1970s Poland | Gdansk riots | Citizen's Militia | peoples protest | This week | 1971
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'This Week' Reporter John Morgan visits Poland, where he found the the uprisings were more serious than were initially reported in the international press. There are suggestions that casualties were far heavier than official figures. In this report he speaks to workers in the industrial port city of Gdansk, which bloody riots in December 1970
First shown: 22/04/1971
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The quality of journalism is exceptional. John Morgan has mastered his subject and speaks with knowledge and conviction. He does not harangue the interviewees but allows them to speak. He presents the facts and allows the viewer to make up there own mind. An object lesson for today's journalist who preach at the audience and impose their opinions.
By the way, these riots in 1970 were certainly not the only resistance of Poles against the communists. In fact, after the war there was still armed resistance against the Soviet occupiers and their henchmen. The last Polish partisans gave up the armed resistance only at the beginning of the 50s. In any case, little is known about the constant struggle of the Poles against the communists in the world. The fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany is well known for this. Wrongly so, because this gives the impression that the East Germans were the spearhead of the resistance against communism. But in fact the Poles were the spearhead of this resistance. In fact, the East Germans followed the Polish example relatively late and also dared to resist. In any case, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of Poland's success in resistance against the communists.
Which is also little known that the Polish population in the resistance against the indebted by the Germans communist Soviet dictatorship then additionally damaged the economy. That was resistance through recurring riots and the complete reluctance to make any effort in this system. Resistance by do only what is instructed at work. Resistance by only doing work to rule. Then in the 80s the economy was additionally damaged by strikes organized by the Polish resistance organization Solidarność. The result was that Poland was effectively bankrupt in 1988 and with it the communist system! In Poland there was Solidarność, the strongest and by far the largest resistance organization. Solidarność had 10 million members. The Poles were also the first nation to defeat the communist system and thus ushered in the fall of communism in Europe. In September 1988, when a wave of strikes was coming to an end, a secret meeting was held which included the leader of the resistance Lech Wałęsa and communist Minister of Internal Affairs Czesław Kiszczak. They agreed on holding the so-called "Round Table" talks in the near future to plan out the course of action to be undertaken in the country. The Round Table talks began on 6 February 1989. They included the Solidarność opposition faction and the coalition government faction. The talks were held in the Council of Ministers Office. The meetings were co-chaired by Wałęsa and Kiszczak. That was actually the surrender of the absolute claim to power of the soviet henchman dictatorship! This was the result of a decade of extreme Polish resistance but in fact there was permanent resistance against the Soviet system in Poland even before the 80s as the riots of 1970 show. But in the 80s the Polish resistance was extremely strengthened by the Poles! This massive Polish resistance leads to that the communist high-ranking functionaries in Poland realized that the change of power in Poland was inevitable. The East German communist high-ranking functionaries were panicking about these events in Poland and feared that the East German population would demand the same rights as the Poles. In fact, like most other European nations oppressed by the communists, the East Germans too followed the Polish example and rebels. This then led to the collapse of the dictatorial Soviet system in Europe! The fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of the Poles success in fighting the communists.
The price of freedom was the ruin of the Polish economy included hyperinflation. But unfortunately that price had to be counted for freedom.
The Polish economy then recovered through the transformation to the capitalist system. So it was worth it, because the Polish economy profited enormously from this revolution against communism and the standard of living also rose a lot in Poland.
Though Morgan’s old school professionalism is indeed impeccable he was probably also mindful, as any western journalist would’ve been in the Soviet bloc, not to ‘prod’ his interviewees too far lest he provoke the _SB_ (Polish secret police) no doubt monitoring him closely throughout!
I would urge any western woke, liberal, marxist to visit the solidarity museum in Gdansk, then, 'comrade', come back and tell us of the great leap forward.
Typie większość ludzi rozumie tylko slogany, wybierają takie poglądy które dadzą im najlepszą pozycję wśród znajomych, w towarzystwie wzajemnej adoracji nie ma miejsca na poglądy inne niż jedyne właściwe.
