Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

I am just asking questions here. You are the one making all those claims, it is up to you to back them up with arguments.

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]


Such as? I am asking for clear examples here. When people attribute the Ancient Greeks and Romans with the birth of Western Civilization, they usually talk about how they invented Democracy, Philosophy and so on. What have the supposedly great Sarmatians given to the West?

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

And what exactly, did the "Sarmatians" contribute to the West that could be deemed as a lasting achievement? Especially compared to those of the Greeks or Romans?

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]


Germany is under no obligation to defend the Ukraine militarily. The Ukraine is not part of Nato, nor has Germany - unlike the USA, UK and France - signed a guarantee for its' borders. Berlin has supported the Ukraine because it is a fellow European country and thus the violation it suffered by Russia is a dangerous precedent. But never did we promise them active military protection. If the Ukrainians ever feel let down, they should direct their anger towards those who failed to live up to their promise (USA, UK, France).

None of what you said has anything to do with a hypothetical "Fort Trump" though. This Fort will not defend the Ukraine, and Poland is covered by a lot of different defensive agreements.

Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

Netanyahu is neither an historian nor an archaeologist, not to mentions as someone who likes instrumentalize history as a weapon, his words have even less credibility.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]

@Bratwurst Boy


He is probably referring to the Three Sea Initiative.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]

You know how it is when during a party one late at night one drunken guy starts to make a fool out of himself, and does not quit despite others telling him to do so? You are that guy right now. The only thibg that remains open is how many embarassing posts you'll want to delete tomorrow.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]

And everybody is laughing about you right now.

Just go to bed and rejoin the conversation tomorrow.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]


google.de/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/07/13/trump-is-exaggerating-germanys-reliance-on-russia-for-energy.html

In short, imported gas makes up only 20% of Germany's energy supply. And Russia makes up less than 50% of those gas imports.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]


This is why I said eventually. Currently Russia accounts for 10% of Germany's energy supply. With Nord Stream 2 it would become slightly less than 20%. Neither 10 or even 20% are any groubd for blackmail.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]


Russia has no leverage over Germany, certainly no more than Germany has over Russia with Nord Stream. As pointed out many times already, this is just one of the many (over 5000) lies Trump has made up since he became president.

Basic common sense should tell anyone, that even if you eventually account for less than 20% of another countries energy supply, you won't be able to blakckmail them with anything.

Nevermind that Poöand has increased its' coal imports from Russia too.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

And perhaps with a better manager... .

History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]


From 1960 on perhaps. Before that the regime was very brutal, there is no way to sugarcoat it.


Poland is like the rest of Eastern Europe still dealing with the legacy of the Warsaw Pact


Mongolia is in no position to threaten anyone. Russia however is. Before 2014 I would have dismissed it as scare-mongering, but Putin has since then proven me wrong. He is not simply talking anymore, he followed his words with actions.

History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]


I am not sure where you are going with this. Do you think it somehow makes it better that the SU did not single out Poland but instead opressed half of Europe for 4 decades? Or that some regimes installed and kept alive by the SU might have been even worse in other countries (e.g. arguably Hungary) than in Poland?


Because the current leader of Russia openly voiced his regret about the SU's demise and his main ambition is to get Russia into a similar geopolitical position again. A position that would reduce Russia's neighbours to the role of vassals.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]


Honestly, do you get some sort of validation by repeating the same absurd - and more than once refuted arguments - over and over again?

As pointed out to you several times, education policies (and thus financing) are heavily directed by the Länder/counties, and indeed are probably the strongest proof of Germany's federalized nature. The entire budget combined spend on education is around 200bn€.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]

And this guy claims to have a college education... .

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

There is only so much the EU can do when people insist on voting for corrupt politicians.

