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This only worked for Poland because their communist masters (the Soviets) simply disappeared overnight for reasons of their own. It’s not as if Poland itself ha
by wGeF7H8Z59y985y 6y ago
This only worked for Poland because their communist masters (the Soviets) simply disappeared overnight for reasons of their own. It’s not as if Poland itself had some intrinsic desire for communism and then changed its mind.
- virgilp 6y agoIf you claim "Always X" (going back to democracy HAS to be violent), it's perfectly proper to disprove your claim with a singular example of "not X".
- Steltek 6y agoAre there any absolute statements that one can make about humans and human behavior? All humans have arms and legs? No. Even "All humans have brains" seems debatable after 2020 :-P.
- auggierose 6y agoAlso, Polish democracy is in a sorry state right now.
- bitcharmer 6y ago> their communist masters (the Soviets) simply disappeared overnight On the contrary. They stayed in power for many years in various forms. Read about the deal Solidarity struck with the commies in Magdalenka. No one left. They just changed their banners.