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Re: Poles Take anti-ACTA Protests to the Streets

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Post by rgrieselhuber » Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 1:12 AM UTC

At the end of the day, Poland is highly dependent on support from the US, as they are positioned between Russia and Germany.

Re: Poles Take anti-ACTA Protests to the Streets

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Post by NinetyNine » Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 1:15 AM UTC

rgrieselhuber wrote: post #21

At the end of the day, Poland is highly dependent on support from the US, as they are positioned between Russia and Germany.

How is this an issue in this day and age?

Re: Poles Take anti-ACTA Protests to the Streets

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Post by hastur » Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 1:24 AM UTC

NinetyNine wrote: post #22

rgrieselhuber wrote: post #21

At the end of the day, Poland is highly dependent on support from the US, as they are positioned between Russia and Germany.

How is this an issue in this day and age?

Poland is in NATO so the threat from Russia is vastly overestimated.

Poland is also a great friend of Germany.

Re: Poles Take anti-ACTA Protests to the Streets

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Post by ajuc » Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 8:51 AM UTC

rgrieselhuber wrote: post #21

At the end of the day, Poland is highly dependent on support from the US, as they are positioned between Russia and Germany.

Germany trade with Poland is greater than Germany trade with Russia. Germany is in NATO, like Poland. Germany is in EU, like Poland. Germany uses Poland as a "closer China" to boost its industry and export with cheaper labour.

No danger from Germany to Poland.

Russia is another matter, because it is not really democratic country. But full blown war - I don't think it's possible today. And USA don't give a shit about Poland for last 10 years or so, anyway. I don't think we should be nice to USA in ACTA matter.