Very good piece giving some of the background to the subsequent formation of Solidarity
And it all came down and the system was never missed
By the way, these riots in 1970 were certainly not the only resistance of Poles against the communists. In fact, after the war there was still armed resistance against the Soviet occupiers and their henchmen. The last Polish partisans gave up the armed resistance only at the beginning of the 50s. In any case, little is known about the constant struggle of the Poles against the communists in the world. The fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany is well known for this. Wrongly so, because this gives the impression that the East Germans were the spearhead of the resistance against communism. But in fact the Poles were the spearhead of this resistance. In fact, the East Germans followed the Polish example relatively late and also dared to resist. In any case, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of Poland's success in resistance against the communists.
Which is also little known that the Polish population in the resistance against the indebted by the Germans communist Soviet dictatorship then additionally damaged the economy. That was resistance through recurring riots and the complete reluctance to make any effort in this system. Resistance by do only what is instructed at work. Resistance by only doing work to rule. Then in the 80s the economy was additionally damaged by strikes organized by the Polish resistance organization Solidarność. The result was that Poland was effectively bankrupt in 1988 and with it the communist system! In Poland there was Solidarność, the strongest and by far the largest resistance organization. Solidarność had 10 million members. The Poles were also the first nation to defeat the communist system and thus ushered in the fall of communism in Europe. In September 1988, when a wave of strikes was coming to an end, a secret meeting was held which included the leader of the resistance Lech Wałęsa and communist Minister of Internal Affairs Czesław Kiszczak. They agreed on holding the so-called "Round Table" talks in the near future to plan out the course of action to be undertaken in the country. The Round Table talks began on 6 February 1989. They included the Solidarność opposition faction and the coalition government faction. The talks were held in the Council of Ministers Office. The meetings were co-chaired by Wałęsa and Kiszczak. That was actually the surrender of the absolute claim to power of the soviet henchman dictatorship! This was the result of a decade of extreme Polish resistance but in fact there was permanent resistance against the Soviet system in Poland even before the 80s as the riots of 1970 show. But in the 80s the Polish resistance was extremely strengthened by the Poles! This massive Polish resistance leads to that the communist high-ranking functionaries in Poland realized that the change of power in Poland was inevitable. The East German communist high-ranking functionaries were panicking about these events in Poland and feared that the East German population would demand the same rights as the Poles. In fact, like most other European nations oppressed by the communists, the East Germans too followed the Polish example and rebels. This then led to the collapse of the dictatorial Soviet system in Europe! The fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of the Poles success in fighting the communists.
The price of freedom was the ruin of the Polish economy included hyperinflation. But unfortunately that price had to be counted for freedom.
The Polish economy then recovered through the transformation to the capitalist system. So it was worth it, because the Polish economy profited enormously from this revolution against communism and the standard of living also rose a lot in Poland.
@@GreatPolishWingedHussarswynik katastrofalnej biedy spowodowało wprowadzenie sankcji na Polskę za stan wojenny z tego powodu musieliśmy wyhodować gen metabolizacji skrobi w białko
Bloody Kociołek, executioner of the Tri-City. Janek Wiśniewski has fallen. 😢
These riots in 1970 were certainly not the only resistance of Poles against the communists. In fact, after the war there was still armed resistance against the Soviet occupiers and their henchmen. The last Polish partisans gave up the armed resistance only at the beginning of the 50s. In any case, little is known about the constant struggle of the Poles against the communists in the world. The fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany is well known for this. Wrongly so, because this gives the impression that the East Germans were the spearhead of the resistance against communism. But in fact the Poles were the spearhead of this resistance. In fact, the East Germans followed the Polish example relatively late and also dared to resist. In any case, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of Poland's success in resistance against the communists.
