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delphiandomine   
24 Jan 2012
News / Poland now soft-pedalling ACTA signing [107]

ACTA is putting us all at risk.

ACTA was also a sham - developing countries were deliberately excluded from the policy-making process.

What's frightening is that the United States were pushing for the treaty to include such actions as searching travellers music players for illegally downloaded songs - ridiculous!

It is amusing that Polonius supports such acts which are pushed through in secret however - very Communist.
delphiandomine   
24 Jan 2012
Life / Poles close to grandparents [32]

That's interesting. How far will you move in provoking?

It's interesting, and true. You'll find these myths are stronger among the uneducated - because they bought into the (subtle at times) communist propoganda unintentionally. You know the old saying about 'say something enough times and it will become true' - well, it certainly applies here.

Grandma & grandpa days are widely celebrated. By celebration I mean visiting grandparenst on that day or at least if someone can not visit them - phone them and make wishes (złożyć życzenia). Small children give babcias and dziadeks laurkas (a self made cards with wishes).

And it is a Communist invention, and anyone with an ounce of sense should reject such celebrations.

No connections with communism in the mind of Polish society.

Of course not - that's because the Communists did a fantastic job of making it part of the accepted mainstream. Just like 'Western Betrayal', the 'Recovered Territories' and more - all myths, but the product of thorough brainwashing.

Grandma day a communist holiday? That's hilarious! What else will you made up?

Let's see...

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzie%C5%84_Babci

Polska (od 1964)

One defining feature of Communism was to introduce new celebrations and holidays to make people forget the old. And it looks like they did a great job here - likewise with the "Women's day" (which, incidentally, is boycotted by quite a few anti-Communist women I know - they refuse to accept any sort of greetings/presents) and other random celebrations.

Even if it's passed into the Polish minds as being something harmless, it doesn't excuse the origin. Anyone claiming to be "anti-Communist" should have nothing to do with such nonsense.
delphiandomine   
24 Jan 2012
History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]

Anti-racism has actually throughout the decades had some very nasty anti-semitism attached to it - a nice example here -

philosemitism.blogspot.com/2011/12/belgian-government-anti-racist-outfit.html

It is with immense incredulity that senior police officers heard unacceptable racist, anti-semitic and Holocaust denial statements at a course run by the Centre for Equal Opportunities and the Fight against Racism (CECLR).

And from the same site, a quote by Yves Leterme, former Prime Minister of Belgium.

"We must be wakeful for a new anti-Semitism, sometimes too easy trivialized. We must be wakeful for a new anti-Zionism that is a hidden anti-Semitism that in reality has not accepted the existence of the state of Israel, even sixty years after its foundation.

delphiandomine   
24 Jan 2012
History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]

by calling legitimate criticizisms of the Zionist entity's brutality and racism "anti-Semitism"

The problem is that the criticism is often thinly-veiled anti-semitism.

It's not hard to figure out if someone is a Communist (or simply spouting Marxist slogans) and is criticising "zionism" and using all the buzzwords from the 1960's - then they most probably do have an anti-semitic agenda.
delphiandomine   
23 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

One would think, but most of them are criticized by the "real" Poles back in Poland.

The only criticism I've ever heard in Poland about them is the way that they claim to be Polish (despite knowing nothing about the country) and for being essentially fairweather patriots. That, and for interfering in Polish elections.

The sheer amount of uneducated drivel that you read on here from them is one huge reason why they get criticised.

They all left for greed and sold out and whatever else they say. It's that same "we all go down together" mentality Poles tend to adopt when their friends and family leave Poland for greener pastures.

I don't hear it here, but I can imagine such jealousy is rife among the uneducated classes in Polska B.

Going over old ground
delphiandomine   
23 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

It still doesn't justify your sweeping generalizations about millions of people.

Anyone who says "pierogies", "busia" or "golumpkies" can safely be assumed to be a blithering idiot.

