News / Polish PM Tusk- dictator or not? What Poles think? [374]


Good Man!
The PO also has a very able cabinet with luminaries such as Rostowski, Sikorski and a few others.

History / Questions about Polish borders, Galicia and Cossacks. [50]


I know my history very well thank you very much. I am merely trying to truncate about 500 years of history into one sentence you silly man! There is nothing that you have mentioned that I don't know about, or that contradicts me in any way.


Yes it was you stupid man, its elites after being taken over by the golden horde followed later by the Lithuanians and finally by Poland into the commonwealth, certainly considered themselves to be Poles, but the peasants were Ukrainian. And as I have mentioned national consciousness came to them later (under Austro-Hungarian rule)

Love / A Polish womans relationship with her mother in law. [44]

I feel terribly sorry for the girl (provided what you said about her is accurate) for ever coming into contact with your son, sadly the world to full of such types, I hope he has genuinely changed, but the chances are really against it.

News / Germany - We won't let Poland drown! [28]

A big thanks to Poland's German friends:)

History / Questions about Polish borders, Galicia and Cossacks. [50]


They defeated the Ukrainians who were subject to the golden horde you fool.

In the mid-14th century, Galicia-Volhynia was subjugated by Casimir III of Poland, while the heartland of Rus', including Kiev, fell under the Gediminas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania after the Battle on the Irpen' River. Following the 1386 Union of Krevo, a dynastic union between Poland and Lithuania, much of what became northern Ukraine was controlled by the increasingly Slavicised local Lithuanian nobles as part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

By 1569, the Union of Lublin formed the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and a significant part of Ukrainian territory was moved from Lithuanian rule to the Polish administration, as it was transferred to the Polish Crown. Much upper class of Polish Ruthenia converted to Catholicism and became indistinguishable from the Polish nobility.

See made a fool of you so now what?


What are you on about you silly fool, I am not German I am polish you idiot!

And unlike you I have read the the history of the Ukraine from both a Polish and a Ukrainian perspective.

History / Lusatian-Sarmatic obsession of Poles [153]

Can you name a European nobility that did not exploit its own people? at least the Polish nobility was far more democratic than any other.

UK, Ireland / Oxford Polish bride 'heartbroken' over arrest - accusations of sham marriage [126]

I am sure that they would not have acted they way they have without reason.

History / Polish and other Slavic nobility in our time [71]

Franciszek Ksawery Branicki:

Opponent of the reforms of the Great Sejm (1788-1792), supporter of the Targowica Confederation. Sentenced to death in absentia by the Supreme Criminal Court during the Kościuszko Uprising (1794). He also fought a duel with the infamous Casanova, in which both were wounded but survived.

duel as depicted by youtube:

youtube.com/watch?v=G1vv44OckR4&feature=related

as described by Casanova himself:
books.google.com.au/books?id=-0F8CRLDPv4C&pg=PA423&lpg= PA423&dq=branicki+Casanowa&source=bl&ots=G4GsdkdIyc&sig=MsqHnRIEJdtFjN qwZD

Sounds like an interesting scoundrel this Branicki.

News / Poland to penalise commie symbols [27]

Silly idea, the Poles are nation of discerning individuals not automatons. They do not need such a law like like their neighbor.

History / Polish and other Slavic nobility in our time [71]

That makes the two of us, you would face him from the front and in the meantime i would shoot him in the back:)

History / Poles as Iroquois of Europe [42]

No it was Frederick

UK, Ireland / Brit Polonia fighting anti-Polish stereotypes [46]


Standard Brit response, I can almost picture a fat bold person with no neck, on disability and tattoo on his arm saying it in a regional accent. lol.

History / Poles as Iroquois of Europe [42]


Given the cannibalistic tendencies of the Prussian sate I think the comparison works better in reverse:)

News / Unbelievable but, its truth. Poland is finally happy to share border with Russia [57]

what are you talking about they shared a border with Russia almost constantly and have shared a border with Kaliningrad for decades!

History / Poles as Iroquois of Europe [42]


I don't think so, Poland had an education ministry before Prussia!

