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Babinich   
29 May 2008
Language / Polish Lessons Units [189]

Janusz,

Thank you for all your hard work not only here but on Solar Net.

The video was stupendous!
Babinich   
14 Jul 2008
History / WWII - Battle of Britain and Poles [104]

Back again and again to WWII. Dont they deserve memory?

Of course; their story needs to be told.

Read 'A Question Of Honor' by Lynne Olson & Stanley Cloud. It is truly a tribute to the Polish airmen fighting against the Germans.
Babinich   
17 Aug 2008
History / I would talk to you about our King WŁADYSŁAW WARNEŃCZYK [9]

May God bless you...

“To escape is impossible, to surrender is unthinkable. Let’s fight with bravery and honor our arms!” - Janos Hunyadi's proclamation before the Battle of Warna.

Thank you for the post!
Babinich   
16 Nov 2008
News / Polish-American soldier and his wife murdered by four marines [163]

So if guns were banned from society, you wouldn't have to be that scared anymore, because maybe 5% of the people will still carry a gun. (Like over here.)

Please refer to the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Specifically the District of Columbia v. Heller (June 26, 2008), to protect an individuals right to possess and carry weapons ( "keep and bear arms").

In the USA I guarantee you that you could not keep guns off the black market. Five, ten, whatever percent is not the point.

The point is that the evil in society will have greater access to weapons of destruction. All of this at the expense of the good, honest, & hard working members of society.
Babinich   
16 Nov 2008
News / Polish-American soldier and his wife murdered by four marines [163]

That's why we have a Police force? (Police officers will also be able to do a better job when less people are likely to carry a firearm?)

First off I choose to defend myself. It is my right to do so according to the Second Amendment.

Second, good people who own guns are not a threat to the police. If guns are taken off the market, the bad guys are the majority in possession of firearms.

That means the level of danger says constant because the police do not have to fear the good, respectful gun owner but they do have to fear those armed harboring bad intentions.

Oh, and a society (Or even a world!) which is neatly divided into good and evil people doesn't exist, it's usually a lot more complicated than that.

I respectfully disagree; evil is evil. It cannot be quantified or qualified.
Babinich   
17 Nov 2008
News / Polish-American soldier and his wife murdered by four marines [163]

There would be little to no reason to defend yourself at all if guns were banned from society.

Do you have faith in God?

If killing is evil, then what is the difference between a soldier and a gangmember? [sic]

Please refer to the Ten Commandments: Killing is not necessarily evil; murder is evil.

Oh, and ofcourse [sic] corrupt Police officers also exist. Priests who abuse children also exist. So who is good and who is evil?

The profession of the individual does not guarantee morality. It is the person that is responsible for their own acts.

Now, Robin Hood was a criminal according to the Sherrif, [sic] but he did good things..

He did good things? For who did he do good things? What cost went into these 'good' acts?

If you divide the world into good and evil, it only shows you haven't been through much yet? If you were a good person at heart, but grew up in a rough neighbourhood [sic] which was infested with gangs, then you would have to seriously consider joining one of these gangs just to survive. (And not because you enjoy being a criminal!)

Oh, I've been through plenty.

To say that a person is forced into a gang and then performs an act of violence because they are coerced is quite a stretch. They have free will NOT to commit that act of violence. According to your argument, the person being coerced would never have to go join a gang because they can go to the police for protection.

As far as the world divided into good and evil, it is. Never once did I say that a person could not be contrite.
My point is that a person cannot commit sins/crimes/violations intermittently and proclaim themselves as a good person.

I guess I might aswell [sic] talk to a wall?

Thank you for the beautiful example of an ad hominem attack. :')
Babinich   
17 Nov 2008
News / Polish-American soldier and his wife murdered by four marines [163]

I leave that open, because it's obvious that if there is a God, he gave us free will, and so if there is a God, I think WE have to DO things for eachother to make life better for ALL of us.

Do you have faith that guns can be eliminated from society?

I don't refer to anything except common sense. (Anyway, the first commandment says: Thou shalt NOT kill, so NOT means NOT. It doesn't mean not necessarily.)

Sorry, that is a common misconception. You need to brush up on the Ten Commandments.

When you have gangs in your neighbourhood, intimidating you, threatening to kill you or your family, then you might be too scared to refuse?

Or, you might ask yourself what conditions exists that make gangs a reality. The other action you can take is to arm yourself to protect your family. If your child joins a gang your familial troubles do not end; they are just beginning. Your child's decision to join a gang puts the entire family in harms way.

Let me rephrase that into another question; If you kill someone, does that make you feel good?

This question is a non sequitur; but I'll answer it anyways: No.

Hey, you're welcome, no real harm intended there!

I know; hence the smiley...
Babinich   
11 Feb 2009
News / Poland Should Beef Up Military [286]

Will nobody want to buy our goods anymore? Does the world dislike us?

