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Tacitus   
13 Aug 2019
News / PiS and Russian political/economic interests [70]

What they write makes perfect sense. Poland's security depends on its' integration into the Western world, which rests on the two pillars Nato and EU. Weakening it has been one major Russian goal in order to increase Russian influencr in Eastern Europe. By underminig the EU, PiS is acting for the Kremlin.
Tacitus   
11 Aug 2019
News / Poland's LBGT Seen as Dangerous Foreign Idea. [39]

That already has been established here a 1000 times now.

Established by whom? By you and demented bigots like Rich Mazur? There is no reason why sex between two male or two female partners should be considered "perverted" by any rational individual.

There seems to be a silver lining in Poland though. The attitude towards LBGT people is changing. We might see some drastic changes over the next 20 years. Once the public attitude has shifted, legal changes are next.

npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/06/25/417446107/for-polands-gay-community-a-shift-in-public-attitudes-if-not-laws?t=1564644512621&t=1564743836636&t=1565553632020
Tacitus   
11 Aug 2019
News / Poland's LBGT Seen as Dangerous Foreign Idea. [39]

think about the perverted sex acts that go along with LBGT.

What is so perverted about what LBGT do to each other compared to what a hetero couple is capable to? It is not like hetero couples never practice b*tt sex if they are so inclined.
Tacitus   
1 Aug 2019
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

would you call Mrs Merkel a failure then -

No, because the German government pledged earlier than any other country that it would help to fill the hole in the budget left by Brexit. Poland however did no such thing.
Tacitus   
1 Aug 2019
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

Wow, Polish politicians are pretty good

Well, the Polish politicians who negotiated the last budget were. If the rumors are true, then the amount of money allocated for Poland will be reduced significantly, thanka to the PiS politicians.
Tacitus   
31 Jul 2019
News / Scandals, conflicts, tensions, arguments - real life examples from Poland [492]

A small amount? 25 billion is more than Germany spends on education.

Again with this nonsense. Germany spends more than 200bn on education. The amount you are refering to is the federal budget, which is only a fraction of the expenses. The German schools and universities are all funded by the federal counties.

Here are the (outdated) numbers from 2014.

The education budget thus comprised a total Euro 192.1 billion in 2014

eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/funding-education-31_en

If you have any ability to proceed information, you will now stop using this silly argument.
Tacitus   
31 Jul 2019
News / Scandals, conflicts, tensions, arguments - real life examples from Poland [492]

Debt to gdp is one measure and

It is, another important measure is the wealth of its citizen, and thus their ability to finance their later retirement costs, which is as pointed out another thing that is lacking in Poland.

For now perhaps, which is to be expected given the language barriers and lack qualifaction, but more and more refugees are getting integrated into the labor market.

independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-refugee-intake-boost-economy-ageing-population-unemployment-a8901161.html

25 bill annually spent coddling them

A small amount of money relatively speaking. Germany spends close to 1tn€ on its' welfare state and the way the money is distributed it benefits the German economy, basically a mini-stimulus.

budget shortfall

Something every government has to deal with time to time. In the case of Germany, it is a very small one, and won't lead to the country taking on additional debt (something that Poland is doing).
Tacitus   
31 Jul 2019
News / Scandals, conflicts, tensions, arguments - real life examples from Poland [492]

yet they can't pay for programs they already have t

The US perhaps, but Germany very much can afford it. In fact Germany's debt per GDP has been decreasing during the last few years.

Not nearly as much as other countries

There are only a few that will suffer worse, none of which are in Western Europe.

qz.com/1187819/country-ranking-worlds-fastest-shrinking-countries-are-in-eastern-europe/

decline isn't necessarily a bad thing

In some way perhaps, but it also means more old people, thus higher costs for the health system and fewer peoplw to support it. It is also bad news that have low unemployment figures like Poland to begin with.
Tacitus   
31 Jul 2019
News / Scandals, conflicts, tensions, arguments - real life examples from Poland [492]

Also Polands Debt to gdp is tiny compared to countries like USA, France, Germany

True, Poland is not really like those countries. Poland's economy is not yet as advanced, and its' population has not yet individually acquired the same wealth as the Westerners. Meanwhile Poland is one of the countries that will be affected the most by the looming demographic decline, so social spending that is unaffordable in the long run is hardly a good idea.
Tacitus   
22 Jul 2019
History / Polish treasures in Sweden? [18]

Kind of difficult to solve this anyway when one of these conflicts was basically a conflict between a Polish king claiming the crown of Sweden vs another foreign claimant.

