gumishu
31 Jan 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1539]
fook' em :)
now they seem to be going for an all out war against Poland.
fook' em :)
gumishu
9 Jan 2018
Life / Are Polish roads really this bad? [237]
you should be warned about the weather conditions - though it is not very likely that it will snowing according to 2 week forecasts the roads can be slippery because of freezing fog
How about gasoline, is there gas station on the way?
you should be warned about the weather conditions - though it is not very likely that it will snowing according to 2 week forecasts the roads can be slippery because of freezing fog
gumishu
9 Jan 2018
News / Poland in the European Union. Polexit? [559]
you must be joking, I guess - German hegemony in Europe is harmful for Poland and Trump presidency forms a nice and much expected counterbalance
Whatever you might think about Trump, it is obvious that him being president is very harmful and potentially fatal for Poland's interest
you must be joking, I guess - German hegemony in Europe is harmful for Poland and Trump presidency forms a nice and much expected counterbalance
gumishu
9 Jan 2018
Life / Are Polish roads really this bad? [237]
the one that looks longest will be the most convenient (but partly paid)- why? - because you avoid one-carriageway roads - you head from Łódź to Katowice (double carriageway road for the most part) and in the area of Katowice you join the A4 motorway/interstate and head east - I can't tell you the exact cost but it's not overwhelming
the one that looks longest will be the most convenient (but partly paid)- why? - because you avoid one-carriageway roads - you head from Łódź to Katowice (double carriageway road for the most part) and in the area of Katowice you join the A4 motorway/interstate and head east - I can't tell you the exact cost but it's not overwhelming
gumishu
6 Jan 2018
gumishu
6 Jan 2018
Life / Polish and Czechs [191]
the Soviet Polish-language radiostation appealed to Varsovians to rise so the AK leadership though the Russians will push on to liberate Warsaw when the uprising starts - we all know what happened next - so no it was not an obvious miscalculation on the side of AK leading figures
the Uprising that took place was an utterly terrible idea.
the Soviet Polish-language radiostation appealed to Varsovians to rise so the AK leadership though the Russians will push on to liberate Warsaw when the uprising starts - we all know what happened next - so no it was not an obvious miscalculation on the side of AK leading figures
gumishu
23 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
mafketis happens to live in Poland and for over 20 years now - which makes the question even more valid
ever heard of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supereme Court introduced by the new law
mafketis happens to live in Poland and for over 20 years now - which makes the question even more valid
How will it make the system less corrupt?
ever heard of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supereme Court introduced by the new law
gumishu
23 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
I don't know where you live or what you read and watch if you are of this opinion
That's PiS party line rhetoric with no real basis in reality.
I don't know where you live or what you read and watch if you are of this opinion
gumishu
21 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
quis custodiet ipsos custodes - have you heard this Latin saying - it very much applies to judges when they are allowed an absolute self-rule like it was in Poland up to recnetly
quis custodiet ipsos custodes - have you heard this Latin saying - it very much applies to judges when they are allowed an absolute self-rule like it was in Poland up to recnetly
gumishu
21 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
and how do you know if the judge is impartial when a verdict on a political figure is passed? we had plenty of politically motivated verdicts in this country before even though the judiciary was presumably independent - you may not be familiar with them cause you haven't lived here all the time since 1989 - the same is valid for the verdicts of the Constitutional Tribunal but again you haven't been here to judge it - yes the judiciary in Poland was independent - including from logic and decency
The system starts from the impartiality
and how do you know if the judge is impartial when a verdict on a political figure is passed? we had plenty of politically motivated verdicts in this country before even though the judiciary was presumably independent - you may not be familiar with them cause you haven't lived here all the time since 1989 - the same is valid for the verdicts of the Constitutional Tribunal but again you haven't been here to judge it - yes the judiciary in Poland was independent - including from logic and decency
gumishu
21 Dec 2017
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
I agree with you that 500+ programme is a bit cynical and aimed at winning votes easily as tax threshold raising would only affect those who actually work but it did have an impact on the economy - there is over 5 per cent rise in retail sales in 2017 compared to 2016 (in some months the year to year rise was even above 10 per cent) - at the same time the alcohol consupmtion in Poland hasn't risen dramatically (if I remember correctly the rise was about 2 per cent) so it looks like the money from 500+ is more or less well spent - also the unemployment is at historical low (counting from the communist times where it was formally null) - which means there is not really that many people who only rely on the programme as their sole source of income)
Answer my question, why not raise the tax threshold? Not a vote winner, as that would mean working for a living to feed those kids?
