News / Why is Poland so hostile against Germany? Do they realize how their reparations rubbish damages relations? [510]


Because we have a better understanding where and when they were killed. We know the names of more than 5m jews who have definitely been killed, so that number is not going down. The initial impression was that most of the killings were done in Auschwitz, but ever since the 1960s we know that a lot of it was done "decentralized". The number in Auschwitz was deemed as incorrect long before it was finally corrected, because Polish governments were keen on it being the main killing site for political reasons.


Because the Nazis kept lowering the bar on what it meant to be a jew. Initially after 1933, being a "half-jew" meant that you faced little discrimination, while it could later mean certain death. People were also increasingly required to prove that they were aryan, and it often tutned out that they had a mother/grandmother who was born jewish, but converted to christianity early in their life and never considered herself jewish.


Holocaust denial in a nutshell. There is no way to explain hundred thousands of documents, so they just pretend that they dont exist. Fun fact, I am currently researching the history of a small science society, and thus looking into documents that have not been read for decades. There is a massage among them, informing the society that one of their half-jewish members (who was baptized as a baby, and lived 70 years considering herself a good catholic) died during "the evacuation to the East". In truth she was deported to Auschwitz and died there. There is no way anyone could or would have faked this.


This is hardly surprising, directly after the war when official bureaus were often overworked, understaffed and possibly partly destroyed. Trying to find out the correct number killed is an ardenous task, and requires researching millions of documents. Which is why numbers changed, but successive generations of historians have done a good job by narrowing it down. Which is why no one can lower the number below 5.1, since this is the number of victims whose name we have. If you want to lower it, you must explain what happened to the others.

Law / Moving back to Poland - Healthcare [112]

That seems like a generalization. Poland has probably more new roads, since it build a lot of them with EU funds, but so does Germany particulary in East Germany. Considering the number of cars (domestic and foreign drivers) on German roads, I would argue our streets are pretty good.

News / Why is Poland so hostile against Germany? Do they realize how their reparations rubbish damages relations? [510]

So we ignore just the hundred thousands of documents which are deposited in thousands of archives across Europe that combined confirm the number of 5.1m-6.4 murdered jews?

Holocaust denial is an exercise in futility because the unrefutable evidence are not the "flashy" exhibits like the pictures and gas chambers, but the incredible large paper trail left behind by the Nazis, which would have been impossible to fake (let alone without a trace). This is btw. the reason why Holocaust always focus on the "flashy" evidence because they know perfectly well that there is no way to otherwise explain the documents, so they just pretend that it doesnt exist (and their gullible followerd usually dont know of them anyway).

Law / Moving back to Poland - Healthcare [112]

Yeah, healthcare in the Nordic countries is as good as it gets. Though I would argue that the German system is fairly decent as well. Keep in mind though that living expenses in Sweden can be quite high, and the taxes are also very high. A friend of mine lived in Sweden for one year, and while he enjoyed it, it was a very expensive pleasure.

News / Why is Poland so hostile against Germany? Do they realize how their reparations rubbish damages relations? [510]


And yet, it will soon be completed. And soon other muslims elsewhere in East Germany will also get one. Your side loses, like it always does. We'll drag you into the 21th century, if necessary kicking and screaming.

News / Why is Poland so hostile against Germany? Do they realize how their reparations rubbish damages relations? [510]


Remember, if you become a public official, you are told that your behaviour reflects on the Bundesrepublik and that breaking laws can extra consequences because of it. If a police officer is caught giving the e.g. the Hitler salute, or inciting violence online, he should be reported since he violates his oath. If I am paying his pension, I can at least expect approbiate behaviour.

News / Why is Poland so hostile against Germany? Do they realize how their reparations rubbish damages relations? [510]


It is not like anyone forced him to post his picture, identity, or his disgusting posts here. If he is really a German police officer, then he must know that writing posts that violate German laws cound get him into trouble. He wouldn't be the first one who might see consequences for this. I've saved his picture and posts and will write a long report to the German police when I have the time, they have even a contact person for such cases. Should be interesting, let us hope for him that his probationary period is over.

News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]


You are the one who is so utterly fixated on the act of love between two men that you constantly have to graphically describe it, as if you feel the need to verbalize your own unfullfilled fantasies. Usually the closed gays are the ones who are obsessed with gay peoples love life.

As for the rest. You are a man who spends hours every day spewing hatred against other groups in a foreign country. Doesn't sound like a particulary happy life to me.

News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]


Still better than being an impotant, depressed old man who spends his final days ranting against people who have never done anything against him in a country he has no connection to. You are just pathetic. A man scared of anything. Burglars, muslims, LBGTQs, who can only sleep with a gun beside his bed and who seeks validation by insultings others via the Internet.


