History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]

Why do I have this feeling I am debating a little girl...

Quoting from pbs.org/newshour/show/in-denmark-auschwitz-survivors-lament-the-rise-of-anti-semitism

In Denmark, Auschwitz survivors lament the rise of anti-Semitism

Wanna try again?

News / Famous Polish writer prosecuted for free speech [71]


Excellent point but pointless from a legal perspective. My wife often tells me to STFU but that does not change the text and the spirit of the 1st Amendment.

Yes, I know, a very wise woman...

We are discussing only if you can end up in prison for saying things. You can a lot more easily in Western Europe than in the US where the 1st actually protects "offensive" speech. "I love, my Queen" and "Have a nice day" don't need any protection.

News / Famous Polish writer prosecuted for free speech [71]

Bottom line: The US version of "free speech" is the only one worth having and everything else is a pretend bs. Europe is notorious for it, just as the USSR used to be. The Soviets had the free speech clause in their constitution somewhere, too. With a couple of asterisks as chill pills but it was there.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]

Try many sides. Name one country where Jews lived and were not the objects of hate? Even murderers are asked why they killed their victims. Not required but helpful.

I would like to interview the pogromers just the same.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]


But not what the pogromers said. Funny how it works when we see only one side...

News / Famous Polish writer prosecuted for free speech [71]

Can we stay on the subject of free speech instead of getting personal?

"Moron" is not a medical or legal term. It's a one-word opinion and, therefore, subjective. Hence, not prosecutable where sanity is normal. It seems Poland is not one of those places.

If Duda said that Poland can win a military conflict with Russia, that would be so stupid that it could be safely called moronic. In fact, it should be classified as insane and be viewed as a medical issue. Still, no crime committed by the speaker.

News / Famous Polish writer prosecuted for free speech [71]


You don't know that. And what is the relevance of if he is or is not?
Today, a guy in Zimbabwe may become a world-class scholar in Polish history and customs in less than 8 hours and know more about both than 95% of Poles currently living in Poland. You know that thing called the internet...It's amazing...


I have been through this buls*hit here. No matter what you would post would not be proof enough.

News / Famous Polish writer prosecuted for free speech [71]


The US has been and always will be a point of reference and a symbol of freedom. Name one country that better protects freedom of speech.

News / Famous Polish writer prosecuted for free speech [71]


I agree with you 100%.

This is what happens when a country does not have the First Amendment but does have the Truth Commission.
Duda, by choosing to be a public figure, should have no legal protection from political comments - even if those comments are "insulting". At best, if untrue and damaging, he should be able to sue for libel.


Or worse. In this case, the trial would be beyond ridiculous and center on the definition of "moron" and what "is" is. Sounds familiar? If I were the judge or a juror, the defendant would need to show only one instance where Duda said something really stupid and was (is) a "moron" at that exact moment. Nobody is something all the time.

In the US, they wouldn't be able to even file the charges with the court clerk.


That is as relevant as the color of my urine this morning.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]

...and sometimes those who have such dreams lie. Really.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


That's what he said. It would be more compelling if he said it in front of witnesses BEFORE he got on that ship.
I can play that I had a dream game all day long. Retroactively is best if you want 100% accuracy.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


No. All legends are nothing more than feel-good lies or they would be called "facts", not legends.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]

It's amazing what one can discover on the internet...Like...

St. Patrick wasn't Irish
St. Patrick performed no miracles
St. Patrick was never canonized as a saint. In other words, "St. Patrick" is just Patrick. Hi, Pat. I am Rich.
St. Patrick didn't banish snakes from the Emerald Isle as there were none to be banished.

His real contribution: bars make more money on St. Patrick's day.

History / Terrible past for the Jews in Poland? [930]

I am sure Jews were discriminated against for no reason. Shame...
I am also sure that Jews were hiring Poles as eagerly as Jews and didn't object to mixed marriages. They also didn't mind if one of them switched to Christianity to keep his Polish Catholic wife happy.

OK, Lyzko, your turn.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


Nostalgia should never be a lens to see things through.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


Drinking or not, the Irish hate them and set hotels on fire to express their dissatisfaction. Quoting from irishcentral.com:

Ireland has a huge housing shortage, we have over 10,000 people living in one room in hostels or hotels, with no washing or cooking facilities. This is not right that Irish children are living in these with hundreds of migrants also. We have Irish people sleeping in doorways on our streets. Yet any empty houses are given mostly to migrants. If it goes on like this Irish people will call for an Irexit.


An ecosystem where people get drunk and act like idiots?

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


They don't drink. How sad for the pub owners!


All bars, traditional included, destroy livers and families. To hell with them.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


Small and poor where people don't have cars. Cars and booze are really a bad combination.
Bottom line: drunks should stay home. I don't want blood on my bumper.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


If you mean Poloniusz, I don't see any sarcasm. Only floods and fires destroy. Things only change owners.
Bars are the last thing a society needs. When one closes and a shelter for women opens up, that's progress to all of us except the drunks who would stumble home and beat their wives out of frustration that they are nothing but useless scum - barely able to go to work in the morning.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


Don't be sad. They will be back in business under new owners. The previous ones, broke and desperate, will be their customers - getting ready to re-elect the covid terrorists who made them "previous".

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


What is simple is that rotting potatoes alone would not kill millions. That was man-made and the killers were the government.
Just like today with covid.

History / Is Poland a Slavic country?! (politics included) [90]


Hey, easy with that "sub". It gets really close to subhumans.
Sorting people that way feels weird. I remember one guy who did a lot of research on this subject and came to conclusions that were very unpleasant to the objects of his curiosity.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]

Quoting Wikipedia:

The historian Cecil Woodham-Smith wrote in The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845-1849 that no issue has provoked so much anger and embittered relations between England and Ireland "as the indisputable fact that huge quantities of food were exported from Ireland to England throughout the period when the people of Ireland were dying of starvation"

Somehow, I knew before I googled "Irish famine" that sooner or later I will see the evil hand of the ruling English scum as the reason why so many starved and died.

Love / What do you think of Polish girls? [40]

It matches the question in 24.
Here is an idea. Why don't you answer it and show us who it should be done.

History / Is Poland a Slavic country?! (politics included) [90]


So what? What is your point?

History / Is Poland a Slavic country?! (politics included) [90]

Who cares what some clerk at the CIA or EB included in "Central Europe"?

Love / She's muslim and I am christian, will it ever work? Has anyone had similar experiences [63]


That's exactly the point!

Love / What do you think of Polish girls? [40]

Easy. No radars. Ask directly what you want to know.

See what he drives, where he lives, and if he rents or owns both. If he passes that one, hire a PI to check the rest: criminal record, marital status, assets vs debt, and any judgment if he was sued. This will be the best investment you ever made.

Show stoppers: more than two drinks per day, illegal drugs, smoking, bad weight, and how he reacts to animals and kids. Before you get him into bed, demand an AIDS test.

Invent a fake crisis where he would have to choose sides. If he goes with his mother, run.

Above all: assume that everything he says is a lie until proven otherwise.

History / Is Poland a Slavic country?! (politics included) [90]


That difference is only in your imagination if you are talking about individuals. Statistically, Americans have no reason to feel superior.


Are you sure people in Europe can find Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru on the map?

History / Is Poland a Slavic country?! (politics included) [90]


There is nothing wrong with racism in a country as monolithic as Poland. Poland could just as well post "Blacks - stay away" at every border crossing as is Poland's right.

There is no such thing as homophobia as nobody is really scared of homosexuals. Most find them disgusting but are not afraid of them.
Just to keep things straight.