News / Americans incite hatred towards Russia in Polish media [75]


Yet there are useful idiots out there who still praise them as a good example. One can only assume that they're such miserable failures that only Putin offers them any hope whatsoever in life.

History / Roman Dmowski-Patriot, Nationalist, Anti-Semite? [252]


Quite, which shows him to be a disgraceful collaborationist.


You seem obsessed with this new law. Is it because you're so much of a coward that you can't wait to spend your days reporting imaginary crimes on the internet?

News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]


Poland already learnt that lesson not to be so arrogant twice.


On the contrary. It would probably mean the core countries would decide that enough is enough and that there would be a choice given - either integrate or get out. Poland could well wake up and find that she's surrounded by EU countries who have accepted deeper integration, while also choosing to put severe trade barriers in place against economies who don't play ball.

I don't think you realise just how dependent Poland is on the EU. Poland isn't able to replace all the benefits easily, and the only other option on the table is the Serbian option - to have your economy increasingly come under the control of Russia and China. Do you seriously think that China especially is going to do anything good for Poland that doesn't benefit China first and foremost?

There's a reason why over 80% of voters consistently support EU membership. The alternative is just too frightening for them.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]

Sure, then watch as the Germans then go after the Polish government for all the slanderous things they've been saying. Who loses? Poland! Yaay!


It was an absolutely false image. The only question is where Jonny Daniels is hiding, he hasn't exactly been afraid to open his mouth for the last few months, so where is our great friend now?

News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]


And that was high - in places such as in Słubice on the DDR border, the average salary was as low as 25 dollars a month in 1990.

News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]


My friend just did it. 40% less for the exact same job, plus a strange contract with several provisions that were completely illegal and unenforceable.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


Sounds exactly like Poland, to be fair.

News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]


Polonius did the same, you know.

News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]


East Germany was actually open for West Germans, believe it or not. There was this guy - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Biermann - and there were others. Merkel's father never questioned socialism, nor did he embrace it - you could say that he was very similar to many in the RCC during the PRL too.

News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Quite the opposite. She's the daughter of a church pastor, and her voting record is conservative (against abortion, for instance)

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]

Exactly. We've got a lot to learn from how Israel built a viable country while others nearby made a mess of things.

Even the Israeli rocket defence system is fantastic.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


Hahaha. Israel has actually the 2nd largest tech industry in the world. Again, shows how little you know about Israel.


I suppose we can add "anti-American" to the list of thing you are.


Quite the opposite, it's very popular among Polish tourists these days.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


Ukraine has joined in now. Things are getting very very interesting diplomatically.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


Quite. Bieganski has always lived in a parallel fantasy world, though.


Correct. Israel is above all, as home to the Chosen Ones.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


Obviously, you've never been there, otherwise you wouldn't make such statements.

It will be a pleasure to see your Holocaust denying self in court. I'm sure I can find several witnesses living in Poland that will attest to it, while you'll be left begging people on PF to come to Poland to testify on your behalf that you did no such thing.

Mind you, you'll need your parents permission before you can take anyone to court.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


Your unfamiliarity with the Polish legal system is hilarious.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


Indeed. I'm sure it will make fascinating evidence in a Polish courtroom when Jewish citizens of Poland demand your prosecution for your repeated Holocaust denials. Having read the law in Polish, it's clear that it can be used to punish people like yourself, such is the vagueness and badly written nature of the law. With Poland's PM being advised by a Jewish advisor who takes a strong stand against the ONR and so on, it's obvious that Canadian citizens such as yourself have nowhere to hide.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


I'm really trying to figure it out, and I can't. If the issue was that the law is badly written and can be used to whitewash Polish history - then it's still not a problem, because there's no way that Israel is deporting anyone to Poland based on breaking this law.

Maybe there's some sort of Israeli-Polish agreement that was made behind closed doors, and this is seen as breaking it?

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


It's just very very strange. PiS gave some ridiculous amount of money for some Jewish graveyard in Warsaw, and even Rydzyk is now suddenly pro-Israel. The only thing I can think of is that he's acting as some sort of go-between with America while masquerading as an "Israeli" (he's clearly not, he's a Brit), and that he's acting as a sort of ambassador for American interests. Either way, it's rotten and I don't like it - probably for the only time in my life, I agree with Polish nationalists that there's something very wrong with this situation.