There is 10 millions PolAms living in the US and there is not a damn thing you can do about it.

As long as they stay in the US, what's the problem?

It was, after all, an excellent dumping ground.
delphiandomine   
23 Jan 2012
Love / Child support in USA order (child born in Poland) [56]

Of course he's done nothing wrong. Of course the woman is just some greedy foreigner who wants to take him for everything he has. Of course.

I doubt he'll tell her side of the story, though.
delphiandomine   
23 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

Who would that be? The bitter British expatriates living in Poland talking through their hats by any chance?

Des got suspended again?

They're all traitors too, taking the easy route, abandoning their countries, not true patriots?

It applies whenever they talk in this ridiculously over-the-top way about how (insert nationality) they are because they eat (insert badly spelled ethnic food name) at (insert stupid name for grandparents). All this crap about 'we care more than the people in Poland care' is just ridiculously revolting.

I trash them because they talk as if they know what's best for Poland and act like they really care, yet they obviously don't.

That, and they're racist scumbags anyway.
delphiandomine   
23 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

I will answer.Super high taxes,corruption,nepotism,crooked and stupid regime,opressing population,justice system rotten to the bone....I can go on and on.I am not in any case saying that US is a perfect country and none of the problems exist here but they exist on much smaller scale and the US is still much better place to live than Poland even if you are an immigrant.

So in other words, instead of coming here and changing things for the better, it's just easier to stay in the US isn't it?

Confirms what we all thought - the Polonia have big mouths but tiny hands.
delphiandomine   
22 Jan 2012
Life / Poles close to grandparents [32]

i don't think young children these days are or were influenced by 'passive brainwashing'. for those who actually remember the day it is simply to say thanks and pass on a small gift.

Of course they are - the grandparents, brainwashed by the Communists, are the ones who expect/demand such a tradition.

It's one of the more notable examples where the Communists managed to thoroughly infiltrate people's minds.

Does anybody know why the communists introduced such a day? I'd be guessing it had something to do with getting working age women back to work as soon as possible after giving birth. But that's just a guess. Any other suggestions?

Could just be a way of introducing different traditions - destroy the old by introducing the new.
delphiandomine   
22 Jan 2012
Life / Poles close to grandparents [32]

Oddly enough, in Poland I've never come across anyone actually celebrating it.

I've found that it does seem to correlate with educational status and background - those of lower classes seem to embrace it more. It is entirely consistent with the passive brainwashing of them during Communism - just like the myth of "Western Betrayal" so often spouted by them.

Honoring one's grandparents is never "hilarious" not matter what government instituted an official holiday to do so. This is just common sense amongst humans who naturally love their grandparents. Those who don't respect their elders and who have the sick mentality that even leads them to insult their elders, or the elders of a country in whom they are guests, are examples of inhumanity and they are despicable.

It is absolutely hilarious to do so on a day that was instituted by the hated regime. There are 363 other days to honour grandparents - and anyone with any knowledge of history would be well advised to do it on a different day.
delphiandomine   
22 Jan 2012
History / Life in Poland before the fall of communism [30]

I'd guess that most of the unemployed would prefere communist times.

A small minority do - usually the ones who are utterly unemployable and who have been fired from countless jobs.

Its not that funny dude, judging by the above response you'd be extremely surprised at the amount of Poles who actually preferred communism.

About 5% at the most, although quite a few more may want a return to a similar economic system but without the oppression. Or at least, with oppression, but of PO supporters.

Well, post-communism (what we have had in Poland since +20 years) is not that better in many aspects.

I'm sure the golden days of 2005-2007 were good though, eh?
delphiandomine   
22 Jan 2012
History / Life in Poland before the fall of communism [30]

OP asked for personal experiences. Not something you can personally relate to (being British and living in the UK at the time, bravely arriving to Poland after communism fell already). But would that stop you from participating in this thread, mr expert - of course NOT.

Can't you just leave already? You're boring me.

