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Being a traitor to your country's intelligence services. Not some average plumber. The homeless British people that suffered as a result are a tragedy - do not misunderstand.


Having made a professional career out of selling Russian state secrets to oligarchs and foreign governments.


Servicing the most infamous mercenary leader of the last 500 years.

Other than these criteria - most Russians are safe. I would think.

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Really? Expert Lyzko?

Did you interview each of them before they put a bullet in their heads?

An interesting sample - I would expect.

Jokes aside - people take their jobs surprisingly seriously, despite the games of the trolls at the top. A cynic would say it's no one's fault but theirs.

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Because it plants a certain idea in certain people's minds - without any awareness of the context.

Suicide is a miserable subject - I'd rather move on.

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I don't want to speculate over the reasons for a person's death.

I think it may be irresponsible for you to do so as well.

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Remind me why Russia is the Empire of the Unfree?

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They stormed their Capitol, and took selfies relaxing in Nancy Pelosi's office.

I'd say that's bigger than dousing someone with a fire extinguisher.

Americans have got the spirit, still.

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I admit, I cannot explain this.

Not using normal protocols accepted amongst average statistical humans.

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Well, maybe not completely, Lenka?

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Poles can benefit as much as Russians from learning about the genius of the US constitution.

This Braun idiot is a member of the Sejm, no?

We are discussing separation of Church and State. As well as freedom of speech.

Is the American Bill of Rights, as the first document in the history of this planet that managed to put everything into one container, irrelevant then?

I studied the Magna Carta, the Swiss compact, the French Revolution, and everything in between. There was nothing like the Bill of Rights. It is a revolutionary document. It's why everyone copies it to shield themselves with credibility before their populations.

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I guess he means that when the Bill of Rights was drafted and ratified, women and blacks did not have the ability to vote.

The 15th Amendment granted blacks the right to vote. Passed by Congress February 26, 1869. Ratified February 3, 1870.

The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote. Passed by Congress June 4, 1919. Ratified August 18, 1920.

Always been funny to me, that white men trusted former slaves to vote, before they trusted their wives.

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Following the amazing 1st Amendment, and then the equally spectacular 4-8th... we have the very mysterious 9th.

Though it may seem impenetrable in its meaning, some legal scholars argue that it's the most important of all amendments in the Bill of Rights.

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

In other words, just because we listed all these other rights in the first 8 amendments, does not mean there do not exist other rights.

The Founding Fathers were trying to cover their as$, for any omissions they made elsewhere.

The 9th Amendment has since been invoked in Supreme Court cases that defended the right to privacy.

It will probably be invoked in 25th century for some other right. Simply, an amazing document.

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Thank you, thank you - I'm here all week.

I was supposed to be a lawyer, but then I decided that making money is more important.

Now that ChatGPT exists, lawyers will all be dead anyways.

Doesn't mean one can't still marvel at the beauty of the US Constitution.

Sad that I could probably write a poem dedicated to each constitutional amendment, but won't be granted residency (not citizenship). Meanwhile, South America is moving to North America.

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Kania creates the best damn threads.

I simply cannot compete.

He created this "Grzegorz Braun Extinguishes Candles" (by the way, excellent title for a novel) thread two days ago, and now it is on page 7 of discussion.

How did he know that it would be exactly this combination of terms that would guarantee the maximum result?

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Guess what? We have all those things on paper.

It turns out, that that's not all that matters.

250 year old institutions vs 30 year old institutions and all that...

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Well, we have it on paper. Everyone copies the US constitution, in one way or another. Except for the British.

I personally have a big hard on for the Bill of Rights.

The second and third amendments are kinda boring (the third is completely useless).

But the 4th through the 8th, just like the 1st, spell out perfectly the sequence of a person's interaction with law enforcement.

1) The 4th - The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.

2) The 5th - now that you got booked by the cops, after you have been arrested - you cannot be charged with the same crime twice, or be forced to testify against yourself.

