Life / Poles - the Nation of Liars? [478]


Your error is the claim that everybody engaged in it is stupid. That obviously is not the case. Certainly there are plenty of lawmakers, judges, lobbyists, etc who are stupid, but most are pretty smart. They tend to think through the ramifications of laws--that's not to say that it's always perfect and not stupid, but democracies have been able to thrive and be highly productive in spite of the occasional stupid law, lawmaker, or law lobbyist.


No, it was a short-ish way of saying democracy is imperfect yet pretty damn good...and vulnerable.

News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [395]


I agree with you. One fruitful thing that might come from this war is that the US might be willing to re-invest in the anti-missile system of the Bush era that Obama withdrew. Regardless, beefing up land-based military assets is also extremely important.

Life / Poles - the Nation of Liars? [478]


It's only as stupid as is the stupidity of the people who engage in it, which, I suppose, means it's stupid. That's really not the problem, though. A democracy of stupidity can still be highly reasonable and productive, as long as the rule-of-law remains in tact and the law, which is doing the ruling, is relatively reasonable...or something along those lines.

Life / Poor hygiene of people in public places in Poland [46]


This is not a sign of oligarchy, rather a sign to be liberated from abject barbarism. The popular modern practice of wiping one's unmentionable after a round of colonic evacuation with highly processed tree pulp is downright barbaric. As a reformed barbarian who spent most of his illustrious life traveling through the brambled wilderness of those ghastly white squares of arse friction to the open and airy gentle prairie of the bidet, I can say the bidet is simply an instrument of common sense and charity.


That's pathetic, and, personally, I find it very disappointing. Poland needs to up it's drinking game. Matter-of-fact, there needs to be an advocacy campaign for more alcohol consumption per capita in Poland. Just like Solidarity started in Gdansk to rid Poland of the yoke of communism, this Summer you and I, GK, will begin a movement to rid Poland from the yoke of puritanism in Gdansk by drinking to the point of hilarity...just name the drinking establishment and I'll be there.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [368]


Ah-ha...I see.


I thought they'd be higher, also. Goes to show just how clueless we are to things, especially from afar. :{

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [368]


Hahaha. I was going to say the same thing.

I thought DW was banished from Russia.

Off-Topic / Curious Books of PF [50]

@Bobko

You moved the neddle closer to purchasing. 😀

It may come down to whether or not I want to withstand Mrs AntV haranguing me over another bibliophilic (is that a word?) splurge.

Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [279]


I dissent. I have come across some excellent dry white wines. I had a semillon a bit ago that was so good it nearly made my face melt-same with a tröcken riesling.


You're talking my language, Alien. That dried grape method produces some fantastic wines that are rich and broad. Italian wines are underrated as a whole, IMO.

Off-Topic / Curious Books of PF [50]

During lunch, I ducked into a great used book store in downtown of my fair city and came across this collection.

Question now is whether or not I'm willing to separate myself from hard earned cash in order for the bookstore to separate itself from said collection.

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Off-Topic / Curious Books of PF [50]

@Bobko

No apology necessary. I loved those types of collections when I was younger. I guess it was the variety and brevity of subjects.

@Atch

Very appealing to the eye.

@Novichok

Is that an audio book?

Off-Topic / Curious Books of PF [50]

@Bobko

What year was that collection published and by whom? Looks like a pretty neat series.

Off-Topic / Curious Books of PF [50]

A behind the scenes look at Vatican II through the lens of one of its major players. He wasn't afraid to call an idiot an idiot. A fun and enjoyable read.

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Off-Topic / Curious Books of PF [50]


What qualifies as unpopular?

Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [279]

I shall slay this bottle tonight as I did to its twin brother Easter Sunday.

A chardonnay from South Africa that has a hint of butteriness that yields to a delightful bite of acidity. Think a CA chardonnay hooking up with a Chablis to produce an offspring where the genes of the Chablis are dominant.

Not an excellent wine, but more than worthy to occupy a glass that is well-attended to.