How can someone who's an immigrant be so thoroughly xenophobic? Could there possibly be another reason besides projected self-loathing?

Course not.

He even hates his adopted homeland - so why he doesn't return, it's entirely beyond me.

As for this -

***yawn***

I didn't even bother to scroll down and read whatever BS you wrote.

It's not worth acknowledging to the slightest extent.

You, sir, should do us all a big favour and throw yourself off a bridge.

Thanks! :)

I think it's safe to say that he really is the waste product of alcohol consumption.

Arguably, life is better for around 95% of the population. It's worse for the 5% that liked having a non-job, in a non-place, living in a crap flat and having crap holidays.
delphiandomine   
22 Jan 2012
Life / Poles close to grandparents [32]

I find your statements here very inapt. Of course some pathologies happens but generally, in healthy families, grandkids feel a genuine love towards they grandparents and care about them.

Sadly, it's true. If they loved and cared about them, they'd sell the flat and use the money to make sure that their grandparents live the rest of their days in comfortable surroundings. Let's say a typical flat in a city, worth around 300-400k. That's more than enough money to buy a smaller, modern flat and the rest of the money used to equip it with all sorts of things to make an elderly person's life better. And when they get too old, enough money left to make sure that they are always looked after.

But it doesn't happen. Why?

What?! Are you kidding? Sending grandma to a retire house (or however you call such institutions) is considered as not caring about elders. You live in Poland and don't know such basic things? Besides that no older person would like to move out a flat/house they had been living in for the last 50 years!!! Again I see you have very limited constact with elder people, don't you? How many times do you see your grandparents?

Yes, sadly, it's seen as not caring. It then leads to elderly people being trapped in their wholly unsuitable flats, because the children are just far too busy to look after the mother - and anyway, the grandkids are grown up now and don't need looked after. And as for them not wanting to move out - really, how much is "not want to" and how much is some sort of social pressure to leave the flat to the grandkids?

What is a "communistic invention"? Grandparents?! Moderator should look at this statement as a personal attack or a provocation. How long provocating other users to make them outburst will be tolerated on this forum?

This "Grandfather day" and "grandmother day". Communist invention, and hilariously used by people nowadays. It's actually shocking to see how much of the Communist mythology seeped into the Polish public consciousness - people know to oppose May 1st, but they seem to be totally clueless about these days and many other Communist inventions, such as "Women's day".

I agree with you completly. I can't even count how many times I asked myself this question. This situation often makes me think about quiting membership on Polish Forums.

There's the door.

No surprise as grandparents help raise their grand kids. The comment about the flat is also true though.

What's interesting is that you can actually see a lot of problems in Polish society caused by children who are raised by the grandparents - one psychologist I know actually advocates the grandparents taking no part in the actual caring of children. I'm sure we've all seen the maniacal Babcia who wraps the child in ten million layers on a boiling hot day.

I'm glad my babcie i dziadki aren't alive today to see the mass westernization, followed by corruption, taking place in their beautiful old slavic country. And worst yet, how the young Poles today are completely endursing it.

Corruption?

They must have never left the farm if they didn't see the vast amounts of corruption in the PRL!
delphiandomine   
22 Jan 2012
History / Life in Poland before the fall of communism [30]

it is MUCH worse now.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh my. Oh my oh my.

hahahahahahahahaha. Are you serious?! Hahahahahaha...no..come on...seriously...hahahahahahahahaha. Mods, I'm sorry, but ...hahahahahahahahahaha. You can't be serious. Really.

God, how I wish I could've been born immediately following the war.

Why, so you'd be right in time to enjoy the birth of a Stalinist state that saw enemies everywhere? I'm sure that would be fun when your father would get pulled into prison on some spurious grounds, just to further the career of some Russian-trained politician. I'm sure it would be even more fun when they proposed to take away your families farmland and force you into collectivised farming - almost ensuring that your family would be slaves to the State.

and considering the amount of NON-POLES on these forums, most of the opinions expressed will mean absolute s**t pulled right from the ass.

