Travel / Anyone here use/used Ryanair? Flying from/to Poland [31]

I think all those budget airlines are a joke. Took the family from Warsaw to Vienna on Wizzair, to find at the gate I had to pay for every single bag. I guess saving every dime is important to some, but when I'm on vacation I don't want to be bothered with those little details, better to just pay it once and then not worry about that stupid stuff.

Law / X wife psychologically problem and parental authority law in Poland [3]

@rozumiemnic

I read through some of his other posts, he is more concerned about his anchor baby keeping him in the country than the welfare of his child or his ex-wife.

@jamshaidakhtarpl

After reading some of your other posts regarding this matter, I only think two questions are appropriate for you. "Chicken or beef?" and "Window or aisle?"

UK, Ireland / 31 year old Polish man causes accident under influence of alcohol and kills 8 [198]

Agree no one should feel a collective guilt for anything they haven't done personally. However, nationality (like borders) is very real. If its not, destroy your UK passport, get hold of a Phillipino or Bangladeshi passport, and try to apply to some of those contracts you've been working with one of those. Probably end up cleaning the toilets, even with a PhD.

News / Polish-German Reconcilliation Seminar [491]

Sorry, can't give you any money for murdering 3 million of your citizens and destroying the entire country after agreeing to partition it with the Russians, have to give this money to people who aren't German and who abhor Western values.

I think I'll start adding facts about Britain at the end of every post. An ICM Research poll found that 66% of British Muslims would not call authorities if they know someone was involved in radicalism or planned to travel to Syria for jihad. Over 50% thought that homosexuality should be illegal, not that they kind of weren't ok with it, but rather they wanted to use the violence of the state to enforce such a position.

News / Polish-German Reconcilliation Seminar [491]

@Marino_Kat

Poland has taken in 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees since 2014, far more than the paltry 200k that you've stated Greece has taken. Although to be fair I don't know the number regarding Greece as it's irrelevant and I'm not in the market for a cheap condo or a 5 day 4 night all inclusive beach vacation.

News / Polish-German Reconcilliation Seminar [491]

Well, they helped destroy the infrastructure, countless historical buildings, and robbed the country of thousands of pieces of art work and gold. So, I imagine you won't find too many Poles feeling guilty about taking German money to build infrastructure, while simultaneously telling them to sod off from willful cultural disintegration and demographic genocide. They didn't succeed in 1939, and damned if Poland is going to let them inflict another scourge on their sovereign territory.

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [656]

@Marino_Kat

Right, I know you don't see it that way or you wouldn't have done it. The question is, do you think it was an honorable thing to do? Do you believe you have integrity?

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [656]

@Marino_Kat

Errrr..umm.....how old are you? That is the sort of behavior I thought was cool when I was 18-21......

Do these words mean anything to you?
Integrity
Honor
Respect
Dignity

Most people say that those words mean something to them, and if you said the same thing I would tell you that your behavior indicates otherwise. Someone who was first and foremost, a guest in your country, and second a customer of yours who was paying you (probably money that you desperately needed judging from the state of the Greek economy), that you decided to betray. You probably absolved yourself because the woman initiated the contact, and therein is the difference between what a man with integrity does, versus one who is morally bankrupt.

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [656]

Yea, how are they going to resist your magnanimous personality and your humble attitude?

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

Careful bro, you start pointing out facts like that and they'll have you rung up on charges of hate speech. Stick to denigrating Christians and their beliefs, it's much less risky and more socially acceptable.

@shockedinpoland

You are a coward. You are not registered to the forum, but are clearly familiar with its members. You leave one sentence snarky quips, while adding literally nothing of value to the conversation.

To the rest of the members that are reading this, can we agree to ignore all posts from ShockedInPoland, please do not respond to him/her/zim/per (don't want to misgender by accident).

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

@Atch

Guns are just part of everyday life where I'm at. Yes, you're correct, I shoot them, train with them, build them as a hobby and business. I still don't believe in pushing my own views of firearms ownership into a unique society that does not have the same affinity for them. That's a Polish prerogative.

Law / How long is the waiting period after applying for Polish citizenship via marriage? [29]

@Mansoor Zaheer

No.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

My position has always been that Poland is a sovereign country and can enact what laws it likes. It's not up to me to push a particular position as a non-citizen, their system seems to work well for them.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

@Tacitus

Well, we are really starting to get into some speculative areas, with how exactly a popular uprising would play out, and I know we all hope it doesn't. My opinion is that there would be mass defections if orders akin to the kind you were hinting at would attempt to be implemented. In addition to the large size and population of the states versus the number of people in the military. Anyway, I think we can just agree that we view the potential outcomes differently and therefore the necessity for the citizens to have these weapons.

