News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


As I wrote, most of their income comes from neither private individuals nor foundations. Can't you read?

Anyway, more good news today. Platforma Obywatelstwa are now higher than the PiS junta in the polls. Good change coming at the next election...

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It's an impeccably respectable source. Only a small part of their income comes from donations by foundations or private individuals. The PiS junta do not want to see a free press, not least because they fear criticism and the truth.

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That, Po, doesn't actually make any sense at all. As usual, you're doing yourself no favours here.

Very significant that the PiS junta now support Erdogan over democracy.

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Entirely par for the course that the PiS junta would admire Erdogan's extreme authoritarianism and hatred of constitutional democracy.

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It manages very well indeed.

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That, Joe, is one of the biggest piles of nonsense here - and there's a lot of competition.

Love / Are there any swingers club in Poland? [52]

There are a few in Warsaw, a thriving one meets on ul. Hoża and is fairly open about their parties, some themed, some not. The best-known ones are called Lava and Usta. Both have websites. Some are for couples only and some not.

Be careful of brothels that advertise themselves as swingers' clubs.

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There you go again.


That would be Poland's most respected newspaper. Very picky about who they employ and who they wouldn't touch with a barge pole, eh, Po.

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Oh dear, Po, you really ought to show a bit of personal restraint.


You mean the professional media that most people read, rather than the untrusted PiS junta's propaganda...


Given that he's a retired Honorary Consul, we can reliably say that your statement is the usual rubbish.

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Who by next election will almost certainly be in a position to form a coalition to replace the PiS junta. And then the reckoning will start.

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Simply increased the existing ridicule in which the PiS junta is held and further highlighted their petulance and instability.

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reinforced the current junta's reputation as a laughing-stock.

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Po thinks that Pan Stebelski-OrlowskI is


Who knew?

Interesting though that the puppet Duda might give an award to a "stoogette", which she wisely refused due to it being currently tainted.

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Yet another distinguished person has refused an award under the honours system from the current regime.

This time saying "he 'has followed with sadness the declining international prestige of Poland as a result of the actions of the current government', citing its 'violation of the independence of the courts' and media. He says that its actions have 'awakened fears in citizens like in the days of the PRL'. "

wiadomosci.wp.pl/kolejna-osoba-odmowila-przyjecia-orderu-od-andrzeja-dudy-6115788851067009a

Life / Polish water safe to drink? [50]

There's a lack of trust within society concerning all public health information here. I remember when the pollution indicator on al. Jerozolimskie was taken down because the readings were usually off the top of the scale. Because of the issues with water (and especially long-term damage due to low-quality metal pipes) people just don't trust it.

We have a very deep well that supplies water to the whole house - much better and usually people's first choice if they are able to do that.

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That would be Adam Michnik who was jailed, while the 'interesting' Kaczynski brothers mysteriously remained free...


He's carrying out the role of First Secretary of the Party. There's a long tradition among politicians of his sort in this part of the world of being the leader without actually being president. Stalin, Krushchev and Brezhnev all did it that way.

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Exactly. Important to know exactly which areas are affected.

And sales of bottled water here are still huge.

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People in such communities are talking about this already. Nobody assumes it will last forever.

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As soon as the 500+ changes or stops, the civil unrest out in the sticks will begin.

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Emotion rather than logic. Not uncommon among extreme ultra-conservatives.

Life / Polish water safe to drink? [50]


The EU have expressed concerns about water quality here and have identified serious shortcomings.

Sales of bottled water have long been very high here.

Life / Polish water safe to drink? [50]


Same in Yorkshire - very good quality. Here in PL there are a lot of issues with the pipes that affect taste, hence people usually preferring bottled.

Life / Polish water safe to drink? [50]


And certainly safe.

There are a few parts of Warsaw where residents don't drink the tap water.

Sales of bottled water are huge here in Poland.

Life / Polish water safe to drink? [50]

In Poland it depends very much on where you are. There are even variations within Warsaw.

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Most is OK now. The one really dodgy part a few years ago there is now generally safe.

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A vote loser here if ever there was one.

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That may be true, plus the credibility-stretching conspiracy theories about Smolensk.


More when than if.

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Wacław Berczyński, the Smolensk investigator appointed by PiS has just resigned. It was he whose commission claimed a couple of weeks ago that there had been a mid-air explosion (despite all evidence to the contrary).

He had been heavily criticised by the opposition regarding other matters to do with military procurement; they had in fact threatened to refer him to a prosecutor..

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I'm surprised they even have that much, given that the party leader has made it clear that they are no more than his puppets.

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He's no Trudeau. It was corruption, plain and simple. People expect this of PiS.