Dont project your frustration on others. Just because you never had the courage to be with the man you loved, does not give you to begrudge others of their happiness.

Rest assured in the knowledge that none of what you believe in will survive you for long. My generation will fix what yours has so utterly failed in. ;)

News / President Duda rules out homo marriage in Poland as banned by the constitution [172]


Recent history has shown us that change can be stalled, but then arrive very suddenly. Just look at Ireland, the most catholic country in Western Europe, which has now caught up with most developments. For Poland it is also just a matter of time.

Hateful old bigots like RM are a dying breed, replaced by a generation that has more human decency than them.

News / European funds - why Poland should refuse to receive them. [36]


You are aware that centralism and federalism are two completely opposite concepts right? You can't push for both of them.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

You see, that is the difference between Europe and the USA. You can point to a few incidents over the years where mass shootings happened, while we can point to some during the last few months. The mass shooting in Paris is so exceptional because it is completely out of the ordinary. In the USA it would have been just another Las Vegas.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


And all of them have a reason to own them and are regulary checked upon. If someone wants to have a gun for e.g. hunting and is willing to invest time and money to get it, and shows that he can trusted with it, he should have one.


So is the fear of getting killed by a break-in. Gun advocats want others to accept an increase in gun violence and mass shooting for the purely hypothetical scenario of a break-in, or a "tyrannical government" taking over. A government that would possess drones, tanks, jets. I like the fact that children dont need to be educated how to behave during a mass shooting, and I hope it stays that way.

youtu.be/0rR9IaXH1M0?t=254

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


It is no just an opinion. The only two reasons why someone realistically needs a gun is for hunting and sport. If you are a hunter you should have one, I just hope for the sake of your family you are a responsible gun owner.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


Because gay marriage doesnt impact me in the slightest, it does not pose any danger to me or my loved ones. Nor am I discriminating against someone by arbitrarily withholding basic rights to a group of people that others enjoy. If we had gun laws like in America, we would see an increase in mass shootings and police violence, both of which would have an impact on me. Guns are not something you should buy at Walmart, or keep lying around in your home. If someone wants a gun because he is a hunter, or is in a shooting range, then he should be able to buy one after he does the required background check and passes surprise inspection that prove that he keeps them safely stored.

However aside from hunting and sport, there is no rational reason to own a gun. I prefer my right of not living in fear from mass shootings ober the right of someone who wants a gun because he saw too many Cowboy films.Just because Americans have come to see mass shootings as something perfectly normal, does not mean we should do the same.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


Hence my original point. Polish people dont need them, hence they should not have them.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


Not worse than my contempt for you, I assure you. Though in this case I find your arguments just pitiful. You have no capability of decent risk assessment and I hope for your family that you won't harm them by having a gun.


There have been studies showing that the shooting accuracy of police officers goes down dramatically in firefights. And those guys are specially trained for this sort of situation.

google.com/amp/s/ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/gunfights-trained-officers-have-percent-hit-rate-yet-want-arm-teachers/mDBlhDtV6Na4wJVpeu58cM/amp.html

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

You might as well ask me what I would do if I were to meet a shark while swimming in a local river. I mean it can happen, but should people carry harpoons when they go for a swim? Burglaries where people are in the house exceedingly rare, and you are more likely confuse your late arriving child with a burglar and shoot him. Owning guns for self defense is stupid. You either have it lying around where it is easily accessible, thus accidents happen with it, or you have it safely in a box, so you can't reach it in time. If you have a gun that you csn reach within 15 seconds, you are one of those guys who got shot at a supermarket because your child grabbed the gun. You claim that you have guns for defending your family, but you are more likely to harm them with it. And that leaves out that your family is also more likely to become victims of mass shootings.


Let's be real here. People always claim that they would react like Bruce Willis. The truth is, if you start shooting, you will probably hit your loved rather than the assailant. Always funny when untrained civilians claim that they would do just fine in such a situation. Even trained police officers have often trouble in such stressful situations.


Not that you ever cared for facts, but that website has long been debunked.

web.archive.org/web/20190111100913/spiegel.de/international/germany/is-there-truth-to-refugee-sex-offense-reports-a-1186734.html

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

Yes, yes, you are living in a lawless jungle where everybody needs a gun. ;)


But those items serve other purposes than just killing.

[3d printer]

One guy recently tried to use it when he attacked a synogogue. His gun repeatedly jammed, which saved a lot of guys. Make it more difficult for psychos to get weapons, and they are less likely to get them.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


We are talking about cases where those people dont have any need for a gun.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

Because you dont give guns to people who dont need them. At best they are useless, and at worst could be used to commit a crime or kill someone by accident.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

Evidently most Polish people dont want their children to have mandatory safety training about what to do in a mass shooting.

