Life / Are foreigners welcome in Poland? [305]

They are not so hostile to white people. Some idiots will attack any difference in somebody but you don't often encounter them. Many people will not be overtly racist about black or brown people but you can be rest assured that many are thinking something nasty in their minds.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

CK, The Cold War lasted longer than communism in Poland itself. Wow, there was espionage and some trickery but nothing on the scale of daily hell and early-morning queuing. There was direct intervention in daily lives, forcibly so. Look at photos of Gorbachev and Reagan around 1985 and tell me that that was a 'war'.

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Not at all. CK, have you any awareness of international politics at all? Reagan had a good understanding with Gorbachev. It was all a quip!

Foolishness would've been taking The Cold War too seriously.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

Hats off to the Ukrainian Jew :) The boy done good :)

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But what do you care for rights, CK? ;) ;)

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They are going abroad for money, amongst other things, to put themselves in a position where they can set themselves up here.

At least they can 'escape', unlike with the gulags.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

Did you get the consent of the priest? LOL There's nothing like relying on other chumps to tell you how to live your own life, right? ;) ;)

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Why don't you come to Poland and openly air your views, CK? I'm sure Warsaw residents would be sure to respond :)

Are you on the waiting list for toilet paper, Kostik? Does the Russian state prescribe haemmorhoids for you?

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

You can prove me wrong by telling dear old Kostik how things were under communism :)

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Are you kidding? They have blind devotion to a regime that suppresses individual thought and streamlines how they will be. Are you really so subservient that you are prepared to have your life substantially determined by the vision of one man? Democracy encourages discussion and a wide range of opinions to be put forward.

CK, how do you imagine dissentients were treated in Poland under communism?

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

Pawian, are you even aware what you have just said? I think you are a Ukrainian Jew and not Polish. Sorry, that's the way you seem.

The Poles will be as they will be. You can persuade people to change their ways and adopt certain traits but you can't make that a condition :) :) :) :) :)

There is relative freedom now. Never underestimate the value of that :)

CK, if you are anxious then you should take sedatives :) :) Do you even know what communism is, Mr Ruski? ;) ;)

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You cannot tell me this? Then why are you even bothering to write on this thread? Tell me, how do you imagine the shops were stocked? Foreign dominance, how would this be for Russia? America has you by the nuts.

How do you think freedom was manifested under communism here? What was the role of the Secret Police? Why did it take so long to shrug off this scourge?

CK, what year of primary school are you in?

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Come on, CK, how was communism good for the Poles?

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Exactly, Seanny. CK, how do you imagine life was for Poles under communism. I've heard plenty stories. Please describe a typical day for your average worker, your conception.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

So how do you propose to put MP's into place if not by the collective will of the people? What democratic books have you read, sonny? CK, that was the whole point of Animal Farm.

No natural course of democracy? Well, what do you propose then? Holland is a fine democracy, can't you learn from them?

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CK doesn't know what he is and he had better be careful when defending communism. It led to much misery here. Imposing regimes on others is anathema to good reason.

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You are a democrat, hehehe. Then why don't you let democracy run its natural course? So people sway between candidates and ideas, so what?

I like your suggestion of individual democracy inside each man, CK. Just like God inside each man.

Anyway, we have borderline communists in today's EU. They label themselves as socialists but that doesn't convey the whole truth.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

Very true, pawian. Rip people off and then deny them any prospect of coming back at you. Total control. If Kostik really believes that communists strive for equality and even distribution, he needs to get off the vodka.

CK, Poland has an excellent medical service. They might feel sympathy for you. Vodka is a shared commonality. It's never too late to get help.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

CK, let's keep it simple. Communism here was widely hated. Democracy, for all its shortcomings, has much more to commend itself than you'll ever realise.

Poland fought long and hard to win that battle, and it triumphed!! So, what misdeeds are anything like the hell that the Russian secret police put Polish people through?

I'm not a major fan of EU officials either but what specific allegations are you referring to?

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Poland fought all the nonsense that is communism, CK. Oppression, indifference, control and subjugation.

I don't think you have read the book at all. I think it would disgust you to see the truth of your police state and also the vicissitudes of the Stalin regime.

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The point is, communists care little for rights, Mod. Ever read Solzhenitzyn? Rights (or lack thereof) are inextricably linked with their outlook on humanity. Animal Farm showed the physical manifestations of it and how reality differed from the theory.

There is more than a tenuous correlation between what I'm saying and what pawian was saying about uprisings and fighting for a noble cause.

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I can enforce my rights, CK, so there. The closest you'll get to a kilt is your tablecloth.

youtube.com/watch?v=lYaC09xdC38&feature=related
here's what happens when you let communists get a foothold. Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

Arkan talking about many important issues. Harry, is this the devil reincarnate? Come off it!

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

CK, I'm not gonna play your game. Human rights law was a major part of my university education and if you wipe out rights with one dismissive stroke, you need to visit your local mental hospital and fast.

Quit the fooling around and argue like Sasha does. Show that you are intelligent and not just a wind-up merchant and buffoon.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

I think you are either off your chump or away on a tangent. Please clarify, what do you understand by the word 'masses'?

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

Masses must respect law and order to a reasonable extent. However, civil disobedience is sometimes called for and your python state doesn't allow that.

Vital lessons not learned then ;)

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

Och, we know that. It's all a laugh anyway, he has about as much power as my little pinky. Another rambler :)

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The commies were just controlling monsters. Why should some politicians have excessive control over the masses, CK? It's absurd!

Go and read Animal Farm, CK, it might open your eyes.

I am not Polish, CK, you should know that by now. Sasha reckons you are full of sh*t, I have to agree. You are one of those nutjob drinkers of 80% vodka, the kind that wakes up to 5 shots of freezing cold vodka in the morning.

Throttle back, man, throttle back! Try Żołądkowa Polish vodka, it might cure you, albeit partially.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

Fair enough, why should you feel pity? But wiping out is not a valid approach, wouldn't you say?

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

You would wipe out all Poles? What in God's name are you talking about, CK? What business have you got of going near Polish people? You are cut from the same cloth anyway ;)

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

The people out front are really nice to me as I know them. I can think of some really friendly servers in shops.

Give out targetted, good vibes and they will likely reciprocate :)