History / PAŃSTWO - A Tale of Polish Occupation [27]


I'm not sure if it is indeed easier. It requires a lot of writing skill to write good dialogue. There is an infamous Polish classic novel Nad Niemnem with little dialogue (in overly formal and distant style) and a lot of detailed portrayals of nature, extensive tedious descriptions of everything, and very slow pace. It is universally hated by Polish high-school students while they tend to love Sienkiewcz's Trylogia with lively, witty dialogue and fast-paced action.

Was Sienkiewicz a worse writer than Orzeszkowa or the other way around? Difficult question.


Shakespeare wrote almost completely in dialogue too. ;)

History / PAŃSTWO - A Tale of Polish Occupation [27]


Gauleiter?! Surely you meant Wojewoda Moskiewski!

This exalted office is already reserved for Zbigniew Stonoga.


He might have something against them as Wojewoda Władywschodni.

History / PAŃSTWO - A Tale of Polish Occupation [27]

5th August (the anniversary of First Betrayal), the regional building of HUJNIA (Historyczny Urząd Jedności Narodowej i Asymilacji) in Władywschód. The Governor of Władywschód and the regional head of HUJNIA, Grzegorz Braun answers the intercom in his office...

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Grzegorz Braun:
Yes, what is it?

Busty assistant:
The Chinese delegation is here, Mr Governor.

Grzegorz Braun:
Ah, the pagans want to pay homage on this sad day. Let them wait an hour or so.

[An hour passes in which the governor browses online fire extinguishers catalog looking for the most suitable models for all HUJNIA-controlled buildings]

Grzegorz Braun *pushes the intercom button*:
Let the chinks in, Ms Kowalska.

[the Chinese delegation enters led by the Governor of Jilin Province, Hui Ping Pong]

Hui Ping Pong:
Oh, most honourable, reverend and exalted excellency, please accept our greetings and salutations on this sad anniversary on which the entire world mourns together with Poland *bows deeply*.

Grzegorz Braun:
Szczęść Boże!

Hui Ping Pong:
To show our respect on this sad day, we come to the ancient city of Hǎishēnwǎi to... *Ping Pong cowers under Braun's angry glare* ... forgive me, Your Excellency, of course I meant Władywschód - we come to the ancient Polish city of Władywschód to assure you of our eternal friendship and to offer you this modest gift...

[two men accompanying Ping Pong step forward and present Grzegorz Braun with a pure gold, diamond-studded, natural-size fire extinguisher]

Grzegorz Braun:
Thank you, governor, Poland will remember this friendly gesture. You may leave now.

[Chinese delegation bows and withdraws from the office; Grzegorz Braun looks at the fire extinguisher and pushes the intercom button]

Grzegorz Braun:
Ms Kowalska, please call Andrzej and Janusz - they have to carry something to the vault again. *sighs and opens the fire safety equipment catalog again*

History / PAŃSTWO - A Tale of Polish Occupation [27]

We will need a cover for the book as well. Depending on how the plot develops it will be more dystopian...



... or utopian...



The monument in the middle is the stupid AI's idea of Svetovid. :-/

History / PAŃSTWO - A Tale of Polish Occupation [27]

Yessss! This is going to be epic :)


:D

I am pasting the pilot episode here, to keep it all in one place.

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The acting governor of occupied Smolensk calls PANSTWO (Polska Administracja Ńowych Stref Terytorialnych Wschodnich i Okolic) - located in Krakow.

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Sergey Ivanovich (Former Deputy Governor of Smolensk, now "Acting Polish Administrator"): Yes, hello... this is Sergey Ivanovich... again. I'm calling from Sector 12-Smolensk Oblast. I have some... questions.

Col. Kowalczyk (PANSTWO liaison for Smolensk): Mr. Ivanovich, we told you yesterday-the kielbasa quotas are non-negotiable...

Sergey: No, no, it's not about the kielbasa this time. It's... other matters.

Col. Kowalczyk (sighs audibly): Go ahead, Acting Administrator.

Sergey (voice trembling): It's about the airport...

Col. Kowalczyk (suddenly serious): Ah. The Sacred Zone. What's the problem?

Sergey: We've fenced off the airport as instructed. But now a group of Polish officials in black suits has arrived. They just... stand there. Staring at the runway. Day and night. One of them whispered, "We watch so history doesn't repeat." Another muttered something about "the winds of betrayal." Should I... offer them tea?

