Lyzko
18 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Or Lemberg, depending upon when (above all where) you were born.
Or Lemberg, depending upon when (above all where) you were born.
Lyzko
17 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Apologies, Bratwurst Boy! You did indeed, agree. So sorry for misreading your response:-)
@Maf
Another German, far more illustrious than Lady Angie, namely Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote, "What does not kill me makes me stronger."
Guess Merkel's trying some character building.
Apologies, Bratwurst Boy! You did indeed, agree. So sorry for misreading your response:-)
@Maf
Another German, far more illustrious than Lady Angie, namely Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote, "What does not kill me makes me stronger."
Guess Merkel's trying some character building.
Lyzko
17 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Well your chat seems to reveal a strong inclination towards AfD, PEGIDA and the rest of that rot.
Maybe I'm wrong. Hope I am. It'd sure be a shame to lose my favorite sparing partner:-)
@Maf,
Being misguided doesn't make her a sinner, neither does being a slightly half-cocked do-gooder. The alternative is so unimaginable
in the light of Germany's past (which still hasn't passed away) that many Germans are willing to put up with her tactics.
Well your chat seems to reveal a strong inclination towards AfD, PEGIDA and the rest of that rot.
Maybe I'm wrong. Hope I am. It'd sure be a shame to lose my favorite sparing partner:-)
@Maf,
Being misguided doesn't make her a sinner, neither does being a slightly half-cocked do-gooder. The alternative is so unimaginable
in the light of Germany's past (which still hasn't passed away) that many Germans are willing to put up with her tactics.
Lyzko
17 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
You reveal your true colors constantly. Perhaps you and your ilk would have been happy if Otto Remer's nationalist party had replaced Adenauer and perpetuated the years of the Third Reich, eh?
Trust you're just being a provocateur, a bit like your Jonathan Meese.
You reveal your true colors constantly. Perhaps you and your ilk would have been happy if Otto Remer's nationalist party had replaced Adenauer and perpetuated the years of the Third Reich, eh?
Trust you're just being a provocateur, a bit like your Jonathan Meese.
Lyzko
17 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
@Maf,
She's not entirely responsible for the slime who come into the country, try as she may to separate the wheat from the chaff.
@Bratwurst Boy,
My answer is like the late Sir Winston Churchill's remark about democracy: "It's the most ineffectual form of government around, but do we have anything better?"
@Maf,
She's not entirely responsible for the slime who come into the country, try as she may to separate the wheat from the chaff.
@Bratwurst Boy,
My answer is like the late Sir Winston Churchill's remark about democracy: "It's the most ineffectual form of government around, but do we have anything better?"
Lyzko
17 Nov 2018
Classifieds / English/Polish speaking Canadian looking for work as Electrician in Poland [26]
I presume then you've lived in Calgary your whole life, but are simply a bilingual of Polish parents born abroad, is that right?
I presume then you've lived in Calgary your whole life, but are simply a bilingual of Polish parents born abroad, is that right?
Lyzko
17 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
@Bratwurst Boy,
The only reason Germany IS the most civilized, enlightened country she's ever been is because of people such as Angela Merkel who fly the banner of tolerance...even when it's inconvenient for a spoiled generation of post-War boomers!
She and those like her are adamant in their determination to exorcise the ghosts of her country's Nazi past one horror at a time:-)
@Bratwurst Boy,
The only reason Germany IS the most civilized, enlightened country she's ever been is because of people such as Angela Merkel who fly the banner of tolerance...even when it's inconvenient for a spoiled generation of post-War boomers!
She and those like her are adamant in their determination to exorcise the ghosts of her country's Nazi past one horror at a time:-)
Lyzko
16 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Off topic, Spike31, but if truth be told, it was some of Herr Kant's philosophy concerning the "obedience to a Higher Will" in his 'Critique of Pure Reason'
which sent Germans over the edge.
Off topic, Spike31, but if truth be told, it was some of Herr Kant's philosophy concerning the "obedience to a Higher Will" in his 'Critique of Pure Reason'
which sent Germans over the edge.
Lyzko
15 Nov 2018
History / Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? [209]
Polish contributions to the arts especially, also to the sciences, are legion, quit kidding yourselves.
Polish contributions to the arts especially, also to the sciences, are legion, quit kidding yourselves.
Lyzko
15 Nov 2018
Lyzko
15 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Like Macron, I can insult The Man without mentioning that person by name:-)
Like Macron, I can insult The Man without mentioning that person by name:-)
Lyzko
15 Nov 2018
Lyzko
15 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Globalization is the lazy person's answer to "progress", in actuality, "regress", a step backward.
Globalization is the lazy person's answer to "progress", in actuality, "regress", a step backward.
Lyzko
15 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Definitions do vary:-)
Definitions do vary:-)
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
I think he's just being a tad precious on the latter point, Milo.
I think he's just being a tad precious on the latter point, Milo.
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
The distinction escapes me:-)
The distinction escapes me:-)
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / An EU army. Impact on Poland [155]
Agree to an extent, though there are as many exceptions to the "rule" as examples of it, in my experience with Germans and Germany.
