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delphiandomine   
13 Dec 2015
News / The myth about Poland and EU fundings [30]

did he strike you as a one who lost?

Of course he did. He spent almost his entire military career serving one purpose and one purpose only, only to see it all fall apart at the end.

They where doing all that just few weeks before election, making empty promises that is, about what they will do, they had eight years and everybody know that PO talks big do F all.

Indeed, and those 8 years saw huge changes. You haven't seen any of them, living in the UK and relying on PiS-media for your information.
delphiandomine   
13 Dec 2015
News / The myth about Poland and EU fundings [30]

Dude, there's already army on the streets in France, Belgium and Italy.

If you feel the need to bring the army against us, then you've lost. Shame Jaruzelski isn't alive, because I'm sure he could tell you a thing or two about why using the army against protest movements means that you've lost the war. Still, bring it on.

Tusks were a guarantee for them that the whole thing will stay the way it is

That would be why PO were rapidly clamping down on dodgy contracts, why the average wage rose considerably during Tusk's time and why Poland is wealthier now, right?
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
News / The myth about Poland and EU fundings [30]

but economic ties worked wonders to keep wars out of Europe.

That's my feeling on the matter. I would rather be 20-30% worse off and not have to worry about war than be richer and always have to worry about what will happen in the next war. I live next to an important transport junction - I'd rather not have to flee my home because of war.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
News / The myth about Poland and EU fundings [30]

Won't we have to do the same with respect to the future new EU members?

I think the idea is that the structural funds go to making Poland as wealthy as Western Europe, so in turn Poland will pay for countries like Montenegro and Albania to also get up to Western standards, so we end up with a prosperous Europe that acts as a single entity to combat the strength of the USA, China and others. Quite logical when you think about it. It means that for example, Western Europe paid for Poland to sort out the Eastern border protection (a lot of equipment/etc was EU funded) - but later on, Poland should then be happy to help contribute towards Greek border defences.

Not sure what the problem is with this approach, actually.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
News / Poland to end state funding for IVF treatment [102]

PiS were opposed to it from the start on religious grounds, saying it's too expensive is just a cop out.

There is something weird going on right now with PiS and the church. I don't know what, but Rydzyk is openly furious with PiS (it seems that he even complained to Brussels about them...!) and the Polish episcopate is very quiet indeed.

Not sure what to make of it, but it looks to me like the Church was expecting immediate action on social issues and instead got met with Jarosław trying to push through his revenge agenda instead.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
News / "We will not hesitate to shoot Kaczyński dead" - KOD Facebook page [164]

Such fun to hear the sulking and whining.

It's absolutely hilarious. The attempted smear tactic by PiS on Kijowski managed to turn a predicted turnout of around 10,000 to over 50,000, and managed to attract a significant turnout from many older people that had been there, done that and don't want to see it again.

Basically the far right is running scared now.

The terror of PiS right now is hilarious - you can see that their plan has backfired dramatically.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]

Mods - if I post any abuse in this thread, please ban me immediately. Don't even discuss it, just drop the ban hammer and let it be the end of it.

Anyway, today was a massive day for the Committee for the Defence of Democracy (Komitet Obrony Demokracji - KOD). Over 50,000 were on the streets of Warsaw (police are reporting 70,000) demonstrating against the actions of the government and the President, as well as demonstrations in many other Polish cities including Poznań, Wrocław, Lublin, Bielsko-Biała and others.

I was in attendance at the Poznań march, and the remarkable thing is that many protesters were older people that had been there with Solidarność in the 1980's. People were joyful, smiling and positive - the atmosphere was incredibly peaceful, and the demonstration was very well organised. I had a lot of nice conversations with older people, and it was clear that it was a broad non-party popular front.

From BBC News...

The protests are centred on a dispute about the powers of Poland's Constitutional Court, which can block legislation. The government says the court is biased because it is run mainly by judges appointed by the previous government.

The government ignored two of the court's rulings in December.

Around 50,000 people marched through the streets of Warsaw, with some chanting "Duda must go", according to AP.

Others carried banners calling on Jaroslaw Kaczynski - leader of the Law and Justice party - to leave Poland.
...

bbc.com/news/world-europe-35083561

From personal experience, the people are demanding the resignation of Duda for his behaviour, as well as making it clear that they will defend democracy against the actions of the current government.

