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Why has Poland such a problem with racists?

  • 08-06-2012 06:39PM
    #1
    goodie2shoes
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    I ask this question as I'm baffled as to why a country which suffered so much at the hands of both the Nazis and the Russians appears to harbour so much racist feelings.

    Is it a Catholic thing or simply feeling of inferiority?
    Can we Irish learn anything from it?


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  • #2
    Organic Cavity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭Organic Cavity


    Thread open, worms everywhere.


  • #3
    Pushtrak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭Pushtrak


    Is this in reference to the racist groups there? If so, then you could make the same argument about a lot of countries.


  • #4
    Chips Ahoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭Chips Ahoy


    Organic Cavity wrote: »
    Thread open, worms everywhere.

    Replace thread with colon


  • #5
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Maybe because they have such a complex history of various groups laying claim to their land over the centuries that this manifests itself in a fear of the outsider among some?

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • #6
    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭eth0


    Ireland has a problem with racists, all other European countries are perfect and we should strive to be like them

    Just Ireland has problems and nobody else

    -Self loathing paddy


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  • #7
    micropig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,366 ✭✭✭micropig


    Maybe it's because my friend told me they eat swans?


  • #8
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    goodie2shoes wrote: »
    I ask this question as I'm baffled as to why a country which suffered so much at the hands of both the Nazis and the Russians appears to harbour so much racist feelings.

    Is it a Catholic thing or simply feeling of inferiority?
    Can we Irish learn anything from it?

    Learn to be more racist ?


  • #9
    bdoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 574 ✭✭✭bdoo


    sure we all know what those foreigners are like!


  • #10
    Nodin
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    goodie2shoes wrote: »
    I ask this question as I'm baffled as to why a country which suffered so much at the hands of both the Nazis and the Russians appears to harbour so much racist feelings.

    Is it a Catholic thing or simply feeling of inferiority?
    Can we Irish learn anything from it?


    You seem to be more atune to that mentality than the rest of us. Perhaps you've some insight on the matter...?


  • #11
    Mickey Dazzler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Mickey Dazzler


    All Eastern Europeans are vicious racists.


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  • #12
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Mickey Dazzler wrote: »
    All Eastern Europeans are vicious racists.


    All Irish people are raging alcholics :rolleyes:



    Edit: Sorry,I thought the thread was about generalisations


  • #13
    mikemac1
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    You've been reading too many reports from the English media, delighted for once that attention is being deflected away from their rogue fans


  • #14
    FinnLizzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 424 ✭✭FinnLizzy


    mattjack wrote: »
    Learn to be more racist ?

    Where does the church stand on this issue?
    Should we all be more racist?


  • #15
    telly_lover
    Site Banned Posts: 105 ✭✭telly_lover


    goodie2shoes wrote: »
    I ask this question as I'm baffled as to why a country which suffered so much at the hands of both the Nazis and the Russians appears to harbour so much racist feelings.

    Is it a Catholic thing or simply feeling of inferiority?
    Can we Irish learn anything from it?


    why would you think it was a catholic thing ?


    think of the different regions of the world where racism has been an issue this past seventy years , south africa , the southern states of the usa , none of theese places have a high catholic population


  • #16
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    FinnLizzy wrote: »
    Where does the church stand on this issue?
    Should we all be more racist?

    That would be an ecumenical matter Lizzy.


  • #17
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    telly_lover wrote: »
    why would you think it was a catholic thing ?


    think of the different regions of the world where racism has been an issue this past seventy years , south africa , the southern states of the usa , none of theese places have a high catholic population

    They ran the Catholics out.


  • #18
    Gummy Panda
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    What I don't understand is countries who suffered so much at the hands of Nazis, having Neo Nazi groups

    I can understand racism as that happens everywhere but groups actually worshiping a party who classed them as sub-human and ravaged their country just seems so ignorant of the past.


  • #19
    gurramok
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    Because the authorities have not clamped down hard enough or educated its populace about such tendencies. Funnily enough, both countries in the spotlight(Poland and Ukraine) were communist. Other eastern European countries seem to racist problems themselves, Russia for example.


  • #20
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    What I don't understand is countries who suffered so much at the hands of Nazis, having Neo Nazi groups

    I can understand racism as that happens everywhere but groups actually worshiping a party who classed them as sub-human and ravaged their country just seems so ignorant of the past.


    It does beggar belief but theres no accounting for gobs*ites in any country :(


  • #21
    AndyTheDude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭AndyTheDude


    Why has Ireland such a problem with racists? :rolleyes:


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  • #22
    Crann na Beatha
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #23
    hardCopy
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    AndyTheDude wrote: »
    Why has Ireland such a problem with racists? :rolleyes:

    Yeah, stop picking on the racists


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    Crann na Beatha
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  • #25
    flutterflye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,538 ✭✭✭flutterflye


    It's because your face.


  • #26
    Shenshen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    What I don't understand is countries who suffered so much at the hands of Nazis, having Neo Nazi groups

    I can understand racism as that happens everywhere but groups actually worshiping a party who classed them as sub-human and ravaged their country just seems so ignorant of the past.

    Meh, I've met racist Israelis. Nothing surprises me on that count any more.


  • #27
    Discodog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,134 ✭✭✭✭Discodog


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    What I don't understand is countries who suffered so much at the hands of Nazis, having Neo Nazi groups

    There were plenty of groups in Poland that supported the Nazis during the Second World War.


  • #28
    Shenshen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    gurramok wrote: »
    Because the authorities have not clamped down hard enough or educated its populace about such tendencies. Funnily enough, both countries in the spotlight(Poland and Ukraine) were communist. Other eastern European countries seem to racist problems themselves, Russia for example.

    Not least of all Eastern Germany.
    I do tend to think of it like a pendulum, having been pulled in one direction and when released swinging in the other.


  • #29
    Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Battered Mars Bar


    Aquila wrote: »
    idiots are everywhere no matter what nationality..
    reading some of this stuff here you would assume Poland is full of nazi zombies suffering an outbreak similar to 28 days later for the duration of the euros

    Didn't get that impression from this thread. I've gotten a far worse impression of some cities in Poland straight from the Poles themselves. Their Eastern side is ravaged with alcohol abuse apparently on a scale that would make us all look very sober here.
    AndyTheDude wrote: »
    Why has Ireland such a problem with racists? [/IMG]

    Thread's about Poland as far as I can tell.


  • #30
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Chucken wrote: »
    It does beggar belief but theres no accounting for gobs*ites in any country :(

    Indeed.

    Its interesting that the OP themselves, on the thread entitled "All These Eastern Europeans - Why No Czechs?" replied - "who cares, just be thankful".
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=79028479&postcount=27

    As regards the safety of the Euros in Poland
    if the ones we got coming over here are anything to go by, i 'ld stay well clear of it and leave 'em to it.eek.gif
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=78974700&postcount=131


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  • #31
    telly_lover
    Site Banned Posts: 105 ✭✭telly_lover


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    They ran the Catholics out.

    never were many there in the first place


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