Which is why Italy is what it is today. And naturally, newer members benefit from closer scrutiny than more established ones.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

A comparison of the SU and the EU is just as asisine. Though I guess if someone only watches Breitart, he might start to believe any bs.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]


No I do not get it, because this entire comparison is nonsensical. The EU is not using propaganda when it points out how immensely beneficial EU membership been for Poland. Those are simply facts, supported by many economic indicators.

Trying to draw parallels between the Warsaw Pact and the EU is a ludicrous endeavour. You would have to abandon all ration to do so.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]


Imaginary statistics perhaps. The Russians never invested anything in the GDR.

Unlike the EU in which every expenditure is accounted.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]

It is kind of difficult to not call the Korean War a success. The primary goal of the intervention was to preserve South Korea, not conquer the North. That only became valid after the surprising success of the initial campaign. Given the circumstances and ressources available, the intervention succeeded in its' initial goal. The same can be said about the first Iraq War (liberating Kuwait) and the intervention in Serbia (stopping the Serbs from comitting further genocide and pacifying the region).

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

@Bratwurst Boy


And to think, that this priceless artificat had almost been lost to thieves... .

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]

There is no question that the USA needs its' allies to fight prolonged wars like the ones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yes, the USA could bear the burden alone if it really wanted to, bit fighting wars like this is more than ressources. Otherwise the USA would not have lost Vietnam. You need to motivate your population, show them that your war is legitimate and that you are not alone in this.

Besides, if we look at the war in Afghanistan, other countries have provided and are still providing significant ressources, both military and financially. (Currently, Allied forces in Afghanistan consists roughly 50% out of Non-Americans).

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]


Hardly. Western Europe consists of wealthy, mature democracies which offer its' citizen a very high standard of living. Compared to this, Eastern Europe is still rather unstable, and has still a long way to catch up. The main difference is though, that Eastern Europeans are feeling more insecure about their national identity, because they still remember times when they were supressed by the Russians. Western Europeans feel secure about it, and rightfully so. One day Eastern Europeans will feel the same.

However as we see in Poland and Hungary, the road is not necessarily straightforward.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]


Aside from the millions of lives lost, Germany has in many ways never fully recovered from the consequences of the Third Reich.

Germany used to have several of the best universities in the world. German was the lingua franca in many scientific disciplines. All of that is gone. Never mind the historical treasures lost to war, destroyed by bombs or plundered by (mostly Russians). And in a way we are still paying for it, by having to rebuild East Germany.


Neither of them are consequences of losing WWII. In fact, West Germany had to spend a substantial amount of money for its' defence. The reason why we nowadays spend less is because we have now friendly neighbours and thus no longer need the kind of army we had during the Cold War.

News / 'Fort Trump' Military Base in Poland [537]


Now that is just embarassing.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]


No surprise here. Germany has been trying for years to boost birth rates with similar measures, it doesn't make much of a difference.

News / German state declare diplomatic war on Poland. [56]


It was PiS who after taking power needlessly raised the nonsensical reparation claims purely for domestic reasons without concern for the diplomatic fallout. Germany has under Merkel never done the same. It is Poland who has started a senseless (and doomed) diplomatic battle with Germany, not vice versa.

News / German state declare diplomatic war on Poland. [56]


She had been in close contact with pretty much all the countries on the Balkan route to Germany on whose insistence she decided to not close the borders. Southern Europe needed solidarity and it should have been the natural reaction of especially those Eastern European countries who are demanding solidarity at every turn to make at least a token effort to help.

If you want to know why Poland will receive next to support on any European issue in the foresseable future, it is because of its' shortsigthness.

News / German state declare diplomatic war on Poland. [56]


No it did not. Germany' foreign policy towards Poland under Merkel was always very conciliatory. The happened when PiS was first in power. It is Poland under PiS that has poisened the relationship and can no longer be counted on as reliable partner in European affairs. Germany acted as it always did. Shouldering the burden of keeping the EU together, it was Poland who stopped pretending about European solidarity and has since then destabilized the EU for domestic reasons.