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gumishu   
24 Jan 2023
Travel / What to do in Wroclaw! [49]

as far as I know there is no such place in Wrocław (that could be compared to Warsaw's Praga)
gumishu   
14 Jan 2023
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

Trust me, hools don't need any "provocations" to show what destructive morons they are.

yeah, so Wojtunik joked about 'Sienkiewicz's men' burning the Russian embassy guardhouse, sure sure
also I haven't heard of any major devastations by hooligans in recent years - I may be wrong though so feel free to update me on that
gumishu   
14 Jan 2023
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

they were destroying Warsaw during Independence Marches then

it has been shown that hooligans were targeted by police provocations (in youtube videos) - also in a recorded conversation between Paweł Wojtunik (the ex chief of Polish secret service) with another PO figure (Elżbieta Bieńskowska)) he mentioned that 'Sienkiewicz's people' set the guardhouse by the Russian embassy on fire (Sienkiewicz was the interior minister(responsible for police and secret services) during PO rule): another major PO provocation

also Donald Tusk initiated a war against football hooligans only after portions of them raised a slogan: Donald, matole, twój rząd obalą kibole. (Donald, you moron, football hooligans will topple your government) : one aspect of the war was that one of the leaders of Warsaw football hooligans spent over a year in prison on trumped up charges - he was then awarded a compensation of a couple of thousands of PLN by court (laughable)
gumishu   
3 Jan 2023
Po polsku / Dyrdymałki o Niczem 2 [312]

tylko partia prezesa Kaczyńskiego miała rację, broniąc złotówki?"

nie wiem czy zauważyłeś, Ziemowit, ale euro jak dotąd nie przyjęły Dania i Szwecja (a nawet Czesi)
gumishu   
14 Dec 2022
Genealogy / Polish Romani (gypsy) surnames [64]

My last name is Siwak

Siwak simply comes from the word 'grey' (in Polish, I guess it's pretty similar in the Boiko language) - it must have been a nickname meaning 'grey guy' (Siwak per se is a masculine form) - I know nothing about Gypsy names apart from the fact that they bear typically Polish names usually
gumishu   
13 Dec 2022
News / The Political Circus of Poland [309]

Is anyone buying his "conversion"?

I understand his stance to some extent - or at least what I believe his stance is - PiS turned too much towards cheap (or rather expensive) populism and it may cost us dearly - there were serious shortcomings, let's say, of the PO/PSL clique that Gowin understood - what I believe Gowin is a responsible politician: a rare case in Poland - I believe him to be a tragic figure
gumishu   
12 Dec 2022
Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

an example of PO scandal: auto.dziennik.pl/drogi/artykuly/412211,miliardowy-przekret-na-ekranach-przy-autostradach-gdzie-sa-dokumenty.html

PO scandals cost us real money: like billions PLN

wpolityce.pl/polityka/142072-ekrany-dzwiekoszczelne-w-szczerym-polu-na-walke-z-halasem-przy-drogach-wydano-czesto-bez-sensu-prawie-miliard-zlotych

this is an article on the Wrocław PCK scandal - it is clear from the article that the leadership of PiS intended to throw the incrimanted politician out of the party - you know PiS is not a mind reading telepathic entity and black sheep happen here and there

gazetawroclawska.pl/wroclaw-radny-pis-w-areszcie-wyprowadzal-pieniadze-z-pck/ar/12969673

ok I found another article (from 3 years later) that says more PiS politicians were involved in fraud within and around PCK - newsweek.pl/polska/spoleczenstwo/afera-pck-z-udzialem-politykow-pis-sledztwo-ujawnia-nowe-fakty/xw0cccf

some of the information in the article is a typical manipulation but some facts are undeniable
the case went to courts, pawian, though - so it's a bullcrap that 'good change' prosecutors strangled the case
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

They were unable to take any decisions for a few hours coz they feared it was a RuSSian attack.

oh, our dear beloved Pawian would exactly know what to do - everyone knows that
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

@GefreiterKania

one more article on hipocrisy of Western European elites (at least in the not so distant past) - it sheds the light on why the owner of TVN is a post-box company in a Dutch international airport

eur.nl/en/news/netherlands-still-tax-haven

it mentions Ireland, dear Ms Atch

Google and it's taxes in Europe according to Reuters - reuters.com/article/us-google-taxes-netherlands-idUSKBN1YZ10Z
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

