News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [248]

Charlie made disparaging remarks about Jews, non-Christians, above all, nasty assertions
about George Floyd, relating to the fact that he was African-American.

The fact that he was black had nothing to do with his value as a human being!
He showed more sympathy for Officer Chauvin than he did for the Floyd, who,
a la Eric Garner, was placed in an unauthorized choke hold!!

Pity that the police stick together, often at the expense of doing the right thing.
"You people don't know how tough it is being a cop!"

Yes, there is truth in such an assertion. However, is this not merely an excuse
for some racist policeman to justify placing a choke hold on a man whose sole
misdemeanor was, stealing a friggin' pack of cigarettes??

Many professionals are similar. Lawyers too feel themselves a band of brothers
who would never criticize a fellow attorney, same with school teachers etc.

This is unfair and folks out there shouldn't be surprised that there's so much
violence in America.

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [248]

I figured that. Vilified in life, martyred in death.
We deserved better! His hateful rhetoric didn't merit nearly the attention it received.

On the other hand, Kimmel's flip comments were shameful and he should have been censured.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 17 [302]

At least verbal diarrhea doesn't smell as bad as socio-political halitosisLOL

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 17 [302]

Your rear end is the repository of toxic waste.
Jon thinks and usually makes sense.

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 17 [302]

'Been asking myself the same question.
Bizarre? Downright foul!!

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 17 [302]

@PolAmKrakow.

Trump wants to eventually repeal the Affordable Care Act, dubbing
it "wasteful", along with a string of other even less favorable adjectives!
He also wants to control what is taught in schools, what passes for appropriate
entertainment media. That qualifies as a dictatorship, not a democracy.

In the US, as elsewhere, society punishes the average person, the everyday citizen, for
speeding, stealing, tax evasion, rape, of course murder. Who though punishes the Trumps,
corporate giants, those who deem themselves no longer subject to the same laws as the rest of us?

Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 17 [302]

In her own words, Kirk's widow "forgives" that Robertson bloke.
I can understand her views as the religious utterance of those who seek
some sort of spiritual redemption. Perhaps it's true or merely publicity seeking.

If somebody murdered my wife, child(ren) or close family member, I hope
that I would be as forgiving! Probably not, yet I can only pray.

Apropos President Trump, he claims he IS the law, in doing so, behaves as though
he were ABOVE the very law which he is charged with upholding.

Only he feels that he is immune from the slings and arrows of outrageous ignominy,
such as selectively poor medical and legal services, run-away inflation etc. simply because he is president
and we're not.

The Constitution?? A la Chico Marx in "A Night at the Opera", "Ahh, I no lika that one, get rid of it!"
LOL Yet the joke's on us, the American citizenry, most of whom, with only some exceptions, voted for the guy.

News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

Immediately!!

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News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

I couldn't agree more!

According to the German press, e.g. ZEIT, SPIEGEL, FAZ, many German
communities are terribly concerned that the increased presence of the children of non-German-
speaking foreigners in the elementary school classroom, typically children of migrants, is gradually
lowering the level of education in order to accomodate the migrants, apparently to the disadvantage
of native German pupils.

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News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

Hey, Rich!
The only sewer here is coming from your keypad.
A true Trump supporter.
He has no respect for the English language either:

"Folks, I think we're doin' fantastic! I mean, really,
fantastic, isn't it? You see, the Left is evil, folks, really,
the country's fantastic, our GDP's fantastic....."

Yep, that's the Donald.

(time for the ol' barf bag)

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News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

It's as I just posted in #36; there's got to be a pan-European solution or none at all.
Trump couldn't care less about Europe's problems anyway.
A typical "Don't do, delegate!" executive type.

Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [178]

The lure of cheap labor, as I've already stated umpteen times.

News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

Obviously, no one EU-country can "solve" the migration issue.
EU-Commission head Ursula von der Leyen has stressed on more than
one occasion that it is NOT up to The Federal Republic alone to determine
migrant policy in Europe; every member nation must bear equal burden!

