Would you be living in Berlin if it was not for communism?
who knows, though me living in berlin has not directly to do with politics, rather with fate but its sorta complicated, but to be honest i never actually intended to leave poland for germany even though it was an oppressive corrupt state.
If it has nothing to do with communist imperialism
actually its just russian imperialism most of the time. im not sure all those of russian leaders who and how long has taken communism really seriously.. perhaps trotzki, but to me it looks like it ended right there:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Economic_Policy , in the twenties, just few years after the revolution. and they have realized their fail very well, abusing the ideology for popaganda and otherwise bringing up excuses. of which the basic line was "we do not live in communism, but socialist society is our goal". in fact, if one really wanted, there is one basic thing that prevents communism to actually get done, and trotzki was aware of it, the others not so much. communism would have to conquer the world in an instant. not saying they were more human if they did, just after they failed to break through to germany in 1920 they had no other perspective as effectively to degrade to a stalinistic national imperialism.
Poland was thrown under the bus by FDR. While many other allies returned home after WWII, our Polish allies that returned home found a carved up nation and severe communist oppression. For example, Witold Pilecki, one of WWII's greatest heroes, survived his infiltration of Auschwitz which he helped expose only to be murdered by the communist puppet state because he was seen as a potential threat. Putinism has dropped the communism but it still installs puppets in it's shrinking sphere of influence. At least the Germans learned their lesson and have become skeptical and peaceful while seeking economic power giving you a good home .
all that is very well known to me. my grandfather who died few years ago escaped poland in the 1940 with his brother over the mountains for france and then england, became a fighter pilot and my uncle fought under monte cassino. luckily he has been spared, probably he wouldnt come back if not for his wife. curious that you know all these stories, personal interest?
StingRay was a little rude to you.
not that ive noticed, its his style of posting and he was very much ticizing gunnar from the start. think ive been more rude than him at times.
