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

Except they're not. There's no "foreign financing" - that's just yet another poor PiS smear used against any opposition. And "my crowd" is very much Polish, as witnessed by the fact that I use Polish exclusively when meeting with my section.

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]


So he was an officer.

No amount of abuse will change the facts as Harry posted them.

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

^^ Notice the language used by PiS supporters against KOD and supporters of democracy.

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]


It's very interesting. It certainly shows how the twins used the old PRL system to acquire power, and why many of their recent tactics (votes in the middle of the night, hounding innocent professors, etc) are based entirely on what lessons were learnt then.

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


Latest news is this initiative - komitetobronydemokracji.pl/obywatelski-projekt-ustawy-o-zmianie-ustawy-o-trybunale-konstytucyjnym/ - basically, a citizen's initiative to change the law.

It's all quiet because of Christmas, but because of the PiS actions (changing the result of votes that they don't like, PRL-style) recently, I expect demonstrations as soon as this holiday nonsense has finished.

January will be very, very loud, I think.

News / Poland's President-Elect Duda leads in public trust - CBOS poll [185]

Indeed. Funny how Jarek has given him next to no public support, isn't it?

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

Amusingly, despite the claims posted earlier in this thread by PiS supporters that claimed that Gazeta Wyborcza reported 200,000 people.

m.niezalezna.pl/74391-przepraszamy-gazetapl


PiS media caught lying again!

Real Estate / Refusal for a mortgage in Poland [18]

For a start, stay away from PKO, they haven't got a clue about anything unusual. The rubbish about "stopping foreigners" is just that - rubbish.

The rules have been considerably tightened up, which is true - but if you've got 6k a month in hard cash coming in from a reliable source, it shouldn't be a problem. You should try Citi Handlowy or ING, both of whom are a bit more clued up.

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]


I think we'll see the question brought up sooner rather than later. Someone with parliamentary immunity needs to ask him straight to his face how it all transpired, but we all know that they'll just cut the microphone.

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

You seem obsessed with the idea of people opposing the government being deported or sent to prison. Why is that?

Remember Polonius, EU citizens can't be deported except in very very limited circumstances. Opposing the government isn't one of them.

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

Worth pointing out that they've now admitted that there's not enough money to fund the 500zł per child promise and that there will have to be limits/regulations/etc - in other words, another electoral promise broken. Likewise with the increased tax-free base - the Ministry of Finance has made it clear that there simply isn't the money available to enact that promise.

Anyway, it turns out today that Ziobro is now using his power to yet again settle personal vendettas.

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


There's no such concept in Polish law, so I'm not sure why you're bringing it up.

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]


You're suggesting that Rajmund was that even worse kind of beast - the type that collaborated?

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


Incorrect. He has explicitly signed the latest TK law despite the fact that it contains clearly unconstitutional articles.

Furthermore, he's a liar.

Oh, and of course, we mustn't forget that Duda is ignoring published decisions by the TK. He is duty bound to follow their decisions, and he has failed to do so. For all your American claims of him having a "pocket veto", no such concept exists in Polish law.

Still, Duda will no doubt enjoy himself in prison as being the first European ex-President to go to prison for a very long time.

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]


Looks like you're the clueless one. Stalinism might have only officially started in 1948, but the TRJN was very much controlled by the Communists from 1945 onwards. AK officers didn't get to re-enter their studies straight away, nor did they get nice cushy positions straight after graduation.


Quite.

Quite incredible that such a non-Party man would be allowed to go anywhere near the children of the elite.

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]

Well, well, well. You're right, he was either a lieutenant or second lieutenant (it doesn't seem to have an exact comparison), which means that he was an ex-AK officer and yet his career flourished at the end of the war during Stalinism.

There's only one conclusion there.

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]


In fairness, was he an officer or a solider?

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]



That's not what I would call "no different".


Untrue. There was still heavy manipulation going on, and entry into law was very much controlled. You didn't get near law studies if you weren't reliable politically.


So you admit that being in the AK was an "obstacle" under Stalinism. Yet Rajmund didn't just survive, he flourished. How?

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


Nice bit of historical revisionism there. The truth is that the Constitution was voted in by the National Assembly with 451 votes for, 40 against and 6 abstentions.

Didn't Jarosław Kaczyński vote "za" in the vote?

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

Indeed. I wonder if the poster known as "dolnoslask" is intentionally turning a blind eye to PiS appointing ex-communist after ex-communist to leading roles within the Party.

I certainly know some people attending the demonstrations who were committed anti-Communists (not turncoats in 1989) who point out that the PiS methods of taking over the State are very similar to how Communist parties of old did so.

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

When have left wing liberal rabble rousing communists been protesting in Poland?

If you're referring to KOD, you really need to attend a demonstration in person rather than relying on the right wing media.

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]

But this isn't about them, it's about Rajmund Kaczyński.

Harry : you forgot that both of his sons were able to enter (and complete) law studies, with one of them (Jarosław) even being able to start studying towards becoming a public prosecutor in the PRL.

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


Have you been to a demonstration? You would soon find out that many people demonstrating are against PiS because they already lived through one totalitarian system and they have no desire to go back there.

News / Poland's President-Elect Duda leads in public trust - CBOS poll [185]


Need to investigate. I've got a pretty good idea of what the opposition strategy will be, and given that Duda's shown himself to be an obedient spineless puppet in every sense of the word, I can't see him surviving it.

History / Rajmund Kaczyński not in PZPR [43]


That sentence alone tells you all you need to know about Rajmund Kaczyński.

Meanwhile, his fellow men and women were being persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and worse.

News / Poland's President-Elect Duda leads in public trust - CBOS poll [185]

26% means that he's even losing the support of the core PiS electorate, which is remarkable.

I wonder if it's possible to bet on him not finishing his full term?

Work / Any Speed School of English in Poland? [54]

The sheer amount of transference errors from Polish in the post above should be enough for any native speaker of English to understand that it's obviously a representative of the school posting here and not a genuine ex-teacher.

Life / Playgroups for toddlers and preschoolers in Wroclaw, Warsaw, Rzeszow [10]


Why not try them all?

Work / Is it easy to find job as a cook in Warsaw? Salary? [5]

Well, at least Ukrainian or Belarusian ;)

Work / WANT TO MOVE from Morocco TO POLAND - job as a customer service? [17]


In Wrocław, it's actually very easy to get such an entry level job with English+French+Arabic. Qatar Airlines for instance will hire anyone with a pulse if they speak those languages, but of course, the salary is garbage and the job isn't much better than working in a factory.