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Joined: Nov 16, 06 ♂ 		 Apr 5, 11, 15:09    #31
Torq:
If Kaczyński had criticized RAŚ


And you think who did he criticize ? His own supporters from Silesia ?

Torq:
Stop the feckin paranoia, lads. In Kosovo


No one had expected such hostilities in Kosovo no more than 10 years earlier.
alexw68  Apr 5, 11, 15:24    #32
Grzegorz_:
And you think who did he criticize ? His own supporters from Silesia ?

Well, if he had expressed himself in terms that didn't leave his intended meaning open to doubt, that defence might hold water. However, he didn't and it doesn't:

The Duck:
śląskość jest po prostu pewnym sposobem odcięcia się od polskości i przypuszczalnie przyjęciem po prostu zakamuflowanej opcji niemieckiej.


Is it really too much to hope that a senior politician with ambitions to lead his party to victory in the next elections express himself with a little more competence than he actually exhibits? Śląskość - a blanket term, doesn't specify whether it's the RAŚ worldwiew or the entire region's. Really, embarrassingly unprofessional of either him or his speechwriters.
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Grzegorz_:
And you think who did he criticize ? His own supporters from Silesia ?


Alex has already provided the quote. A disgrace. Kaczyński should hang his head down in shame
and apologize the Silesians. It's the least he can do.

Grzegorz_:
No one had expected such hostilities in Kosovo no more than 10 years earlier.


First, check how many Albanians were there in Kosovo 10 years ago, then check how many Silesians
or Germans are there in Silesia today, and stop panicking (finally, just for fun, you can check how many
members does RAŚ have, and we can all laugh together).
IronsideThreads: 59
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Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂ 		 Apr 5, 11, 18:41    #34
Torq:
First, check how many Albanians were there in Kosovo 10 years ago, then check how many Silesians
or Germans are there in Silesia today, and stop panicking (finally, just for fun, you can check how many
members does RAŚ have, and we can all laugh together).

Better safe than sorry ....
nottThreads: 6
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Joined: Jun 2, 10 ♂ 		 Apr 6, 11, 00:43    #35
Ironside:
Better safe than sorry ....

I think the RAŚ is, at least partly, a result of post war distrust towards Silesians. There were reasons for them to feel second-class citizens. What you say seems like repeating this mistake.

Those I knew, the RAŚ supporters, felt treated like second-class Poles - and they expected to be in a similar, or even worse, situation in Germany. Thus autonomy, not separation. Interesting thing, many of their children didn't even speak Silesian..

No sweat, I'd say. And definitely antagonizing people in a mixed environment is a stupid thing to do.
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lukezwp  May 22, 11, 03:05    #37
He is no longer accused of anything. Prosecutor's office told the PO members to p!ss off ;)

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