Aw. Aren't you amusing today?

At least, you would be amusing if you weren't so obviously trolling.

Is there any one who can tell me what communist Poland was like,and how much better it is now?

Read Timothy Garton-Ash's excellent "The Polish Revolution : Solidarity". It'll give you an excellent insight into life in the early 80's in Poland - characterised by severe hardships, rationing and a clearly failing state.
delphiandomine   
21 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

Which brings up another question (although maybe more appropriate in another thread) and that is the VWP issue with the USA and Poland. Do you think, if the doors open, they'll flood into the USA like they did recently with the UK?

I don't think so - unlike the UK, Germany, etc - there's still significant barriers to working legally there - and the risk of deportation too. No doubt, there will be some overstayers, who will vanish into Polish ghettos - but nothing that will register as significant. We saw with Germany recently that Poles just aren't interested in moving anymore.

I do think however that we'll see a lot more travel for tourist purposes - but they won't stay.

What it *may* encourage is older, retired people going there to live with their children/grandchildren.
delphiandomine   
21 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

Ok. So every Pole that moved to the USA did it for "greed and desire", and you see nothing wrong with it.

What's wrong with wanting more?

Does that go for all Poles that left Poland and went elsewhere in Europe like Germany, France, Scandinavia, England, etc.?

Of course. They're now learning that it's very hard to make something of themselves back in Poland, as those who stayed are the ones headed to the top.

I don't think we'll ever see the return of many of the million-plus in the UK, though.
delphiandomine   
21 Jan 2012
Life / Poles close to grandparents [32]

Poles close to grandparents

How strange that you are promoting a Communist invention. I thought you were supposed to be Solidarity, Kaczynski, RCC, PiS, Gazeta Polska, Smolensk 2010 until you die?

Really? So why don't they say "Granny! There's no need to be counting out your one grosze coins at the shop: just sell your flat and love on the proceeds!"?

Indeed, you'd think that if they really had grandma's best interests at heart, they'd sell her flat and get her to retire to a comfortable residence for the rest of her days.
delphiandomine   
21 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

Oh, well, that's an easy one.

Course it is, and it proves that the crap he wrote is just that - crap.

Are you singling out just Poles when you say this or does that go for everyone that leaves their country of origin and goes elsewhere to find a better life?

Depends in what context - modern day British emigration to Australia isn't necessarily for a better life, but for a change of pace.

There's nothing wrong with it, but Des' claiming that Poles and Polonia will reject Western values for Communism is just hilarious.
delphiandomine   
21 Jan 2012
Love / Unmarried couples in Poland = pathology [310]

but equally human nature has a very good bullsh1t detector.

Certainly explains why Ruch Palikota took 3rd place in the election.
delphiandomine   
21 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

So Dupadomine is again talking through his hat!

Aren't you the high-brow one?

It is a state of mind.

Are you attributing the Polonia's weird feelings on Poland to substance abuse?

Certainly makes sense.
delphiandomine   
21 Jan 2012
USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

Poles in America got to live in a freedom akin to that of the szlachta in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, which was itself a republic in spirit like America.

A republic in spirit? Please - give me some of what you're drinking!

Go away and learn about Batory and Sobieski before making such comments.

The liberal Polish spirit has thus thrived and flourished here amongst the descendants of those adventurous Poles who sailed away to this brave new world.

Poland, liberal? Again - I really need some of what you are drinking. Please.

Poles and Polonians will eventually meet in a culmination of the Slavic people's great destiny to re-introduce the proper human lifestyle to he world- that of cooperative anarchy dedicated to human liberty and joy rather than the ugly consumerist wage slavery of the depraved West of Europe. Poles! my cousins! we are riding our steeds towards a new and golden era!

How do you explain the fact that the vast majority of Polonia will not leave rich America for poor Poland, then?

Sorry pal, but the Polonia exist solely because of human greed and desire.