Hey from Poland

[teflsecretagent]

Just want to say 'hi' to everyone here, I am a long time socialist from Poland. I spent last year working in Turkmenistan as an English teacher and I am absolutely convinced socialism is the way to go.

Pity that I see Turkmenistan being bullied more and more by the capitalist west :(

Any way, I know I have a lot to learn about socialism and I figured a dynamic place like this is the best way to both learn and express some of my ideas.

Looking forward to getting involved :cool:

[Landsharks eat metal]

Welcome!

I was really surprised to see your mention of Turkmenistan. That country used to fascinate me when I was younger.

[thriller]

Welcome comrade! Be sure to look is the different sub-forums, you'll find leftist idea on almost every single topic.

[Fourth Internationalist]

Welcome to RevLeft! :D

[Os Cangaceiros]

Central Asia (specifically the "stans") seems really interesting to me. welcome

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Welcome to RevLeft!

Speaking of Poland, my great-grandmother was born in Nowy Żmigród

[ВАЛТЕР]

Welcome to the forum! Glad to have you with us. :D

[Sasha]

wait, wut?
you have lived in turkmenistan and you still think that is socialism?
i guess i can only hope we can take that misconception away rather quickly here.

[LeonJWilliams]

Welcome to the boards!

[teflsecretagent]

wait, wut?
you have lived in turkmenistan and you still think that is socialism?
i guess i can only hope we can take that misconception away rather quickly here.

No, I don't think that Turkmenistan is socialism, but there are a few elements of the Turkmen economic and political system that I liked and seemed closer to my socialist values than anything I have experienced before. In many ways it was like a paradise in comparison to Europe.

And yeah, I am here to learn so I don't mind if I have misconceptions or if they need to be changed :)

And thanks everyone for the welcoming messages!

[Brutus]

Welcome!

[Arlekino]

Welcome I mean welcome I came from Lithuania but I am now in England. I have been many times in Poland. Lithuania as you know are big community of Polish people. Interesting you been in Turkmenistan. Tell us more about this country if you can. What is real in there?

[teflsecretagent]

Welcome I mean welcome I came from Lithuania but I am now in England. I have been many times in Poland. Lithuania as you know are big community of Polish people. Interesting you been in Turkmenistan. Tell us more about this country if you can. What is real in there?

More about Turkmenistan, it's corrupt and if you want to really suceed in life you got to be pretty high up in the 'Democratic party of Turkmenistan' which is the successor to the communist party. That said, the Turkmen government really does provide a lot to it's people.

Petrol/Gas is free - well, 120litres a month for every adult then 0.2$ for every litre.
Electricity is free, water is free, salt is free (this is a big thing in Turkmenistan). The government really keeps a tight grip of basic foodstuffs to make sure it's affordable. Government runs pretty much everything however as every year passes more and more western companies are getting involved in Turkmenistan so we'll see what happens there.

Cheap housing for government members, and government houses are really nice, everything is furnished, completely new equipment.

Crime is low because Police officers are EVERYWHERE.

Generally, I considered it a nice place to live.

[TalalNayer]

Welcome comrade!