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Posts by Szalawa  

Joined: 12 Apr 2014 / Male ♂
Last Post: 28 Aug 2016
Threads: 2
Posts: 240
From: Emigrantski republik
Speaks Polish?: basic Polish
Interests: Politics, Geography, Science, Music, History

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Szalawa   
9 May 2016
Feedback / The Cognitive Dissonance and Campaign of Hate by Polonophobes and Other Peddlers of Anti-Polish Propaganda [60]

Really? Hahah. I don't think PF gets enough traffic for people to be paid or even commit their free time for trolling.

Don't ruin their sense of self importance, they must believe that they are fighting the forces of evil. To them they must shut down every last expression of opinion that does not agree with theirs, whether that be flagging this site for hate speech or whining to the moderators for censorship.

They claim Polonophobia does not exist yet are willing to defend the existence of islamophobia? and ever so often make contradictory statements. Only Polish people that adhere to their (forienger/expat) views are entitled to contribute on this forum? it's not happening, if you wish to do so, make your own forum.

It's all in there head, but what can you teach the disillusioned? they will continue their campaign until they manage to silence every last opinion that does not adhere to their own.

taking back western Ukraine, denying or belittling the Holocaust, xenophobic rants and other assorted brownish crap, then why are you so surprised that your ideas are opposed?

Perhaps if you take these ideas in the context they are written in you will understand. Western Ukraine was taken with blood on their hands, learn how they butchered and burned people alive, taken their ancestral land and then **** on their graves and deny it! I'm talking about people that adhere to the ideas of Bandera and not Ukrainians as a whole.I don't believe that Poland should invade Ukraine, but current relations will not suffice.

As long as you acknowledge the Polish people who also perished in the Holocausts, as some would like us to believe did not happen.

"xenophobic rants" on this site are often in response to the publications posted by certain individuals here that want to enforce their opinions of the world upon others
Szalawa   
8 May 2016
UK, Ireland / A new mayor in London: opinion of Polish people in the UK? [317]

I agree with you here Lyzko, though I'm not sure if London is still a majority "white christian" metropolis, this might have changed by now, and nearly half the population are visible minorities. It is the break down of social cohesion and nothing good can come of this.

qz.com/337508/london-has-more-people-than-ever-and-44-are-ethnic-minorities
Szalawa   
5 May 2016
UK, Ireland / What is the best way to meet a Polish girl in London for a serious relationship? [29]

how old are you and how many women have you really known?

He does not need to answer, think of it like this, if you were to be asked "how old are you and how many men have you really known?" not very suitable conversation on this forum, would you think? All you can do is make assumptions, and no doubt you will think you are somewhat more enlightened.
Szalawa   
18 Apr 2016
Law / Climate change/environmental businesses or NGOs in Poland [66]

General Electric (GE) Global Research has just announced the development of a prototype turbine which converts carbon dioxide into electricity

Apparently it runs on heating compressed CO2 called dry ice, with the help of solar panels to heat the dry ice back to its gaseous state, it spins the turbine more efficiently then steam based systems. This does look promising

iflscience.com/technology/new-prototype-desktop-turbine-could-power-10000-homes
Szalawa   
13 Apr 2016
News / New 2016 poll. The attitudes of the Poles toward other nations [26]

I can say that most Poles don't like Slovakia

I love Slovakia, but yes it's expensive for Polish people to go there. Never went to Bratislava, just to the mountains.

Czech Republic is a ... "goodless" more liberal society ;)

Depends on how you define liberal, I myself hold favorable/neutral opinions towards Czech rep

In conclusion, the poll (how "scientific"?) shows that the no.1 country only gets 50% of favorable opinion, it means that yes, Poles ARE xenophobic...

That's not a good conclusion, you must take into account neutral opinions
Szalawa   
12 Apr 2016
Feedback / Why are threads deleted or send off topic list? [65]

Is that so lord Jon, how much longer till you croak? you wont live forever, and it is the young that will build the future society. You have not seen nor you have heard me Jon, and who exactly do I follow may I ask?

Alright Jon, how did Johnny delete his post in this thread and re-post it under a new thread?
Szalawa   
12 Apr 2016
Feedback / Why are threads deleted or send off topic list? [65]

Actually, JohnnyReb, you started that thread yourself and tried to pretend the mods wrote your first post.

Actually Jon, he did not. As you see I quoted Johnny in the bin, then his post was moved towards a thread
Szalawa   
9 Apr 2016
News / Poland -- Europe's only counterweight to Russia [271]

Let Anglos have that honor and exist only to be Europe's only counterweight to Russia.

Truth Crow, I really don't want to see a war with Russia and Poland
Szalawa   
7 Apr 2016
Travel / Białowieża National Park in Poland [461]

As I suspected, there is a decline in white backed woodpeckers in the area, a natural predator towards the bark beetles. Well if you can get their numbers back up and remove the badly infested/dead trees you can prevent the decline of the forest. Bark beetles have wreaked havoc in the past, maybe not in Białowieża as I am not sure, but certainty elsewhere.

Environmentalist argue to leave nature alone as Białowieża is unmanaged forest, while other biologist and environmental scientist such as foresters do not opposed removing dead wood.

Well you can either follow Finland's path and harvest the dead wood or leave it alone like Russia does in Karelia. Leaving dead wood alone increases insect biodiversity, which is in interest to some.

