History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

Partitions had some impact on the development of regions of Poland but there are also other factors which contributed to it.

A rural - because that doesn't apply to big cities - area of Eastern Poland is in fact much poorer than those in Central and Western Poland. The decades of neglect during communist era and "central planning" focused on heavy industry which favored regions rich in coal, metals and other minerals has also contributed to it.

Right now the unemployment rate in Poland is very low. That said the regions with traditionally highest employment rate in the past 30- years were Mazury and also West Pomerania (former german partition and a part of Germany until after WWII) and Podkarpacie (ex Austrian partition).

The most developed, and the richest, region in Poland is metropolis of Warsaw (ex Russian partition). Some may point out that it is a capital, so this is normal.

Yet it is not an universal rule since Berlin is one of the poorest cities in Germany. Same goes to Rome which is much poorer than Milan or Torino which lies in North Italy.

Those facts would break a simple narrative so maybe that's why it was ommited in this discussion ;-)

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]


Not really. Silesian Uprisings against Germany were also succesful.

I would expect more from you since you are a teacher.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]


They are also very patriotic because they were in a constant political, cultural and economical struggle agains a very tricky, and very powerful at that time, enemy. And yet, they have prevailed.

Roman Dmowski has prased Poles from Greater Poland and his nationalist National-Democratic party had very strong outposts in this region.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

Well, @BratwurstBoy, as long as you're not throwing helpless insults like yesterday I'm willing to help you and educate you a bit.

Each partition had different politico-economical conditions.

Russian partition has also caused reaction and two major unprisings. Unfortunatelly those uprisings were unsuccesful and Polish elites were sent to Siberia which has hampered the growth of a Russian partition.

Another reason is that Russia had vasts land and weren't interested in territorial expansion as much as in political control of this region. They weren't interested in development of those parts of Empire. If anything else they wanted to hamper it.

Germans on the other hand wanted to keep those lands forever and claim it a part of a Reich, they've already considered them to be theirs. They wanted to take it over and to germanize Polish population. The money was invested in connecting it with Germany and in taking control of local economy and also in a hostile takeover of Polish private land backed by pro-German federal laws.

German partition in Greater Poland was finally put to an end with a succesful Greater Poland Uprising which removed Wielkopolska from Germany in 1919 and placed it firmly in Poland.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

No, it means that every action causes a reaction. And Polish reaction is to fight not to submit.

It also means that yours and Weimarer's trolling on PolishForums is also a positive thing for Poles who reads this.

History / Heritage of partitions still present in Poland [107]

That's true.

And what also has to be mentioned that Poles from Greater Poland province have built a strong local economy in XIX century not thanks to Germans but in spite of them.

They've constantly struggled against germanization and that why they've built a strong community and strong local economy. Those lessons are still valid even now in XXI century

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1158]


I don't know about your skills and work history but I had job offers from outside of the EU and outside of Europe. And even now when I'm not actively seeking for a job I'm still constantly getting a new offers on my email and LinkedIn profile. Most employers offer to take care of all the legal paperwork necessary to start work ASAP.

So all the paperwork can be delegated to the future employers and long as you present value to the company.

It's the same as in case of Ukrainians in Poland: they're not part of the EU yet 1.5 mln. of them work legally in Poland.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1158]

As a Polish taxpayer and a British taxpayer alike.

I, like many others, would have a right to work in the UK regardless of the existance of the EU. The decisive point here are skills and work experience not regulations. You see, the system of work delegation has existed long before the creation of the EU and it will remain long after its collapse.

"The EU is a monument to the vanity of [socialist] intellectuals, whether it fails is certain only the total damage is unknown." Margaret Thatcher

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1158]


All I can only think about is what percentage of my tax money was wasted on that insitution. To have all the real benefits all we need is a free trade [EEC] and Schengen agreements. The rest is just a social engineering and political indoctrination. The EU as a political entity was established in 2009 with Lisbon Treaty.


Nationalism, in fact, created whole nations and civilisations and their cultures which is a very positive thing.

