News / Poland blocks any action on climate change [569]


Let's start with undoing the rollback of regulations by the EPA under Scott Pruitt.


Why taxes? Why a number? That's far too simplistic. It starts with your personal behavior. Reduce consumption, switch off lights after leaving a room, don't waste water. The list is endless.


Have you told your grandkids already?

News / Poland blocks any action on climate change [569]


1. Tighten environmental laws instead of undermining them for profit
2. Close down coal fired power plants
3. Reduce the usage of plastic packaging material as much as possible
...
plus a multitude of other necessary actions. JR mentioned two in his post above.


Global warming is just one factor of many that endanger the planet.

News / Poland blocks any action on climate change [569]


It certainly makes a difference. The USA is the second largest polluter on the planet. If we would get our act together environmentally, the planet would benefit big time. Someone has to start with the cleanup, or we are all screwed.


Very true.


So we don't care either? Out of spite? Cleaning up the environment benefits Americans right here at home.

News / Poland blocks any action on climate change [569]

We kill the oceans, burn the forests, drive countless species to extinction and multiply as if there's no tomorrow. Sure we will adapt, but the future doesn't look too inviting if you ask me.

News / Poland blocks any action on climate change [569]


Huh? 30 years ago was 1989. Insects everywhere. Agent Orange was already used during the Vietnam War, and DDT was developed in 1874 (!) and is banned in the US since 1972.


Not toxic. See above.

News / Poland blocks any action on climate change [569]


What is it that you do that scientists want so desperately take control of?

News / Poland blocks any action on climate change [569]


Stick your head in the sand and wait for the burning forests to set your ass on fire.

You'll only have to drive an hour up and down the highway to notice that something is wrong. How many bugs on your windshield compared to 30 years ago? But according to you science deniers, it must be the increasing number of birds that make the insect populations collapse. Oh wait, the birds are on their way out, too? That's the fault of wind turbines, right? Let's build some coal fired power plants then. Who cares about our children and grandchildren. You people are dinosaurs.


How about you google for disappearing glaciers worldwide? Or for the melting ice cap of Greenland.

News / What the Polish government do to bring back home Polish immigrants? [116]


Brazilian Exit... :)


Have the population planners in Poland taken that into account already? Losing approx. 1 million young people (mostly between 20 and 40 years of age) to the U.K. alone is quite significant.

News / What the Polish government do to bring back home Polish immigrants? [116]

Are there any estimates out there how many Poles plan to go home after Brexit?

News / What the Polish government do to bring back home Polish immigrants? [116]


Exactly. You have a certain memories and expectations about your home country. When you finally return, you'll realize that the image in your head has nothing to do with reality anymore.


Well, it will certainly matter when a million Polish expats return home all of a sudden. Poland was very happy in 2004 when it was able to ease its unemployment problem by exporting people to Britain, Ireland and Sweden. Remember?

News / What the Polish government do to bring back home Polish immigrants? [116]


People will have to ask themselves what country really is their home. After a decade or more, the place of residence becomes your home and your country of origin a distant memory. That's at least how it was for me.

News / What the Polish government do to bring back home Polish immigrants? [116]


But that is true for every country. Once you lived abroad for a decade or so, returning to your home country will always be kind of a shock unless you visit on a regular basis.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]


Bismarck? LOL!

Polonia / What are qualites of Germans? [60]

Why is it frightening? Because it's "ze Germans"? I for one would ask which powerful western countries are openly promoting their right wing, nationalistic ideas right now. That's where the work has to start. Hint: it's not Germany.

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [97]


I know that, Miloslaw. There are different forms of occupation, though. Anyway, without the Soviet sacrifice the Allies wouldn't have set a toe on Omaha Beach in 1944.


West and East Germany were de facto occupied until the early 1990s, even if it wasn't visible in daily life. If you believe that the Germans were able to make their own strategic decisions (both militarily and politically), you are naive. May I remind you of the Pershing II stationing and the violent, but ultimately useless demonstrations against it, or who insisted to have the final say in the reunification process? The Deutsche Mark had to be given up, because the French wouldn't have given their okay for the reunification otherwise. It was Reagan and Gorbachev who decided Germany's fate; the Germans had no say in it (although Kohl was quite clever). Just a few quick examples...

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [97]

West Berlin?

The British troops in the west were officially NATO, but we all know what their real purpose was. NATO's first secretary general, Hastings Ismay: "...the organization's mission is to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down."

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [97]

Well, the Brits stayed until the early 1990's and the Americans are still there... :)

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [97]


And the allies in the west didn't invade? You just have to compare the number of war dead of the US, the USSR and the UK in the European theater to see who really defeated the Germans.

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [97]

There are countless examples. The GDR claimed that they prosecuted each and every Nazi, and that no brownshirt was left on East German soil after that. Only the West Germans were still Nazis. The Americans and Brits claim they liberated Europe, conveniently forgetting the sacrifice of the Soviets.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1303]


Never. That stuff is GMO over here, used for animal feed and ethanol production.

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [97]


Just like everybody else. The version of history that is taught in Britain or the US is completely different to the one taught in Poland, Germany or Russia.

Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [995]


Ska???? Wasn't that kind of music popular some 30+ years ago? I remember Ska Punk and Acid Ska for example.

Australia / Anybody send parcel with POCZTA-POLSKA to Australia? [16]

The Australian postal service is abysmal. Mail from Oz to Europe often takes between 6 to 10 weeks. Same the other way round.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


Make America great again? You seem to have quite a distorted view of how "wonderful" the 1950's and 1960's really were. I attribute that to latent naivete. LOL!


Oh, I know... :)

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


I would prepare for it, if I were you. A few more years of AI development, and you will be replaced by translation software. We are almost there.


Not really, but thank you anyway... :)

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


Non-native speakers couldn't care less if their English sounds right or the grammar is correct as long as they get their message across. Remember: English is simply a tool to communicate with someone who doesn't speak your language. Nothing more to it.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


The British Empire and the outcome of WW1 and WW2 might have something to do with it, don't you think?


"We" as in idiot Chicago PolAms? Glad to hear that.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


Again: be happy that they are making the effort to talk to you in English. They might as well just ignore you or pretend not to understand.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]

She could've pretended not to understand, but instead she was being nice and tried to help. Now imagine you go out of your way like that, and the guy in front of you starts complaining about your English.

Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]


I can't stand idiot PolAms. Did I mention that already? LOL!