Which is also little known that the Polish population in the resistance against the indebted by the Germans communist Soviet dictatorship then additionally damaged the economy. That was resistance through recurring riots and the complete reluctance to make any effort in this system. Resistance by do only what is instructed at work. Resistance by only doing work to rule. Then in the 80s the economy was additionally damaged by strikes organized by the Polish resistance organization Solidarność. The result was that Poland was effectively bankrupt in 1988 and with it the communist system! In Poland there was Solidarność, the strongest and by far the largest resistance organization. Solidarność had 10 million members. The Poles were also the first nation to defeat the communist system and thus ushered in the fall of communism in Europe. In September 1988, when a wave of strikes was coming to an end, a secret meeting was held which included the leader of the resistance Lech Wałęsa and communist Minister of Internal Affairs Czesław Kiszczak. They agreed on holding the so-called "Round Table" talks in the near future to plan out the course of action to be undertaken in the country. The Round Table talks began on 6 February 1989. They included the Solidarność opposition faction and the coalition government faction. The talks were held in the Council of Ministers Office. The meetings were co-chaired by Wałęsa and Kiszczak. That was actually the surrender of the absolute claim to power of the soviet henchman dictatorship! This was the result of a decade of extreme Polish resistance but in fact there was permanent resistance against the Soviet system in Poland even before the 80s as the riots of 1970 show. But in the 80s the Polish resistance was extremely strengthened by the Poles! This massive Polish resistance leads to that the communist high-ranking functionaries in Poland realized that the change of power in Poland was inevitable. The East German communist high-ranking functionaries were panicking about these events in Poland and feared that the East German population would demand the same rights as the Poles. In fact, like most other European nations oppressed by the communists, the East Germans too followed the Polish example and rebels. This then led to the collapse of the dictatorial Soviet system in Europe! The fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of the Poles success in fighting the communists.
The price of freedom was the ruin of the Polish economy included hyperinflation. But unfortunately that price had to be counted for freedom.
The Polish economy then recovered through the transformation to the capitalist system. So it was worth it, because the Polish economy profited enormously from this revolution against communism and the standard of living also rose a lot in Poland.
@TheWoodIsPoo Thanks for the praise for Poland! Moreover, it is rare that the betrayal of Poland is admitted. So thanks for that too! Yes and unfortunately after the German occupation came the Soviet one.
And the award for the most unnesscessarily long post goes to...
@@BuckRolly1 Ridiculous!
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars Had to be said😆🤣
@@BuckRolly1 How pathetic! Laughing on the topic of the Polish resistance against the communists in which Poles died!
Amazing that this was only 25 years after the War. I lived there in the mid-90s and the landscape was changing (a bit more color!) although this scenery was still also familiar. The Poles had the Church and weren't collectivized so the Soviet Empire failed to colonize them and was then sent packing within 20 years of this TV show. Current Russia is a country rotten from within so I wouldn't fear them repeating their imperialist adventures in Poland - the Poles would bloody their nose and kick their butts back across the border as they did in 1920. The Poles have no naivete about the Russians and won't tolerate them.
You wrote a lot of nonsense! The Soviets did not try to colonize Poland, they actually occupied Poland and forced it into communism. Incidentally, like all countries occupied by the Soviets, Poland was forced to collectivize industry. Poland was just an exception in terms of collective agriculture. Because against this collectivization there was too much resistance in Poland so that the communists gave up this collectivization of agriculture. But the church was not decisive for this resistance. But the Polish peasants were still not really free farmers. Because they were totally dependent on supplies from the state. There was no free market for fertilizers, seeds or machines. In addition, the claim imposed restrictions on what Polish farmers were allowed to grow. Incidentally, the claim that Russia could repeat something the Soviets did is false. Because the Russians were not the Soviets. The Russians certainly don't want to force Poland into communism. The Russians therefore have no intention of forcing Poland back into communism. In addition, the Russian state who have nuclear weapons at their disposal don't intend to attack Poland. Because Russia has no reason for war. Poland does not have large amounts of mineral resources and there is no Russian minority in Poland. To the Russian population, Russian propaganda should give a very good reason for the attack on Poland. But what should they invent that is credible? There is nothing.
It would be best if you correct or delete your. nonsensical comment.
By the way, these riots in 1970 were certainly not the only resistance of Poles against the communists. In fact, after the war there was still armed resistance against the Soviet occupiers and their henchmen. The last Polish partisans gave up the armed resistance only at the beginning of the 50s. In any case, little is known about the constant struggle of the Poles against the communists in the world. The fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany is well known for this. Wrongly so, because this gives the impression that the East Germans were the spearhead of the resistance against communism. But in fact the Poles were the spearhead of this resistance. In fact, the East Germans followed the Polish example relatively late and also dared to resist. In any case, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of Poland's success in resistance against the communists.
