History / Lusatian-Sarmatic obsession of Poles [153]


I was thinking 3 (I was under the impression that you live in the UK...)

back on topic please

History / Lusatian-Sarmatic obsession of Poles [153]


Quick typology of forum members

1) Expats/Longterm residents of Poland who think that Poland needs to change as much as possible in the direction of the UK (because reasons)

2) Expats/Longterm residents with no such thought, they have the normal quibbles that come with living in a foreign country

3) Diaspora Poles with a realistic attitude toward the country

4) Diaspora Poles with strange, unrealistic attitudes toward the country (usually stuck in the past and/or trying to 'rebuild' a past that never existed)

5) South Asians who show up to ask a single question (that they easily could find for themselves if they searched for three seconds) and then disappear forever

6) crow (sui generis...)

7) slimy repulsive entities that appear from another dimension

8) people with some ancestory in Poland with questions about citizenship/inheritance

9) random passers by

There used to be (but not so much anymore)

10) western guys wanting translations because they think their girlfriends are cheating on them

11) western guys who don't realize their girlfriends are trying to gently dump them (forcing their girlfriends into drastic action to get rid of them)

12) non-Polish women wondering what the he1l is up with Polish men, how did they get that way?

News / Poland has accepted over a million Ukrainian refugees. Why does the EU keep telling propaganda about Poland? [304]


Where is here? How does one celebrate Christmas Eve in America? IME for most Americans it's not that big a deal (some catholics might have a lenten dinner and/or exchange gifts then).

What's less important than private holiday celebrations at home is ability to function in the public realm without making a fuss about everything.

Back on topic everyone please

News / Poland has accepted over a million Ukrainian refugees. Why does the EU keep telling propaganda about Poland? [304]


Neither was the US when it was really a melting pot (a term that mostly applies to immigrants). Blacks and native americans had not immigrated (nor had most hispanics until the 1970s)

Humans are the way they are and there's essentially zero evidence that mixing racial and religious groups with no overriding set of uniting values can work.

News / Poland has accepted over a million Ukrainian refugees. Why does the EU keep telling propaganda about Poland? [304]


Not very bloody well they're not.


The Austro-Hungarian empire was multicultural when multicultural wasn't coooool


Blame it on Angela. She could have stopped it. She chose not to and lots of other people are paying the price.... terrible, terrible leader. It does Germany no credit that they can't field a more plausible Chancellor.

News / Poland has accepted over a million Ukrainian refugees. Why does the EU keep telling propaganda about Poland? [304]


I think I've seen it.


The people behind bringing in lots of low education unassimilatable migrants think that everyone is a progressive liberal under the skin... The idea that not everyone shares their values just does. not. penetrate. their. brains.

Life / How are electric cars doing in Poland? [413]

Where? Where? I was going to go to the high price rock store later, but if they're giving them out free then count me in!

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


nobody's talking about 'removal is not possible' in Poland, the whole idea seems to be to allow the government to appoint and dismiss at its pleasure....


JK's motto is the same as Cersei Lannister's: "Everybody who isn't us is an enemy"

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

From the book: Things igorant people say:

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


It was explained by someone on this thread or a similar one how different that case is . Look it up and come back here. It'll do you good!

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Cause it subordinates judges to the ruling party (any ruling party).

If you didn't have your ridiculous tvn phobia they've actually gone into detail on how other countries have checks and balances built into the system that the new Polish system doesn't have, it's just transparent politicization of the courts so they'll rule in the government's favor or be replaced (and maybe throw out election results that displease the current government). It's the PRB Polska Rzeczpospolita Bananowa.

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By that train of thought most people in Poland were fine with the PRL.

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It is interesting that apparently Ziobro has gone into defense mode - saying that no the purpose is not to overturn election results that displease the current government.... Protest too much?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Also, very poor roll out and information in the beginning. I remember back in the early 90s happening on a meeting where they were trying to explain it and no one understood anything the presenter was saying. For years they just seemed to hope some people would pay something...

the first year I paid no one I knew knew anything about it and they all said there's no way they could help me and I spent hours with a dictionary trying to figure it out which wasn't easy because a lot of stuff I need wasn't in the dictionary...

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


He is not a leader of mine, the world and politics are more complex than your simple minded "PiS and me against the world" approach.


"snitching"?

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Meaningless government (PRL style) slogan.


You give so much away, post-communism (describing a period after communism) is good, and the attempt to turn it into a slur is a glorification of the previous system (the end of post-communism is more communism).

As for Ex-SB types and PRL-era judges, I'm all for prosecuting evildoers (when a legal case can be made) and against the thousand and one unverified slogans thrown about that foul the air like a PRL factory.

Rule of Law - there is no progress (worthy of the name) without it

Rule by Party Leader - Ekspres do PRL-bisu

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


A little, rounded out by reading and discussions with PRL survivors, enough to recognize the same patterns emerging with PiS, rule by the party leader (rather than laws) and a system of patronage and promotions through loyalty rather than competence being the worst.

The PRL was all JK knew (does he know any foreign langauge has he ever spent any time outside of Poland?) so of course that's what he's maniacally trying to recreate - just with different window dressing.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Yes, much better than anything you've come up with (or taken from PiS media talking points).


Some of whom are strong critics of PiS's Neo-PRL agenda, Frasyniuk spent a lot more time than JK ever did in police custody during the PRL

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


The way it was withdrawn leads me to believe it was never a serious project, but created to distract people and withdrawn when it didn't work.

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To be replaced by the Neo-PRL.

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Names, besides Piotrowicz. How on earth do you think that putting the court system under the direct control of a political party is a good idea? Beton!

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But he's in favor of that.

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you mean the party organ....

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reported by who?

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You are PRL through and through. Beton!

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

You're a fine party asset.

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Let the show trials begin!

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


In this case, yes, because it's obvious that PiS wants direct single party control over the judiciary. There was a feature on tvn about checks and balances in these other countries that don't exist in PiS's rule-of-party-instead-of-law "reform" .

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Do you even read what you write?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


You mean Pewex? Everybody could shop at those (at lost most of them) quite unlike other demoludki. I once tried to enter what looked like a similar store in Budapest and was thrown out faster than the speed of light.