Germany is experiencing weaker export demand. Germany's reliance on foreign demand is a drag on their economy so much so that the IMF predicts that GDP will fall this year in Germany to a greater extent than GDP sinks in countries like France, Italy, or Spain.

Source: The Economist February 7th-13th 2009
Babinich   
3 Apr 2009
History / Poles in the Napoleonic era [224]

Ah, old Napoleon, what a guy, ran amok in Europe till Great Britain decided to take the cane out of the closet and give him a damn good thrashing my dear boy :D

Napoleon's greatest mistake was not utilizing the talents of the the "two Louie's": Davout & Suchet
Babinich   
2 Jun 2009
Life / Why are Poles in other countries called "Plastic Poles"? [168]

So a Plastic Pole i would say is someone who has no close family in or from Poland but a tiny bit of heritage but still wanders about celebrating polish holidays and stuff like that.

So you're saying that third generation ancestors, of full Polish heritage, and whose second level relatives, native to Poland, died in fighting Nazi/Soviet aggression, celebrate Polish holidays so as to "belong" rather than out of respect?

I am proud that I am an Americans of Polish decent. You can call us Plastic Poles if that is the label you choose.

Just do not think your smart enough to know what our level of respect is for our Polish heritage.
Babinich   
24 Jul 2009
Food / Polish Eating Habits [87]

i've had M&Ms for dinner today...

You've been truly Americanized!
Babinich   
6 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

One bully invading another country about disputed lands.
The bigger bully get's away with it usually..

Not really, how did your country look on May 8th 1945?
Babinich   
6 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

But Germany would had gotten away with it if they had been content with Poland.

No, don't blame the Nazis. It's you Germans... All one has to do is to look at WWI for examples of lebensraum.
Babinich   
6 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

"No, we do not pardon, we demand--vengeance!".

I am quite objective and the result of Hilter's reign, made possible by the German volk, was total defeat.
Babinich   
7 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

Maybe that had something to do with the Czechs blocking Hungarian aide during the Polish-Soviet war?

The Hungarians were aware that Poles were fighting for their freedom and tried to extend a helping hand. They planned to dispatch a 30,000-man cavalry corps to join the Polish Army, but the Czechoslovak government denied them passage across Czechoslovak territory.

Fortunately for the Poles Hungarian attempts to help Poland succeeded in the crucial period of the war, when several trains loaded with Hungary-made Mauser rifles reached Poland.

That help was remembered by Poles as another manifestation of the traditional Polish-Hungarian friendship.
Babinich   
7 Aug 2009
History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]

I think that the Ukrainians probably remember the Polish-Soviet war, what with them having fought on the same side as Poland and then having been stabbed in the back by their Polish allies.

Similiar to the Poles getting screwed when they saddled up with the separatist Ukrainians in an effort liberate both their lands from imperial rule.

How? The Ukrainian nationalists sign a seperate peace with the Central Powers through as part of the Brest-Litovsk treaty.
Babinich   
8 Aug 2009
History / Have Poles blood on their hands? :) [496]

Babinich is claiming that the Ukrainians betrayed Poland by signing a seperate peace treaty

No I am not.

Er, Poland was on the same side as the Central Powers.

Er, no... Pilsudski was jailed by the Germans because of his opposition to the 'polnische wehrmacht'.
Babinich   
8 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

No. It had nothing at all to do with that. The elections which the Poles should not have tried to organise took place on 26 January 1919. The Polish-Soviet war hadn't started then.

Next excuse please.

Sorry Harry...

query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9506E6D61039E13ABC4D53DFB4668382609EDE
Babinich   
8 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

Nice try but you need to find other excuses for Polish arrogance yet again coming before a fall.

November 1917 - A number of prisoners of war are released from captivity in the Ukraine

A large number of POWs are Czechs and Poles; two of the largest contingents of the Austrian-Hungarian empire.

The Czechs and the Poles as a whole are determined not to be repatriated to the Austrian-Hungarian empire. Their hope was to liberate their homelands from imperial rule.

The Czechs want to go it alone; they demanded passage to France via the Trans-Siberian railway. This is where the Czech adventure begins.

The Poles throw in their lot with the Ukrainian Nationalists.

The Poles are surprised by the Central Rada when the Ukrainians sign a peace accord with the Germans at Brest-Litovsk on 02/09/1918.
Babinich   
8 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

Britian was the big brother with hands tied behind his back. What could we have done that would have saved Poland.

Absolutely nothing; the Brits were in a pickle.
Babinich   
8 Aug 2009
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

They were never really in a position to get involved in the first place.

I totally agree with you.

BB,

First off there was no Polish nation at that time.

Funny thing is that the Germans ended up screwing the Ukrainians.

Now go figure; Germans not abiding by a treaty. So much for blaming the Nazis control over the Germans and not the Germans themselves.

Sources: John Keegan - 'The First World War'

Basil Dmytryshyn - 'USSR: A Concise History'