Fortunately, we both agree on more extensive background and mental health checks for gun ownership. I agree that it is entirely too lax in some states, but those of you commenting should understand that gun laws across the country are not a monolith. In my home state it is a process to get a license for purchasing a weapon, and each handgun must be individually licensed (not the case with long guns). The process is not overly cumbersome, but a minor inconvenience. In fact, the process I went through to get my concealed handgun license when I was 21, was much less intense than the process of obtaining the license to buy firearms in the first place. So, I think we can do a much better job at the point of sale. I am open to hearing about a road map to require say, an interview with a psychologist to sign off on a firearms purchaser card, every time its renewed which is every 5 years. Of course with this sort of compromise with the left, I would like to see a bill which gives reciprocity for concealed handgun permit holders so that they can carry in all 50 states, and do not have to navigate an intense road map of laws every time they cross state lines with their handgun on them.

Love / Marriage problems in Poland [50]

I think its very counter intuitive, and hard to do, but my own opinion and experiences are that less is more. If she is at a point where she says she needs to think about this or that, I honestly don't think there is anything you're going to be able to say which is going to be beneficial to your situation. I would be there for her in the time of need, if she chooses to call on you, but would stop short of being overbearing and appearing desperate for her attention. The basic psychology between the sexes is still at work (IMO), and if you are too overbearing you appear to be a low status male. A confident male that wants his wife as an addition to his happiness and life will not continue to put himself out there openly when he has basically been rebuffed. You should make it evident that your life will go on, successfully, whether you are with her or not, but that you'd prefer to be with her than not. Does this make any sense? This is just my own opinion and how I'd personally view the situation, so take it with a grain of salt.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

The same way that guys in man dresses and flip flops have managed to hobble the most powerful military on Earth for the last 17 years with small arms.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

@TheOther

Yes, history is replete with examples of just that. I have immense trust in MY country (you're not American), and I have a healthy dose of skepticism about government and big bureaucracies as a student of history and politics. In fact your attempt at constructing more grotesque strawman arguments is only demonstrating how completely unprepared you are for this conversation and how horrible out of your depth you are. Name one person on either side of the political aisle who is excusing or endorsing school shootings and saying they're a good thing. We pretty much all universally condemn them, the disagreement is on which aspects of policy to focus in order to prevent them. You have a position, its not a morally superior position, its just a position. I am happy to discuss the particulars of each position and the policies being advanced, on their own merits, but not if you engage in sophism and straw man arguments.

Furthermore, do you have anything good to say about America at all? I'm not sure why you chose to move to a country that you seemingly have never made a single positive utterance of in any of your posts to date.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

@Joker

I really like Gun Owners of America as a political advocacy group. They are involved in a lot less drama than the NRA, and don't compromise as much, whereas the NRA sells us out sometimes making compromises with Dems. gunowners.org

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

The 2nd amendment is not about hunting or sporting. It is designed with the express intent as a final check against government tyranny.


- George Washington

Please indulge us with how the above statement is any less true in 2018, than it was in 1776? Governments did not become altruistic in the 20th century, quite to the contrary they marked a period of intense bloodshed and oppression, and 50% of the worlds 190 countries live under some form of totalitarian government.


Legitimately, I've neither the time nor the inclination to deal with someone who unquestionably has NO IDEA what they are talking about. A 17-year long war now in Afghanistan has ham stringed the most powerful military to ever exist in human history, and they've done it almost exclusively with small arms and homemade bombs. You have a real lack of understanding about how easily overwhelmed local law enforcement and governance becomes when there is a popular uprising, so this strawman is oft repeated and it simply isn't based in reality and what we know about insurgencies versus modern day 21st century armies.

I usually don't get too annoyed with most posts, however I will kindly tell you to pack your bags and your opinion and head your ass back to Australia. You knew what you signed up for, and calling an organization like the NRA "fascist" is nothing more than radical left-wing propaganda designed to silence and muddle a debate surrounding the topic, its sophism, the mark of an intellectual midget.

News / Poland versus Greece in economy [175]

This dude has to be trolling, no way he's bein for real lol

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

@Kazhmir

Yea, not really sure what you're on about, but you clearly haven't lived in America. My hometown is quite nice, an extremely low crime rate, high property values, and amazing schools.

To your second point. Do you want me to apologize for any of that? Because frankly I don't care, I support American hegemony and whatever is necessary for my people to continue to live better than other people. I think a lot has been done to bring the rest of the world out of poverty, and I'm on board with that, so long as it doesn't mean that Americans have to have less.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

As far as I can tell, no one on here is a "gun nut" whatever that is supposed to mean or be implied as a pejorative. There are, people like myself, who are responsible owners with all of our weapons, and who have extensive training in the employment of firearms. The spirit and purpose of the 2A is just as relevant today as it was in 1776. No government is immune from the path to tyranny, as we've seen several democracies this decade revert to strongmen dictators a'la Duterte and Erdogan.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]


Please spare us the b/s about "dark skinned" anything, no place for that identity politics here. No one gives a flying **** about their skin color, but people do care about their own citizens getting sexually assaulted and having to stay in women only safe zones at concerts and big events, they could be neon green and it would still be a problem if they're creating insecurity as Germany's own crime statistics have verified.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

