances changed with the fall of the Soviet union Patriotic side should have just renegade on all promises made to commies. Unfortunately there was not a patriotic side with an support or force behind it. Those who made a deal with Soviets were just sell outs Soviet choose to deal with - at last most of them.
pawian is either 'ex'-local soviets' element or is on the side of those who made a deal with them, at least he is affiliated with that side. They had 30 years to grow they won branch of political support.