Which is also little known that the Polish population in the resistance against the indebted by the Germans communist Soviet dictatorship then additionally damaged the economy. That was resistance through recurring riots and the complete reluctance to make any effort in this system. Resistance by do only what is instructed at work. Resistance by only doing work to rule. Then in the 80s the economy was additionally damaged by strikes organized by the Polish resistance organization Solidarność. The result was that Poland was effectively bankrupt in 1988 and with it the communist system! In Poland there was Solidarność, the strongest and by far the largest resistance organization. Solidarność had 10 million members. The Poles were also the first nation to defeat the communist system and thus ushered in the fall of communism in Europe. In September 1988, when a wave of strikes was coming to an end, a secret meeting was held which included the leader of the resistance Lech Wałęsa and communist Minister of Internal Affairs Czesław Kiszczak. They agreed on holding the so-called "Round Table" talks in the near future to plan out the course of action to be undertaken in the country. The Round Table talks began on 6 February 1989. They included the Solidarność opposition faction and the coalition government faction. The talks were held in the Council of Ministers Office. The meetings were co-chaired by Wałęsa and Kiszczak. That was actually the surrender of the absolute claim to power of the soviet henchman dictatorship! This was the result of a decade of extreme Polish resistance but in fact there was permanent resistance against the Soviet system in Poland even before the 80s as the riots of 1970 show. But in the 80s the Polish resistance was extremely strengthened by the Poles! This massive Polish resistance leads to that the communist high-ranking functionaries in Poland realized that the change of power in Poland was inevitable. The East German communist high-ranking functionaries were panicking about these events in Poland and feared that the East German population would demand the same rights as the Poles. In fact, like most other European nations oppressed by the communists, the East Germans too followed the Polish example and rebels. This then led to the collapse of the dictatorial Soviet system in Europe! The fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of the Poles success in fighting the communists.
The price of freedom was the ruin of the Polish economy included hyperinflation. But unfortunately that price had to be counted for freedom.
The Polish economy then recovered through the transformation to the capitalist system. So it was worth it, because the Polish economy profited enormously from this revolution against communism and the standard of living also rose a lot in Poland.
Fond memories of Gdansk from my MN days. God bless those who fell .
Yes god bless them! By the way, these riots in 1970 were certainly not the only resistance of Poles against the communists. In fact, after the war there was still armed resistance against the Soviet occupiers and their henchmen. The last Polish partisans gave up the armed resistance only at the beginning of the 50s. In any case, little is known about the constant struggle of the Poles against the communists in the world. The fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany is well known for this. Wrongly so, because this gives the impression that the East Germans were the spearhead of the resistance against communism. But in fact the Poles were the spearhead of this resistance. In fact, the East Germans followed the Polish example relatively late and also dared to resist. In any case, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of Poland's success in resistance against the communists.
Which is also little known that the Polish population in the resistance against the indebted by the Germans communist Soviet dictatorship then additionally damaged the economy. That was resistance through recurring riots and the complete reluctance to make any effort in this system. Resistance by do only what is instructed at work. Resistance by only doing work to rule. Then in the 80s the economy was additionally damaged by strikes organized by the Polish resistance organization Solidarność. The result was that Poland was effectively bankrupt in 1988 and with it the communist system! In Poland there was Solidarność, the strongest and by far the largest resistance organization. Solidarność had 10 million members. The Poles were also the first nation to defeat the communist system and thus ushered in the fall of communism in Europe. In September 1988, when a wave of strikes was coming to an end, a secret meeting was held which included the leader of the resistance Lech Wałęsa and communist Minister of Internal Affairs Czesław Kiszczak. They agreed on holding the so-called "Round Table" talks in the near future to plan out the course of action to be undertaken in the country. The Round Table talks began on 6 February 1989. They included the Solidarność opposition faction and the coalition government faction. The talks were held in the Council of Ministers Office. The meetings were co-chaired by Wałęsa and Kiszczak. That was actually the surrender of the absolute claim to power of the soviet henchman dictatorship! This was the result of a decade of extreme Polish resistance but in fact there was permanent resistance against the Soviet system in Poland even before the 80s as the riots of 1970 show. But in the 80s the Polish resistance was extremely strengthened by the Poles! This massive Polish resistance leads to that the communist high-ranking functionaries in Poland realized that the change of power in Poland was inevitable. The East German communist high-ranking functionaries were panicking about these events in Poland and feared that the East German population would demand the same rights as the Poles. In fact, like most other European nations oppressed by the communists, the East Germans too followed the Polish example and rebels. This then led to the collapse of the dictatorial Soviet system in Europe! The fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of the Poles success in fighting the communists.
