News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 27 [1110]

There's some disagreement there.
The same applies to whether Kopernikus was a Pole or a German

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 27 [1110]

Szczecin was German-speaking Stettin.for centuries until annexed to the German Reich by Hitler, later taken "back" by Poland and re-named Szczecin.
Most Eastern European city names are bilingual in German and the native nomenclature.

News / Poland's aid to Ukraine if Russia invades - part 27 [1110]

Donbass and Donetsk lie technically aka historically in Ukrainian territory.
This is a situation analogous with Israel and Palestine; the Palestinians claim the Golan Heights for Arab lands, Israel claims same for historically Judaean lands.

Life / All Things Christmassy in Poland [457]

Nawzajemnie, Torq!
Do siego Roku🙂

Life / All Things Christmassy in Poland [457]

You forgot The Netherlands and Australia.

Food / Poland's Patyczki (meat-on-a-stick) [37]

How about tasty chocolate Katarzynki w/dessert and coffee😁!

Life / All Things Christmassy in Poland [457]

Rich has his own demons. Haven't we all😅. I say we should have a group exorcism here at PF.
I'll gladly serve as referee.

Off-Topic / God and Religion Talk [459]

Makin' it all up as ya go along, is that your m.o.?

Off-Topic / God and Religion Talk [459]

A Jewish mother named Mary - nothing else need be said.

Off-Topic / God and Religion Talk [459]

Forgetting are we that Jesus was a Jew as well🤣

Off-Topic / God and Religion Talk [459]

No one's denying. Pontius Pilate had Jesus executed, end of story.

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

Your Church began the rumor which was a lie that the Jews murdered Jesus. In fact, the Romans (Rzymcy) murdered Jesus.

Judas Iskariot only betrayed Him so as not to incur the wrath of the Sanhedrin.

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [601]

You're the better for it, Alien.
If for nothing else, the dialogue is so far superior to anything on current American TV, your English will benefit no end by watching the best from the. Golden Age of Television!

Don't let any jackasses here on PF tell you different.

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [601]

You don't need to; you LIVE one😁

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

Says you.

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [601]

An enlightened, educated person surely does, so speak for yourself!

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

No normal person has
a death wish, yet if caught up in the passion of the moment, one might well give up their life for their country, albeit not willingly, perhaps.

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

Right on, Alien!

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

Hate cuts both ways, buster. What's the difference between Jews hating anti-semites and anti-semites hating Jews?

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [601]

Sounds roughly like those Volga Germans living for centuries in Russia, not knowing a syllable of German, while claiming German citizenship, having never set foot outside their birth country!

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [601]

They were born in Poland and their sole language was Polish.
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck...it's a duck!

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

To wiem, Panie Profesorze Przecinku.

History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [601]

Tell that last remark to Tadeusz Rozewicz, Julian Tuwim or Roman Polanski, that they're not really Poles. They'd spit right in your blind eyes and charge ya for the eye wash!

While it's true that Poland's Jews were not as integrated into mainstream society as those Jews in Germany post-Enlightenment, the above named persons considered themselves Poles first and foremost.

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

Ditto

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

Dmowski was an avowed antis-Semite, Ron, so that leaves him out!

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

However, "My country, right or wrong" isn't ideal either. To criticize one's parents or one's country doesn't mean one loves them any less

History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [47]

Patriotism is a normal feeling. Nationalism though is something else again!

History / Is there any part of Polish history that's at least a bit glorious? [259]

One of my favorite dishes, sided of course w/home fried potatoes and sauerkraut😁

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [601]

Exactly. Think of Joseph Cotten's Uncle Charlie in Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt", if you still require proof.

News / Was Charlie Kirk popular in Poland? [601]

Bundy though was a sociopath, this Robinson dude's a plain psychopath, obviously with own political ax to grind.