Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [583]

I can do without Morocco but Israel has had some cool entries in the past...they have had now such a long history with the Eurovision they have become part of it! :)

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [583]


It seems there needs to be a connection with Eurovision:

...Although Australia is not in Europe, Eurovision has been broadcast in the country for over 30 years. In 2014, the year before it would compete for the first time, viewing figures in the country peaked at 2.7 million....

walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/eurovision-2022-can-australia-compete-23944239

And Israel:

...Israel showed strong interest in the competition from the very beginning and it paid off very soon; they won for the first time in Paris in 1978 with the song A-Ba-Ni-Bi performed by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta. The Eurovision Song Contest travelled to Jerusalem in 1979 where Israel won the competition for the second time in a row...

I can only guess that the Eurovision isn't such a big thing in Nigeria....is it in the US?

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [583]

.... "It's a daring and at the same time incredibly exciting move. It is our way of saying; let's celebrate this party together!" said Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand.

"At the very heart of the Eurovision Song Contest is the importance of bringing countries together to celebrate diversity, music and culture. We have admired and respected SBS's support of Eurovision for many years now and wanted to extend the invitation for Australia to join us in this special 60th Anniversary of the Contest. It would be remiss of us to throw the world's biggest party and not invite our Australian friends, who have such a long history and connection with Eurovision," he added....

ebu.ch/news/2015/02/australia-to-compete-in-60th-eur

Why the hell not?

Nobody said they are now part of Europe or will become a regular contestant....

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [583]

Interesting info:

Why does Australia get to be in Eurovision?

Australia was invited to get involved as a gesture of goodwill for the show's 60th anniversary, which had a 'Building Bridges' theme. Then on February 12, 2019, Eurovision confirmed that Australia has secured a spot in the competition for the next five years until 2023.

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [583]

Yeah....that sounds so berlinerisch! :)

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [583]

Albania lost out, they won't be in the final....to the big surprise of the commentators....

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [583]


We are fearless about wasting money on everything else....nah, that can't be it!


It's nothing less than a miracle, isn't it....or a conspiracy....*scratches head*

Off-Topic / Eurovision - Today I will be ashamed to be Polish [583]

When Ukraine wins they can arrange the next Eurovision....I wonder which city they will chose and if everything is over next year by this time already....I hope so....

Germany will again land far behind, they already made a test survey....I dunno why we send such crap every year....something is rotten here!

History / PRUSSIA - Former Vassal of Poland later occupant | Nowadays Germany? [33]

Hmm....there is no proof of a "Kanzlerakte"....at least since Helmut Schmidt!

History / PRUSSIA - Former Vassal of Poland later occupant | Nowadays Germany? [33]

Yeah.....and I found a good friend in Danzig....I would hate to lose him and having to fight him! Nope! Don't wanna....

History / PRUSSIA - Former Vassal of Poland later occupant | Nowadays Germany? [33]

....with what army?

History / PRUSSIA - Former Vassal of Poland later occupant | Nowadays Germany? [33]

....now I want Prussia back!!!

News / Should Poland pay for gas in rubles? [194]

There just is no alternative....

News / Should Poland pay for gas in rubles? [194]


What nonsense?

A green Germany would be independent from russian gas and oil....no more money for the russian war chest.

That alone shold make you a Greenie!

News / Should Poland pay for gas in rubles? [194]


Yeah...good question....

I compare that abit to the situation of the ex-GDR....even after so many years now after the incorporation into rich West-Germany the East lacks in big part, we still are behind...Poland will take as long to catch up.

News / Should Poland pay for gas in rubles? [194]


...which are not Poland? You forgot to add..... :)


It seems the EU isn't quite clear on that.....

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-02/eu-to-issue-detailed-guidance-on-russia-s-rubles-for-gas-demand

Italy demands clarification!

News / Should Poland pay for gas in rubles? [194]


Seriously?

When had that ever ended well for Poland?

Do you think that smart?

One of the big achievements of EU and NATO was to put a stop to that unluckly development....but you would love to hop right back into it? Can't wait to show the finger to both of them at the same time? Again? Hoping for rescue from far away places? Again?

Polonia / Possible Green Surge in Germany [118]

...energy-concerning for sure....politically/militarily, I dunno if the US would even want that?

Polonia / Possible Green Surge in Germany [118]

Well....right now if I were Ukrainian I would put all my hopes on the german Greens!

They have gone from Saulus to Paulus, a profound change of front since the russian invasion....for many green follower that turn around is even to hefty. The current leadership is all for more real support and delivering of heavy weapons!

Not to forget they have also been the only party who always fighted NorthStream 2 against Merkel-CDU and Scholz-SPD....

So....and their argument that a green Germany would be totally independent from Russia etc...still stands!

Maybe the (german) Greens are no longer the leftist, woke, anti-US/anti-NATO, pacifist nutters as many have known them?

Life / Will Poland ever be multicultural like Sweden, Germany or France? [283]

Well...now they serve as a good example how NOT to do it....

Wishful thinking meets reality!

Life / Will Poland ever be multicultural like Sweden, Germany or France? [283]

Sweden has been "super-woke" for so long.....

History / How much Poles trust to France? [130]


Especially as nationalists hate each other....there won't be any cooperation possible (other than keeping migrants out).

Every nationalist lamenting Germany not doing enough for Ukraine (or any other european neighbour) is a joke compared to real nationalists leading european countries....there won't even be a bad conscience any more "not doing enough", quite the contrary....there would be queues in Moscow!

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


There is a difference in "looking for it" because I WANT to fight, because I'm bored or something and having to fight, because I'm defending my life, my family, my loved ones, my way of living!

That's the "will" that counts....

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


When they open their mouth!


I don't think so!

We have been pussified by decades of peace and food and (for a half) freedom....most people never had to truly fight for anything....where should the "will" come from?

But I'm totally sure....it's all still there....skin deep....it won't take much to get it all out again...but on the other hand, that won't be nice. I like it peaceful and fat better! :)

Off-Topic / Ukraine, Belarus, Russia in EU in 2030? [105]


Maybe before the invasion!

But every destroyed home and killed civilian will made the number rise up who hate you and who want to be free Ukrainians rather than living under russian occupation....

Putin lost Ukraine already! Trying to keep it will impoverish Russia....

Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]

Right now I think since the AfD has itself positioned quite pro-Putin that not many Poles in Germany will vote for that....expats tend to be even more nationalistic then the folks at home!

History / Where did the power of Poland vanish to, since... let`s say, some 300 years ago? [180]

Thats the big elephant in the room with monarchies/autocracies....it's a gamble for the subjects....and they can't change a thing (besides a bloody uprising).

Off-Topic / Socialism in 21 century? [96]


That is a bold statement!

Just because they all failed doesn't mean they didn't try the best they could. It just never worked like promised in the books because it forget about the people...but alot of things don't survive the test of reality! For such ideologies to work you need another humans!

Smart people learn their lessons....stupid people want to try again!

Do you know Einstein's definition of insanity?

Off-Topic / Socialism in 21 century? [96]


It is a mainstay of socialism.....after all no socialist country managed without it!

PS: NationalSOCIALISM!!!

Off-Topic / Socialism in 21 century? [96]

As far as I have read cooperatives can work very well in a market system, meaning they can be as effective and successful in a democratic, capitalist system as a sole-owned enterprise....it's the in-efficient one-party-rule system common in socialist systems which puts a damper on everything...it just doesn't work...the economy doesn't work and hence even cooperatives have no chance in such a failed system!