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Posts by Ironside  

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Ironside   
29 Aug 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Czechs? [89]

They deserve the utmost respect. They gave up their lives, end of story.

I Sorry but what are you even talking about? Give up their lives? As if they had a choice.
As if a fact of being killed make somebody respectful or good or decent! I'm sure there were some decent people who deserved respect regardless being part of the evil empire and the fact that come to enslave not to liberate Poland but so can be said about some German soldiers killed on the Polish soil.

They were not politicians, they were ordinary men and women who were drafted into the army.

Ordinary locust.
You are only saying this because of your lefty philosophy.
Ironside   
15 Aug 2012
Love / Are Polish girls open to foreigners? [78]

The trashy ones either just don't meet them or are barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen with a local boy while still young.

I missed that bit before!
You must be into fiction writing, either that or you just into prejudices and labels even more than I though!
Ironside   
15 Aug 2012
Love / Are Polish girls open to foreigners? [78]

Not when they find a foreigner with thick wallet !

Just like you eh?

My point being interracial stuff is shoved down our throats here:

Indeed.
Ironside   
15 Aug 2012
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

don't splatter PB! The thread topic is - the reality of the Polish Army!
You on the other hand post some S-F predictions about the future of said army! Such prediction cost nothing and are only pure speculation - read somebody pulled it out of his ass!

First step if you want discus anything - learn to differentiate between reality and fiction!
Ironside   
15 Aug 2012
News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]

Also I feel Poland

feel? do you feel your way to the toilet as well

I can say only - don't be ridiculous and use your brain.

Especially pennboy!
Ironside   
14 Aug 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [451]

the land should be given back not taken back

try this trick with your brain and then come back here!
Ironside   
14 Aug 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [451]

because this land isnt polish, just polish people there.
poland should have thier original land ( not prussia etc)

Well, you were saying the same after WWI about land which clearly belonged to Poland for centuries.
Prussia is not original German land either and was part of Poland for 300 years.
It was Germany not Poland who has been unsatisfied with borders before the war, so you got your ass kicked and border had been changed. Why are you crying now?

ethnic prussians

A what?

independant state similar to austria. but not poles

Do you speak English?
Ironside   
13 Aug 2012
Life / Polish authors, books & literature. [125]

Ironside,have you read a book called the Alienist by Caleb Carr

Nope!
I'm into Freedman "Lee" at the moment.

Can someone suggest a good book by a Polish author that has a pretty good English version,with a limited loss to translation?Preferably fiction.

Could that be S-F?
amazon.com/Tales-Pirx-Pilot-Stanislaw-Lem/dp/0156881500

If not you could try to find English edition of the book:
Ironside   
13 Aug 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [451]

to poland doesnt make it right.

of curse is makes it right!

all german occupied polish land was returned to poland

Nothing was returned, germans were just kicked out !

the polish land that the russians have should be given back to poland

Right!

and pomerania,prussia, silesia land given back to germany.

Why?
Ironside   
12 Aug 2012
Life / West-East life in Poland? [45]

there are discotheques, new bars, modern buildings, etc.. its not dreary, but its still mostly old.

Some progress as there were not bars or discotheques before. Modern buildings are mostly disgusting and not fitting in, surrounded by classy or even older style buildings - sort of architectural and aesthetic nightmare!

West-East? Have you been to Japan or China? Are they East or West? Maybe the problem lays with your perception.
Ironside   
18 Jul 2012
Life / What's wrong with Poland? I don't see anything. [121]

GP ? What that paper has to do with anything ?
There is no one version agreed by all professionals, dominating version - yes, but it doesn't mean that everybody bend in the same way.

Sometimes there is political pressure that decide matters not the truth for example Jedwabne is such a case !
Fine, everybody have the right to his version and his "obsession" but in the said dude case is much more - it is unhealthy obsession. It is his version or none. He goes about that abusing people who disagree with him and that is seriously unbalanced behaviour.

Anyway I don't care no more, I'm out of here for good. (just popping in now and then)- enjoy.
Ironside   
17 Jul 2012
Life / What's wrong with Poland? I don't see anything. [121]

The fact that Harry has "no doubt" that every Polish-American who disagrees with him would have joined the Nazis in World War 2 Poland shows what a delusional, hate-filled, fanatic he is. The forum does not need this insanity.

Ditto!

The norm and adopted rule here is bashing everybody who gives any positive approach to Poland.

Yes, that almost true.

This descended into farce as some denied that there was any cheating at all, one member accusing me of not knowing what I was talking about because I am not Polish.

Just one ? I thought you were bullied by PolAm;s in force or whatnot. Yes, some people debated that issue but not really denied that. If anything they presented their perspective.

I think a main cause would be the difference in mentality between Poland and Western Europe which is still very big.

Do you mean lack of respect they present?

SO MANY TIMES i get criticized for being the typical arrogant douche american but a lot of that is probably due to the fact that i am simply not afraid to call a spade a spade on here and people get their a$$ hurt over things they KNOW is true about Poland

that kind of attitude resulted in the civil war in America.