Col. Kowalczyk: Absolutely not! Under no circumstances do you interrupt the Supervision of Fate. Those men are trained professionals. Years of staring into the abyss of Polish history. Just leave them be. If they start weeping, that's a good sign-it means the metaphysical balance is being maintained.

Sergey: Right... of course. Last thing, sir... The locals keep asking when the occupation will end?

Col. Kowalczyk (chuckles): Tell them it already did. Poland doesn't "occupy." We inherit misfortune. Welcome to the Commonwealth, Sergey. Now, get back to work. And remember-every time you feel lost, just ask yourself: "What would a 17th-century szlachcic do?"

History / Poles should apologise to Ukrainians first [487]

Ah, Espana.

He really hates and despises Poles and Poland. Such genuine feelings have to be honoured and respected. He's always welcome here.

I wonder how his mum is doing these days.

History / Poles should apologise to Ukrainians first [487]



Oh, come on you guys. If Pawian is not here, whom will we all hate and disagree with? Sure, there's always Novichok and Strzelec, but the former is boring and repetitive and the latter is too disgusting to interact with. Pawian at least had some intelligence and creativity and, say what you want of him but - in his own twisted and strange way - he loves Poland like we all do.

Come on Pawian, you fatherland-betraying, leftard, feminist monkey - come back! :):):)

History / Poles should apologise to Ukrainians first [487]


Shhh...

Be quiet, Maf. I am trying to provoke Pawian to come back to PF.

History / Poles should apologise to Ukrainians first [487]

@Admin

Now that Pawian is gone from PF, this raging nonsense of a thread can finally be closed and moved to Polanda or some other cemetery of ridiculous threads. Thank you.

Po polsku / Papież a sprawa polska [195]

Perfect name for an Italian who likes countryballs :D

Po polsku / Papież a sprawa polska [195]


Some say that Cardinal Tagle is the favourite, but it was said about him in the previous conclave as well.

Może w końcu Tagle zostanie papieżem. Na pewno kontynuowałby politykę otwartości Franciszka.

Po polsku / Papież a sprawa polska [195]

Papież Franciszek zmarł dzisiaj...

tvn24.pl/swiat/papiez-franciszek-nie-zyje-komunikat-watykanu-st8421976

Off-Topic / 75 Years of Israel and the War - part 3 [556]


Strange fetish.

There is absolutely nothing sexy in a woman with a rifle. It is women's natural role to give and nurture life, not to take it away.

History / How much Poles trust to France? [130]


Well, of course, everyone is Serbian in their meta-ethnicity. ;)

However, it is Poland that embodies the true spirit of Sarmatia the best, and it is Poles who have always considered themselves Sarmatians par excellence.

To put it in simpler terms: only Poles can be 100% Sarmatian. Other nations can strive to achieve 99% and some of them do (e.g. our Serbian brothers); but never 100% - this is reserved for Poland.

Happy Easter, dobri brate. :)

History / How much Poles trust to France? [130]


True. Sarmatia is simply a different name for Poland - a wholly internal Polish heritage.

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


Well, it wasn't me. :)

And I already explained to you why it happened...


... you're supposed to be an engineer, your reading comprehension should be at a decent level.

So, do you want me to tell you China's secret plan or not?

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


:)

I understand the anger. I really do. You're angry at wrong person though. I didn't move American industry to China, I didn't force your society to be mindlessly overconsumptionistic, and I didn't turn CEOs of your companies into greed-driven crooks.

Also, believe it or not, but it's not me who's constantly exposing your society to pornographic displays of wealth all over your media and entertainment industry, causing mass-scale envy, greed and perpetual discontentment.

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


You don't.

You can impose all the tariffs you want and you can sh*t your pants in vain anger and you still don't get that job back.

The $4 guy is more hard-working, thrifty and self-disciplined; he's also usually better educated. If you had wanted to compete against him, you shouldn't have moved most of your industry to his country. Now the dildo of consequences is inevitably arriving--it's huge and it's not lubed.

Of course, Americans can still surprise the world: they can still turn to their old American values of thrift, diligence and self-discipline; they can learn to be content with less, stop raping Planet Earth of her resources at unsustainable pace (e.g. stop buying iPhones 137 because their iPhones 136 are already "outdated", and in general give up their religion of ridiculous overconsumption), and pay off the debt they're in because of decades of living way above their means. They still have enough resources to switch to a more sustainable economy if they are willing to go through drastic austerity measures and complete mentality shift towards common sense.