History / The reasons of Polish pride? [112]

If Hollywood were to make a movie about him, people would complain that it was unbelievable.

News / Poland economy is a financially drained economy of suppliers? [33]


Why would anyone consider this as a defeat, and to whom by whom? Condor was almost bankrupt and the only alternative to selling them whole would have been to divide their assets which would have put thousands of jobs at risk. Those are now secure for the time being. Since Condor had nothing to lose, it is the buyer LOT who carries the risk. Apparantly that risk seemed worth it to LOT, let us hope it works out. Because honestly, one article I've read was rather pessimistic about Condors' future, due to its' outdated fleet and because it currently relies an an agreement with Lufthansa to transport its' passengers from one airport to another, which might be now at risk if Lufthansa felt threatened.


When you deal with non-European countries, sure. At least with Poland, we know that they will abide to European employment rules, and they are as an ally not a security risk. German experience with Chinese companies has taught as extreme caution, and cooperation with European companies is for the reasons mentioned above a lot safer.

News / Poland economy is a financially drained economy of suppliers? [33]

German newspaper articles have described the deal as very beneficial for Condor, with LOT carrying all the risk. Let us hope that it works out well for both.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


Every society can only absorb so much. The next wave of refugees will come, and then Poland will get its' fair share ;)

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


Just basic math. Few births, young people move away and old people die out. Demography is predictable, the only onforseeable aspect are huge migration movements.


Germany is far from the only one with demographic problems, Poland's predicament is just as severe, if not more so. The simple truth is that having children is both a financial and time-consuming burden and many people simply want to spend their time differently. Not that children are not lovely, but it is understandable why not everybody wants them.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


The jobs available in small villages are in fact often different from big cities. Many villages have lost their local bakerys, supermarkets close because they do not find anyone to help out. You dont really need a higher education for that, and what you don't know, you can be taught. There are already several good examples for this.

nytimes.com/2019/09/19/world/europe/germany-golzow-syria-refugees.html


It makes sense once you consider that migrants assimilate quicker when they are forced to engage with locals, instead of gathering in big cities and forming gated communities. Adding to the fact that refugees will find it easier - as I mentioned - to find a job there, and we have a healthy chance for success there At this point, it is up to thw villages to either adapt or die. And every forecast predict that those communities who won't be open to migrants will be dead in 30 years.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


Maybe to people who have been forced to people who left their home due to violence and poverty. But this is not the group I was refering to. If you are a highly skilled engineer, or a famous scientist, you might consider it very different if only because you can choose freely where to go. Sadly, it also looks like East Germany has also squandered the chance to benefit from the refugees. There are many stories of dying villages in the West, who applied for refugees to be distributed to them, and evidence suggest that their integration goes overall pretty good (because there are more jobs available to them and they get to interact more with the local population). In the end, it is simple math. Shrinking villages will see a decrease in tax revenue, thus public spending decreases and calculations are made according to which fewer people need fewer infrastructure, which causes more people to leave. A vicious cycle. Be it as it may, I only brought that up to explain why the former GDR is still lagging behind economically.


The usual cited figure is 2tn € until now.


As BB already said, the people forced the hand. They threatened to leave for the West, and who was going to stop them? The wall was already gone.

Additionally, it is also important to remember that we have a lot more information than the people back then. There was little expertise on how the economic harmonization between East and West could be achieved, and those that now exist were yet to be written. Furthermore everybody in and outside of Germany was mislead by the SED propaganda over the true state of their economy (or as the SED liked to boost, the "9th largest" of the world). Kohl and Co. initially believed that only a stimulus and some investments were needed to bring the East German economy up to date, not knowing that many companies operated under working conditions that were untenable by Western standards. This is significant, because if e.g. the Kohl government had allowed exceptions for those companies who e.g. did not meet Western safety standards -moral issues aside - it still would have left Western managers open to lawsuits and personal legal consequences if something happened to the workers because of it, because basic safety is not something the government can tell the courts to ignore. This also goes a long way to explain why rebuilding East Germany became so expensive. The government had to often sell companies for next to no money to private investors, because the money needed to make the company both competetive and safe often exceeded the worth of the company itself.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]


Well, stagnation is relative. There are some highly succesful areas e.g. around Leipzig, Dresden and Berlin. The biggest problem present and future for East Germany is its' catastrophic demographic situation that slows its' economic growth. It already had a very low birthrate, then it lost a lot of people to the West, and now it has great difficulties attracting foreigners that could help fill the void. That includes highly skilled ones, which sad, because particulary Dresden was getting quite a scientific reputation. But as the director of the Max-Planck-Institute once said: "If you are free to choose many different cities, you are not going to the one city in which 10.000 are going on a weekly march against foreigners."

But yes, Poland did rather well overall. Let us hope it continues like thia.