The guy is passionate...no, obsessive about Polish history (ask him about his holidays and what he did there!) - and I think the usual suspects accuse him of being a Poland-hater simply because

that is BS, the guy has his own skewed vision of Polish history and cannot take it if somebody disagrees with him, yes that obsession but a wrong kind of obsession,
Ironside   
8 Jul 2012
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

I don't show off, act different or in an odd way. You are missing the point where other countries were much welcoming and pretty nicer to incomers. Why is it just Poland

Where have you been living for extended period of time.Most countries are welcome to tourists.
You are homesick probably - don't blame the country!

Why is it only in Poland where I get cursed at by a strangers; "Ku**a Po (Country-Name)" "Go Home!"?! And it is often. Like almost evert two other days.

That is BS unless you are black and life in some desolated district of poor town.
Ironside   
7 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

I'm sure he was, the all were given permission of sorts - namely general Anders order about Jewish deserters !
Ironside   
7 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Despite the fact that the officers in Anders’ army were generally hostile towards them,

What a nonsense !Go Harry go and make it right ! You are known champion of true and justice !right ?

At the end of 1942, Anders’ Army reached Eretz Israel via Tehran. Some 3,000 Jewish soldiers stayed in the country, joining the Jewish Underground

Ah, they stayed in the army for a year. As soon as hey find themselves on Israel that deserted. That just prove their loyalty, you are right Harry.

They haven't been even chased by the military police as they should be, by personal order given by general Anders. Otherwise Israel would be deprived of Begin services, at the time corporal Begin - deserter !
Ironside   
6 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Sadly some people here wish to lie about that shared history and to paint 'the other side' as being to blame for everything.

that wouldn't be Poles then, nor Polish government building Museums of Polish Jews form taxpayers money for about 400 millions zloty.
I think Harry that you are preaching to the wrong crowd here. You should go to some Jewish forums. Pronto!
Ironside   
5 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

The rest of your comments don't really mean anything.

Except that I'm tied of meaningless labels which complicate things further and doesn't solve any real problems. Another way of dividing people.

By the way, the Endecja was also considered racist at the time.

By whom ?

Check him out. You might find some of his works interesting.

Any links ?
Ironside   
5 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Now that one's bizarre even by your standards.

I don't know him and I don't know his works - I'm in no position to judge !

However this comment actually manages to top it. Must be a record for PF.

eh? It wasn't racially motivated! If you are standing on PC nowadays views then ND were racist, but then almost everything is racist for PC gurus. Except for white non-Jewish males that is !Who are no disciples or gurus of PC !

They are fair pry for any manics with grudge or mental problem or out to make some money ! Mostly they are target of the racist abuse by the PC brigade!
Ironside   
5 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

And simple because you haven't heard of the late Dr Piotrowski doesn't mean he wasn't a very eminent historian.

true but on the other hand it doesn't mean that he was !

Yet you still do not understand, their anti-Jewish (not only, also others minorities) stance wasn't racially motivated !
Ironside   
5 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Yes it is indeed his opinion. The opinion of a respected Polish academic, based on exhaustive research and eyewitness accounts.

I have never heard about him. Still it is only his opinion !

the openly racist Endecja movement

Racist ? Don't be daft, ND wasn't racist in any shape or form.

Poland, largish European nation, just take the road from Berlin to Moscow, you can't miss it.

Looking forward to your next set of insults.

As per usual off-topic and off-licence !
Still - some Poles doesn't equal the nation of Poland, another lie of yours.
Bye bye !
Ironside   
5 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

No. Read Tadeusz Piotrowski on the matter.

It is only his opinion, in fact ND never was part of the government. They were in oppositions to the government.

I asked you to quote from a post in which I talked about all Poles (and for some strange reason you fail to quote that) but instead you quote from a post in which I talk about the nation of Poland

As usual a dog has more honour than you Harry.
You said the nation of Poland. What is a meaning of that ?
It means all Poles because all Poles are part of the nation or possibly most Poles. You couldn't mean some Poles because it doesn't make sense in the nation contexts.

Yet again you lie.

Historia magazine for June, page 74, some article about Jews raiding Polish villages and taking things at will

Check here:
docstoc.com/docs/79731983/A-TANGLED-WEB
A TANGLED WEB Polish-Jewish Relationsin Wartime Northeastern Poland by Mark Paul!
Ironside   
4 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

I asked you to quote from a post in which I talked about all Poles (and for some strange reason you fail to quote that) but instead you quote from a post in which I talk about the nation of Poland.

If you are talking about the nation of Poland you are talking about all Poles.
Ironside   
4 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Only a complete moron would fail to agree that Poland as a nation did fail its Jewish citizens between 1945 and 1989

I would like to look forward to you quoting from posts in which I do that.

Look there is one!
Ironside   
4 Jul 2012
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [593]

Exactly, that is how I portray some Poles: because that is how some Poles were

Only that you write about Poles and only pressed you add -some!
Ironside   
3 Jul 2012
Genealogy / Poland Heraldry and Nobility in names/families [59]

Ironside, is there an official Heritage Foundation of polish royals?

None that I know of.
There is Society of Polish Landowners (nobles) : ptz.info.pl