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Off-Topic / Another Floyd-like case in racist America [52]


Pretty much what a Dem Rep from FL said:

Freshman U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Florida, said it "Doesn't matter what color those police officers are. The murder of Tyre Nichols is anti-Black and the result of white supremacy."

foxnews.com/us/reaction-swift-tyre-nichols-police-footage-released-men-street-fighting-cop

Life / Finally, wife acquitted after killing her abusive husband [22]


Did those neighbors testify that they saw him attempt to rape his wife prior to him being stabbed?

Their testimony as you report only states he could be an aggressive drunk.


That's if he was indeed a lowlife with sick demands and that the wife did indeed need to defend herself against him. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he was or wasn't a bad guy and the wife was or wasn't in need of defending herself. But, women aren't always innocent and truthful in these cases--it's not always black and white, in reality. It is the Prosecutor's duty to investigate these crimes and bring charges if their investigation warrants charges. Maybe the facts the Prosecutor gathered pointed toward this woman was not acting in self-defense, but out of some other motive.

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2860]


Agreed. Euros should STFU about changing American gun laws and Americans should STFU about changing Euro gun laws.

Life / Finally, wife acquitted after killing her abusive husband [22]

Was the only evidence the testimony of the woman?

When it comes to criminal law in Poland, does it operate on the "beyond a reasonable doubt" paradigm?


Why is that? Do you find it nasty to prosecute crimes in a court of law? Would you still consider the prosecutor nasty if the man had killed the wife for supposedly denying his sexual desire?

News / War propaganda - are we really THAT retarded? [12]


Could the answer be they were never really anything more that propagandists all along, and that their propagandism has just now become inescapably apparent?

The free world's journalism is in crises, IMHO. It has discredited itself so often that what they report can only be taken with a grain of sand...or until it has been corroborated by a gazillion sources over the course of many many months. It's flipping distressing!


Uhh, yeah! :) Considering media is a consumer product and this nonsense is consumed heartily by the consuming public, we're pretty damned retarded. OMG, I sound like Novi.


--That Putin will give a televised public address, whereby he peels off his mask to reveal his true identity: Adar, leader of the Orcs. [which, of course, many on PF will go, "well, duh!"]

--That Putin is setting off for Argentina to have a secret meeting with a very old frail man with a Charlie Chaplin mustache who speaks with a distinct Austrian accent who goes by the name, Hitolf Adler--must be some kind of enigmatic code name or something.

News / The Baltics states rely on Poland as their main defender against Russian aggression?? [78]


Who are those countries, BB?

Love / Does he really love me ? [34]

Nothing wrong saying you love kids, if it's true. But, if you say it to coerce, then you're pathetic and not manly, IMO. The intent matters.

Love / Does he really love me ? [34]

To say what you suggest strikes me as exploiting women emotionally to gain their affection. It's a form of coercion, which is not respecting women. I suggest a different route, just be a man around women, which basically means to love (willing the good of the other for the sake of the other) and exhibit virtues...that kind of stuff.

Love / Does he really love me ? [34]

I'm pretty sure Kashub understands what I'm saying.

Love / Does he really love me ? [34]

Nah, that's manipulation. Just act like a real man and decent women will be attracted.

News / 11th November Independence Day in Poland [64]


:)


They look sharp!

News / 11th November Independence Day in Poland [64]

@Kashub1410

I get it, but that's the kind of stuff that needs to be pushed back against, IMO. German history is a helluvalot more than the 12 years of Nazi rule.

I'm fed up with this western self-loathing and misrepresentation. This stupid neo-marxist woke ideology that since it ain't perfect it's damned is a vile perspective.

Keep to the subject of the thread please

News / 11th November Independence Day in Poland [64]

GK, what historical depiction is the top photo?

Yeah, I love me a good parade. They are dying here in the USia.

BB, a country with such a rich heritage of pageantry doesn't do parades? I tell ya, the West needs a little more self-love.

How was the parade, GK. Take any pics?

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [852]

@Novichok

Haha! I guess it depends in what you mean by extreme, but, regardless, it doesn't necessitate those events to be presented with bias. You simply present what is known as factual and/or the differing interpretations of whatever the historical record holds at the moment without giving preeminence over one particular view.

@Lyzko

I don't understand what you mean.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [852]

What's your point? I don't see how that correlates with teaching history dispassionately without bias.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [852]

The same is to be said about individual teachers. How about teaching history dispassionately without bias of focus?