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AntV   
24 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

@BB

So, it's more about the national teams that have more players who play in the best leagues?

@Crno & BB

I also wouldn't discount the Dutch.
AntV   
24 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

It's only logical, isn't it?

Completely logical!!! Also means it's not a matter of the financial resources a national team has at its disposal, because players develop at the club level not the national team level, correct?

Crazy! 😒

Very!
AntV   
24 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

..in the worst case there will be barely any german fans in Wembley!

So, you're predicting your countrymen to make it, at least, to the semis?
AntV   
24 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Maybe you should go out, but I'm thinking it's you Deutschers and the Dutch in the semis. You Deutschlanders have a football horseshoe stuck up your a$$es. :D
AntV   
24 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

We lost that "horseshoe" in 2018

Nah, you simply misplaced it. :)

Have they already named Löw's replacement?
AntV   
24 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Sounds like the type of pedigree and results to make German fans content...for now.
AntV   
25 Jun 2021
History / Why Was D-Day So Significant for Poland ? [152]

but we know that most Germans were unhappy about the outbreak of the war, as many Gestapo informers noted.

The amount of support the war received within Germany is something I've wondered about. When you say most Germans, is there a reliable estimate about the percentage of ordinary Germans who were against war at the time?

as long as they are winning the doubting voices are always small and easy to overhear.....

Or, maybe, the repercussions of voicing opposition had more to do with it than the winning :{
AntV   
25 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

I would too, but the Dutch occupy the same path--that makes the path less clear, IMO.
AntV   
25 Jun 2021
Life / What do Polish people think of the Asia and Middle East? [86]

Taiwan was part of China and decided to break away.

It was part of China until the Chinese signed it over to the Japanese in the 19th century. Then, during WWII, the allies gave it to the Republic of China. Then, the Republican gov gets into a war with the communists and the republicans relocate to Taiwan and setup shop. There's at least a very compelling, if not rock solid, argument that Taiwan isn't a rogue breakaway.
AntV   
25 Jun 2021
History / Why Was D-Day So Significant for Poland ? [152]

We have however many Gestapo reports that inform us about the mood at social gatherings and at bars, and they are overwhelmingly pessimistic

Was this reported pessimism consistent from 1933 until 1945, or was it just during the war years?

That is an interesting insight about the Germany the US soldiers encountered....it seems there were no Nazis at all (?)

Interesting, indeed.
AntV   
25 Jun 2021
Life / What do Polish people think of the Asia and Middle East? [86]

I don't think they are remotely comparable.

Here's an interesting article I came across during lunch, it radiates the intricacies of the situation:

thediplomat.com/2017/07/the-chinese-cult-of-cairo-and-the-status-of-taiwan/
AntV   
25 Jun 2021
Life / What do Polish people think of the Asia and Middle East? [86]

Again, there is no comparison. The differences between Taiwan/China and the American Civil War are important, IMO, for the justice argument you are trying to make.

The Am South was a part of the Union and operating under the same US Constitution as the Northern states. In other words, the south was a part of the USA.

Taiwan had not been a part of China since the late 1800's when it came under Japanese rule after China ceded it after losing a war with Japan. It was Japan who lost Taiwan after WWII, not China, and it was agreed to be handed to the REPUBLIC of China, not the commies. The ROC gov escaped to Taiwan after the chicom rebellion.

What's interesting and contrary to contemporary belief about Taiwan is that it wasn't under Chinese rule until late 17th century and before that was actually under the control of the Dutch, ie the Dutch East India Company. So, the Chinese don't have a hereditary claim to the place.
AntV   
25 Jun 2021
Life / What do Polish people think of the Asia and Middle East? [86]

Wow, we are really impressed by your knowledge. Keep up good work.

*chuckling*

I'm curious to know what possesses someone to make such a comment on an internet forum.

@novichok

Who the possession of Taiwan was negotiated to by the victor allies has all the relevance .
AntV   
25 Jun 2021
Life / What do Polish people think of the Asia and Middle East? [86]

Well hell, then I am flattered. Well, not really, but that's just me being deeply humble about my obvious brilliance, erudition, and just all around superiority-all things I'm embarrassed by, because of my deep humility and self-effacing charity for others. Which, ironically, makes me even a greater guy deserving of more flattery, which will then cause me great angst because of my humility. It's a torturous cycle! If God would've made me only average or touch below average {sighs}.
AntV   
29 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Don't worry, Beebs, that grating Germany efficiency will find a way to send England back home.

Can this tourney get any better? It's been flipping wild, everything from cardiac arrests to last minute equalizers. What's next, Neuer hitting a 120 meter goal while farting rainbow dust?
AntV   
29 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

That'd be nice!!!