@gumishu

here's a nice little article on SKOKs that mentions how many of them got in trouble and singles out the SKOK Wołomin case - of course in Polish - but pawian claims to know Polish

bankier.pl/wiadomosc/SKOK-i-chca-ochrony-Bankowego-Funduszu-Gwarancyjnego-4010141.html
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

this article in Polish speaks volumes about the eurocrats and their hipocrisy - some rich statements by Eva Kaili - read up Ms Atch: wpolityce.pl/polityka/625786-kaili-oskarzala-polske-i-rozplywala-sie-nad-katarem

some nice facts about other eurocrats here (also in Polish): wpolityce.pl/polityka/625811-nie-tylko-wiceszefowa-pe-eurokracja-uczciwa-inaczej

if someone doesn't believe the Polish article - here's one German article about von der Leyen's phone erasure: dw.com/en/german-defense-ministry-illegally-wiped-phone-data-of-ursula-von-der-leyen/a-51764162 - some interesting things indeed

I would really love to hear your response to the Deutsche Welle article on Mrs von der Leyen's official phone, Ms Atch
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

Orange Polska (a mobile operator)

btw the majority owner of the Orange brand is the state of France - so we are effectively sponsoring the French state - I'm pretty sure PiS wouldn't sell Telekomunikacja Polska to a foreign entity

especially that in 2015 they promised to change it??

I don't know why - probably because Orange France drains Orange Polska with fees for 'consultation', overpriced purchases from Orange France etc - you cannot help it without breaking European Treaties i think - the only thing that can be done is imposing a sales tax (on top of or instead of VAT tax - there is no VAT tax in the US as far as I know and individual states impose sale taxes)

for example Orange Polska pays 1,6 per cent of it's mobile services turnover (and 0,8 per cent of its landline services turnover) solely for using the Orange brand (like Orange brand means anything) - with the turnover of over 11 billion PLN you can safely bet that the fee exceeds 100 million PLN (more than Orange Polska paid as an income tax in 2019) :

telepolis.pl/wiadomosci/prawo-finanse-statystyki/ile-orange-polska-zaplaci-za-uzywanie-marki-orange-umowa-do-2030-r
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

the interests of international businesses

for your personal information, Atch: Orange Polska (a mobile operator) paid 146 thousands PLN in income tax in 2020 (when the turnover of the company was 11 billion) - T-Mobile was even better - it paid 10 thousand PLN in income tax that same year with the turnover of 9 billion PLN - in comparison Polkomtel (the owner of Plus network owned by Polish capital mostly) paid almost 200 million PLN in income taxes (with the turnover of 7 billion PLN)

- PKO BP (owned mostly by the Polish state) paid 1,5 billion PLN in income tax in 2018
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

They're kind of like an arrogant teenager

oh yeah, it's better to follow the German agenda like Bulgaria and be as corrupt as you wish than standing for your average citizen who for example needs coal to heat their house and not for the interests of international businesses (especially German) - by the way Atch since we are at it what treaties and agreements did Poland break since you seem to be 'knowing things' that I may have missed

btw your the index you are refering to is a corruption perception index - many PiS haters think the ruling party is corrupt that's the thing - if you ask me they are hysteriacs (or whatever you call it in English) - secondly the perception of corruption lingers for some time after the actual corruption vanishes: this is the case of Poland in my personal opinion
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

SKOK credit union bank scandal

if SKOK was the problem of PiS, PO would have long ago capitalized on it, since the issue happened when PO was in power - the biggest scam was in SKOK Wołomin which was established by ex-communist military intelligence functionaires

also SKOK's were not under the supervision of KNF before 2013 because they were not obligated to pay into the Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny and people's savings in SKOK's were not protected by the BFG - I don't know much about it but it is entirely possible that including SKOK's in the BFG (and demanding them to pay into the Fund) meant the downfall of them - to those uninitiated PO/PSL ruled in 2013
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

it badly influenced Poland`s safety

oh yeah? how many Russian rockets have you seen lately in the Polish skies?- and how many Russian troops are garrisoned on the Polish-Belarusian border? - we are in war with Russia? I know you are hysteriac but I cannot help it
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

Bulgaria and Greece

somehow Bulgaria and Greece didn't have a problem with their post covid rebuild plan accepted - Poland though has (with very low corruption) - isn't it because Bulgaria follows the German agenda (don't know about Greece but they are dependent on EU help after the near bankruptcy so probably they also have to follow the German agenda)
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

No, you are lying now.

read the whole article above (the link I posted) - and tell me again I am lying

or maybe read this cause the other article might be too long for your short attention span:
polskieradio24.pl/5/1222/artykul/3066895,instrukcja-finansowa-po-z-2007-r-wplaty-na-partie-traktowane-jak-darowizny

Tens of them

if there are tens of them it would be easy for you to name them - feel free
gumishu   
11 Dec 2022
News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

Is this how PZU's management supports PiS? They revealed huge transfers

I would hardly call it corruption, sorry - corruption would be if the state companies directly subsidies the ruling party - all these transfers were within law (within the legal threshold of 'sponsoring' political parties) - compare it to the 'słupy' affair of Palikot

btw PO operated the same model - did you hear about it from TVP or TVN back then

I would hardly call it corruption, sorry

any other examples of 'PiS corruption'?