UK, Ireland / Are Polish people importing a new wave of ancient racism into the UK? [402]

No need racism is doing quite well in the UK.

History / Poland in the eyes of London - before WWII. [60]


You are severely deluded, Hitler would only stop if there was a Nazi puppet regime in Britain, perhaps with Oswald Mosley as leader.

History / Poland in the eyes of London - before WWII. [60]

Yes, he was a real grasping maniac.

History / Poland in the eyes of London - before WWII. [60]


You are easily Puzzled, Hitler also wanted the Sudetenland, and yet he took the whole of Czech Republic.

News / Russia, Poland ready agreement on visa-free travel [71]

1. Because it is not as poor as Russia

2. They can learn a bit about European culture

News / Russia, Poland ready agreement on visa-free travel [71]


Please, the UK made the modern world, and what you don't understand Rusek, is that without it some places in the world would have still been practicing cannibalism.

History / 1587-1588 Poland's War with Austria [22]

History could have turned out for the better if the Archduke had been elected


What has this BS anything to do with the main topic.

History / 1587-1588 Poland's War with Austria [22]

You should not take my teaching you a lesson over the Ukraine personally, BTW were is the acknowledgement that i was right? Austria was the most powerful Germanic state at the time, if Poland allied itself with Austria at the time as an equal partner it would have one foot in West European politics, and it would dominate central and eastern politics.

Life / SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT POLAND AND POLISH SOCIETY [297]


Are you aware that Poland had Europe's first modern constitution, As well as the first ministry of education?

Life / SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT POLAND AND POLISH SOCIETY [297]


Ok, earlier you made some observations about Polish religion, are you aware the Poland had the first law of religious toleration in Europe? This allowed different nationalities to flee to Poland during the 30 years war. The things that I am mentioning are fundamental to western civilization, or would you disagree?

Life / SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT POLAND AND POLISH SOCIETY [297]


Ah Seanus, i would hate to poke holes in your historical knowledge, but at one stage Poland an overwhelmingly catholic country, had a protestant majority of parliamentarians, at a time when Catholics were not even allowed to sit in the British parliament. As Jan Kazimiersz (king) said when urged to be more draconian by one of his advisers, I am not the king of People's consciousness

News / Russia, Poland ready agreement on visa-free travel [71]


What you don't understand is that slavery has been in existence since biblical times, and it still continues in Africa to this day, the English merely tapped into what was already a very lucrative African slave market.

And what you don't know is that they were the first to ban slavery, even though it was in their economic interest to continue, not only that but they actively pursued slave traders and slave owners.

History / 1587-1588 Poland's War with Austria [22]


Yes it was not, and yes Poland dominated in its region, but the fact remains that it had little impact in western Europe. Despite its huge strength, Poland was not very well known in western Europe. France and Spain were virtually the only players in town in western Europe. By allying itself with Austria, it could potentially allow Austria to take the brunt of any potential mistakes, whist profiting from any success. Furthermore in terms of cultural impact, Poland absorbed a lot from the west but even with a few notable philosophers it wasn't able to export much in the cultural realm.

History / 1587-1588 Poland's War with Austria [22]


That is all true, but if say Poland was allied to Austria, and Austria was in conflict with France. I think that the French at worst would Give the Austrians a thrashing, but i doubt if they would be bothered marching all the way to Poland, If they tried they would be exhausted by the time they would get there and would be constantly harried by the Cossacks, I would Definitely fancy Poland's chances. As for the wars with the Turks, there wouldn't be much change there, Poland constantly fought the Turks regardless, as you know they later saved Vienna even though they didn't have to and got nothing in return, it would have been different if they had been allies. And with Poland allied to Austria, the partitions would have been very hard to carry out later on.

History / 1587-1588 Poland's War with Austria [22]


But would the Polish nobility agree to such an arrangement? Previous experience suggests that they would be very hesitant. Given the more democratic nature of Poland the king would have to compromise with the Polish nobility.

And later on when the 7 years war would come about, instead of Poland being simply used as a battlefield for foreign armies, with an alliance with Austria, Poland could finally take East Prussia for itself. I doubt if Prussia would be able to resist an alliance of Poland, Austria and Russia.