History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Sad duty: 1939

Looking at general Tadeusz Kutrzeba's face you can tell that he's not happy. In the photo you see him approaching the commander of German 8th Army, general Johannes Blaskowitz, to discuss the capitulation of Warsaw (which Kutrzeba would sign on 28th September)

We all know the story, no point to sprinkle salt on old wounds; there is however something that escapes many historians and commentators - 1939 was the last year of Polish independence. After the war we were a Soviet satellite for 44 years and then - when the chance for independence finally appeared - venal scoundrels and various foreign agents ensured a rather smooth transition into being an American satellite.

The year 2024 is the 85th consecutive year of Poland being a dependent vassal state. Last time we waited 123 years to regain our independence. Will we have to wait equally long again?

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Requiem for an artist: 2024

"Today the pace of my films seems too slow. However, after cuts and speeding up the narration, they would lose their atmosphere. (...) It's also a question of my temperament - I hate being in a rush", said late Janusz Majewski.

The great director, who gave us Zaklęte rewiry, C.K. Dezerterzy (with the unforgettable character of Gefreiter Kania played by Marek Kondrat) or Lekcja martwego języka among many other films, died last month, on 10th January.



One could write a lot about the chevalier of Polonia Restituta and Gloria Artis orders but I think his work speaks the best for him and itself. For me, personally, he was the greatest adapter of literary fiction for screen in the history of Polish cinema.

Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine...

History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [318]


Why are you being nasty to Gruni, Paw? He's not a psycho but a young patriot, Christian and conservative in his views. Nothing to be frowned upon. You have to learn to respect all honest Polish patriots, even if you don't fully agree with their views... i naucz się tego, bo Cię znowu kosą nauczę. :)

News / Ups and downs of the democratic government 2023-2027 in Poland [342]


Who can still obstract any serious legal reforms...


... who can be back in power very quickly (this time to stay), if PO hasn't learnt their lessons from those 8 years in opposition.

Let's observe how the events unfold with careful optimism but also with vigilance - PO is well able to f*ck this all up, like they did in the past. Hopefully, they won't. *fingers crossed*

Genealogy / Need help with the origins of the surname von Czapiewski [21]


What a scary name!

Sounds like a mix of Чапаев and Ulrich von Jungingen. *shivers*

Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [401]


Not to be confused with another Jan Kobuszewski, who died in 2019...



... :)

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]


... and longer than the answers. This "debate" was a bad joke.

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]


Tell that to PiS propagandists who will squeeze every little bit out of it.


SPD must be really desperate (maybe because of some internal, secret opinion polls) and tries to nick some voters from AfD. It's onlyt rather unfortunate that they decided to do it just before elections in Poland. Such a gift for Kaczyński.

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

Germany's SPD party decided to strongly reinforce PiS before the next week's elections...

... "The unification of Germany has taken place but is not yet complete. We are working together on it."

This is all over the Polish internet...

polskieradio24.pl/5/1223/artykul/3254393,skandaliczny-plakat-niemieckiej-spd-zjednoczenie-nie-jest-calkowite-i-strzalki-w-kierunku-polski

dw.com/pl/die-welt-o-plakacie-spd-czy-niemcom-odbi%C5%82o/a-67028320

PiS supporters are having a ball...

I estimate the number of additional votes for PiS at about 2-3% (which might well tip the scales) thank to this. Kaczyński is not exactly known for hugging Germans but I bet he would like to give the author of this poster a long, warm hug.

Well done, SPD, well f*cking done... :-/

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]


Well, Poland is not exactly in the geopolitically safest spot in the world, so I suppose it's reasonable to keep some of the gold abroad.

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]


Happened to me about two weeks ago. Couldn't post a new thread for a couple of hours, so I eventually didn't.

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

Half of it is in Poland, in NBP vaults, and the other half in Bank of England.

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

I hate Poland because they now have more gold than the UK and Spain...

biznes.interia.pl/gospodarka/news-polska-ma-wiecej-zlota-niz-wielka-brytania-jest-nowe-zestawi,nId,7071477

... Britain had the greatest empire in Earth's history, they plundered half of the world, Spain brought galleon after galleon of pure gold from Americas, and now Poles somehow have more gold than either of those countries (and they plan to keep buying).

Scandalous.

News / Poland says no to flood of Immigrants [670]

Imagine if Poznań's most wanted list looked like Philadephia's most wanted list...

phillymostwanted.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/3/MenuGroup/Public+Most+Wanted.htm

... we definitely need more racial diversity in Poland!