Trite as all this sounds, Macron and Starmer keep pointing fingers at Merz
who keeps trying to deflect blame and so it all seems like just another never-
ending blame game.

Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [178]

@Rich,
That's the point, they don't!
It's all a question of importing cheap labor,
much as it is in the US. Only difference is that
we can absorb them better because of our size:-)

News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

Always pushing the envelope, aren't you Rich.
We can all see you're playing the eternal Devil's Advocate.
Who but a misguided moron would vote AfD?

Polonia / What do Poles think of how they are treated in Germany, in comparison to the Muslim migrants [178]

Considering what Germany went through, directly after the war and well into the late '70's following the
notorious Auschwitz Trials of the Camp guards, functionaries etc. small wonder the Federal Gov't reacts
to things tainted with Faschism as it does!

News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

Solid point, Tacitus.
I certainly can't, nor would I, argue with your last statement.
Along with Filbinger, the likes of Luebke, Kiesinger, even Karl Karstens,
clearly left a lot to be desired, pointing once again to the deeply divided
nature of post-war German politics!

News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

Adenauer though, while effective as a manager, had numerous blind spots,
not the very least of which was the appointment to various government posts
of former top Nazis, among them of course, Dr. Theodor Oberlaender, above all,
one of the drafters of the Nueremberg Laws, Dr. Hans Globke!

His defense of course, was that as most of those competent to lead Germany had been killed
during the war, any able-minded, experienced professional, needed to be called in
to serve in the West German government, no matter what.

As I recall reading as well as having spoken with historians of the period, e.g. the late Andreas
Hillgruber, Adenauer typically would brook no opposition to his policies.

However, Jews were immensely fond of Adenauer, looking at him as a sort of German
FDR, who met with Ben Gurion when no other German leader would, as well as appointing
the first post-war German ambassador to Israel, Dr. Rolf Pauls.

A deeply flawed, but highly clever man, Konrad Adenauer.

Classifieds / ı want to make commarence abt zyn [24]

Ahemm, what makes you think I'm European?
In fact, I'm from the States!

Classifieds / ı want to make commarence abt zyn [24]

A pleasure!
Language aside, do heed jon's advice as well:-)
Poor English won't land you in jail, breaking the law as a non-EU visitor without citizenship status..??
That's another story.

@Lyzko
Hahaha, why are you European guys always like that, always trying to stay in the zone of rules? I've done this with an Italian guy - it was hard to give him some confidence.

Classifieds / ı want to make commarence abt zyn [24]

Your first sentence should read more clearly, "I am offering Poland a low price, allowing everyone to make [lots of] money..."
The rest of your paragraph suggests considerable interference from your native language, possibly Polish, perhaps German??

Classifieds / ı want to make commarence abt zyn [24]

Not sure I understand.
What is your native language. if you don't mind my asking?

News / Germany's Socio-Political Climate and Its Impact on Poland [109]

Poland will obviously be affected by her more economically powerful neighbor
to the West. While Poland depends on Germany, Germany too is dependent
on Poland as the buffer zone between the West and Moscow!

If Poland becomes entangled in Germany's socio-political environment, Putin
might well see this as weakness, and, as with any bully (Trump included!!),
could make current or future negotiations with the Kremlin difficult, if not downright
impossible.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland - part 2 [383]

Charlie Kirk was a convinced Neocon, but also known for racist, disparaging remarks about,
among others, George Floyd!

Albeit Floyd might not have been a model citizen, he was nonetheless entitled to the same
respect as any other citizen, white or black.

If this seems drearily old-fashioned, lefty, and somehow out of touch with life during the Trump
anti-Revolution, then I suppose humanity too is out of date.

Hitler as well declared war on law without order, on equality and all the other verities your kind
loves to sneer at.

Essentially you and other Trumpers are nothing more than anti-Christian.

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1442]

Statistically, I'd have to look at a nation's budget.
I just can't make flip statements!