The BEST Guide to POLAND
Unanswered  |  Archives [3] 
  
Account: Guest

Posts by AntV  

Joined: 25 Feb 2011 / Male ♂
Warnings: 1 - O
Last Post: 4 Nov 2025
Threads: Total: 4 / Live: 3 / Archived: 1
Posts: Total: 828 / Live: 811 / Archived: 17
From: USA

Displayed posts: 814 / page 23 of 28
sort: Latest first   Oldest first   |
AntV   
25 Feb 2022
Life / Has feminism and lesbianism progressed in Poland? [645]

men and women are programmed by nature to prorcreate. That's why people experience attraction to one another. nature's way of ensuring survival of the species.

So the progression of lesbianism (homosexuality) is a progression away from nature, yes?
AntV   
25 Feb 2022
News / How does Poland feel about influx of US troops? [60]

Putin sits a long distance from his interlocutors - as demonstrated by his meetings with Macron

Yeah. Did you hear what Macron had to say the last time he was in Russia to meet Putin (this would've been within the last month or two, I believe)? He, the leader of France, had to wait 7 hours to go through protocols including taking a PCR test before Putin would meet with him.
AntV   
25 Feb 2022
News / How does Poland feel about influx of US troops? [60]

1) There is no such thing as an EU army. It doesn't exist.
2) Why would NATO or EU member army engage Russia in Uke? Uke is neither a NATO or EU member.

As a whole your post doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Care to elaborate?
AntV   
25 Feb 2022
News / How does Poland feel about influx of US troops? [60]

Sanctions can indeed go a long way.

But not long enough. These sanctions are going to have zero effect on Russia when it counts: now and the immediate future.
AntV   
2 Nov 2021
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

I wish I had more time to go deeper, but my boss has the audacity to expect some production out of me today.

just that it's not my call to make.

Is that true, though? You acknowledge it's a homicide, so we do make a call on it as members of a society by determining if it's a criminal or non-criminal act.

It's a matter for tha woman who's pregnant and nobody else.

Why do you shut the man out? Why does the father not have a say? When I child is born we expect a father to share some responsibility of caring for the child. I can attest that a father can love a child as deeply as any mother.

the unviable fetus so

When is a human being viable? At birth? One week? A month? A year? Those little babies seem to depend on others to keep them viable after birth.
AntV   
2 Nov 2021
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

@Cojestdocholery

I say this as an attempt to help with more productive conversation:

I'm pro-life and I can tell you that to make pro-life arguments by making it into a personal attack (whether the attack is mild or wild) rarely works and nearly always is counter-productive. Always keep in mind that even pro-aborts have the same human dignity and free will as a pro-lifer.

That's my public service announcement for the day. :)
AntV   
2 Nov 2021
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]

abortion should be safe, legal and rare.

If it is to be valued enough to be given legal protection, why should it be rare?

Where is it legal and rare? Even Bill Clinton, who coined the phrase, didn't actually mean it; he phrased it to unify abortion supporters.
AntV   
28 Oct 2021
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

The current bruhaha with Poland is in that regard only a symptom of the underlying problem!

That underlying problem being...? Supranational interference with domestic concerns?

..with an engraved raised middle finger...

:D:D

That'd be the perfect grave monument for good ole Novi.

And everytime someone walks past his grave a sensor will start a recording of him yelling "Get the F@#! off my lawn!"
AntV   
28 Oct 2021
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Novi, I can see the epitaph you'll have on your tombstone:

Eff it! It's all sh!t!
P.S. All you blacks, gays, illegals, women, leftists & rightists can go eff yourselves.
I'm out!

:D
AntV   
28 Oct 2021
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

something has to happen!

Is there much of a push within the EU to dilute the current grandiose scheme and pare it back down to simply a trade union?

I've never been able to see how the current scheme of the EU as a supranational organism could work. Too many disparate parts (disparate might be too strong a word) with deep-seated organic traditions and histories independent of one another; even though there are many shared traits among Euro nations, those differences shape the identity of a people.
AntV   
28 Oct 2021
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Part of the inner, faster core of course!

But, why? Maybe I've misunderstood some of the current trends in Germany we've talked about, but I thought Germany has kind of awakened to wanting to conserve it's specific culture--am I wrong about that? Wouldn't a deeper integration compromise that?
AntV   
27 Oct 2021
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Where Poland will end up seems clear right now

Where will Germany end up in a two-speed EU? Does the majority of Germans want a deep integration...to be part of an USE?
AntV   
28 Sep 2021
Polonia / Possible Green Surge in Germany [118]

German society is in rapid decline and the way the people voted only further illustrates that.

I guess the German people like being ruled over by a liberal mommy figure.

Or, perhaps, plenty of Germans don't want to be ruled by a liberal mommy or liberal anything, but didn't like the choices given to them this cycle and decided to stay home rather than vote for a sh-t sandwich.

How was voter turnout?

It'd be interesting to get the perspectives from PF's resident Germans on the election. Two different perspectives: Tacitus is of the left, BB of the leaning right. Who knows, us non-Germans may actually glean something about the ground level of German society.
AntV   
3 Sep 2021
Off-Topic / Where are you from? [59]

belongs Christianity to Germany.....but does Islam?

Oh, I see!

I'd think at least half, if not 2/3 of USians would think Islam doesn't belong to USia.

And, if the elected Muslim congressman and women are representative of how Islam and USia intermingle, then 2/3 is still too small, IMO.
AntV   
3 Sep 2021
Off-Topic / Where are you from? [59]

@Bratwurst Boy

I misread your question before. I think most USians would say Muslims make up 10-15% of the population.

