"Further, most Palestinians believe that a two-state solution is unlikely to emerge from the conflict. Instead, a majority of them say they prefer to reclaim all of historic Palestine, including the pre-1967 Israel."
Too bad Paulina was not around back then to advise them.
I'm not advising anything. I'm just stating a fact. Btw, RuSSians like to stress that there was no Ukrainian state in the past and how Ukrainians aren't "a real nation", and how Ukrainian is a "fake" language, etc., so it's funny to see what different attitude you have towards Palestinians :)))
Yeah, it's just that the opportunities for this were rare to present themselves.
You could say the same thing about Ukrainians - being under the rule of either Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth/Poland or RuSSian empire/the Soviet Union :)
"The remaining countries, like Poland among others, maintain diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority, but don't recognize it as an independent state."
As far as I understand Poland is a supporter of the two-state solution and of independence aspirations of Palestinians though.
Nor was there any real country of Israel before 1948.
There was. Long ago, but there was.
Wow - I like this Poloniusz guy!
I'm not surprised - he has a problem with sticking to facts, just like you :))
Ah, sorry, that's a physical ability test for WZS (Wydział Zabezpieczeń Specjalnych), so a more advanced level - you have to be already a member of SOP in order to get into that department. The American equivalent would be Counter-Assault Team from Secret Service or Mobile Security Division ("Ninja's") from US Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service (DSS).
These aren't cult videos, but quite interesting - I personally haven't seen such content on Polish YouTube before - this YouTuber Ajthepolishamerican spends 24h or 48h in various Polish uniformed units and films his experiences (all videos are in Polish).
POLISH SECRET SERVICE
Here AJ spent 48h at Polish Secret Service - he and his friend went through a basic physical ability test, physical qualification exam for SOP (Służba Ochrony Państwa - State Protection Service), they were shown how to protect VIPs and witnessed some impressive driving skills by SOP agents (they tried it themselves too).
It was the first time an outsider Youtuber was allowed inside to film some of their training:
Part 1 (physical ability test, some training and driving):
Part 2 (physical exam for joining SOP) :
COUNTERTERRORISTS
AJ also spent one day at a Polish counterterrorist unit in Warsaw going through a physical ability exam for joining such a unit. He didn't read about it and didn't prepare for it in order to have 100% surprise :) Normally, if there were more candidates, it would last from 8 am to 8 pm, but since it was only him - it was shorter (12 hours, I think). As far as I remember he didn't pass only one element. The funniest part of the exam was the so called "test zbroi" (armour test) lol 🐕🦺💩 After a few days AJ concluded that this exam was enough to give him a bit of PTSD lol
PART 1:
PART 2:
PARATROOPERS
AJ spending 48 hours as a Polish paratrooper - physical ability test, visiting a cave with cute bats where only one person died :), jumping with a parachute from an airplane, fighting in trenches, etc.:
PART 1:
PART 2:
I think those videos are actually a good way to promote those units and to encourage potential candidates to join :)
The rest of videos (police, Navy, etc.) you can find on his channel.
I don't want to be a party pooper, but this guy was an impostor. In 2005 it turned out that at the time when the January Uprising broke out he was only 8 years old. I'm guessing that he lied not only for respect and prestige - as a January Uprising veteran he got a house for free.
The rest of the guys in that photo are real veterans though :)
Great photos.
Yes, awesome stuff.
I realise this thread is a bit uneven.
This is a great thread! I'm checking it out with interest. Thanks for running it :)
"1670 is a brilliant satire on Polish mentality. Not only on the Sarmatian one, but also contemporary."
If it was music I would say it is dico-polo.
Not all of the jokes are maybe of the highest level, but there's enough of some spot on and clever stuff to make it worth a watch, imho. I haven't seen all the episodes yet and the ones I've seen - I watched them when I was really sick with a nasty cold, so I'll wait with a final opinion until I watch all of them.
But even the idea in itself for those TV series is great and something new and fresh (at least as far as Polish productions are concerned) :)
@Mr Grunwald, that's the part of the humour of "1670", the references to our times make these TV series funny and relatable. For example, here you have a reference to fireworks and firecrackers scaring dogs (and other animals) on New Year's Eve:
so far it has more to do with leftists perception and perspective of modern day Poland and issues they think are unaddressed or ignored by rightists
Nope, it is about III RP that is obvious. Haven for commies and losers
You guys confuse me :D
Polish folk songs were used in "1670" :) - here's a folk song from the Lublin area called "Kare konie" ("Black Horses"):
When I was watching the dance scenes with those Polish folk songs I couldn't help but think of "Witcher"... Some Poles on the internet commented that they wish the "1670" team made Netflix's "The Witcher" instead of Americans and I can understand this sentiment :)
As to the 1670- I love how pretty it is. Being raised Polish I never realised how truly pretty the outfits etc were
I did realise that before! But watching "1670" made me think again that those times in Polish history would be great for quality costume TV series like "The Tudors", etc.
For the most famous Jan Paweł in Polish history maybe... Not for his peasants though! lol
People of PF, I've just remembered that I have new Polish TV series to recommend for you! The latest hit - Netflix's "1670" :D
It is a satire on Polish nobles, serfdom, Polish vices, society, politics, etc., it also touches upon some of today's issues from what I've noticed. I haven't watched all of the episodes yet, but it's been great so far - funny, well made and it's something new and fresh on the Polish market. People from outside of Poland may not catch all the humour and allusions, but from what I've read even foreigners are enjoying it. It apparently has both dubbing and subtitles on Netflix.
If you haven't seen it yet and you have Netflix - go on and watch it! :D Hop, hop, hop! lol
how it got 43 million views with 1 million subscribers to the channel, only 53,000 upvotes on the video itself, and comments disabled. :)
The same way this one, I imagine :):
youtu.be/RJ1CrppB2Kw?si=y5xG-HBm6QOxPznk
Unless you think that Disney Junior Polska needs bots to boost their views :)))
Maybe a YouTube View Bot is hard at work?
Really, Poloniusz? :D So, according to you all videos on YouTube get fake bot views or only those based on poems written by Polish poets with Jewish roots? :))))
Why don't you butt off from your mother's relationship?
I'm not "butting in" her relationship, I'm just describing it o_O And it's my mother who's been complaining about her husband to me, so she's been burdening me with her marital issues.
Are you stupid?
It looks like you are.
Why don't you help her yourself?
I was helping my parents when I was living with them. I have my own life now, my own duties and chores. It's not my job to do daily chores for my parents o_O They're capable of doing that themselves. My father sits at home all day watching TV or he's surfing the internet on his phone, so he has all the time in the world to help my mother. He should be sharing house duties with his own freaking wife and since he has both hands - he can peel his own freaking apple. Get it?
In theory. In practice that's how they both were brought up and they seem to be stuck in their ways.
What some women do is work around the house to earn the right to nag. "You don't do anything!" When he does, she will be telling him nonstop how to do it.
That's not how it is with my mother. She's tired and she wishes my father would do more, but she's not assertive enough to demand that from him. She only tells him something when she's really so tired that she breaks down. And this is something I don't understand - how my father has no human decency to do some stuff by himself or help her out with something. How he can be so shamelessly lazy, especially that he knows how tired she is and with her back problems...
My wife still doesn't let me handle eggs when we go shopping.
I know that there are women who are like that - when husbands actually do something at home they criticise him or laugh at him for doing it wrong. They are their own enemies. In part women are to blame for this situation - mothers raise their sons to be such niedorajdy życiowe who can't do anything at home. But that's because such are the societal expectations/norms in which those mothers were raised.