Most of the looted treasures belonged to Polish aristocrats, and most decidely not to the Polish state (the Polish aristocrats were insistent on this).
Tacitus   
22 Jul 2019
News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

The UK is a special case because the looming Brexit has decreased migration from other EU countries as well, and because it received a large amount of Polish migrants to begin with, who now often return to live their retirement in Poland.

That does not change the fact Polish people are migrating to Germany and other Western European countries.
Tacitus   
20 Jul 2019
News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

Somehow you forget to mention facts, numbers and statics

If you looked at facts and numbers, you would know that one country alone does not rule the EU. The EU is specifically designed to prevent this.

Hell, the uk a second economy of the union couldn't do it

They never even tried it . The EU works through partnership and alliances, and the UK never tried to get others on board for their desire to change the EU, or to at least get a better deal for themselves.
Tacitus   
15 Jul 2019
News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

Case in point each time some eurosceptic politicians take power in Poland, they are forced to suck up to the American president to an unbelievable degree.

They followed the USA into an illegal Iraq war and now try to appeal to his ego by naming a military base after him. Is this really the future you want for Poland. Being dependent on the whims of his distant ally, under a status that is closer to a protectorate? Being dependent on a power that will shift ots' attention more and more towards Asia and China?
Tacitus   
12 Jul 2019
News / PiS candidates are losing positions in EU Parliament. Will they keep power in Poland? [358]

If at the same time there is need to introduce real checks and balances i.e. change of the EU institutions.

You aware that all EU institutions are designed in favour of the smaller countries right? Germany gets 1 MEP per 860k citizen, Poland gets one per 730k citizen. Even the qualified majority voting favours smaller countries, because not only do you need the countries with a majority of the population, you also need the majority of countries in total. So the 12 smallest countries can defeat any majority vote, even though they account for significantly less than half of the EU population.
Tacitus   
21 May 2019
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

They are still stuck with hordes of turd worlders to this day.

Better to be stuck with some of them, instead of all of them.

Your ignorance is indeed funny. The Greeks, Poles and Italians could vote for Juncker during the last European election, where it was clear that the parties affiliated to him would make him head of the EU commission. A decision that was also acknowledged by the elected governments of the EU countries.

Is that why the majority of Greeks and Italians are against the EU?

Wrong again. The Greeks were in support of EU membership even at the height of the Euro crisis, because they appreciated its' advantagtes. As do the Poles, or else they would not also be so supportive.

Only someone who has such a warped and ignorant (there is really no other word for your evident lack of knowledge here) perception of the EU as you do could think that the EU is not a massive advantage for Poland.
Tacitus   
21 May 2019
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

taly Greece and to an extent Spain were absolutely ravaged

Wrong again. Especially Greece and Italy benefitted massively from the decision to suspend Dublin, because before that they were stuck with the refugees (though Italy not longer really adhered to Dublin by 2014 and send them North anyway). It was the plight of those Southern European countries that motivated Merkel's decision, and especially Greece has been vocally thankful for it.

Everyone knows Germany has the most power in the EU.

As befitting to the most populous and wealthiest country of the EU. But it does in no way dominate it, that is not possible the way the EU is structured. Instead Germany's perceived power in the last decade was down to its' succesful economy and Merkel's adapt diplomacy.

The way the European parliament

The European parliament is a very good example on how the smaller countries receive preferential treatment in the EU. How many MEP does i.e. Germany have per citizen compared to i.e Cyprus?

Wtf are you talking about before the EU it wasn't a problem at all to go into Germany

Wow, you really have no idea what you are talking about here.... . Your ignorance is staggering. Germany eased some conditions for Polish workers in the 90s as preparation for its' EU ascension, but even after its' ascension until 2011, there were still some restrictions in place. Free moevement as we have today would have been unthinkeable, especially for Polish truck drivers.
Tacitus   
21 May 2019
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

due to mandatory payments or basically extortion as I see it

Only Italy a net contributor to the budget, the other countries do in fact receive more money than they pay, which invalidates your point. And with Italy, it is not the EUs fault that the Italians elected as their longest-serving PM after WWII a man who spent more time in court battling corruption and sex-scandal cases than governing the country. Not to mention the current freakshow that has been actively sabotaging Italy's economic recovery i.e. by picking a senseless fight with Italy's most important trading partner, France.

