Polling among the Polish population show that 75% oppose the current war. However, the government made choices on the basis of its perception of Poland's...
... You have touched on an important point. As a native-born American I deplore the fact that the US is the most downdumbed nation on earth...and that today's...
Strybel
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Jan 1, 2004 8:01 pm
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I wonder if France will respond to this news of illegal arms shipments to Iraq from Poland. Polish troops in Iraq in October mistakenly reported that...
Hi, Larry, The Toledo date is creeping up! It's at Thackeray's Bookstore on Saturday, January 17th at 2 PM. Westgate Village Center 3301 W. Central Ave Toledo,...
Jim Martin
jmartin@...
Jan 1, 2004 8:02 pm
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Ladies and Gentlemen of Polonia; With all due respect to Dr. John Radzilowski and others I must add that having been a member of various Polonia groups for the...
zwesolowsk@...
Jan 1, 2004 8:02 pm
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Dear Peter, You still have not convinced me that Poles wanted revenge against Iraq for the WTC disaster. The sinking of the Lusitania was a direct act of...
My last e-mail wasn't intended for the whole list--sorry. But let me take this one to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year's! Jim James Conroyd Martin ...
Jim Martin
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Jan 1, 2004 10:27 pm
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Re: whether it is indeed a *fact* that "the US is the most downdumbed nation on earth"--particularly regarding Polish culture: I don't think, for example, that...
I'm not sure what downdumbed means. However, most of my family who came to the US in the late 1890s wanted to integrate into the American population. Some...
In response to Dr Wesolowski I would simply point out that the income of Polish Americans reached parity with the national average sometime in the 1980s. The...
jradzilow@...
Jan 2, 2004 12:59 am
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right, in that Polonia as a whole is in fact either middle class or lower in income levels, however, the few big income Poles who do make it do try to help,...
May I suggest that the major problem is not money but a lack of common vision and poor networking skills. Just imagine if every member of FoP had 100 names of...
George
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Jan 2, 2004 1:29 pm
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I am extremely upset, that it was written that Poles are poor. You can not categorize everyone. I happen to agree with John and George. No vision, no...
UZILADY@...
Jan 2, 2004 3:34 pm
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Thanks Chris - interesting information. 75% opposed. Whoever said "If voting could change anything they'd abolish it" looks smarter by the minute. It might...
as George said, we just do not have the superior organizations, there is no NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Confident Poles?) instead we...
I agree with Lydia. Florida counts numerous fixed incomes to arrive at it's per capita income. The problem was no networking and perhaps no optimism to put...
I just uploaded two pictures to the FoP Photo site; they're in a photo folder I named "Podlaznik"--with diacritical marks that don't display properly (I should...
Hello Friends of Poland around the World, When you write a message to FoP, please edit the SUBJECT field of your message. Type a few words that summarize your...
FRIENDSofPOLAND@yahoo...
Jan 3, 2004 11:28 am
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GOING ON VACATION? TOO BUSY TO CHECK EMAIL? If you need to suspend the flow of messages from Friends of Poland around the World to your mailbox, you don't...
FRIENDSofPOLAND@yahoo...
Jan 3, 2004 11:28 am
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Dear FoP members, Please sign every one of your FoP messages using your * full name, * city, * state/province and * country. Please do it even if it seems...
FRIENDSofPOLAND@yahoo...
Jan 3, 2004 11:28 am
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Dear Fopians, When you send Web addresses (URLs) to the Friends of Poland around the World forum, you should precede those addresses with "http://" so that...
FRIENDSofPOLAND@yahoo...
Jan 3, 2004 11:28 am
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Connie - they are beautiful! Thank you. Roman Solecki I just uploaded two pictures to the FoP Photo site; they're in a photo folder I named "Podlaznik"--with...
Hi Pat, I would be interested in further information - addresses etc. And one other thing. Are the orphanages run by religious orders, or are they mainly...
Lydia et al, 'Poor' or 'wealthy' are relative copncepts. Here are some data that everyone can judge for themselves: 2003 GDP GROWTH: 3.5% 2004 GDP GROWTH...
Strybel
strybel@...
Jan 3, 2004 12:25 pm
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I don't have any firm dates or data, but I recall over the years that the English-language Pol-Am press at various times reporting that Polish Americans were...
Strybel
strybel@...
Jan 3, 2004 12:26 pm
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... I agree with your assessment. There was no revenge or antipathy involved. The Polish authorities simply felt their country's interest lay in supporting the...
Strybel
strybel@...
Jan 3, 2004 12:27 pm
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The re-sale of embargoed goods is a world-wide problem not limited to Poland. A country may respect international embargoes agaisnt rogue states, but has no...
Strybel
strybel@...
Jan 3, 2004 12:27 pm
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Dear FoP, in Friday's (1/2/04) leading French newspaper "Le Monde" (online) in the section "Culture" appeared a lengthy and enthusiastic article by Jean-Luc...
Thanks for the statistics. But then again, every country has different standards of living. Most Americans would think that Poles are poor if they compare ...
UZILADY@...
Jan 3, 2004 6:26 pm
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Yes I remember the same information Roman Solecki [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] I don't have any firm dates or data, but I recall...
