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


And what about women that don't want to?

It's 2016, Polonius. Most women have no desire to spend up to 17 years in education only to stay at home.

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


Except it wasn't. The recent research showed that TVP1 presented the most unbiased election coverage, while TV Trwam and TV Republika were the most biased.


You mean "completely controlled by the government".

See, Polonius, people are capable of thinking for themselves, and they're not happy that TVP and Polskie Radio will become the official mouthpiece of the government. That's why there are mass demonstrations taking place on Saturday.

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


The problem is that they want a lot of money from the Polish taxpayer to present their biased views. PiS already have Telewizja Republika - why do they need to use the public broadcaster for their propaganda?

Furthermore, being forced to pay extra taxes to fund a government mouthpiece is madness.

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


More creches, more kindergartens and cutting back maternity leave to 6 months. Maternity leave for 1 year sounds great, until you realise that many employers won't touch young women because of it (and as a result, young women can't have children as they can't find jobs) - so roll back the provisions to 6 months, make sure that creches are available for everyone and so on. Use EU funds towards encouraging employers to open up creches/kindergartens, and bring in a provision that the employer's ZUS contribution (around 20% of gross salary) is paid for during the period that a child is in a creche/nursery.

This would help much more than physical cash - there will be a huge crisis next year with nursery places in Poland because of 7 year olds going to school, and 500zł isn't going to buy you much in the way of private nursery in big cities.

Pretty simple solution, it's much cheaper than giving 500zł per child and it also means that the biggest barrier to having children - child care - is gone. It's how it works in Sweden and it works very well.

However, ideologically, PiS can't do it. They want women to stay at home.

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


Unfortunately, they don't. Poland has huge problems connected with children not being looked after properly - encouraging pathology to reproduce for extra vodka money is only going to end in tears, especially given that the social services system is rather weak compared to other countries.

Work / Whats the job and school market like in Warsaw? [27]


The salaries aren't dramatically low, as IT salaries tend to pay very well indeed. The problem is that there's a lack of IT employees in the West, which means that they're willing to pay over the top for average talent. That feeds down to Poland, where no-one is willing to work for anything less than very comfortable - hence why we have to import endless non-EU citizens to fill these jobs.

The fact that companies are willing to pay in the region of 12-13k gross to very average candidates says a lot about how difficult a market it is.


Nothing new there - I have friends in BI who apply for every position going simply because they know that salaries are increasing rapidly - and it's not common to get huge raises in the same company.

News / Stronger Russia, safer Poland, in world that globalize - is this be truth? [53]

Heard anything from Russia since the election, have you?

I find it hilarious how you and other "patriots" suddenly defend doing deals with Russia because it's PiS doing the deals.

Law / British national studying in Poland - need a Russian visa, what to do? [4]


Try here - tamarawizy.pl/krakow/

News / Stronger Russia, safer Poland, in world that globalize - is this be truth? [53]


Think about it, Greggy. All those reports came out during the PO government. There's been nothing since - which very clearly suggests that Russia is happy with their new puppet Polish government. All those demands for a NATO base were just hot air, meanwhile, Poland went about undermining the NATO centre to help Russia.

Don't worry. We know and understand your real agenda, which is promoting a pro-Kremlin policy under the guise of being pro-Polish.

News / Stronger Russia, safer Poland, in world that globalize - is this be truth? [53]


I see you didn't read the links. If you think that missiles pointed straight at Poland aren't a threat, you're living in a fantasy land.


Prove it.

News / Stronger Russia, safer Poland, in world that globalize - is this be truth? [53]


Exactly. From the Polish point of view, Russia has threatened Poland repeatedly over the last few years. Saudi Arabia hasn't.

Last time I checked, Saudi Arabia didn't have missiles pointed straight at Polish cities. Russia does.

News / Stronger Russia, safer Poland, in world that globalize - is this be truth? [53]


Indeed, yet PiS have actually cut the military budget - again - helping Russia.

How long before they start appealing to Putin to help 'defend' Polish interests against the evil West?

News / Poland's election winning party: PIS proclamations [229]

Invented? The proof is all there - PiS have appointed endless ex-PZPR men to prominent positions, in line with their pro-Russia strategy.

Still, when they don't appoint ex-PZPR men, they appoint 25 year olds with no experience to run important departments :

natemat.pl/167375,kim-jest-pawel-kurtyka-szef-rady-nadzorczej-agencji-mienia-wojskowego

Yet another young person with no experience appointed to run an important agency. What's with PiS and appointing kids with no experience to positions of national importance alongside appointing endless ex-PZPR individuals?

Quite how anyone expects a 25 year old with no military experience to supervise military property is entirely beyond me. Still, he'll be useful when it comes to helping our Russian friends.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]


You're very pro-Russia, because you seem to be very keen to defend this deal with a country that openly threatened Poland on a regular basis. Makes perfect sense why you were always abusing PO, because they represented a threat to your pro-Russian outlook.



The conclusion is obvious : you openly support doing deals with a country that has repeatedly threatened Poland with military action over the last few years.

News / Poland's election winning party: PIS proclamations [229]

Notice how you completely avoid the topic of how PiS is controlled by ex-communist individuals. Not a surprise, as it's obviously something you don't want to be public.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]


Notice how you suddenly start to be pro-Russia just because PiS revealed themselves to be so.

Must admit, it was a great strategy by PiS - they convinced everyone that they were anti-Russian, then within weeks of the election, revealed themselves to be nothing but Putin's lackeys. He must be laughing his head off - he's managed to put a bunch of puppets in power in Warsaw that will happily sign deals with him even when everyone else is piling on the pain.

Certainly, we should investigate links between PiS and Russia as a matter of national security.


