delphiandomine: Thanks, but Poland already had 44 years of people telling us how to run our businesses. Enough is enough. And yes, people want Poland to be like the West. They don't want Poland to regress to the dark days of 1935, with rampant Polonization and utter refuse to embrace any sort of diversity.
This is a shame that Poland want to be like the west and it is a shame you feel that there are only 2 paths we can take, be like the 'civilised' west or like the 'dark age,' savage east. I know Poland has had many problems in the past and financially yes, they want to have a democracy and be more well off like much of the west is, that is why so many people have left there, but as far as the values they have, the west does not have much to offer and Poland should stick with the Catholic values they have had for hundreds of years. They should not adhere to the rules set for them by Brussels and Europe in general, that I should say is slowly slipping away from its Christian heritage. If you are not a Catholic or Christian it is fine, you do not have to be, but Catholicism and Christianity generally is part of Poland, it is the culture of Poland, not just a religion, so it should stay. I think that a lot of people in Poland, particularly the younger people, want to forget that and just concentrate on money and a good life for themselves, materially. It is up to them how they live, but as I said, it is a shame.
delphiandomine: I think he should have done what he said he was going to do and not sign it. It was his decision as President - as such, I'd have respected his decision. I might have called him an idiot, but I'd have respected him much more for holding his ground. As it was - he bottled it at the last moment. The "No" side of Europe was looking at him - and he capitulated in the face of pressure. My own feelings are moot - I only think that he should have been man enough to refuse to sign it no matter what. After all the rhetoric against Germany, Russia, et al - he had the chance to really show that he was going to say no in the face of massive pressure. And he didn't - he gave in. And for that reason - I think he was a coward.
This is a strange view. I think if he did not sign you would be ranting about how stupid he was not to. Since he did sign, due to so many people pressuring him to sign, suddenly you say that he is a coward. I think he just gave in because he felt so many people were for the signiture of it, that even though he did not want to do it, he also knew he is part of a democracy and went for what most people in Poland want.
delphiandomine: Incidentally, you do realise (as someone who says he understands Poland, you do know what the Constitution says, right?) that Lech Kaczynski had very little power - and was of little to no interest to Russia? Why on earth would Russia *want* such spotlight on them?
I think one has to know more about the Russians to understand the way they think, in reference to the government. Our former president did certain things that really made Putin angry. In fact he hated him! This would be a fantastic oppurtunity to get rid of him on his own turf. What a gift. An airplane full of polititians with most of the polititians from PiS [who are anti Russia]. Obviously after the crash if they supposedly seem to care it takes the suspicion off them but they did enough very 'strange' things to keep the suspicions on them. Now I am absolutely not saying that is was definately a planned attack but we do not have the facts yet and it was not wise to let the Russians take charge of the investigation. They are hardly going to put blame on themselves or admit it was their plan all along are they? Truth is we might not know what really happened for a long time. Just as many people say it is absurd to suggest it was a 'zamach' it is also absurd to so it was definately not, we simply do not have the evidence to make that conclusion but this is a very serious matter and should continue to be investigated.
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