I agree with you that 500+ programme is a bit cynical and aimed at winning votes easily as tax threshold raising would only affect those who actually work but it did have an impact on the economy - there is over 5 per cent rise in retail sales in 2017 compared to 2016 (in some months the year to year rise was even above 10 per cent) - at the same time the alcohol consupmtion in Poland hasn't risen dramatically (if I remember correctly the rise was about 2 per cent) so it looks like the money from 500+ is more or less well spent - also the unemployment is at historical low (counting from the communist times where it was formally null) - which means there is not really that many people who only rely on the programme as their sole source of income)
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
folksdojczka is for a female
folksdojczka Volksdeutscher, Volksdeutsche
folksdojczka is for a female
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
some people are beyond help untill they have enough themselves - my brother doesn't have enough yet - he hasn't hit the hard bottom so far - but as soon as my mom passes he definitely will
Help him. Easier said than done but still ...
some people are beyond help untill they have enough themselves - my brother doesn't have enough yet - he hasn't hit the hard bottom so far - but as soon as my mom passes he definitely will
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
my brother drinks on Wigilia - but he's an aloholic and drinks almost everyday - he even once went to Pasterka partially drunk - he doesn't bother to go to Pasterka anymore though
my brother drinks on Wigilia - but he's an aloholic and drinks almost everyday - he even once went to Pasterka partially drunk - he doesn't bother to go to Pasterka anymore though
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
so you know precisely one family with seven kids and only because they were made famous by Duda, quite telling
again, the 500+ programme has been wholly funded this year by decreasing the VAT gap that was there for the whole time of the PO+PSL rule - do you prefer this money spent on poor families or on VAT scammers, just asking
7 kids if I remember rightly. It's so easy to be magnanimous with other people's money.
so you know precisely one family with seven kids and only because they were made famous by Duda, quite telling
again, the 500+ programme has been wholly funded this year by decreasing the VAT gap that was there for the whole time of the PO+PSL rule - do you prefer this money spent on poor families or on VAT scammers, just asking
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
judges will be randomly alotted to all cases - and no - there will be no massive purge of regular judges for the simple reason that there are not enough people to replace them - and again it will be the KRS appointing judges not PiS and the representatives of the Sejm in the KRS will be elected with the 3/5 majority in the chamber - so you are just spreading false propaganda
how many families with 7 kids do you know if I may ask?
Ziobro is an elected official - if people find that his actions are against their best interests they will choose a different party next time don't you worry
Unlike PL where Ziobro could prosecute Tusk and have him tried by PiS appointed judges
judges will be randomly alotted to all cases - and no - there will be no massive purge of regular judges for the simple reason that there are not enough people to replace them - and again it will be the KRS appointing judges not PiS and the representatives of the Sejm in the KRS will be elected with the 3/5 majority in the chamber - so you are just spreading false propaganda
To hand out my money to people who have 7 kids and are too lazy to work for a living?
how many families with 7 kids do you know if I may ask?
Ziobro is an elected official - if people find that his actions are against their best interests they will choose a different party next time don't you worry
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
and again - it is a fact that the Supreme Court judges are there for life but their appoinment is purely political/partisan by the governing president and there are fights and machinations around the nominations like after the passing of the late judge Scalia - where the Senate refused hearing of Obama candidate for the post until Obama's term run out
and again - it is a fact that the Supreme Court judges are there for life but their appoinment is purely political/partisan by the governing president and there are fights and machinations around the nominations like after the passing of the late judge Scalia - where the Senate refused hearing of Obama candidate for the post until Obama's term run out
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
oh you know what PiS want - how exactly?
oh you know what PiS want - how exactly?
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
only in the supreme court my friend
in many states (the majority afaik) judges are elected for a term (and probably can even be dismissed during the term if enough people wish for it)
the US judges get life time terms
only in the supreme court my friend
in many states (the majority afaik) judges are elected for a term (and probably can even be dismissed during the term if enough people wish for it)
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
not just input but according to wikipedia the justice minister of any given Land MAKES the decision to appoint or not appoint someone as judge and also on their further promotion - and the justice minister is chosen by the ruling party/coalition as you would expect which can has as low as 50 per cent of votes in Landstag
what difference does it make - are you going to say that chief prosecutor in Germany is not a political position - as far as I know it is a political position in the states (Attorney General)
heh - I wasn't aware of this and just found out that the head of the Department of Justice in the USA is the Attorney General - so it's the same situation as in Poland
In Germany each Lander has input into judicial appointments
not just input but according to wikipedia the justice minister of any given Land MAKES the decision to appoint or not appoint someone as judge and also on their further promotion - and the justice minister is chosen by the ruling party/coalition as you would expect which can has as low as 50 per cent of votes in Landstag
In Germany the chief prosecutor is not the justice minister.