Of course, but at the same time, I don't want Jonny Daniels around any government in Poland regardless of their political stance. If PiS start forming policy according to Israel, then...what can we say? I don't hate Israel as a country, but I don't want to be involved with their games.

I still can't work out why Israel is so hysterical about this thing. I read some more after you posted, and they really are angry, even to the point where some idiot has said that Polish death camps did exist in WW2.

News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]


For who? Poland can't afford to replace their jobs with domestic ones, which is why unemployment was at 20% in the early 2000's.

I suppose it will be beautiful for you, given that the pound will finally be worth something against the złoty and you'll be able to impress the villagers back home.


Not only that, but many of the corporations in the service industry rely on freedom of movement of labour. If Poland leaves the EU, they will relocate straight away to somewhere that will continue to offer the same possibility of relocating workers.

But let's not forget that the posters calling for Polexit won't have to live with the consequences of such an action.

News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Of course, pushing all those foreign companies to the sidelines in favour of Polish companies that have proven to be unable to compete on foreign markets.

Not very economically literate, are you?

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]


There's a lot of people questioning his role in Poland, and I've seen a lot of comments saying that he's almost certainly a Mossad agent. The way that he rose out of absolutely nowhere to advise senior Israeli politicians, and now that he's constantly at the side of Morawiecki... it's just strange. I don't blame you for not being a fan of his, I also don't like him and I want to know what he's really doing here.

If, as you say, PiS drop this new law in the face of Israeli opposition, then hard questions need to be asked.

News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]

It certainly would be very strange if they did. Are you familiar with Jonny Daniels, WP?

News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]


Remember 27:1? Remember how Hungary a couple of weeks ago announced that they were open to taking some refugees?

Law / Can dependent Visa holders take up employment in Poland? [51]


Should be easy enough to find something in a corporation then. Wrocław is full of them, so it should be no problem at all.

Study / British School of Warsaw in Wilanow [73]

What proves him to be a typical troll (and most likely Roggers) is that he uses "Eastern Europe". No Polish person would use such a term to refer to Poland.

Study / British School of Warsaw in Wilanow [73]

What's Roggers' issue with the British School, I wonder?

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2986]


It's been brought up repeatedly in Polish debate that the pro-lifers are remarkably unwilling to contribute financially to such institutions.

News / If Russia liberate Scotland, what would happen with Polish workers in Britain? [60]


Yes, I think it's widely accepted among SNP supporters these days that the name of the party is an unfortunate historical coincidence - they want political independence, but without any of the nastiness found elsewhere. I know a couple of English people who voted for independence, simply because of the huge efforts made by the SNP to act as an inclusive party regardless of ethnicity or nationality. Of course, there's a few bad eggs on both sides, but they get condemned and dealt with quickly. I suppose the British concept of civic nationalism is pretty much unheard of in mainland Europe outside of a few examples like the Flemish parties.

A friend of mine learnt some Polish to be able to explain the benefits of independence to Polish voters, and he said that one issue was the Polish name of the party - Polish voters that were uneducated about Scottish politics thought that they were like the BNP and other clowns.

So, to answer the original question, in the event of Russia 'liberating' Scotland, Polish workers would likely find themselves in deep trouble. Russian nationalism is completely incompatible with what the Poles are used to in the UK.

News / If Russia liberate Scotland, what would happen with Polish workers in Britain? [60]


Yup, absolutely no arguing here about the referendum. Polling stations stayed open until the last person voted, unlike in Bosnia when Serbs in some localities physically prevented locals from voting in the Bosnian independence referendum.


In fairness Jon, I understand partially why they acted in that way. They suffered terribly in WW2 at the hands of Croats and some Muslims, and many of them were driven by absolute fear that the same would happen again - because the Serbian TV was pumping out non-stop propaganda in the worst possible way. But of course, many of them were just common thugs, especially in the occupied suburbs of Sarajevo and others that came from Serbia proper.