News / How will Polish-American relations change if Trump is elected president again? [730]


Hehehehe...

Education does not correlate with intelligence, after universities started admitting everybody and their mother.

When I read manuscripts from 19-year-olds that studied in university in the 1920s or 1890s I want to cry. Those 19 year olds were smarter than 95% of current students.

They wrote like adults write now - and smart adults at that.

They produced groundbreaking research instead of perpetually redigesting existing knowledge.

University should be reserved for actually smart people, and not made into a human right.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


It is arrogant to say, "Hey, stop calling me an orc!"

It's very snobby, to want to stop being called a "slave"?

So pompous, to insist you are not "subhuman".

I have never heard anybody say that Russians are arrogant. If anything, we're pretty lacking in self confidence.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


I can also ask why God placed us at the Devil's Doorstep next to every single nomadic tribe that has ever invaded Europe.

Perhaps God put us there, so you could live a more comfortable life?

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


lol!

"Fu-fu! We don't hate Russians, we're merely made uncomfortable by them!"

Such a diplomat, Pawian.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


Wow! You hate Russians two times more than you hate gypsies! Incredible...

What a powerful, and very impressive level of hate. I would not be surprised, if it is in fact stronger than in Ukraine - a country under Russian attack.

Wide is the Polish heart... both in its capacity for love and for hate.

News / SHOULD POLAND HAVE NUKES?? [154]

@Alien

You don't like my idea of a harakiri nuke?

News / SHOULD POLAND HAVE NUKES?? [154]


It is prohibitively expensive to build a nuclear triad. You need to build submarines, strategic bombers, and intercontinental ballistic missiles.

However, Poland doesn't need any of that. Instead, Poland should develop primitive dirty bombs, strategically dispersed around the country.

This way, in true Christ-like fashion, Poland will be able to fully irradiate its land in the event of a foreign invasion - denying the land to the aggressor.

This unique, "I'm gonna kill myself if you take one step closer" approach, perfectly matches the spirit and history of Poland.

It will signal to the rest of the world, who the true moral leader is. Other countries build nukes to kill others, while Poland is the only country that developed nukes to use against itself. Shocked by such unparalleled selflessness, the international community will not enforce the provisions of the NPT.

News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]


Yes! Amassssing!

Joe Biden is laughing all the way to the bank, while the French and Germans are scratching their heads.

One of the poorest countries in the EU, is ready to send its last money to the richest countries, because of paranoia.

If Russia will ever attack Poland, then I will donate $1M to some NGO helping Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


Paulina you need to study more history, if you hope to continue debating.

The Marquis de Lafayette, despite being an aristocrat and one of the richest men in France, first served as General in George Washington's Continental Army, and then later played a key role in the French Revolution and France's military campaigns.

The Comte de Mirabeau, was also not a nobody, but similarly played a key role in destroying the French monarchy.

Lenin was from a wealthy aristocratic family.

Zhou Enlai was a Chinese aristocrat.

Fidel Castro was the son of a very wealthy sugar farmer.

Ho Chi Minh spent most of his youth living in France, the United States and Britain.

You may or may not like elites, but they exist, and they are necessary for the masses to be mobilized. Never has the working man managed to run the show at the top, at least without aid and guidance from those who are familiar with power.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


So? I don't trust them either.

Actually, especially them. When they tell me to do something, I always go and get a second opinion. Just because you are an oncologist does not make you a specialist in my hernia problems.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


For me it's the opposite. For most guys I know - it's their significant other sending them around to doctors.

Most guys are terribly afraid of doctors for one reason or another.

Myself personally I hate doctors. I would rather be sick for weeks than subject myself to their "care".

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Do not misunderstand me - I am also not opposed to ceding all sovereignty in this fashion.

It's such a widespread phenomenon, because in the end it is a good deal.

If someone wants all that work - be my guest.

I'm 35 almost and still not married. The only reason I want to get married now is I'm tired of living like a cave man.

The time has come.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Wise, wise words.

It begins with the small things, like outsourcing your choice of clothes. Indeed, who could be bothered - and there's a person seemingly volunteering to do the work for you.

Then it escalates to outsourcing planning of vacations. Truly, a miserable task, and if someone wants it - good for them!

At some point, she is scheduling various doctor's appointments for you - and again, you are grateful.

However, slice by slice, your autonomy has been eroded. You have been turned into a vegetable.

Soon, all decisions are made for you by your wife and council of children and grandchildren. For you, is reserved the role of mere observer.

Source: my dad.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Define this. Please.

What does it mean for you?

What's more important - do you actually require this from a guy?

Love / How do Polish men feel about gender equality? [780]


Putin cried, when he got reelected.

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Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]

To make her feel special, feel loved, feel wanted. In such a way, that she feels there exists nobody for you, but her.

Is this a small thing?

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


How can you deny Russia's achievements in enfranchising women?

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Surprise! NEWSFLASH!

Breaking!

"Men Like To Be Taken Care Of"

It's not that we don't like to take care of you, but also, we really like it when somebody takes care of us.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]

The Soviet Woman - the Most Free Woman in the World.


I actually did not. Foolishly, I assumed it was some All Saints type celebration that metamorphosed.

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Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Now Halloween is Irish?