The price of freedom was the ruin of the Polish economy included hyperinflation. But unfortunately that price had to be counted for freedom.
The Polish economy then recovered through the transformation to the capitalist system. So it was worth it, because the Polish economy profited enormously from this revolution against communism and the standard of living also rose a lot in Poland.
Thought it said 1970s Poundland 🤔off to Specsavers I think
socialism is so great that socialist countries refused to let their people have passports to travel abroad, and they built fortified walls around their countries to stop their people from fleeing to capitalist countries. think about that.. take all the time you need
Well actually no the Soviet Union didn't stop their citizens from being able to get a Visa and travel, also the Soviets never had a massive emigration problem, also it's highly doubtful if Poland didn't become a member of the EU after it abandoned socialism and didn't get all the economic investment as a result (it's actually one of the highest recipients of it in the EU) then the economic situation would be in a worse state than it was before, as with other former eastern bloc countries
@@TheAnnoyedHumanist
True.
Its not so simple.
There were no walls around Poland.
In communist period my fam was in Sweden, Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and Turkey.
Fun fact: over 300.000 Germans jumped the Berlin wall from West Germany into the GDR
By the way, these riots in 1970 were certainly not the only resistance of Poles against the communists. In fact, after the war there was still armed resistance against the Soviet occupiers and their henchmen. The last Polish partisans gave up the armed resistance only at the beginning of the 50s. In any case, little is known about the constant struggle of the Poles against the communists in the world. The fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany is well known for this. Wrongly so, because this gives the impression that the East Germans were the spearhead of the resistance against communism. But in fact the Poles were the spearhead of this resistance. In fact, the East Germans followed the Polish example relatively late and also dared to resist. In any case, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of Poland's success in resistance against the communists.
Which is also little known that the Polish population in the resistance against the indebted by the Germans communist Soviet dictatorship then additionally damaged the economy. That was resistance through recurring riots and the complete reluctance to make any effort in this system. Resistance by do only what is instructed at work. Resistance by only doing work to rule. Then in the 80s the economy was additionally damaged by strikes organized by the Polish resistance organization Solidarność. The result was that Poland was effectively bankrupt in 1988 and with it the communist system! In Poland there was Solidarność, the strongest and by far the largest resistance organization. Solidarność had 10 million members. The Poles were also the first nation to defeat the communist system and thus ushered in the fall of communism in Europe. In September 1988, when a wave of strikes was coming to an end, a secret meeting was held which included the leader of the resistance Lech Wałęsa and communist Minister of Internal Affairs Czesław Kiszczak. They agreed on holding the so-called "Round Table" talks in the near future to plan out the course of action to be undertaken in the country. The Round Table talks began on 6 February 1989. They included the Solidarność opposition faction and the coalition government faction. The talks were held in the Council of Ministers Office. The meetings were co-chaired by Wałęsa and Kiszczak. That was actually the surrender of the absolute claim to power of the soviet henchman dictatorship! This was the result of a decade of extreme Polish resistance but in fact there was permanent resistance against the Soviet system in Poland even before the 80s as the riots of 1970 show. But in the 80s the Polish resistance was extremely strengthened by the Poles! This massive Polish resistance leads to that the communist high-ranking functionaries in Poland realized that the change of power in Poland was inevitable. The East German communist high-ranking functionaries were panicking about these events in Poland and feared that the East German population would demand the same rights as the Poles. In fact, like most other European nations oppressed by the communists, the East Germans too followed the Polish example and rebels. This then led to the collapse of the dictatorial Soviet system in Europe! The fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of the Poles success in fighting the communists.
The price of freedom was the ruin of the Polish economy included hyperinflation. But unfortunately that price had to be counted for freedom.
The Polish economy then recovered through the transformation to the capitalist system. So it was worth it, because the Polish economy profited enormously from this revolution against communism and the standard of living also rose a lot in Poland.