When I switched to all fugitives...

phillymostwanted.org/default.aspx?menuitemid=59

... I came to the conclusion that there must have been a horrible global warming in Philadelphia. xD

Language / Gospodarzu, dostanę u was trochę jaj? [14]


Nie no, żeby tak obcego mężczyznę o jego jajka pytać... i jeszcze pieniądze proponować? Toż to, panie dobrodzieju, wszystko na obraźliwość Boską i uradowanie Ancykrysta - Sodomia i Gomoria! :)

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

If anyone sees an opinion poll and wonders how that translates into mandates, here's a useful tool...

kalkulatorsejmowy.pl/?pis=32.3&konfederacja=9&ko=26.4&trzecia_droga=12.1&lewica=8.1&pozostali=12.1

... and you can enter your own numbers too. It also gives you the number of opposition mandates that they would get if they started from a single electoral list. Quite interesting.

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

What I think will happen (based on various polls)...

1. PiS wins the elections but doesn't have majority of mandates.

2. Duda already said that he will give the mission of creating the new government to the representative of the party that wins (even if they don't have majority), so PiS will have to form a government.

3. About a month usually passes since the president's appointment until the first gathering of new Sejm.

4. During this month PiS will buy themselves the missing MPs (their corruption capabilities are almost unlimited), so that they will have the majority.

5. We will have the third term of PiS in power.

As much as I hate the scenario it does look like the most likely one. :-/

News / Polish Parliamentary Elections 2023 [933]

Hope dies last.

Regardless of KO being a liberal party with leftist leanings, and questionable views on abortion for example, I deeply believe that in the current situation - knowing all that we already know about PiS - the opposition's victory would be truly beneficial for Poland. I hope more people like me - Christians of deeply conservative views - will find it in their hearts and consciences to vote against their personal worldview preferences but for the greater good of our beloved country.

The opposition made a huge mistake of not going to these elections as a single block, and this mistake may cost them dearly, but let's keep our fingers crossed for them. PiS staying in power would be a very bad scenario for Poland.

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [558]


Auschwitz Kommando? Or maybe Afrika Korps?

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [558]


WTF was that? Online Tourette's syndrome? :D


No, I haven't. And I'm still not talking to you, monkey.

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [558]


I see you draw your deep knowledge of Polish politics and economy from quality sources.

One needs to be blind not to see that we need a more German-like government (i.e. KO) for the war in Ukraine to finally end. Fingers crossed for Tusk whom I rather dislike, but he can be very useful for Poland at this particular moment.

Oh, well. No point arguing. One day after the elections all will be known. *fingers crossed for the opposition*

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [558]


Exactly...

polskieradio.pl/365/7116/Artykul/2192104,2003

wiesci24.pl/2020/04/14/kaczynski-oddawaj-pieniadze-z-fozz-ojciec-chrzestny-dobrej-zmiany-wychodzi-na-wolnosc-a-oskarzajacy-prezesa-pis-gina-w-niejasnych-okolicznosciach/

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [558]


Not necessarily...

onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/wybory-2023-specjalna-prognoza-rosna-szanse-opozycji-na-przejecie-wladzy/n0jby8e,79cfc278

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [558]


Let's not give up hope just yet, Alien. It can still go either way.

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [558]


There's only one poster here that I ignore (but a particularly obnoxious one), and that was a very good decision that I don't regret.

Sure, there's a lot of toxic, abusive arseholes on internet boards but with the especially retarded ones that's the only reasonable thing to do.

That's, of course, a matter of taste sometimes though. All the people that you mentioned being on your list I actually consider quite likeable (even if I don't always agree with them).

News / Poland says no to flood of Immigrants [670]


I doubt there are many people in Poland against EU-nationals coming to work and live here. Or against Ukrainian war refugees.

What people will never look kindly at, however, is the idea of bringing in masses of third-world immigrants.

News / Poland says no to flood of Immigrants [670]


Some people say that Poles are xenophobic but the general definition of this word is wrong; it says: "having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries".

But as professor Wolniewicz used to say: "Xenophobia is not a dislike of people from other countries as such but it is rather a dislike of people from other countries who want to enter your home, very often uninvited".

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [678]


OK.

But can we at least, hypothetically, say that you make thinly veiled insinuations by way of poetic metaphors?

Life / Why is women-hatred and stereotyping so popular in Poland? [181]


Women and their elephant-like memory. 0_0


You think women should open door for men and carry heavy objects for us? Geez... I really wouldn't go that far. ;)

Life / Why is women-hatred and stereotyping so popular in Poland? [181]


If that's the case, then carry on. :) I thought you were genuinely arguing with them. My mistake.


Actually, I quite enjoy the basics: opening the door for women, standing up when my female colleague walks into the staff room and/or approaches my armchair to talk to me, helping women with carrying heavy objects, being charmant and knightly towards my wife even if we have difficult moments etc. It allows me to do the right thing despite circumstances whilst at the same time celebrate my amazing man-awesomeness. Those things weren't invented for women, they were invented for us, to shape our conduct and carve our character.


I'm not. I'm just being man-awesome.