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Seeing this coming out now means in several years Poland will be "liberated from corrupt government" by Russia, and like every time before, our "friends" will s

Seeing this coming out now means in several years Poland will be "liberated from corrupt government" by Russia, and like every time before, our "friends" will stand aside.

Xylakant 9y ago
Watching from the other side of the border (and married to a polish wife), I must say that the polish government is currently working hard on turning friends into "friends".
- yetihehe 9y ago
  Watching from inside, you are right. That's why I've written "corrupt government". This will be used as a excuse.
  - Xylakant 9y ago
    Overall a very sad situation, I agree.
- bolololo1 9y ago
  I don't agree. Polish Government is under attack by the western propaganda because it finally wants to remove the post-colonialism which started after Communism collapsed. How would you explain that food prices are almost same in Tesco or Lidl in Germany and in Poland but a Polish cashier earns £400 a month and a German one £1200?
  - Xylakant 9y ago
    Ask the union that negotiates the wages on behalf of polish cashier? It's not like the wages in Germany magically started rising or Lidl is well known for philanthropy in Germany. The unions went on strike for the wages and still do. It's money hard fought for. In any case, I don't think this is something you can blame on "the EU", as many people do. Many many Poles do use the benefits of the EU (just as others do, and rightfully so), either by having infrastructure built (look at the whole transit road from Warsaw down to Bialystock, the A1, ... tons of EU funds went into that) or by using the EU rules to work abroad with little to no friction (just have a short peek at the number plates that travel along the A1 now for christmas, you'll see lots and lots from all EU countries). It's certainly not all good in the EU, but what the polish government currently does - blaming all problems on the evil EU while claiming all benefits for the great polish government - is certainly a recipe to alienate friends and supporters.
    - bolololo1 9y ago
      If you shut down whole industries so unemployment rate is 25% people are scared of organizing strikes. Then suddenly foreign capital comes, re-opens shut down companies and magic happens - it wasn't worth to shut it down, Polish people can just work as hard as foreign, but they are just scared of striking.
  - pabl0rg 9y ago
    It's not foreigners' fault that salaries in Poland are low. And shaking fists at powerful neighbors is counter-productive.
    - bolololo1 9y ago
      If this company is owned by foreign capital it is and this is called post-colonialism and it happens in Europe as well. Standard foreign citizens have nothing to do with this, just the politicians.
  - dmichulke 9y ago
    Did you know that in an efficient market lower cashier prices equal lower food prices?
    - bolololo1 9y ago
      Did you know that free market is a hoax if you've got couple corporations and too high costs too enter the market?
bolololo1 9y ago
It will be by same people who organized Targowica in the 18th century 'helping' Polish people by giving up Polish Land to Prussia, Russia and Austria!
RightMillennial 9y ago
Didn't the exact reverse of this happen in Ukraine? It was "liberated from corrupt government" by the "West"?

Seeing this coming out now means in several years Poland will be "liberated from corrupt government" by Russia, and like every time before, our "friends" will stand aside.

Xylakant 9y ago

Watching from the other side of the border (and married to a polish wife), I must say that the polish government is currently working hard on turning friends into "friends".

yetihehe 9y ago
Watching from inside, you are right. That's why I've written "corrupt government". This will be used as a excuse.
- Xylakant 9y ago
  Overall a very sad situation, I agree.
bolololo1 9y ago
I don't agree. Polish Government is under attack by the western propaganda because it finally wants to remove the post-colonialism which started after Communism collapsed. How would you explain that food prices are almost same in Tesco or Lidl in Germany and in Poland but a Polish cashier earns £400 a month and a German one £1200?
- Xylakant 9y ago
  Ask the union that negotiates the wages on behalf of polish cashier? It's not like the wages in Germany magically started rising or Lidl is well known for philanthropy in Germany. The unions went on strike for the wages and still do. It's money hard fought for. In any case, I don't think this is something you can blame on "the EU", as many people do. Many many Poles do use the benefits of the EU (just as others do, and rightfully so), either by having infrastructure built (look at the whole transit road from Warsaw down to Bialystock, the A1, ... tons of EU funds went into that) or by using the EU rules to work abroad with little to no friction (just have a short peek at the number plates that travel along the A1 now for christmas, you'll see lots and lots from all EU countries). It's certainly not all good in the EU, but what the polish government currently does - blaming all problems on the evil EU while claiming all benefits for the great polish government - is certainly a recipe to alienate friends and supporters.
  - bolololo1 9y ago
    If you shut down whole industries so unemployment rate is 25% people are scared of organizing strikes. Then suddenly foreign capital comes, re-opens shut down companies and magic happens - it wasn't worth to shut it down, Polish people can just work as hard as foreign, but they are just scared of striking.
- pabl0rg 9y ago
  It's not foreigners' fault that salaries in Poland are low. And shaking fists at powerful neighbors is counter-productive.
  - bolololo1 9y ago
    If this company is owned by foreign capital it is and this is called post-colonialism and it happens in Europe as well. Standard foreign citizens have nothing to do with this, just the politicians.
- dmichulke 9y ago
  Did you know that in an efficient market lower cashier prices equal lower food prices?
  - bolololo1 9y ago
    Did you know that free market is a hoax if you've got couple corporations and too high costs too enter the market?

bolololo1 9y ago

It will be by same people who organized Targowica in the 18th century 'helping' Polish people by giving up Polish Land to Prussia, Russia and Austria!

RightMillennial 9y ago

Didn't the exact reverse of this happen in Ukraine? It was "liberated from corrupt government" by the "West"?