Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster?

When a Pole wants multiculturalism, a Pole travels.

but nobody can immigrate to Poland?

Asians tend to spread out among caucasians more.

Up until recently it was regarded as 'politically incorrect' to question multi-culturalism

Multi-culti -- roadmap to disaster?

Although it has a steadily growing coomuntiy of Vietnamese and other foreigners, Poland is still not a major attraction for economic immigrants or even refugees.

My daughters best friend is Vietnamese born in Poland. Is she Polish? Well the citizens here would say no- she has obvious physical features that don't allow her to truly assimilate. She was born here, speaks perfect Polish- she is not Polish.

Restore the borders of the Pol-Lithuanian Commonwealth at its height under Warsaw's rule, and I'm sure Poles will agree to grant minorities far-reaching autonomy. That is far less likely in today's truncated mini-Polabd.

Yes- they have Polish ghetto's, they set up their own communities and maintain the culture and language of the mother land.

Big difference between ethnically diverse and multi-cultural...

No, we don't. One thing I know for sure is that Poles, at least those living in Canada, don't *do* ghettos. They don't live in one area of the city. That's best visible during elections; I like to observe how ethnic minorities voted and Poles are never visible. Just because we tend to live all over the city or town but not in one specific area.

However we form Polish community centers and maintain the culture. But I don't see it as a hindrance to the good life in economic and social terms.

Nah, it isn't. Anyway its the utopian socialist dream who should die its well-deserved death.

I strongly believe that when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

What do you mean by "far reaching autonomy"? Doesn't Poland already grant this to the Vietnamese, and other ethnic minorities, living there?

Restore the borders of the Pol-Lithuanian Commonwealth at its height under Warsaw's rule, and I'm sure Poles will agree to grant minorities far-reaching autonomy. That is far less likely in today's truncated mini-Polabd.

Or did you forget that you moved to a nation full of immigrants who enjoy the same status as every other Canadian citize

In Toronto there absolutely is a Polish ghetto.

One thing I know for sure is that Poles, at least those living in Canada, don't *do* ghettos.

at least those living in Canada, don't *do* ghettos

In Toronto there absolutely is a Polish ghetto

given the II RP's intolerance for other minorities.

Why do you think Poland is too small today to be multi-cultural?

What are you talking about ? All citizens of Poland have the same status as every other citizen, that goes for every state I suppose ....

Define ghetto, exactly?

lie - given that fact that the II RP did not tolerate minorities being disloyal to Polish state, some indulging into terrorist activities.

If Piłsudski's federalist concept were to be implemented, that essentially would mean the restoration of the old P-L Commonwealth. Under the wise, prudent and just guidance of Mother Poland Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Silesians, Kashubs, Belarussians, Lemkos, Germans and others could be guaranteed cultural and to some extent self-governing autonomy in their respecive areas.
Unfortunately, the Soviet-installed PRL regime promtoed the Dmowskian view of a truncated, compact, ethnically homogeneous Poland after WW2.

Poles are crying out for positive variety to release themselves from the humdrum of their daily lives.

The II RP did plenty of terrorist activities towards the minorities - shall we start with how Poland refused to implement Galician autonomy, despite it being a core part of the agreement with the League of Nations?

Or perhaps we could talk about how the Jewish minority was essentially banned from higher education?

Pilsudski's vision was an incredibly brave and sensible one - but alas, not a popular one

I-S, I don't think size is the issue here.