News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Actually, I have a lot to do with the provincial branch, but hey ;)


Yes, stuff is definitely happening - for instance, many teachers are supportive of KOD because of the current government causing absolute havoc within education. Polonius (and in fact, PiS in general) are spending so much effort attacking Petru and other prominent politicians that they're almost completely ignoring the real work being done behind the scenes. Suits me.


I can believe it, hence why PiS trying to pretend that they're acting in anything but their own interest is so disgraceful. It's particularly disgusting that a self proclaimed "patriotic" party has appointed endless ex-PZPR members to leading roles. Your former Solidarność activist would be far more qualified (having been the victim of oppression, taken part in hunger strikes and fought for a free Poland) to lead the Human Rights Commission than a particularly nasty ex-PZPR public prosecutor, don't you think?

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Remember that some people were employed to be paid shrills for the Polish government in the past. PiS have shown that they like men with experience in that field...

Anyway, today has been a resounding success. There's a lot to learn - we need to get things announced earlier, we need demonstrations in every city and town, we need to have everything organised at the start of the week and not halfway through it - but all in all, a success.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Correct. However, Polonius does not qualify under that criteria. He would have to obtain Polish citizenship by naturalisation, which he seems remarkably unwilling to do for some reason. Strange, because at least two British members of PF have obtained citizenship through that route, and I'll join them at the end of the year.


facebook.com/groups/KomitetObronyDemokracji/ is the correct link.


What's there to admit? I don't like what the government is doing, I belong to the opposition, that's about it.

See, Polonius, you're so quick to think that everyone must be "paid" somehow if they oppose PiS. It comes from the fact that for a long time, the opposition to PO came from paid-for activists who were bussed into Warsaw. But unlike PiS, we don't need to rely on such people.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


To be fair, Polonius is legally a foreigner, Ironside and Wulkan haven't lived in Poland for years and Greggy is a PiS activist.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]

A good result today again. While Philip is right and that it won't change anything by itself, the most important thing is that these demonstrations keep the issue in the public eye. We've already seen how the PiS support is collapsing, and these demonstrations are keeping the events in Poland in the eye of fellow Europeans.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes, we continue to work on the real projects. What you see on the streets is just the surface - it doesn't show what is really happening, which is a broad coalition against this corrupt government.

Poznań had about 3000, and the crucial thing is that numbers are growing every week. We're now beginning to get the message into the institutions that really matter - schools and universities, too.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]

No, the only joke is that PiS have signed a deal with Russia that provides a well-needed shot in the arm for the Russian budget.

Regardless of how you look at it, PiS are proving that they're all about Russian interests.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]


So there's a very good possibility that Poland has overpaid the Russians, just like I suggested.


Ah, so of course it's presenting a government-friendly point of view. All very obvious.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]

Interesting way to talk about many PiS demonstrations over the last 8 years.

Anyway, the novelty certainly won't wear off. See, Polonius, with your rabid focus on what's happening every Saturday, you're ignoring what is actually going on.

News / Poland's PIS go back to their old ways [194]

In other words, you're admitting that PiS stand for keeping women unemployed and stuck at home.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


See, you have a very simplistic view of things. It rather suits us to have PiS in power for 4 years - by the end of it, their unique form of Catholic-Socialism will be so discredited and morally bankrupt that PiS will be gone for good from the political scene.

Whether they can survive 4 years without Gowin leading a coup is another story.

News / Confessions of a paid hater / troll in Poland [42]

As we all expected, PiS have made heavy use of such individuals. Just like in Mother Russia.

You can normally spot them a mile away though, because the way of writing is very similar - just like the Russian trolls.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]


And Poland signed a deal at a much higher price.

Johnny, does the United States export oil?


They almost certainly will.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]

Or I simply think that PiS are very much in the act of supporting Russia through unfavourable contracts.

No wonder you were so hostile to PO, as they were very much against Russian interests.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]


I'm asking for the price per barrel, not some random article that doesn't give such facts.

Seems that you're rather reluctant to admit that this new deal is rather unfavourable.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]

Proving my point, Johnny. Poland has just signed a deal with Russia that commits to paying Russia significantly more than the market price.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]

Borsukrates, do you have any numbers on the price per barrel on this contract?

I've heard a figure suggesting that Poland has committed to paying $45/bl. when the current price is far less.

News / Poland's PIS go back to their old ways [194]

Is that what PiS represent, Polonius?

It certainly doesn't represent my values.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Anything to put a brave face on things, eh Greggy?

News / Poland's PIS go back to their old ways [194]

And there, we can see exactly why women are condemned to return to the 1900's in modern day Poland.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Indeed. That's exactly why we're taking to the streets tomorrow.