@Atch

The point is that I never want to need it. No one needs one until they need it. The police are not pro-active, they are reactive, they come and take a report ex post facto, after your or your loved ones life has been irrevocably changed. All manner of forcible felonies can occur without firearms; strong arm robbery, assault and battery, assault with a deadly weapon(knife), and rape. I choose not to be a victim, if that time comes. When a criminal utilizes violence to achieve their crime, they've forfeited their right both to self-defense and to life. The state which prohibits firearms from their citizens denies them the most efficient and equalizing tool known, and it protects the criminal from violent and deadly repercussions for their actions. I still pray that I will never need to use my firearm, but if that day does come, I pray that I will use it effectively, with violence of action, and end the life of the criminal attempting to do me harm. I feel that all law abiding citizens should be able to take ownership of their own defense, if they so choose. The state will not, and in fact cannot always be there to protect you.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

I'm not sure what those two topics really have in common. Anyway, violent crime and specifically murder has been on a downward trend since the early 90s and is continuing to fall nationwide each year.

pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/30/5-facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/ft_17-02-15_crime_310px

In a world where we could remove the firearms from criminals and mental defectives, I still want the right for me and my loved ones to defend ourselves with the most efficient and deadly means possible, and that happens to be a firearm in the 21st century. Firearms are not just used in gun battles, or whatever the perception is. Firearms are an equalizing force that gives me a fighting chance against multiple unarmed but physically superior attackers. Firearms give women who generally have a much smaller muscle mass than men, the chance to defend themselves against a male attacker with superior physical strength. They also provide an efficient means for stopping property crimes, home invasions, and all manners of forcible felonies. No one should be relegated to the position of having to just 'endure' a beating from another human being, or required to flee from a place they have the legal right to be because of the threat of physical violence.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

@Atch

I'm not trying to convince them that they should do this IN Europe. I would just prefer that Europeans didn't try to convince us that their way is best for us.

@cms

I don't want to see more guns in the hands of teacher as a matter of policy. I would simply like those teachers who are already licensed to carry firearms to have the option of choosing to do it at work without facing a penalty. For instance, firearms were 'banned' on my college campus, but there was not a state law which made it illegal to have a firearm on campus, it was a university rule. With that in mind, during my time in college when I turned 21, I made the decision to carry my firearm on me (for which I had a permit to do so in the state), and risk the university penalty if I was ever put in a position where I needed it. My calculus was that I would rather be alive or prevent myself being the victim of a forcible felony, and deal with the consequences from the university that might follow. I would have made a vastly different decision if I would have faced a criminal penalty for defending my life or property. The situation that creates, is that the only ones willing to carry firearms in those circumstances are prohibited persons and criminals, as people like myself who care about a clean criminal record avoid breaking the law.

@mafketis/@cms

Right, and I am in favor of decriminalizing all currently prohibited drugs. Almost all of the deleterious side effects of drug use/sale are BECAUSE of their illegality, not because of the drug.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

No but your assumption is foolish. That 'some' people who will own firearms are alcoholics, that's true. Some people that drive cars are alcoholics and make the reckless decision to get behind the wheel. It doesn't negate the privilege people have to drive cars because some people abuse it, nor does it negate the constitutionally protected right for people who own guns responsibly to do so, because some people are alcoholics and own them. I agree that the ability to buy firearms should be scrutinized more closely, I am just opposed to your initial argument because it's so incredibly weak.

I wouldn't be opposed to a mental health check with a psychologist prior to obtaining a firearms ID card (firearms purchaser license). The present system of a questionnaire is obviously woefully inadequate. The number of deaths due to guns when juxtaposed with the number of legal owners in America who are responsible, is small. More to the point, the vast amount of gun crimes are committed by prohibited persons (felons, mental defectives, etc). Our focus should be on making firearms more difficult for those prohibited persons to obtain, and figuring out how to go about that. It certainly does not start by punishing the millions of responsible owners who use firearms to protect their lives and property. Nor is there a solution in banning scary features on firearms which serve little functional purpose. So, I think we agree in tighter restrictions on the purchase of firearms, we should think about good ways to achieve that. I think the focus should be on the point of sale, I don't oppose mandatory background checks, mental health screens, and waiting periods, I think those are all perfectly reasonable requests. I would also really like to see penalties for prohibited persons found in possession of firearms, at present the system is such that a convicted felon could be caught with a firearm and be let go on probation, or only 1 year in jail.

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

Alcohol dependents are prohibited persons from owning firearms. It is in fact the first question you have to answer when filling out a permit.

Life / Studying in Poland and Life - the quality of education, general life and obstacles [6]

@Egean

I think considering your goals, that universities in Nordic countries would be a better option for you.

Life / Going to Poland in a hijab - Polish people and Islam [154]

I think the argument usually advanced here is that the 'zakat' that these shops pay funds terrorism and is donated to radical madrassas. I've never investigated that claim on my own, because I usually assume if that were true that the government would already have an eye on it.