what difference does it make - are you going to say that chief prosecutor in Germany is not a political position - as far as I know it is a political position in the states (Attorney General)
as far as I know it is a political position in the states (Attorney General)
heh - I wasn't aware of this and just found out that the head of the Department of Justice in the USA is the Attorney General - so it's the same situation as in Poland
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
direct political appointment of judges? you are clearly making this up, the Sejm representatives in the KRS will have to chosen by the 3/5 majority of Sejm - mass firing of judges - sure after they reach a retirement age
the appointing of judges will according to the proposed law be much more democratic than it is in Germany - just read the wikipedia entry on German judiciary (with understanding of course)
direct political appointment of judges? you are clearly making this up, the Sejm representatives in the KRS will have to chosen by the 3/5 majority of Sejm - mass firing of judges - sure after they reach a retirement age
the appointing of judges will according to the proposed law be much more democratic than it is in Germany - just read the wikipedia entry on German judiciary (with understanding of course)
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
News / EU triggers Article 7, could strip Poland of voting rights [91]
where do you draw this conclusion from - please quote facts
Polish people want a just and working judiciary system - which they were stripped ever since the collapse of communism
direct partisan control so that they will issue judgement according to what the government wants
where do you draw this conclusion from - please quote facts
Polish people want a just and working judiciary system - which they were stripped ever since the collapse of communism
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
well it clearly follows the observation that the world is not black and white - there are aspects of the Polish culture/psyche that are counterconstructive if not downright detrimental and it is easier for foreigners/outsiders to spot them
well it clearly follows the observation that the world is not black and white - there are aspects of the Polish culture/psyche that are counterconstructive if not downright detrimental and it is easier for foreigners/outsiders to spot them
gumishu
20 Dec 2017
Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]
yes Jesus definitely said 'love thy neighbour as thyself' and i think it also applies to neighbours who happen to be Jews or muslims
Although not a Catholic myself, I strongly beg to differ. So would Jesus, I have little doubt.
yes Jesus definitely said 'love thy neighbour as thyself' and i think it also applies to neighbours who happen to be Jews or muslims
gumishu
16 Dec 2017
Genealogy / Why are some Polish people dark complected, and others very light [511]
Many Germans have strong Slavic influence in their gene pool - ever heard of Vends Lyzko - some areas in Germany west of Oder still had Slavic speaking minorities after the second world war (Upper and Lower Sorbian - Lower Sorbian is by now only understood by a couple thousands of elderly citizens in the area of Cottbus but Upper Sorbian is in a better shape)
Many Germans have strong Slavic influence in their gene pool - ever heard of Vends Lyzko - some areas in Germany west of Oder still had Slavic speaking minorities after the second world war (Upper and Lower Sorbian - Lower Sorbian is by now only understood by a couple thousands of elderly citizens in the area of Cottbus but Upper Sorbian is in a better shape)
gumishu
16 Dec 2017
Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]
noone stops you from inviting one or a couple more 'refugees' under your roof from what I can gather
But look on the refugees issue - even the Church here itself has been calling to accept them,
noone stops you from inviting one or a couple more 'refugees' under your roof from what I can gather
gumishu
16 Dec 2017
Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [402]
Slezak is Czech/Moravian for Ślązak/Silesian/Schlesier
and Śląsk/Silesia/Schlesien is Slezsko in Czech
Slezak is Czech/Moravian for Ślązak/Silesian/Schlesier
and Śląsk/Silesia/Schlesien is Slezsko in Czech
gumishu
9 Dec 2017
News / Poland's geopolitical problems [10]
do you even know Russian, pal
which are characteristic of Russian native speakers
do you even know Russian, pal
gumishu
2 Dec 2017
UK, Ireland / Racist ex-priest Międlar tries to fly from Poland to U.K. again. [293]
you will find more cultural enrichment in Tower Hamlets definitely
There are some great restaurants there if you want some cultural enrichment
you will find more cultural enrichment in Tower Hamlets definitely