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Ironside   
4 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / Music Thread - part 2 [957]

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Ironside   
4 Sep 2025
News / Trump and Nawrocki [23]

Here are some highlights from the Polish perspective:

Trump is bluffing.
He wants something for very little or nothing.
The only security for Poland can be achieved by Poland, by making Poland stronger with the support of some close allies. Expecting others to carry our security substantially is folly. Je suis bouleversée de la profondeur des Polish expectations, hopes and naivité.
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Ironside   
3 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [1023]

The irony of you calling others a dumbbell.

Don't waste your time. Some people here suffer from the Dunning-Kruger syndrome.
Ironside   
2 Sep 2025
Life / Life in Poland - ECONOMY [59]

How did Austria manage to stay safe

It is a hilly, small country in Europe nobody gives a F about. Away from major geopolitical strife.
All those domestic geniuses with their homespun philosophy tend to overlook the obvious, Poland's geopolitical place in the world./
Ironside   
2 Sep 2025
Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [1023]

11year old intruder shot dead by a brave defender

If it were a home invasion, he should have known better if that was a prank. It could be robbery masked as a prank, not a normal behavior for an 11-year-old.
Also, it is not Poland but Texas, the state where you expect such behavior to be punished with a bullet.
Ironside   
2 Sep 2025
Life / Do colored immigrants in Poland function better than in Western countries? [291]

Within their pack...their group....their nation, yes!

In short, with their countries. Which is only natural.
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There will be a lot of fighting for scarce resources.

I doubt it. It is a British obsession, dating back to Malthus, who, in his time, estimated the population of the islands to be about four million people, whereas now it is approximately 60 million.
Ironside   
2 Sep 2025
News / Poland Sports News - part 2 [76]

Hard to know why he did it.

Simply, it must be a relative of Count 'Buc' Komorowski.
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Ironside   
30 Aug 2025
Off-Topic / Music Thread - part 2 [957]

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Ironside   
27 Aug 2025
History / Poles should apologise to Ukrainians first [486]

Your

You can find all kinds of Twitter. It's irrelevant; the point is that Ukrainian politicians are incompetent. They can't handle such an easy job as a relationship with Poland. Nawrocki has done something that should have been done from the start.
Ironside   
26 Aug 2025
Genealogy / English versions of Polish given names [35]

Wondering why not "Wesley."

Probably, he doesn't know such a name exists, or it sounds too close to 'weasel' for his comfort.
Ironside   
24 Aug 2025
Life / Polish authors, books & literature. [125]

It's still a damned sight better than yours!

Thanks for the confirmation. If you say something, the opposite is the truth.
Ironside   
22 Aug 2025
History / 81st Anniversary of Warsaw Uprising [72]

Those Germans in Breslau and Stettin were oh so happy...

Screw them F Nazies, they had it coming!
I would have wondered why you don't talk about the Soviets stealing land? You Soviet stooge.
Ironside   
22 Aug 2025
News / War propaganda - are we really THAT retarded? [28]

How many times

The Western audience needs to be fed such lies because their support for the war would diminish. I simply dislike that the Polish media parrot these falsehoods. Poles do not need artificial support to remain steadfast in their backing for Ukraine.

Only unreasonable actions by the Polish government undermine that support because Poles get the impression they are being taken advantage of. As a result, they naturally blame Ukrainians, when in fact much of the fault lies with our glorious politicians-as usual.
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There never has been,

Most people believe there is some objective journalism. Rather than fight that ingrained bias, I roll with it. If you know what I mean.
Ironside   
19 Aug 2025
News / War propaganda - are we really THAT retarded? [28]

has to "create a narrative"

There is something called a political commentator. As for your traditional journalist trade, there have not been many since the 1960s. Keep up with reality: we have party or ideological hacks and conservative journalists, but no more independent objective journalism.
Ironside   
18 Aug 2025
Off-Topic / The agreement in Alaska between the US and Russia. [43]

That's not very sensible.

Dude, we are great, everybody is jealous of us, we are living in the greatest country in the world, outside America, they are living in mud huts.
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But you just said they don't care about appearances.

Depends on who we are talking about? Average people or ruling elites in the government..
For elites, what Russians make of those pictures of soldiers is just a trivial and unimpressive detail that doesn't influence the image of the US.

Meeting with Putin is the US pretending to deal cards as the world's dominant power.
Ironside   
18 Aug 2025
Off-Topic / The agreement in Alaska between the US and Russia. [43]

Now Russians are making fun of American Army...

It was obvious that Russia would use anything to boost its morale and address its feelings of inferiority. Well, we know Russia, and we wouldn't give them even such lowborn satisfaction. However, Americans do not see it this way. They don't really care. In fact, it's a case of being so great that we are elevated above the rest, while their attitude is probably lost on most Russians.
Ironside   
18 Aug 2025
Off-Topic / The agreement in Alaska between the US and Russia. [43]

Trump became Putin's little helper.
I understand that he lacks political experience and probably never considered politics before being elected president. He should have listened to the experienced people around him; it's frustrating to see him making a fool of himself.

On the other hand, at least he is candid about the impotence and shamelessness of the US. I believe that playing a bluff would be more strategic, as it is in the interest of the US to maintain that facade for as long as possible. Still, honesty in politics is a rare quality.
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As for a more detailed and in-depth comment, I will withhold my opinion till we see a document.
Ironside   
18 Aug 2025
Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 16 [1023]

Trump became Putin's little helper.
I understand that he lacks political experience and probably never considered politics before being elected president. He should have listened to the experienced people around him; it's frustrating to see him making a fool of himself.

On the other hand, at least he is candid about the impotence and shamelessness of the US. I believe that playing a bluff would be more strategic, as it is in the interest of the US to maintain that facade for as long as possible. Still, honesty in politics is a rare quality.
Ironside   
17 Aug 2025
Off-Topic / The agreement in Alaska between the US and Russia. [43]

The agreement in Alaska between the US and Russia has implications for Ukraine and broader relations. What are your thoughts on the agreement reached by Putin and Trump?
Ironside   
16 Aug 2025
Work / Are Poles workaholics? [164]

The antipathy towards the Germans is obvious, whether deserved or not.

Don't be debil! lol
What antipathy? You suffer from an inferiority complex.
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In part because of the decline of Japan.

Verify your facts. The economic growth achieved in the last 30 years is the highest in two countries: China and Poland.