Law / Boyfriend overstayed 90 days in Poland - will he get a fine or deported? [16]


That's not how it works in Europe. In America, yes, you have to clear customs/immigration controls even if transiting. In Europe, most nationalities are allowed to access airside transit areas without ever showing anyone a passport. No-one is getting their passport checked when exiting the plane - internal Schengen flights are getting checked in the baggage reclaim areas (or directed to the non-Schengen part of the terminal/s) while non-Schengen flights operate as normal.


No airport in Europe checks anyone when exiting the plane. That's an American concept, and may it stay there.


He doesn't need to make it clear to anyone. That's not how European airports work. If he wants to transit onto a non-Schengen flight, he merely has to head to the transit area in Chopin which will take him back to the non-Schengen airside lounge. It's all clearly signed and straightforward. The questions will come if he's there after the last flight has departed from the non-Schengen zone, which is why he needs to have a ticket by then so he can show that he's merely in transit.

Law / Boyfriend overstayed 90 days in Poland - will he get a fine or deported? [16]


He doesn't need to insist on anything. He needs to follow the signs in Chopin for airside transit. He should be able to arrange a ticket there for onwards travel without entering Poland or even attempting to do so. In Europe, we don't have to pass through immigration and customs control upon landing, we can stay airside. As long as he has a ticket for onwards travel for today or tomorrow, it's fine.


More likely, she can meet him there and realise that it's very much the beating heart of Ukrainian nationalism these days.


Doesn't work. Schengen rules are very rigid, and if you find yourself in that situation, you are supposed to go to the border police before the overstay occurs so that they can register it. It's a strict liability offence and no defence exists for overstaying without previously documented evidence.


They have no discretion. He has overstayed, therefore he has committed an offence.

News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]


You remind me very much of the Iraqi Information Minister, Comical Ali.


Yes, I imagine there's only a few "journalists" that would be openly stupid enough to try and publish something that has been largely plagiarized from well known authors.


Yes, he's yet another PiS-puppet.

Law / Boyfriend overstayed 90 days in Poland - will he get a fine or deported? [16]


Same thing to all practical extents. It's a huge black flag for any Schengen border police. Furthermore, the UK tends to treat denied entries as being identical to deportations in terms of punishments.


He will still formally be refused entry into the Schengen zone and his passport will be marked as such if he attempts to enter Poland. The only possible alternative would be to remain airside in Warsaw-Chopin and to buy an onwards ticket there, which is possible.


He would be legally able to enter Ukraine, so there's no need for corruption. Despite their problems with corruption, Ukraine has more or less stamped out overstayers - fines of around $200 are now commonplace as all entries and exits are registered on their police database.

Law / Boyfriend overstayed 90 days in Poland - will he get a fine or deported? [16]


There's no such thing as depending on the border guard. He has been deported from the UK (and his passport will show that), as well as having overstayed in Poland. He won't get away with that.


And they will 'invite' him to fly there from Warsaw without ever entering Poland.


The fare isn't a problem, as they'll simply detain him until he comes up with the cash. Or they'll put him on the plane and put a note in the Schengen database that he owes Poland for the deportation costs.

Law / Boyfriend overstayed 90 days in Poland - will he get a fine or deported? [16]

Normally, he would be given a year ban from the Schengen zone. Could be wrong, but would be unusual.

News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]


Not a surprise in the slightest. The right wing media is essentially PiS controlled trash, with "journalists" being appointed solely on the basis of being someone's friend/cousin/family member and them to continue their employment simply because they write the Party approved line of events.

Law / Prawo autorskie - copyright / trademark of a business name in Poland [18]


No chance. A quick look shows that youtube.com/user/StudioMiniaturF will own the copyright.

Law / Boyfriend overstayed 90 days in Poland - will he get a fine or deported? [16]

It means that he was refused entry into the UK. If he was deported back to Warsaw, then there's a high chance that they will also refuse him entry into Poland as he's over the 90 day limit.

Prepare his stuff and get ready to take it to the airport for him.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Notice how Ironside responds to independent research with abuse and bad language. It's entirely the modus operandi of PiS - childish, abusive, primitive attacks on anything that doesn't conform with the approved version of events.


As I said, TVP was actually quite balanced. PiS only said it was "anti-PiS" because it didn't present them in the best possible light at all times.


Don't worry Ironside, the opposition are growing in strength. The latest opinion polls show that PiS are far behind the opposition, and it will only get worse.

Anyway, latest update, though I think there's still quite a few missing internationally from this. We can expect demonstrations next Saturday, too.

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