Go get a job that doesn't involve working as Putin's paid propagandist, traitor.

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


Indeed. It's why no PiS puppet journalist will ever be regarded internationally as having integrity, professionalism and high standards.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]


Indeed. Only a fool would try and defend what PiS is doing - it seems that closer links with Russia has been their goal all along, although it was camouflaged in nationalist hyperpole in the same vein as the PZPR.

Still, we shouldn't be too surprised - what can we expect from a party where the undisputed leader surrounds himself with ex-PZPR functionaries? Leaning towards Russia and entering the Russian sphere of influence is entirely what we can expect. I think we can all observe how the usual Russian attacks on Poland have ceased since the election - as clearly it suits Putin to have his Polish puppets PiS in power.

Work / Whats the job and school market like in Warsaw? [27]

Not quite. Actually, it's very difficult to attract good candidates these days - I was reading an article only yesterday about the attitude of young potential employees towards even good positions. In both IT and Finance, it's difficult to recruit good people here, hence why so many foreigners are getting jobs here.

It's not an employer's market at all in Poznań/Kraków/Wrocław/Warsaw.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]


No Levi, it is plain stupidity to finance a country that has openly and repeatedly threatened Poland in the last few years.

telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/6480227/Russia-simulates-nuclear-attack-on-Poland.html
theguardian.com/world/2008/aug/15/russia.poland.nuclear.missiles.threat
currenteventspoland.com/news/russia-aims-iskan der-missiles-at-poland.html

You're Brazilian and living off Saudi money, so you obviously know nothing about how Russia has been repeatedly threatening and insulting Poland. Those of us living here are painfully aware that Russia is a major threat to Polish security.


Sure. It was under PO, but now, with this government comprised of many ex-PZPR loyalists in prominent positions as well as a very clear policy of breaking links with the rest of the EU - it's about as Russian-friendly as it gets. We know the agenda of PiS - it's to restore things to the pre-1989 way of doing things. We can expect a deepening of economic ties with Russia at the expense of relations with the rest of the EU.

News / Poland's election winning party: PIS proclamations [229]


Yep, another PZPR line. They used to write about how they cannot tolerate these bandits and provocateurs and so on.


Trying anything to deflect reality, aren't you?

PiS = PZPRbis. It's very, very clear.

News / Poland's Parliament adopting a 70% severance tax of departing state company bosses [21]


But I couldn't care less about PO. Why would I? They didn't claim to be anti-communist, nor are they rabidly supported by people like you who proclaim themselves to be anti-communist. Your hypocrisy is breathtaking - it seems that you're only against ex-PZPR members belonging to opposition parties, but you support them belonging to PiS.


Sole dude?

There are plenty of others. The new boss of PKN Orlen for a start.


I'm implying nothing, though for you to react to nothing suggests that there's something there that you're not proud of.

News / Poland's Parliament adopting a 70% severance tax of departing state company bosses [21]


Of course they got the job and qualifications first. I mean, those entering law school and then following the post-diploma path of becoming a prosecutor most definitely did that first before they even got in touch with the PZPR. Are you seriously that naive, Ironside?

It amazes me that despite all the anti-communist rhetoric, you're very happy to ignore it when it suits you. We're just waiting for you to brand the opposition "fascists" and we'll know exactly where we stand.

News / Poland's election winning party: PIS proclamations [229]


Deny, insult and attempt to discredit. Again, straight out of the PZPR handbook.


Surprise, surprise.

One thing that's quite interesting is that the PZPR was always quite a nationalistic party beneath the token rubbish about brotherhood and so on. PiS have wisely copied their rhetoric and style in order to win over a thoroughly brainwashed part of the population.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]


Come on, the whole thing at the minute - causing endless trouble with European partners while allegedly seeking close cooperation with America (which we know won't happen) very much points at close cooperation with Russia.


Nice of you to admit that you see similarities with Russia. How long before you call for Russia to defend Poland against foreign influences?


Treason. Nothing more to it.

Some extra information about the original topic...

orlen.pl/EN/PressOffice/Pages/PKN-ORLEN-signs-an-annex-to-a-long-term-crude-oil-supply-contract-with-Rosneft-Oil-Company.aspx


Shocking. That represents a transaction of 6.5 billion USD with Russia - even when alternative supplies are available.

News / Poland's Parliament adopting a 70% severance tax of departing state company bosses [21]

Piotrowicz. A man that willingly did the business for the PZPR and the Soviets.

News / Poland's Parliament adopting a 70% severance tax of departing state company bosses [21]

Pull the other one. The appointment of many PZPR appratchiks to high positions, the deals done by PiS in favour of Russia, the hostile relations with the rest of the EU - all of this points at PiS being very much in cahoots with Russia.

News / Poland's Parliament adopting a 70% severance tax of departing state company bosses [21]


Hmm, yet you're happy for PiS to serve their Russian masters instead?

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


Fortunately, knowing Poles, they're not going to lie down like the Hungarians did. Any attempt to fire journalists en masse is going to result in the creation of even more opposition media - and these people are not going to let PiS off lightly.

News / Poland bets on Russian oil again [82]


I couldn't care less about the German CDU. I care about Poland buying Russian oil at a time when Putin is struggling to balance his budget. Anyone with an ounce of patriotism would know that supporting Russian interests is clearly a terrible idea, but what else can you expect from PiS?


I think anything but. PiS have been very clever - they convinced the electorate that they were for a strong, independent Poland and now they're showing us that they've been nothing but a front for Russian influence over Poland.


I notice that you've adopted the same tactics as the PZPR did - jump into bed with Russians and insult/attempt to discredit anyone that criticses your policies.

Shows how these "patriots" are nothing but the same type that turned up in 1945.