3) The 6th - the government cannot keep you locked up forever without a day in court. You have a right to a fair and speedy trial, in a court not far from your home or where you committed the crime, and you have a right to know what you are being accused of.

4) The 7th - you have the right to be judged by a jury of people like you.

5) The 8th - if they still decided to punish you, they can't punish you in cruel or unusual ways.

So here we have, just like in the 1st Amendment, an entire logical process described from start to finish. From the moment your house is searched, to the time when you are already in prison.

A genius this Madison, I tell you.

I could create a whole thread dedicated to all 27 amendments, and write a 2,000 word post every day about just a single amendment. In 27 days, we would be done.

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Gotta hand it to Madison....

The way he wrote the Bill of Rights is simply stupendous.

The entire logic of democracy is spelled out in sequential order:

1) Religion - the government cannot control what is in your head. That is, it can't tell you what to believe or what to think.

2) Speech - once you are thinking something in your head, you should be able to talk about it as well without fear of punishment.

3) Press - now that you're talking, you should also be able to get your message to as many people as you possibly can.

4) Assemble - now that you got everybody riled up, it's your right to gather with other likeminded people to draft wider plans.

5) Petition - the government cannot ignore you and your group of peers, and has to provide a response to your demands.

All of that, in just one single Amendment! The whole anatomy of democracy, within a single paragraph.

Incredible.

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@Bratwurst Boy

I'm reading someone's manuscript right now regarding Germanisms in Russian.

The number one category is "military" - with 123 words. Starting with the word soldat.

Source: nsportal.ru/ap/library/drugoe/2017/11/08/nemetskie-zaimstvovaniya-v-russkom-yazyke

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How does that happen? Why does Russia get debil from the French, and you get it from the Germans?

It must be a mistake in the Russian dictionary.

Russian is up to its ears in Germanisms. Here's a list of some more modern ones:

der Bruderschaft - Брудершафт
der Schlagbaum - Шлагбаум
der Büstenhalter - Бюстгалтер
die Spritze - Шприц
das Zifferblatt - Циферблат
die Wanne - Ванна

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Происходит от лат. debilis «слабый», из de «из, от», из праиндоевр. *de- + habilis «управляемый, послушный, удобный». Русск. дебил заимств. через франц. débile.

Translation:

Originates from Latin debilis, from de meaning "of/from", and proto-Indo European de* + habilis "domesticated, tame, comfortable". Russian "debil" is borrowed through French débile.

I wonder - did Poles borrow it from Russians by a roundabout way, or also got it from the French?

Why is there no debil in English?

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Poles have this word as well?

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Pro-Democratic and Patriotic?

What could be better?

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You should be more grateful to the institution of PF, than to call it vomit inducing.

To me, it gives mere stomach cramps.

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You are such an as$.

What can you give as advice to Grunnie, you dog?

Can you not see it is a man adrift? Put aside our little dialectics, and give advice from what I know is a deep well of experience.

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I love your guys' conversations.

What is PF for you, Jon?

And for you Novi?

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You won't hear me say a bad thing about Christianity, as it lives in the World.

I'm an atheist, but I still find the message of kindness profoundly powerful.

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@Novichok

I'm trying to imagine what would happen if someone brought a Menorah to the State Duma.

I think, probably, nothing would happen?

Putin invests a lot of effort in appearing with imams, rabbis, lamas and bishops.

But this is Poland - the most hardcore Christian country on Earth. That's why I ask.

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Also, he acted as the defender of the principle of separation of church and state.

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What I meant by Anglo-Saxon, was being cold-blooded and reptilian.

As Oscar Wilde once said, "knowing the price of everything, and the value of nothing".

Regardless of what is said about your kind, you are a pragmatic and calculating bunch.

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@Torq

Ok I will say it!

Why should there be Hanukkah candles in the Sejm?

At risk of sounding like Grunnie, is not Poland the Maiden of Christ?

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Well.... everyone wants this, or nearly everyone.

However, there is probably a good reason why this is not for everyone.