Nationalism has also helped many cultures like Irish, Polish, Czech, Scottish, to survive foreign invasions and oppressions.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1158]


That's a mental slave with learned helplessness talk.

No, we can do so much more than that. We can re-shape it - that's what leftist were doing for the last few decades transforming EEC into the EU bastard - or we can destroy it from within and create a new trade agreement on its ashes.

Every institution, especially such an inefficient one as the EU, can be dismantled or shaped into new form. All is needed are favourable social dynamics and capable leaders who will steer social emotions into the right direction. I believe reshaping it is a waste of time so it needs to be abolished and a simple free trade agreement (like EEC) without all that ideological polyp should be created in its place.

No amount of media indoctrination will stop it once people realise that they loosing more, in terms of money, personal freedoms, cultural integrity, than they gain from such an institution.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1158]


Read it again. Carefully. I said that European free market [EEC] predates the EU by half a century. The EU is like a leftist tumor which has grown on EEC (European Economic Community). It's possible to have a free trade in Europe without neo-marxist penalnty which is the EU.


Just because you have some form of inferiority complex, which is evident in this statement, doesn't mean that it cannot be done.

First of all: 50% of those funds needs to come from a national budget. That's what almost made Spain go bancrupt. They've started to build highways to nowhere, ghost airports, and other massive projects which were pointless from economical point of view.

News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1158]

I'll point out few things which were omitted:

> Polish GDP could grow faster without EU extensive regulations and beaurocracy. Free European market is possible with the EU: it existed since1957 [Treaty of Rome] as EEC when the EU wasn't even [ill] conceived yet.

>Freedom of travel is a part of Schengen agreement. Countries like Norway are not in the EU yet they are still in Schengen zone.

>Infrastructure projects this one is my favourite since for each project that was "founded" by the EU there are another few which couldn't be realized because of EU rules and restrictions. We can only see what was built and done but we cannot see how many projects weren't even started thanks to the EU beaurocracy.

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]


And to be perfectly honest let's not forget that the nuclear technology was stolen by Soviet security agency from the US :-P

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]

@Ironside, I wouldn't say I like him, but I like the fact that he is here sharing his views on this forum. Without such a voice some people would think that Germans have actually changed. He say what many of them think but only few dare to say out loud.

Another thing is that on regular german speaking forums, where free speech is tamed, he would get banned instantly so he can shine here where there's no PC :-)

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]


He is nothing like me I'm afraid :-) Even if I was his father he would only share a few of my recessive genes :-)

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]

This Weimarer boy is golden. If he didin't exist it would be necessary to invent him. Sharing so openly views of your German idiots, hailing from slowly decaying Germany, who still believe they are something special on PolishForums :-)

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]


Yes, @BratwurstBoy, it is a confimation of common border between Poland and Germany. Yet, it has nothing to do with war reparations.
You obviously don't think that this would stick in the international court, do you?

The reason why there's no bilateral Polish-German treaty is due to our difficult modern history which prevented Poland (and Germany too) for almost half a century to conduct independent international realtions. Now there's a chance to regulate it properly.


It's not wise to pick up a fight with two strong opponents at the same time (as you should know by now). It's better to deal with them one by one. It is also wise to pick a fight in the most appropriate moment and place when you have a chance to do so.

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]

That's very nice. That's great that Germany solved the reparation issue with the US, the UK, France, Netherlands and Denmark.

Now, stop playing naive and show me the copy of the same agreement signed between Poland and Germany.

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]


I asked for links to government sites with photocopies of sufficient documents not wiki pages. Since you had this "325 rounds before" you must be very well informed in this subject.


And I'm a 35 year old Polish man who served in Polish army and empty words from German boys don't impress me even in a slightest.

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]


I'm sure you will provide links to those "subscibed treaties"? So far even the government of Germany cannot oficially produce sufficient documents

News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]


Acording to international law the crimes against humanity don't have expiration dates.

History / Unforgettable quotes about Poland and Poles from Polish and world`s history and culture [99]

I think the most proper Polish is spoken in Lublin Voivodeship


Do I have to tell what's an Englishmen opinion about Scottish English? So don't be so judgemental, especially since you're not a native Polish speaker.