Idk how you could even write something so inherently untrue.

Because it is true. Poland has the same access to the German market than i.e. France, despite being in a much weaker position. The EU allocates more power to the smaller countries than they would usually have. Sure the bigger countries are still more influential, but less than they would be in any other international body.

Everyone knows Germany

By "everybody" you mean everybody who has no idea about how the EU works (which as you have repeatedly proven, includes you).

Poland had access to German market well before the EU.

Very restricted which severely limited its' trade with Germany, and by extension with the rest of the EU. Polish truck drivers can now pass freely through Germany and reach destinations across Europe, which would have been unthinkeable before.
Tacitus   
21 May 2019
News / Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]

In other cases, the EU has caused major problems for countries like

This is false. The EU caused none of the underlying problems those countries suffered from. In fact it is thanks to the pressure from the EU that some of their structural problems are (at least partly) being adressed, i.e. Greece has been forced to combat corruption, tax evasion and general inefficiency.

Poland's major trade partners today are the same it had in the 90's before accession

The trade between Poland and its' neighbours has increased and is now interconnected to such a degree that would be unthinkeable without the EU. There are few countries that depend on that so much as Poland does. Poland benefits very strongly from a core principle of the EU, which means that all countries are treated equally and get the same deals, no matter how poor or wealthy they are. This is why i.e. countries like France find it difficult to protect their economy against cheap conepetition from Poland (the EU is the main reason why France has so far not implemented any protective laws against Polish competition). This is also why Poland gets access to larger economoes like Germany to favourable conditions, and to non-EU countries like China (who are even more agreeable because they want to influence the EU via the Silk road and other projects).

The EU adds wealth and influence to Poland, that much is ubdeniable.
Tacitus   
12 May 2019
Life / Child abuse in Poland [64]

The authorities have not only failed the children, they have also failed every decent priest who has to deal with a lot of (in the individual's case) unearned hostility and scrutiny. There are many clerics who use their free-time to help unpriviliged children, by organizing group activities and other events. And they must now live with an everlasting suspicion.
Tacitus   
22 Apr 2019
News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]

And the Greeks remember this. Which is why even at the height of the Euro crisis, a majority of them wanted to keep the Euro.

other EU leaders aided and abetted the fraud because they wanted a big roll out for the Euro...

The other EU leaders can't be held responsible for this. Remember before the Euro crisis, there were little to no instruments in place to control the Euro countries, as most countries vehemently resisted against this.
Tacitus   
22 Apr 2019
News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]

Fritz Haber

Who interestingly enough probably saved more human lifes with his most famous invention than any other inventor in history. Not that this was his priority of course.

That being said, this thread highlights why it is a mistake to bring up reparation issue again. All it does is stir up old divisions on both sides, with some people being more influenced by it than others. And all of this just so that a certain party gets a few percentage more in the next elections (after which the issue will disappear again for a few more years until the next election).
Tacitus   
21 Apr 2019
News / Petition for War Crimes Reparations for Poland [126]

Nah, it wasn't. That is my point. That 1953 agreement doesn't exist.

That is a rather daring insinuation. Not even the Polish government disputes the existence of this agreement.
Tacitus   
23 Mar 2019
History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [451]

Prussia grew stronger and stronger, eventually emerging as the most powerful German state which later accomplished the unification of all other states into one.

Sure, but it was hardly beneficial to Saxony's status, which suffered pretty heavily during Prussia's ascent (it was occupied during the Seven Year's War, and then later faced the very real danger of being annexed during the Vienna Conference after Napoleon's defeat). It is worth mentioning that there was nothing inevitable about Prussia's ascent, it used to be much poorer than Saxony, and was even exposed between Saxony and Poland. The key difference was that Prussia had a string of very competent rulers, with Frederick II being of course the most prominent (later kings were of dubious quality).

This is why August's reign is considered to be rather disastrous for Saxony. Of course, the later kings of Saxony made also a lot of mistakes. Frederick Augustus I. for example, who btw. was can be argued to have done a lof for Poland, though it was eventually for nought (he for example declined the Polish crown first in 1791 or something, because he thought that this would lead to Poland's dissolution).