The war started with trying to maintain Polands independence but ended with the Soviets keeping all of eastern Europe, even more than the handshake with Hitler gave them. To see that the Russian terrorist state is at it again is incomprehensible.
To think the Russian Federation is equal to the Soviet Union is hilarious and a ridiculous notion
@@TheAnnoyedHumanist Well, the fascist dictator Putin called the collapse of the Soviet union the greatest geopolitical disaster in history. In case you missed it, the Russians want to restore the Empire. The reference is extremely relevant and I didn't say they are equal.
@@Christian-rj2yc well yes it was, thousands lost their jobs, industries died, millions of women became a part of sex slavery, organized crime reappeared, the population growth collapsed, not the mention the economy collapsing
@@TheAnnoyedHumanist The collapse was because of the rotten system. Old KGB people are still in charge there. When Putin talks about geopolitical distaster, you can be sure he's not thinking about the suffering of the people.
@@Christian-rj2yc Have you ever watched the full interview of Putin saying that the collpase of the USSR was the biggest catastrophy of the 21st century?
1970 or 2022?
Excellent documentary though one thinks the presenter has overdone the elocution lessons somewhat, I say!
Normal for those days. Today we are more dumbed down…
@@gezbo66 True, but I thought his accent was rather affected, especially when he said 'here'.
no, that's just how educated English people spoke in the 70s (and earlier). the language jus got dumbed down over the years..
I thought he spoke rather well.
@@tonyclifton265 Yes, but I know an unnatural posh accent when I hear one.
Wait until winter comes. You'll see something a lot bigger in Europe.
Tell us what you clever little head.
Незаменимые исторические мотивы.
In those days most didnt need to move to the uk seems they was on good wages
Wages were ok.
But the shops were mostly empty.
By the way, these riots in 1970 were certainly not the only resistance of Poles against the communists. In fact, after the war there was still armed resistance against the Soviet occupiers and their henchmen. The last Polish partisans gave up the armed resistance only at the beginning of the 50s. In any case, little is known about the constant struggle of the Poles against the communists in the world. The fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany is well known for this. Wrongly so, because this gives the impression that the East Germans were the spearhead of the resistance against communism. But in fact the Poles were the spearhead of this resistance. In fact, the East Germans followed the Polish example relatively late and also dared to resist. In any case, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of Poland's success in resistance against the communists.
Which is also little known that the Polish population in the resistance against the indebted by the Germans communist Soviet dictatorship then additionally damaged the economy. That was resistance through recurring riots and the complete reluctance to make any effort in this system. Resistance by do only what is instructed at work. Resistance by only doing work to rule. Then in the 80s the economy was additionally damaged by strikes organized by the Polish resistance organization Solidarność. The result was that Poland was effectively bankrupt in 1988 and with it the communist system! In Poland there was Solidarność, the strongest and by far the largest resistance organization. Solidarność had 10 million members. The Poles were also the first nation to defeat the communist system and thus ushered in the fall of communism in Europe. In September 1988, when a wave of strikes was coming to an end, a secret meeting was held which included the leader of the resistance Lech Wałęsa and communist Minister of Internal Affairs Czesław Kiszczak. They agreed on holding the so-called "Round Table" talks in the near future to plan out the course of action to be undertaken in the country. The Round Table talks began on 6 February 1989. They included the Solidarność opposition faction and the coalition government faction. The talks were held in the Council of Ministers Office. The meetings were co-chaired by Wałęsa and Kiszczak. That was actually the surrender of the absolute claim to power of the soviet henchman dictatorship! This was the result of a decade of extreme Polish resistance but in fact there was permanent resistance against the Soviet system in Poland even before the 80s as the riots of 1970 show. But in the 80s the Polish resistance was extremely strengthened by the Poles! This massive Polish resistance leads to that the communist high-ranking functionaries in Poland realized that the change of power in Poland was inevitable. The East German communist high-ranking functionaries were panicking about these events in Poland and feared that the East German population would demand the same rights as the Poles. In fact, like most other European nations oppressed by the communists, the East Germans too followed the Polish example and rebels. This then led to the collapse of the dictatorial Soviet system in Europe! The fall of the Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of the Poles success in fighting the communists.
The price of freedom was the ruin of the Polish economy included hyperinflation. But unfortunately that price had to be counted for freedom.