* Don't get me wrong, Scottish-En is funny but I personally like it :-)

youtube.com/watch?v=29-LRuuqFT0

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

.338 is heavy duty, packs a stronger punch and has more recoil. But I don't mind when a gun "kicks me". I think I'll have to test them both, preferably side by side, before making the final decision

History / Unforgettable quotes about Poland and Poles from Polish and world`s history and culture [99]

@pawian, That's a bit childish behaviour you know. And you are a teacher, an educator am I right? :-)

At least use a better quality techniques. If I may suggest, I would advise you to read "Psychomanipulacje" by T.Witkowski.

And no, the Cardinal didn't use the word patriotism, but nationalism. He wasn't a man who wouldn't choose his words wisely.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]


Yes @dolnoslask, somewhere between 15000-30000 PLN depending on the extra equipment, but money is not a problem. I'll especially invest extra dough in superb hunting rifle [sztucer], there's no saving money on that. I was thinking Blaser R8 .308 winchester calibre.

History / Unforgettable quotes about Poland and Poles from Polish and world`s history and culture [99]

I've got a juicy quote for you all so you won't drown in self-flagellation of this thread :-)

"Work in the spirit of healthy nationalism. Not chauvinism, but just healthy nationalism, that is, love the Nation and serve him."

~Stefan Wyszynski, a Polish Cardinal, called Primate of the Millennium, who stood against Nazism and Communism.

PS: Don't be deceived by a lack of words such as "Poles" or "Polish" in the quote, since those words were aimed directly to Poles.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]


I do want them. And I will apply for hunter's licence once back in Poland. That's the fastest way to get a permission for a rifle under current strict gun laws.


Well, in the UK a knife crime is on the rise to the point that even ASDA has announced that they will not sell kitchen knives in their supermarkets...

msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/asda-to-remove-kitchen-knives-from-sale-by-end-of-april-amid-concerns-over-knife-crime/


Sure, in border-less Schengen Zone it must be a huge problem to saturate black market with illegal guns.

"552 weapons and more than 44 thousand pieces of ammunition were secured in 2016 throughout the country - informs the Central Bureau of Investigation Police. In most cases, it was illegally imported from abroad.

CBŚP emphasizes that the number of weapons and ammunition secured in the past year was record-high."

dorzeczy.pl/19677/Alarmujacy-raport-CBSP-Coraz-wiecej-nielegalnej-broni-w-Polsce.html

History / Unforgettable quotes about Poland and Poles from Polish and world`s history and culture [99]

One of my favourite quotes from Kisielewski:

"The use of coercion results from disbelief in argumentation."

~Stefan Kisielewski

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

@pawian, you seem to be very focused on school shootings - I know, it has a strong emotion trigger, which turn on emotions and switch off the brain - to which I would like to remind you that in Europe we don't have them.

And not because we don't have a guns, since in Switzerland, for example, half of citizens have a gun. Same in Finland. And only around 1.5% of Poles have them...

Yet we have a lot of other situations where regular citizens could use weapons to defend themselves and the other around them.

Those who intend to use weapons for a criminal purpose are not discouraged by strict gun law regulations and they will get weapons anyway. They often even prefer to get illegally since they don't have to provide any form of ID when buying them.

A strict gun law only hits a law abiding citizens who would wish to be armed for self-defense purpose.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

If anything, those mass shootings reminds me that if every decent citizen had weapons on them at all times those situations could be prevented or minimized. Only a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun.

I still remember the footage from London Bridge attacks when defenceless guys in a pub tried to fend of the terrorists by... throwing beer glasses at them.

During my last holiday in Poland I went with my uni friends to relax in a local shooting range. The whole business seems to be very busy. Young Poles seem to be very much interested in weapons.

Yes, there are some vocal hysterical people indoctrinated by a liberal press which are against owning guns by a regular citizens. But this mindset will quickly change with a recent introduction of voluntary territorial defense units [WOT] which makes young patriotic people accustomed to guns.