And my favourite picture of the day from Warsaw...



In English - "Duda, you are only the cat of the Party leader" - which is a reference to Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of PiS.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
News / Poland to end state funding for IVF treatment [102]

People like that makes me defend PiS even though I'm not really that much found of the party but anything that goes against the system in Poland is a good for the country.

What are you talking about? How can be going against the system always be good for the country?
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
News / How would Poland change for the better (or worse) under a PiS government? [257]

PO came to power pledging to slash red-tape and create "jedno okienko" where businesses could take care of all their issues.

The "jedno okienko" exists. Do you want to claim otherwise?

Merged: New chairman of PKP SA as appointed by PiS...

...turns out to be a very interesting character by the name of Bogusław Kowalski.

1. In the 1990's, he was the editor in chief of a magazine called "Myśli Polskiej", which featured a very pro-Russian and anti-Western slant.

2. He was definitely a candidate for an agent position in the SB, and had at least two code names in that organisation. There are also reports that he was active as an SB agent, including people that saw him deal with their case during the 1980's.

3. He is strongly associated with Rydzyk, and has previously lavished praise upon Radio Maryja and TV Trwam.

In short, the kind of person who is perfectly qualified to run one of the biggest companies in Poland.

wyborcza.biz/biznes/1,100896,19331067,byly-minister-boguslaw-kowalski-zostal-nowym-prezesem-pkp.html?biznes=warszawa#BoxBizLink

Personal comment - it's remarkable how many connections PiS have with the PZPR and PRL. It's also remarkable how unqualified Mr Kowalski is for the job, given that he is a historian by education and not a railwayman at all.

...and he resigned already after 2 days. Clearly, the fact that he was an informer got to him. Still, it shows what kind of people PiS genuinely associate with - PRL criminals and informers.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
News / Poland to end state funding for IVF treatment [102]

Nice to see that you're insulting the poorest in society yet again. What is it with you, Polonius and other PiS lovers being so nasty towards poor people?
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
News / "We will not hesitate to shoot Kaczyński dead" - KOD Facebook page [164]

But, sadly, not unlike the PIS supporter who posted this death threat and whose prosecution, or lack thereof, will speak volumes about the Poland under the new 18% regime.

Of course he won't be prosecuted, because the whole thing was clearly orchestrated by PiS to discredit KOD.

Fortunately, Kijowski is a classy guy, and the incident did nothing but attract more people to KOD.
delphiandomine   
12 Dec 2015
Classifieds / Anyone with a van that can transport some stuff to Belgium for me? [8]

Shouldn't be a problem then. It's more difficult to find transport going towards Belgium than in the reverse direction, but it might be worth sticking an advert on Gumtree and seeing what comes up. Does it have to be Zeebrugge? You might find more luck finding someone willing to take it to Dunkerque or Calais instead.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
News / How would Poland change for the better (or worse) under a PiS government? [257]

No, to cancel any contracts PO had in their grimy hands because it's a foregone conclusion they must be flawed, defective, ill-considered, illegal, uneconomical or otherwise unadvisable.

Or simply that PiS is diverting money from infrastructure to pay for their subsidies to the rich - cutting the retirement age (ensuring that pensions go down by 30%), increasing the tax free amount (helping the richest in Poland) and giving 500zł to rich families with more than 1 child.

You don't need to dress it up in any other way Polonius - we know that PiS are attempting to bribe the electorate at the expense of everything else.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
Classifieds / Anyone with a van that can transport some stuff to Belgium for me? [8]

It is the processing of them that makes it illegal.

If it's legally sound, there's a lot of offers here - gumtree.pl/s-przeprowadzki-i-transport-towarow/pomorskie/v1c9144l3200005p1

But are you sure that there's no excise tax on it? You'd want to make sure that the Poles, Germans and Belgians have no issue with it. In particular, the Belgians can be really strict on these things.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
News / "We will not hesitate to shoot Kaczyński dead" - KOD Facebook page [164]

Nothing strange about,those characters two cents a dozen are like that, they write some crap on their Facebook, twitter or whatnot while drunk(because that is the way they talk among friends) and then they claim - hey somebody hacked my account most likely PiS.

What's interesting is that you've immediately jumped to the conclusion that alcohol was involved and that it's not true. Seems to me as if you're just another one of those online PiS fanboys who feel the need to discredit anyone and everyone that threatens them.