Another thing, is the harvesting within the national park or simply around it? that's a relevant question

theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/06/poland-environmentalists-foresters-primeval-forest

This article is 5 years old, but still relevant and explains the situation quite well. There is a lack of published scientific literature specifically to this situation, at least in English, at the moment to conclude the exact situation.

57% of the trees harvested are spurce so 43% are other species? were these other species dead wood that were collected or actually conducted logging, that is also relevant.
Szalawa   
6 Apr 2016
Travel / Białowieża National Park in Poland [461]

ou just have to leave it alone - the forest will use the dead trees, and what replaces the dead trees will be stronger than before.

If you do it that way the bark beetle population will spread, dead trees are their life source and breeding ground. There must be a lack of predators/diseases that control the beetle population. Not saying your wrong, but the importance now is in the seedlings not the infected tree. Anyway it's something I'm interested in, might just apply in a year or so and see what happens if the problem is still existent.

But if you use this approach, the foresters don't get their hands on the 200 year old trees that are very valuable on the open market

Most likely it will just rot in the ground otherwise, perhaps provide some nutrients to the soil but that is all, why not make the best of a bad situation?
Szalawa   
6 Apr 2016
Travel / Białowieża National Park in Poland [461]

There is no suggestion at all that the trees they are cutting down by the thousand are infested by spruce bark beetles - this is purely a cash cow. And a very sad one.

By what accusation? Did you witness this yourself? please provide any evidence to support your claim, I am interested.
Szalawa   
6 Apr 2016
Travel / Białowieża National Park in Poland [461]

Here's a little information for those unaware of Bialowieza

It's infested with bark beetles, Dolno posted a link to it not too long ago ask him about it, one way of prevention is to cut down the infected trees
Szalawa   
30 Mar 2016
History / Sarmatism in Poland [119]

Persia changed its official name to "Iran" in 1935

I suppose I talk about linguistic groups, they all speak a variant of Persian whether that be Farsi, Dari, Kurdish etc.
I think of it like comparing Polish to Russian, both are Slavic but both are different. The Afghans I knew considered themselves Persians

I suppose you can be Persian without being Iranian

Poland was annexed by Russia in the past, but this doesn't mean Russia includes the Polish people.

But they are both Slavic

1a is thought to have originated from that around the Iran-Pakistan-India area

Yeah I agree with that, that's why Roma gypsies have high concentration of R1a1
Szalawa   
30 Mar 2016
History / Sarmatism in Poland [119]

Persians/Persia includes Afghans and Baluchi/Pushtu people in Pakistan which is where the concentration of R1a lies, as it is not very common amongst Iranians

Also Kurds are Persians, but they do not share much R1a like Iranians

Its sort of like comparing Slavic with Polish
Szalawa   
30 Mar 2016
History / Sarmatism in Poland [119]

R1a originated from Iran

Actually R1a is not that common in Iran, however it has a significant presence in Afghanistan. R1a did originate in Persia, however not in Iran
Szalawa   
26 Mar 2016
News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]

marrying outside your own culture or faith has nothing to do with multiculturalism in the modern sense

I know, but I also know that the majority of people still do marry within the same faith and ethnicity as it is easier

but I will never ever marry you because you're black and not Polish"

I try to not start any relationships that I know wont work out....I remember the time an Afghan women wanted to date me, we were friends. She seemed to be moderate, but I know that the cultural implications are not in favor. That's the choice of those individuals: family, traditions, lineage etc. have its weight in considerations, especially if this is the person you wish to settle down with and start a family.
Szalawa   
26 Mar 2016
News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]

These populations are going to continue to grow at an exponential rate and it's only a matter of time before they outnumber Catholic Europeans in certain countries.

Don't need to study population ecology to understand that! :-) considering most ethnic Europeans are below the 2 child threshold
Szalawa   
25 Mar 2016
News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]

have had Hungarian, Ukrainian, Russian, Lithuanian, and German influence throughout our family tree but it has always been concentrated in Eastern European lands and Catholicism

Similar story with me, I know my family tree quite well.

Poles don't have as much issue marrying someone from one of the neighboring countries like Germany, Czech Republic, Lithuania or even in some cases Ukraine and Russia

Yep, that's normal, hybrids around the borders. My family came from the borderlands, slow fusions of similar cultures work better
Szalawa   
25 Mar 2016
News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]

That behavior leads to the creation of ethnic ghettos/ no go zones with all the problems and racial tensions we can observe these days.

Due to mass immigration, as multiculturalism does not work, but it is not like you can forcefully make people abandon their culture, traditions and religions.

Look at the Roma community in Europe, they have been in Europe for centuries
Szalawa   
25 Mar 2016
News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]

What's wrong with marrying someone of your own nationality and religion?

Nothing, has been done for centuries.

A recent poll showed that 29% of Germans support an open-fire policy on the border to keep the refugees out.

Should be called a "stand your ground policy" much more accurate.

It makes it much more difficult to have a child understand his or her heritage and faith if one parent is a Catholic from Poland and the other a Hindu from India or another country that has a way different culture.

As someone who is multi-ethnic non-religious I agree with you

Interesting. That's exactly what Jews and Muslims are often blamed for. Rightly so, I have to add...

Nothing to blame them for, they want to keep their traditions and ancestry, nothing wrong with that.
Szalawa   
12 Mar 2016
News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]

Duda announced Intermarium?

The time for intermarium is nigh, we are beginning to see these ideas manifest, the tables have turned.

Famous Polish Hungarian friendship, we learn from each other