That Muller miss was tough.

My bet is now on the Azurris becoming the new Champions.....(and they don't kneel

Likewise. I dig their style of play.
AntV   
30 Jun 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Double Wow Ukraine!!! :)

Crikey!

The pass for the game winning goal was absolutely beautiful!!

They avenged Poland, and now in the QF they have to avenge Germany. :)

Go Ukies!
AntV   
1 Jul 2021
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [586]

...and that all Jews who convert to Christianity remain (and still recognize themselves as being) Jewish.

If the mother is of Jewish heritage, the immediate offspring is automatically Jewish

If the mother isn't Jewish but the father is, the child isn't automatically Jewish?

If not, what exactly is being Jewish? Is not ethnic?

Or to put a finer point on the question, what do GENTILES owe Jews?

We should also ask what Jews owe Gentiles. The answer is we owe each other much...and it has nothing to do with redress of historical grievances. We have contributed to each others cultures, economic and social well-being in many positive ways. The perpetual victim-victimizer schtick often distorts that reality.
AntV   
1 Jul 2021
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [586]

@Bratwurst Boy

The State of Israel isn't the same as the Jewish people. Not all Jews are Israelis. Besides, the formation of Israel as a political nation was in the works before European Jews were being tortured by you uncivilized Europeans, check out the Balfour Declaration.

@Novichok

A Christian Jew is still a Jew, like, say, a baptized Pole who converts to Hinduism is still a Pole, just a Hindu Pole.

A lot of people also like them as a people. I admire them as a whole. Individually, they are like anybody else, some are great folks, others are complete a-holes, and others are run-of-the-mill.
AntV   
1 Jul 2021
History / What do Poles owe to Jews? [586]

@Novichok

What I wrote was supposed to distinguish religious belief from ethnic origins. Granted, the Jewish people's ethnicity is unique in that it is tied up with the Abrahamic faith, but one doesn't have to believe in that faith to be a descendant of Jews.

Your example illustrates only ethnic origins or the difference between ethnic origin and national residency or citizenship.

@ BB

I think it's a more complicated than that, but I get your point.
AntV   
2 Jul 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Yeah, during the Iron Curtain era, international competitions felt as much a competition between ideologies as it was an athletic competition. The Miracle on Ice made us USians realize that the Soviets weren't an invincible monolith, but a beatable foe who had vulnerabilities. AH...those were the days. :)

Funny, I'm a PROUD redwhiteandblue blooded USian, but when it comes to soccer the US team means nothing to me-I'll take Poland and Italy over my fellow countrymen . Recently, the behavior of some US athletes during the Olympics have me rooting against them.

Swiss making the Spaniards sweat!
AntV   
2 Jul 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Oh, you ain't kidding, Beebs! It was like a NHL line. Didn't they all go on to play in NHL?

I'll never forget the euphoria that swept across the US after that win. It was palpable, even to non-hockey fans. It was much bigger than hockey.

Those players loved Tichnov, though. Tichnov is an interesting story.

@Novichok

If you're asking me: Yes, I am religious. A thoroughly convinced, joyful, and devoted Catholic.
AntV   
2 Jul 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

So, BB, sounds like your a hockey lover.

Na ja..."love" is a bit far fetched....he was more feared than loved!

:):). Point taken!

Couple years ago, I watched a documentary that had Kasatonov on it. And, he made it sound like Tichnov was idolized by his players.

The fact Tichnov had to learn the game from scratch as an adult to build a team and have that kind if success is remarkable.
AntV   
2 Jul 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

@Bratwurst Boy

...while being down a player! What a freaking fantastic tournament!
AntV   
2 Jul 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Yeah, too bad for the Swiss.

No, I wasn't aware of the spat between fetisov and kasatonov. The thing about festinov wanting to leave rings a bell. Yeah, it has all of the tensions, desires, fractures, and recapitulation that makea for a good movie. When you gonna produce and direct it, Beebs? :)
AntV   
2 Jul 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Yep, my thoughts too. Winner of IT-BE, wins Euro 2021, er, I mean, 2020.

....in my next life, heh:)

We only have one, Beebs;), so get busy now! :)
AntV   
2 Jul 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Meh! It's 2021, GK. Just self-identify as a Swiss, and you're good! :)

Or, as Torqi calls the French NT: The United African National Team. :)

I've been thinking about offering my services to the Polish NT as a South American scout.
AntV   
2 Jul 2021
News / Poland Sports News [985]

Don't call me goalkeeper, I played left back all my life. ;)

:) OK, you'll be Gef.