The Polish economy then recovered through the transformation to the capitalist system. So it was worth it, because the Polish economy profited enormously from this revolution against communism and the standard of living also rose a lot in Poland.
those days of Poles moving to the UK en masse have been over for the last 10 years at least
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars: you can’t keep making the same comment over and over again!!! If Polish resistance to communism HAD succeeded, they would have left the Warsaw Pact and forced change…the Berlin Wall fell because of Germans overwhelming the exit points in October 1989!!! That’s it!!!
@@miel1074 Your claims are ridiculous and contradict historical reality! The liquidation of the Warsaw Pact on 25 February 1991 was the result of the success of the Polish resistance against the communist government that had been installed by force in Poland by the Soviets which than led that also other nations oppressed by the communists also daring to resist against the communist governments that had been installed by force in their countries by the Soviets including the East Germans.
There is also a quote from Link "Poland" from Ezikopedie Britanica that proves this. Quote: A strike at the Gdańsk shipyard led by a charismatic electrician, Lech Wałęsa, forced an accord with the government on August 31, 1980. Out of the strike emerged the almost 10-million-strong Independent Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarity (Solidarność), which the government was forced to recognize. Here was an unprecedented working-class revolution directed against a “socialist” state, an example to other peoples of the Soviet bloc.
EXAMPLE to other peoples of the Soviet bloc.
There is also a German link from one of the most important media in Germany with the title Solidarity in Poland: role model for the civil rights activists in the GDR! The Title is in German. Solidarność in Polen: Vorbild für die Bürgerrechtler in der DDR! A quote from the link translated: The GDR civil rights activists received a lot of valuable impulses from the independent Polish union “Solidarność,” says Stephan Bickhardt, a former GDR civil rights activist! He then described in detail how important the Polish model was!
18.19 Wow !!! That Polish stunner on the horse and cart , does a little chimp kiss to the camera and then nearly loses her false teeth .
Oh a Poles hater who mocks Poles. Pathetic!
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Are you saved?
If you died tonight are you going to heaven?
Jesus loves you
Which and whose heaven? You realise that choosing a wrong denomination (out of many) will cost you a hell sentence?
Stop the crap. There is no god. Religiosity is as bad as communism.
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Blessings and thank you
The Bible is a historical fact
Trust Lord Jesus, and your house will be saved
You are a person born to be loved
Repent to heaven
Watch Sid Roth’s
Heaven is real and hell is real
Life is very short and there is no time for fussing fighting with my friend
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes
Jesus loves everyone even Jesus loves your enemies
@@gagsdoublej4254 the bible is a historical fact in the fact that it exists, like Harry Potter. But it contents?
Some aspects? I guess. But the whole book? Of course not!
There are too many discrepancies (the stone commandments have multiple versions for example), and things we know today are dumb;
primitive ideas such as the flat earth, geocentrism, the heaven being a body of water divided by a dome held up by fillars, animal sacrifice and hearsay, saying that there are only two sexes (some animals reproduce asexually and fungi have more than 2), classification of animals by "kinds", cleansing by blood, fidelity tests invoking abortion, genocide (numbers), young earth, the flood (of which jesus was a believer), the shallow understanding of animal species (all of them couldn't have fit in the specified dimensions of the ark), creationism, disfellowshipment of disbelievers, killing people for picking up sticks... That's only a fragment of it all.
Oh, and copying errors, (the Jews were better at copying the scrolls than Christians).
not to mention the fact that Protestants and Catholics use a different set of books and the order is different so even that isn't coherent. Just so you know, you're not a true Christian if you're not Old Catholic. Not that it matters, because heaven and hell, angels and prophets, saints and devils... All those concepts were originally from Zoroastrianism. Yet they have the courtesy of not shoving their religion up everyone's throats.
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Did you know about earth when your mum’s womb?
For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
@@gagsdoublej4254 i didn't know anything when i was in a womb. I didn't know even where I was.
I didn't need to act like i knew more than i could have known.
Only a buffon would.
The device you wrote this comment on didn't come from religious thinking and buffonery. But only from the scientific method.
Covid explosion in korea, heaven's gate, waco, jihad and sarin gas attacks in japan - that's the fruit of religiosity. And by the fruit can you tell if something is good or bad.
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