The very fact he doesn't want investigation into that alleged breaking into his account scrams in capital latters GUILITY. No two ways about it!

Why does he need a police investigation that will almost certainly be tied up in nonsense from Ziobro? It says a lot that the news was immediately reported on Republika - which means that there must have been some sort of coordination.

In fact only few regular posters here who know and understand reality on the ground ten thousand times better than you, are slightly annoyed by an abhorrent nonsense you are dishing here and more so by your attitude of deluded stuck up dude with a Napoleon complex.

Hahahaha. You don't know the reality at all, because you don't even live here. The others to which you refer also don't live here.

Don't worry Ironside, we'll make sure to make Poland a better place in your absence, and we won't let PiS destroy it.

???

Polonius sees Jewish people everywhere.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
News / "We will not hesitate to shoot Kaczyński dead" - KOD Facebook page [164]

Why do you refer to him that way?

It's like how we refer to the factually correct statement "American Polonius".

They had that and spoiled it themselves.

youtu.be/EM4vblG6BVQ]

I can't believe the news today
Oh, I can't close my eyes
And make it go away

This is exactly why we need to fight this anti-democratic menace.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
News / "We will not hesitate to shoot Kaczyński dead" - KOD Facebook page [164]

Anyone who cares about Poland woudl give a democratcuially elected government at least a 100-day "honeymoon" to sort things out and begin working.

Rubbish. Why would we give them a thing if they can't respect the Constitution and can't respect the law?

Only petty, mean-sprirted, vindictive and frustrated losers started in needlign, harrasing, undermining, discreditng and badmouthing even before the new cabinet was able to do anything.

No-one asked PiS to interfere with the workings of the Constitutional Tribunal in their attempt to seize absolute power.

Now the KOD-PO a*seholes are doing everything possible to destabilise the situation in Poland.

You really sound afraid, Polonius. It's all fine by me - we will defend democracy in Poland against these pseudo-patriots and you won't stop us.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
News / "We will not hesitate to shoot Kaczyński dead" - KOD Facebook page [164]

There's an excellent article on the KOD website about it - komitetobronydemokracji.pl/bogdan-mis-wojna-domowa/

I can't be bothered to translate it word for word, but it essentially describes how PiS are using their online agitators to discredit the opposition. A lot of what we see on PF is repeated elsewhere on the internet.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
Classifieds / Anyone with a van that can transport some stuff to Belgium for me? [8]

I am looking for someone with a Van to deliver some tobacco leaves to Belgium for me.

It'll be difficult - the limit on importation to Germany is 800 unless it's commercial transport, but that means you need an EGP or bonded goods warehouse as well as being registered and the van will need to carry an e-AD too. Most people with vans won't have any experience in transporting such goods, and the German Zoll are forever stopping vans on the PL-D border.

I know some people that offer transport services, but none of them would carry tobacco or other excisable goods.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
News / New Poland's Government breaks promise to increase defense spending [16]

Seeing as the last post was off-topic.

I'm not surprised in the slightest. This is exactly the kind of behaviour expected from PiS - their election promises are ruinously expensive, and there's simply no cash to pay for maintaining the defence budget. All their talk of "patriotism, security" and so on is just talk - the reality is that they will destroy everything for the sake of electoral sausage.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
News / The myth about Poland and EU fundings [30]

How is that contradictive to

Mainly because many lines aren't much use for international transport.

Don't forget that the EU also brings a lot of indirect benefits - the lack of Customs barriers at the border and being part of the common single market does a lot for investor confidence.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
News / The myth about Poland and EU fundings [30]

That is mostly roads and it's infrastructure.

Utter nonsense. Most money is spent on farming and other infrastructure. The railways in particular have obtained huge amounts of cash for renovation of lines and trains.

but Poland will still be expected to repay borrowings in future(at interest!)

What borrowings? The structural funds aren't borrowings.

The 4'th Reich is emerging. EU is sponsoring it.

Feel free to go back to the 1990's in Poland. I don't want to, but if you do, Ukraine is waiting for you.
delphiandomine   
11 Dec 2015
News / Poland to end state funding for IVF treatment [102]

Instead PiS will promote so-called "naprotechnology", which is a fancy word for analyzing a woman's sludge, diagnostics and observation of fertility cycle.

It's just another example of cruelty towards the less fortunate, something that PiS revel in.