Agree to an extent, though there are as many exceptions to the "rule" as examples of it, in my experience with Germans and Germany.
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / An EU army. Impact on Poland [155]
Geopolitically spot on!
Only, Hungary has been of late empowered by a super-nationalism not seen in that country easily since Admiral Horthy and Szillasy, and we know what monsters those Arrow Crossers turned out to be.
Geopolitically spot on!
Only, Hungary has been of late empowered by a super-nationalism not seen in that country easily since Admiral Horthy and Szillasy, and we know what monsters those Arrow Crossers turned out to be.
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
What if you as a Brit give up your seat on BR to a Pole or a Frenchman, is that being "patriotic"?? Fail to grasp the usage distinction here, honestly, I'm not trying to
nitpick.
Now I see the point, Delph, I hope:-)
Working together is surely a part of teamwork and being patriotic DOES mean supporting the best in one's country.
OK, got it finally. Hate to appear thickLOL
What if you as a Brit give up your seat on BR to a Pole or a Frenchman, is that being "patriotic"?? Fail to grasp the usage distinction here, honestly, I'm not trying to
nitpick.
Now I see the point, Delph, I hope:-)
Working together is surely a part of teamwork and being patriotic DOES mean supporting the best in one's country.
OK, got it finally. Hate to appear thickLOL
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
History / Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? [209]
Hgbh was just translating, that's all. "Jestem urodzonym PolAKiem." = I am born Polak vs. "I'm a native Pole."
Hgbh was just translating, that's all. "Jestem urodzonym PolAKiem." = I am born Polak vs. "I'm a native Pole."
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / An EU army. Impact on Poland [155]
Your right.
However, sooner or later, even a leopard has to learn to change its spots. Evolution, you know.
Darwin doubtless would have agreed:-)
Your right.
However, sooner or later, even a leopard has to learn to change its spots. Evolution, you know.
Darwin doubtless would have agreed:-)
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
History / Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? [209]
Maybe.
I always was told it was offensive, much as with "russky", "limey", or "dago".
See times change:-)
Maybe.
I always was told it was offensive, much as with "russky", "limey", or "dago".
See times change:-)
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Hmmm. Delph.
Isn't the scenario you're describing simply a question of good manners, etiquette, and basic human decency?
Hmmm. Delph.
Isn't the scenario you're describing simply a question of good manners, etiquette, and basic human decency?
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
History / Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? [209]
Precisely. No nation is or was above reproach.
Precisely. No nation is or was above reproach.
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
For sure, Milo. Can't argue with ya there.
For sure, Milo. Can't argue with ya there.
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / An EU army. Impact on Poland [155]
On the other hand, post-War and post-Wall Germans have apparently turned over a new leaf. I believe they ought to be given a chance to actively defend the freedoms they remain so intent on protecting.
We've got to bury the hatchet at some point, at least for practical purposes.
On the other hand, post-War and post-Wall Germans have apparently turned over a new leaf. I believe they ought to be given a chance to actively defend the freedoms they remain so intent on protecting.
We've got to bury the hatchet at some point, at least for practical purposes.
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
I for one prefer "patriotism" for several of the reasons mentioned thus far on this forum. It's less aggressive and more culturally based to my likings.
As an American, I feel a degree of patriotism, though surely I don't feel my nationality is superior to another, advantages that lie in both societies considered.
I for one prefer "patriotism" for several of the reasons mentioned thus far on this forum. It's less aggressive and more culturally based to my likings.
As an American, I feel a degree of patriotism, though surely I don't feel my nationality is superior to another, advantages that lie in both societies considered.
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
There are conservative "trolls" as well, you know.
Just a word about facts; there are lies, there are damned lies, and there are statistics. If you wanna tell a wopper, stats will do it.
As I say, either extreme is bad, there must be a middle ground, moderation in all things.
There are conservative "trolls" as well, you know.
Just a word about facts; there are lies, there are damned lies, and there are statistics. If you wanna tell a wopper, stats will do it.
As I say, either extreme is bad, there must be a middle ground, moderation in all things.
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]
Playing checkers with ultra-conservatives is also a challenge; first they have to learn to count...much less to read:-)
I don't agree with the "progressive" agenda either, at least in whole, however, many are at least in a positive direction of not intentionally undermining
those who wish to advance in society.
Both indeed tend to go overboard, frankly! Ultra leftists are surely as unthinkingly doctrinaire as ultra rightists.
Playing checkers with ultra-conservatives is also a challenge; first they have to learn to count...much less to read:-)
I don't agree with the "progressive" agenda either, at least in whole, however, many are at least in a positive direction of not intentionally undermining
those who wish to advance in society.
Both indeed tend to go overboard, frankly! Ultra leftists are surely as unthinkingly doctrinaire as ultra rightists.
Lyzko
14 Nov 2018
History / Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? [209]
In English, "Polak" is derogatory! Use simply "Pole" or "Polish" rather than "Polak".
In English, "Polak" is derogatory! Use simply "Pole" or "Polish" rather than "Polak".