News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [522]

Poland's economy was in the toilet for years....LONG WITHOUT ILLEGALS!!
The US economy since Reagan has been dependent on a cheap labor, in essence disposable/throw away, foreign-born,
non-native English speaking workforce, mostly at the expense of an educated, skilled, American-born, native-English speaking
workforce, for no other reason than to save millionaires, now billionaires, money.

Who ends up paying the highest taxes, Bezos, Buffet, Donald Trump, or the average, hard-working American wage earner?

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 26 [437]

Israel is the most Westernized of the Middle Eastern countries, as
her pioneer settlers in the 19th and 20th centuries were exclusively
European Jews, bringing both their languages and practices to the
New Land.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 26 [437]

Much as I hate to agree with you, Ironside, Poland certainly is part of Western Civilzation!
First of all, Poland is staunchly Roman Catholic, her language uses the Latin rather than the
Cyrillic alphabet and her cultural contributions show her solidly entrenched within the Occidental
tradition.

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [522]

Oh,I concur wholeheartedly, Maf!
Try telling that though to the fella running for that morning cup of Java
for $1.50 or so on the corner, only to find he or she's paying twice as much.

Ain't gonna sit well with the electorate, especially as our President uses illegals
to help keep his grounds at Mara Lago:-)

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [522]

Ban illegal migrants and watch the prices soar like mad 'cuz labor costs will skyrocket.
The entire US has come practically to depend on illegals!
While I don't like it either, remembering when I grew up during the late sixties just before the
cusp of change, nowadays, the dude at the corner with the cart serving coffee's gonna leave
the average American high and dry once ICE boots him and his family back to Latin America.

Imagine the new coffee guy, either a young W.A.S.P. student, Northern European foreigner,
US-born Jewish and that cup o' Joe's rising to nearly $5 a shot.
Who'll pay that when they can get the same for pennies on the dollar?

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 26 [437]

You're of course referring to the infamous "brain drain" from Europe,
principally during the fifties and continuing until the late '60's.

While the UK was clearly a target for this emigation, the US wasn't far
behind, most clearly seen in the NASA Space Program, notably von Braun,
Debus, Strughold, and Rudolph.

News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [122]

No, Greeks, Italians, and Spaniards all made real contributions.....

I've never denied that, Maf.

News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [122]

Interesting too that Greeks, in particular Italians and Spaniards, during the start of the '60's became the
most numerous foreign labor, "Katzelmacher" or guest workers in Germany under Adenauer. Today, Greece, Italy, and Spain are overrun with migrants.
The tables have indeed turned.

News / European News and Poland Thread - part 4 [1053]

Britain in particular struggles to this day with vestiges of the now hated class system,
as integral to British society for nearly a millenium as any aspect of England's history.
Young Brits in particular despise it and as such, everything associated with all former eras
pre-Beatles. The "openness" and above all the diversity of the US remains a source of envy for
a majority of Brits, especially the smart, funky Notting Hill set, not to mention, the former Carnaby Street crowd.

For this reason, the more the UK's youth go Lady gaga over all manner of exotic Third World foreigners, the
more folks like Farrage, Tony Robinson and their supporters go head to head against the Lefties and with
increasing violence.

Should be noted here that the above like Robinson, while ultra-reactionary, couldn't be less interested in
class or peerage or any of that. If anything, England as well as the English language has become noticeably
de-classe, eschewing erstwhile posh, standard RP in favor of more recognizably local pronunciations. And forget
about G & S!!

News / European News and Poland Thread - part 4 [1053]

Consider yourself fortunate.

News / European News and Poland Thread - part 4 [1053]

I too remember with fondness my first visit to Cologne,
in particular, Cathedral Square (Domplatz):-)

Unfortunately, my travelling companion at the time spoke
almost no German and so she was constantly frustrated when
she wanted to order something.

These days I'm sure things have changed and she'd probably been
advised to brush up on her TurkishLOL

News / European News and Poland Thread - part 4 [1053]

How does Cologne presently compare with Berlin in this regard?

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [522]

Somehow, the Dems aka liberals, are trying once more to throw
this election to the Reps!

Hope NJ fares better:-)

Life / 60th birthday in Poland [38]

@Rich,
The analogy's hardly comparable.

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [522]

@Joker,
I see you didn't read my post from yesterday, but
I would vote for Cuomo in a heartbeat, impaired as his
candidacy is!

Zohran's a joke, a farce, and the joke will be on the NY electorate.

Life / 60th birthday in Poland [38]

Ain't it the truth! If that were so, why in the world would
Donald have chosen Freddy?

News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [122]

The German people didn't decide, their gov't. did for them!

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 17 [549]

Yo, Joker, Cuomo's the only candidate with a serious resume on the table!
Pity though he's impaired because of his distant mob ties and thuggish manner,
such as when he worked for H.U.D.

Being upper middle class myself, I certainly don't resent wealthy people.
I DO resent those who a la Trump rob the economically dependent blind
with impunity.

Unlike our president, I wasn't born with connections coming out of the wazoo or
a silver foot in his mouth:-)

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [522]

Trump is a hypochristian who wouldn't know a good deed
if he tripped and fell over it broad side, unless of course it were a land deedLOL

Off-Topic / Donald J. Trump and William Randolph Hearst [11]

Sarcasm aside, Mr. Jokster, one cannot deny the strong similarities,
witness Trump, like Newt, Bannon, even Reagan, giving the royal finger
to the American, indeed the world, public.....once again!!

@Rich,
It's common in speech to say things such as, "Being a joker, aren't we!"
when referring to another person's remark of which we disapprove.

@Ironside,

Hope's the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul....

Off-Topic / Donald J. Trump and William Randolph Hearst [11]

Always playing the Devil's Advocate, are we.

Off-Topic / Donald J. Trump and William Randolph Hearst [11]

Ironside, once you learn more English, you will understand.
Just put it into Google Translate and you're all setLOL

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 17 [549]

First of all, success is always relative, you people.
Many Bklyn. slumlords are deemed "successful" by their
fellow Satmar followers, yet on the grand scale, they're hardly
successful as they constantly live in fear of being either attacked
or killed!

Off-Topic / Donald J. Trump and William Randolph Hearst [11]

Obviously, you didn't understand my post.
Why should I bother explaining things to you.
While Trump erodes the foundations of democracy, humanity,
and freedom of speech, you and your kind blithely stay home
and surf the TV!

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 17 [549]

With Trump as President, the US has been committing slow suicide,
despite the repreave of a Biden interlude, for years now!

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [522]

If it's a matter of saving the woman's/girl's life, I think the choice
should be clear!

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [522]

"Trump has one billion enemies foreign and domestic."

For good reason, Rich! Look at the man's record. Nothin' I'd be proud of.

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [522]

@jon,
As Bertolt Brecht, best known virulently anti-Nazi playwright,
said (roughly translated):

A country in need of heroes
Is indeed a country in need

Off-Topic / Random Chat Thread [624]

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