I figured.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Equal opportunity persecution, is a good indicator of gender equality.

Also, despite us:

1) Putting our women in uniform
2) Making them fight at the front
3) Making them toil in the factories
4) Doing everything to strip them of every remaining feminine aspect

... our women still take care of themselves, us, and the kids much better than your Western women.

The traditional gender roles in family and romance have been preserved, while progress was achieved in other fields - and nothing happened!

You've managed to turn your women into men, which is not the same as equality.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]


Not a Commie thing per se, but Socialist instead.

By the time the USSR adopted it as an official holiday in the 1920s, it had been recognized as an official holiday in Austria, Germany and other places.

To us - Valentine's Day is the grotesque, materialistic, recent import.

Incidentally, how do you square the fact that women achieved a more equal status in backwards and primitive Russia, first, before the women of the West?

1) Russia was the first major power to grant its women the right to vote.
2) Abortion was made legal in 1920.
3) In 1922 marital rape became illegal.
4) First legally-mandated maternity leave
5) First public child care centers
6) Constitutionally enshrined equality of men and women
7) First sniper ace woman
8) First woman in space

Your Western countries only moved towards feminism, to keep pace with the Soviet Union on the moral front.

We were the first country in the world to take seriously the question of equality between genders.

Lenin wrote: "To effect [woman's] emancipation and make her the equal of man, it is necessary to be socialized and for women to participate in common productive labor. Then woman will be the equal of man."

This position was built atop Marx's earlier theorizing regarding the role of women.

Life / Womans day in Poland? [242]

Happy International Women's Day, ladies!

Wishing you all manner of womanly happiness on this day)

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History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


Yes, really.

The uprising broke out, when Poles were informed that they were being sent to France to suppress the July Revolution and the Belgian Revolution. This is what started my debate with Pawian.

Deciding to join forces with their revolutionary brothers around the continent, and feeling that history is on their side, the Poles acted. It also didn't help, that many people in Poland were still very sympathetic towards a revolutionary France, due to events which were still fresh in their memory (Duchy of Warsaw days).

Also, sending Polish troops to France, was in direct violation of the Polish constitution, and this specifically angered wide swathes of the bourgeoisie and nobility.

Maybe you don't understand my argument. I'm not saying that Poles were not anti-Russian. I'm not saying they did not want to be free of Russian control. Simply, I am saying that other priorities took precedence over any Russian hatred.

If the uprising was purely predicated on hate towards Russian control, it could have happened a century later or never at all. But it wasn't, and it was not happening in a vacuum either. Events across Europe were informing the decisions of Polish revolutionaries, much more than any Hatred.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


He did.


Ok. But it was, as I said, CONTINENT-WIDE.

The aftershocks of the French Revolution were making themselves known, despite there being a restored Bourbon king on the throne of France.

People wanted power. Not just from Russians, but from kings and emperors.

The Polish revolt was driven by these same sentiments, much more than any anti-Russian position as you try to force in this argument. This concept was alien at the time.

You are making ahistorical arguments.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


I don't lie. I don't have time, or interest in this.

I argue.

You are misinformed regarding what were the driving impulses of the November revolt. You also, have no idea what was happening during the December revolt.

It was not a reaction against Russian domination, but a continent-wide surge towards democracy. Specifically, the granting of a constitution, which could enshrine the rights of citizens.

Russians lost as much, or more, than the Poles lost when November and December failed.

It f*cked Poland and it f*cked Russia.

The Tsar won, the People lost.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


What???


Listen - I am on the same side as the Decembrists and Novembrists. I am not gonna spend energy apologizing for the Tsar's reactionary policies.

I think us acting as policeman was a grave mistake, and is what threw us back in development much more than any Mongol occupation.

I'm not arguing with you, but just explaining that Putin could be viewed as correct in his argument.

Many, many, many Russians think the Decembrists were good men that were murdered in cold blood.

P.S. - By the way the Habsburg's paid us back for saving their dynasty and their empire by abandoning us during the Crimean War. Russia has no allies - but its fleet and army. Relying on anyone else or their word has always proven to be a mistake.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


At that time Russia was the conservative policeman of Europe.

We were called in as a firefighting brigade by the monarchs of Europe, to put down any liberal movements that showed signs of life.

Belgium was small peanuts. Poland was much more important. Even more important than Poland, was saving the Habsburgs during the Hungarian Revolution.

In Russia itself we had the Decembrist Revolt - which was also brutally crushed. Back then there were plenty of Jons and Mafs also, that were convinced this meant the imminent end of Russia. However, Russia is adept at survival.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


So... by not suppressing their revolt... we are responsible for them existing.

Not doing something, can be as powerful, or more powerful, than doing something.

In any case - great for Belgium, and again sh*t for Poland. You killed your people, did not get freedom from Russia (but instead doubled the medicine dosage), but... in a tangential way freed the Belgians. Great job!

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]

As far as I understand, it's Polish criminals that do the actual stealing. Russian criminals buy from them, for later resale in ex-USSR countries.

It's much easier for Poles to steal cars in Germany and the UK, than for Russians to do the same.

I think in the criminal world, it is as if 1991 never happened. It's still one large brotherhood for those boys.