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delphiandomine   
29 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Aside from a pretty decent corporate tax rate

Hungary has 9% these days, and 40% tax allowance on interest payable on loans taken by small companies. It's actually also possible to get a tax saving of 110% if you make certain investments in sport, which is...well, I wish we had the same!

VAT is a bastard though at 27%.
delphiandomine   
29 Jan 2018
History / Roman Dmowski-Patriot, Nationalist, Anti-Semite? [251]

You seem terrified by the new law. Good, rightfully so.

Not at all, because as we can see, Poland is already furiously backtracking after even the Americans got involved. It's laughable.

Still, may I remind you that Holocaust denial remains an offence in Poland.
delphiandomine   
29 Jan 2018
History / Good fences make good neighbors. [13]

The problem is who do you trust if you're Poland?

I'd start by building very close relationships with neighbours, making sure not to get involved with petty quarrels. Poland might not see eye to eye with Ukraine in terms of historical politics, but that should be thrown out of the window in favour of a deep military alliance to begin with. Then I'd seek to get the Baltic States onboard by offering them some air policing assistance - I'd be looking at getting something to replace the MiG-29's and then relocating them to the Baltic States as they have no capability of their own. Or perhaps the Americans could be persuaded to supply some low cost planes to do the same job.

Then I'd be pouring my attention into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, trying to find common ground on shared forces and so on. The idea would be to go deeper than NATO with these countries, so that each country could contribute what they can to a common army. With the neighbours on board, then serious discussions could start with the UK over deep integration with British forces, so that there would be a heavy British presence in (cheaper) Poland.

That makes a viable defence bloc, and allows partner-to-partner discussions with Germany on joining the defence bloc or simply working as part of NATO. However, even if Germany doesn't join in, Poland would still have considerable forces to work with on common defence.

I'd also, as a priority, place emphasis on the military being run by the military and not by civilians in the MON. The role of the MON would be limited to strategic things such as the number of troops and the overall budget provided, as well as negotiating the terms of defence partnerships. Decisions over promotions, unit structures, weapons, etc would all be in the hands of non-partisan military commanders who were expected to stay well away from politics.
delphiandomine   
29 Jan 2018
News / Americans incite hatred towards Russia in Polish media [75]

they are total liars who would go so far as to cover up their involvement in the murder of almost 300 innocent European citizens.

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.
delphiandomine   
29 Jan 2018
History / Roman Dmowski-Patriot, Nationalist, Anti-Semite? [251]

Dmowski was after all a member of the Duma

Quite, which shows him to be a disgraceful collaborationist.

You are wrong and will be in violation of the new law.

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?
delphiandomine   
29 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Europe and her nations are eternal."

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

I am aware that for a country as big as Poland to leave the EU, would spell the end of this project

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.
delphiandomine   
29 Jan 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1538]

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!

I think a false image was painted of the great friendship between Poland and Israel.

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?
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

The average Polish salary when I was married in the 80s was 40 dollars a month.

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.
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Ask any professional what he was offered at interview for a multi, and ask him what the Polish competitor offered him.

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.
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

That explains it , they supported it in their choice to move to and live in the murderous totalitarian regime, with no signs of denouncement.

Polonius did the same, you know.
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Dodgy he moved to east germany, no one got into the commie block without having their nose up the right places I know

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.
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
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)
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1538]

Israel itself has little to trade with

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

and they know America will one day go bankrupt

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

Israel is an international pariah.

Quite the opposite, it's very popular among Polish tourists these days.
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1538]

Israel is a rabidly racist ethno-theocratic monoculture

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.
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1538]

It's a preservation of evidence which I'm sure Poland's Prokurator Generalny would be most interested in once this law is enacted.

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.
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1538]

And now just as if out of nowhere you have the "official" Israel saying something to the contrary.

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?
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1538]

He's gone from a complete nobody in Poland, to suddenly, in a short space of time, being all over the Polish media and constantly with or around PiS politicians.

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 the difference between me and you on this, is that you would love for the right to split and many PiS supporter to turn on them.

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.
delphiandomine   
28 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Would be beautiful

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.

How about all these corporations moving out of Poland because you've lost easy access to the EU?

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.
delphiandomine   
27 Jan 2018
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?
delphiandomine   
27 Jan 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1538]

Yes, am familiar - not a fan.

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.
delphiandomine   
27 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]

Hungary will block any vote

Remember 27:1? Remember how Hungary a couple of weeks ago announced that they were open to taking some refugees?
delphiandomine   
25 Jan 2018
Law / Can dependent Visa holders take up employment in Poland? [51]

She is buisness analyst and did finance MBA from reputed Indian institute.

Should be easy enough to find something in a corporation then. Wrocław is full of them, so it should be no problem at all.
delphiandomine   
25 Jan 2018
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.