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POLES vs BULGARIANS [160]
How Poland is divided? Ideologically? Politically?
Poland is divided in several ways that intersect each other. These include geography (west vs east - the vistula/wisła river is a rough dividing line), politics (winners vs losers in the post-communist system) and generations (old vs young). It's a bit more complicated (it always is) but those are the big divisions. There are also regional distinctions that come from the partitions (basically the parts that were more German(ic) are better off than the parts that were under Russian rule because Russian rule at all times and in all places is terrible).
West vs East (aka Poland A vs Poland B): This is a bit like the North/South divide in Itay or the South/North divide in England. The west is richer, more productive economically and has more of a functioning civil society. The east is poorer and more mired in eastern (Russian) ways of doing things.
Winners and Losers after communism: Many who failed to prosper after the end of communism are bitter and want revenge against those who have done better. The more radical want to rebuild communist-era-style institutions (without communism per se).
Old vs Young: While Polish people are not nearly as socially liberal as their western peers, they generally have litle tolerance for living in the past and they are bored with the endless wars rooted in the communist period. Their main concern is finding a job that will pay them enough to live on and not increasing social safety nets for economically unproductive older people. The oler generation, sensibly from their point of view, votes for more of a safety net for the old and against most types of change, even those that are needed.
I don't personaly know a single Bulgarian person who is welcoming towards the illegal migrants from Africa and Central Asia.
This is true in Poland as well. I work around people who are some of the most tolerant towards other cultures you can imagine and not a single one supported Merkel's madness or the plan to accept her surplus. The only acceptance of the idea of settling the Merkel youth in Poland I've come across is from Brits on this forum who like the idea of weakening social cohesion because they dislike most features of traditional Polish culture.