However, only 1% of population is Muslim.

prri.org/research/2020-census-of-american-religion/

They are increasing though, and the median age of Muslims in USia is 33, aka breeding age.
AntV   
2 Sep 2021
Off-Topic / Where are you from? [59]

True? :)

Yes. From what I can tell 3/4 of my people come from Germany. Mostly Bavaria and Alsace-Lorain. According to the Germans at my parish church my surname is Bavarian.

If there was such a survey in the US...what do you think would the majority say, does the Islam belong to the US?

I'd guess less than 5% and growing.

I'm curious, now, BB, I'll look and see if I can find any data.
AntV   
2 Sep 2021
Off-Topic / Where are you from? [59]

with an USian ID I would probably become a real American...over night....mind boggling but true!

You'd become a USian citizen, but not necessarily a USian. You have to assimilate to the USian way of life to become a USian-and that takes years, usually.

Same if I went to Germany, just because I get German citizenship doesn't make me German (even though most of my people come from Germany). To become German, I'd have to allow the German culture and way of life seep into my soul and accept it as part of me.

My wife has been here in USia for 16 years, and just recently she says she's felt USian.
AntV   
11 Aug 2021
USA, Canada / Poles Living in the Chicago Area [343]

I went to Polish deli this morning for some goodies to take home.

Where is that deli located? Looks like a place I'd like to visit next time I'm in Chicago.
AntV   
29 Jul 2021
Life / Paintings of artists from Poland? [192]

though neo-surrealism has a real market nowadays. Hyper-realism too.

The skills and techniques to produce those types of work are amazing, but as a piece of art they are boring as hell.
AntV   
29 Jul 2021
Life / Paintings of artists from Poland? [192]

City life diverse externally yet empty internally and overcast, while rural life simple yet bright and tranquil? The rural and urban are intertwined, each a connected part of the whole? Or, is it new life in the country is built upon the hollow urban experience?

Sort of interesting, not crazy about the drawerly style. Nice colors, though.
AntV   
29 Jul 2021
Travel / How long are you allowed to occupy a shared bathroom in Poland? [21]

Pi*ss - 2, crap - 3. Shower - 6. Call it the 236 rule

I'm with you on the 2 minute pi$$, factoring in hand washing 2 minutes is plenty.

However, I have issues with a 3 minute crap and 6 minute shower.

While a 3 minute crap is commendably efficient, it's too mechanical-sort of inhuman. Takes away the, uh, what's the word...ambiance. Yes, ambiance. A good human crap should have a certain ambiance. This shouldn't be rushed.

It's not simply some mechanical function like some task in a machine shop-grab a piece of metal, drill a hole in it, drop it in hopper and done! No, no, it's much more meditative and experiential. There's even some symbolism in it. Granted, there's some unpleasantries attached to it, but what worthwhile thing in life doesn't have it's hardships?

A 6 minute shower is downright barbaric. Even worse, actually, it's more like serving a life sentence in a Gestapo-ran jail while under constant KGB surveillance while having your balls busted by a basic training drill sergeant. You can barely collect your thoughts in 6 minutes, let alone clean your filth and properly dry your fellas. Nah, you gotta double up that time just to meet the minimum time needed.

However, this is all mitigated when on holiday using a shared facility. In that case, a minute to whizbang, 2 to drop a load (every other day), and clean your dirty a$$ either in the river, lake, or some park fountain.
AntV   
27 Jul 2021
History / Why didn't Britain declare war on USSR for invading Poland in 1939? [103]

Quoting those to skew the stats is dishonest.

As are over generalizations. Not only are they dishonest, but stultifying perpetuations of simplistic thinking and catalysts of perpetual discord.

Jewish people have plenty to be criticized for, but so does every other group of people. Not any group of people or individual person is above reproach. Problem is when we assign the negative aspects as the only defining aspect to each group. A scapegoat is always much easier to deal with, than the actual complexity of a problem.

Anyhow, Pawian, is on to something regarding answering the question posed by the OP.
AntV   
27 Jul 2021
History / Why didn't Britain declare war on USSR for invading Poland in 1939? [103]

@ Pawian

😆 You pretty much nailed it.

Do you want me to list the names of these rabble-rousers in the USSR

Then, to be fair, you'll need to list the Jews who have worked to advance liberty, democracy, capitalism, etc.

The broad brush approach is intellectually grotesque. Communism and fascism was a collective effort that ran across all ethnicities. As the fight against those evils ran across all ethnicities.
AntV   
27 Jul 2021
History / Why didn't Britain declare war on USSR for invading Poland in 1939? [103]

I should've searched before piping off.

Morton Sobell. According to the articles below Sobell implicated Ethel knowing what was going on, but says her involvement was exaggerated.

washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/morton-sobell-convicted-in-rosenberg-atomic-bomb-spy-trial-dies-at-101/2019/01/30/4ae88196-24d7-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html

nytimes.com/2008/09/12/nyregion/12spy.html

So,

Not quite:

Agreed.

How did this thread get on to 1950s spy scandals?

Uhhhh...because it's PF.
AntV   
27 Jul 2021
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

This statue is a tribute to all lamplighters who worked in Poznań,

What part of Poznan is the statue located?
AntV   
26 Jul 2021
History / Why didn't Britain declare war on USSR for invading Poland in 1939? [103]

Seems an odd claim since Britain did declare war on Germany on Sept 3, 1939 even though it wasn't prepared for war at that time. Seems to me whether they intended to honor the agreement when made or not is moot. They did honor it-maybe not with the hoped for outcome, but it did honor it.