Yes, Americans can still choose to do that. I wouldn't hold my breath though. Their entire culture seems to admire the rich, the common people are constantly exposed to displays of pornographic wealth in the media (including social media) and in the entertainment industry, so they are driven by envy and greed--a recipe for disaster.

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


Unfortunately, there are still too many people who refuse to acknowledge this obvious fact.


Well, it has. The current ridiculous level of consumptionism in America is unsustainable. Today. Right now.
So, you have to introduce drastic austerity measures. Today. Right now.

At the moment people want more stuff - fast, cheap, and convenient. That leads companies to: outsource to low-wage countries, cut costs wherever possible, prioritize quantity over quality. If American consumers were a bit less retarded about fast fashion, next-day shipping, or replacing their phones every 2 years, there wouldn't be such intense pressure to find the cheapest labor available.

It's really not rocket science, and it should be the job of a good president to explain it to people.

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


Well, that's the whole point--he can't compete with the Chinese guy. So what you're going to do about it? Impose tariffs? Well, Trump just rolled them back on the most important imports from China.

The only way out of this is to reduce the retarded-level American consumerism and go back to thrift, diligence, self-discipline and contentment with little things. Otherwise prepare for the dildo of consequences (and no, it will not be lubed). :)

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


40 bucks an hour for a factory worker? Now I begin to understand why your economy is unsustainable.

Again: thrift, diligence, self-discipline, huge reduction of consumption and contentment with little things. :) When you live way above your means for decades then you have to face the consequences, and as we all know the dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed. :)

History / What made Poland into the country it is today? [62]


Yes, especially you, Alien, by leaving Poland and spending most of your life in Germany.

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


That's because the Chinese adopted old American virtues of thrift, diligence and self-discipline that most Americans themselves have forgotten. Go back to your old values and you will be fine.

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


That would be true for a self-sufficient economy and American economy is not self-sufficient. You impose tariffs to protect your industry when you make everything yourself and want your people to buy everything at home, kinda like North Korea.

If you move most of your production to China, import tons of stuff from China, and then you impose huge tariffs on China, it will only drive prices up for your citizens.

But hey, there are three kinds of people I guess: those who learn by reading, those who learn by observation and drawing coclusions, and those who have to p*ss on the electric fence themselves to see what happens.

History / How much Poles trust to France? [130]


They already have their version. The first chapter says: "In the beginning there was nothing, only God walking through the streets of Belgrade".

History / How much Poles trust to France? [130]


I am shocked at Serbia. Planes from France, tanks from Germany - whatever next? Howitzers from Vatican? :)

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


Yes, quick analogies usually entail a certain measure of oversimplification.

Your analogies are even better to use as arguments against tariffs: if you're Boeing and you impose a tariff on the stubborn Rolls Royce, then whoever does eventually buy the planes from you will have to pay those tariffs (so you will have fewer clients or they will buy fewer planes). In the same way it will be American customers paying for the tariffs imposed on China, when they buy e.g. a new iPhone for $4000, not the Chinese government (as some Trump voters seem to think). The barber example also works perfectly against tariffs unless we think the client should impose retaliatory 50% tariff on the barber and pay $45 next time.

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


And I told you above, you perfect idiot. :)


... and I even explained why :)

Now, go away - you bore me. *yaaaaaaaaawn*

Off-Topic / Stock Market Talk and Trading - part 2 [743]


OK, have it your way - let's assume that Congress doesn't listen to me and they decide everything connected with spending, saving, economic policies etc. on their own.

So here's what I would do...

I would play golf or have fun with female interns and cigars. Or both.

This way I wouldn't do any damage to the perfect system of economic violence that the USA managed to achieve at great cost, using all its military might, bribery and diplomatic cunning. This system also benefits all our allies in Europe (including Poland). Sure, the third-worlders would keep suffering but that wouldn't worry us too much, now would it?

And here's what I wouldn't do...

I wouldn't impose tariffs on the entire world, driving up prices of everything for my beloved Americans. I wouldn't give insider trading tips to my billionaire friends whilst watching average Joe's retirement fund go down the drain. In other words, I wouldn't step on a rake and claim that it's 5D chess.