News / Famous Polish writer prosecuted for free speech [71]


Obviously this is a foreign concept to you but anti-social behavior isn't free speech.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


I know everything that needs to be known about Ireland.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


So why didn't you stay and preserve one yourself?

Oh, that's right, you have other personal priorities while still expecting Ireland to remain a Skansen in order to keep your fond memories alive.

None of them are going to place a lit candle in a window hoping you return someday for a brief visit.

You moved on and so has all of Ireland. Deal with it.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


Exactly. It would have happened even without a pandemic.

So the buildings can be converted. It's already been happening and making Ireland a top destination for sophisticated cosmopolitan palates.




Correction, you mean your ability to Anglicize people.

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


LOL!

The problem in Ireland was solved a long time ago: Brits out! Migrants in!

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


Or in other words:

Life / St Patrick's day in Poland [272]


Not at all. They are just buildings that will be repurposed to reflect and serve the needs of modern, diverse, and progressive Ireland.

Off-Topic / What does the British guy mean guys? [31]


But not British culture. That's irredeemable.

"...the prince reignited his war with the press, claiming that racism 'was a large part' of his and Meghan's decision to leave Britain.

He said he was told by an unidentified person at a charity event: 'You need to understand that the UK is very bigoted...'"

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9338137/Britain-stands-Queen-Tory-MPs-lead-backlash-against-Prince-Harry-Meghan.html


That would make you a disgrace to Poland but you are still not Polish anyway. Indeed, true Poles don't hypocritically sneer at Polish football fans from afar.

That's what the British do and they excel at it.

Off-Topic / What does the British guy mean guys? [31]


Oh look, as usual a low-brow Brit goes racing to defend the honor of a two-bit British actor who wouldn't give you the time of day.


noun: sensationalism

1. (especially in journalism) the use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement.


How do you know?

How do they compare to your notorious British football hooligans?

"A survey commissioned by the FA [found that the] average England football hooligan is aged 25 to 44, has an above average income, is likely to be single and prefers to travel to away games."

theguardian.com/uk/2001/apr/05/football.footballviolence

But seriously, do you really think football clubs, the media, and advertisers care about "young Poles"?

Nope. In fact, there is a good reason why this anti-Polish attack piece was commissioned and it has everything to do with these businesses' (yes, that's what all of them are) bottom line and wanting to enter the Polish market.

And it is the same reason the British clubs were pressured to change the demographics of their teams and fanbases too.

From the same Guardian article above: "...with the aim of attracting more women, families and ethnic minority supporters."

In other words they need more consumers to fill seats, buy tat, and eat junk.

A small but committed homogenous fanbase won't fill their coffers to the brim.


Yawn.

You are British and every Pole knows that Britain has besmirched and betrayed Poland at every chance it could get.

Clearly, you are still holding a grudge ever since Kościuszko and Pułaski gallantly sent you lot beating a retreat back across the Atlantic with your tails planted firmly between your legs.

Off-Topic / What does the British guy mean guys? [31]


What you are witnessing is the classic display of two British middle class busy bodies regarding others not like them with self-righteous contempt.

And they are getting paid to do to it too so all the better them.

For these two deracinated individuals all that matters in life is their bank balance and their property portfolio (always located in the "right" neighborhoods and villages of course).


He's pretty old actually. Born in 1964. His only real claim to fame is playing a thuggish character in a British soap opera.

I got a laugh at 1:20 seconds into this anti-Polish propaganda piece where he ominously states "I'm not here to sample the culture, I'm off to meet some of Europe's most violent football hooligans."

Well, he is no stranger to violence himself. Back in 2005, one of his now ex-wives assaulted him and busted his lip during a domestic violence incident. Although she was arrested she was released without any charges. Clearly, he's a feminist simp too. Just like all of Britain.

Indeed, the big, bad ass, bald guy is in fact a punching bag for women and then he copes by taking his frustrations out on Poles who are simply enjoying camaraderie and rivalry at a football match.

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [249]


You don't need a phone number to set up a twitter account. You can set one up with an email address.

Everyone knows that twitter is a platform to give a voice to far-left extremists and not those with a center or right of center point of view.

So why are you on twitter anyway?

It's mainly used by white American women in their 40s with mostly a high school education who vote Democrat.

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [249]

Nah. Twitter doesn't ban people for being anti-nationalist like you are pretending to be. It's the complete opposite.

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [249]


You tell us.

Many times you admitted you invoked the name Ultras while in a California prison 6,000 miles away from Poland and among inmates and prison guards who had no idea who you were referring to.

You also said that once deported to Poland you frequented locations where they are known to live and socialize in an attempt to join them. But that didn't work out.

So now you are critic of them because they didn't want to associate with you just like you are a critic of Poland because you can't find a job (although in the latter case you aren't even looking).

Life / I saw Polish nationalism today [249]


To keep you from finding a job by distracting you with her nonsense tweets.


She is trying to tap into evolutionary male instinct to exert time and resources in order to provide protection and provisions to females.

And she is succeeding by keeping you distracted from finding a job by keeping your focus on her and her stupid dog.


Many of us have tried. It's clear though that at the end of the day it requires you to help yourself.

Love / About Marriage agencies In Poland [20]

@Emran

Polygamy isn't allowed in Poland. Try Sweden instead.

USA, Canada / Just got out of jail in California and met a young man of Polish ancestry whilst in prison [27]


The title of this thread is about a Pole's own experience in the Democratic Party controlled progressive state of California and its priority given to its own prison-industrial complex.

Career Democratic Party operatives like Kamala Harris always ensure that the school-to-prison pipeline is in constant flow.

Love / Incels in Poland [299]


Well, women do indeed get bothered by a lot of different things but they are just much more passive-aggressive in how they try to deal with it.

USA, Canada / Just got out of jail in California and met a young man of Polish ancestry whilst in prison [27]


A progressive system which values incarceration over education.


You mean elected Democratic Party prosecutors like Kamala Harris pandering to the most fearful libtards.

I suppose you can call it bigotry with a conscience.

USA, Canada / Just got out of jail in California and met a young man of Polish ancestry whilst in prison [27]


Nah.

California is a Democratic Party bastion of progressivism.

As California goes, so goes America, and then the World!

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


He did a few posts earlier and in one passable sentence:


This is his admission that because he knows that he trashed his own life he now wants all of Poland to be torn down to his level.

This way he doesn't have to feel so bad about himself.

Misery loves company.

Off-Topic / Anyone into soviet synth wave music here? [21]


That version of Agnus Dei is a very good traditional work. Especially since from what I read about it the Latin words were added in the late swinging 1960s and by an American composer named Samuel Barber. According to his biography he was in a homosexual relationship which lasted 40 years.

I like this one better:

Kyrie Eleison In G Minor, Kcc 089 · Kyiv Chamber Choir

youtu.be/RA0HzYDpEsQ

Ancient. Ethereal. Slavic. What's not to like?

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


Communism is to blame.

Despite being held back, Poland and the Czech Republic actually recovered a lot faster than their neighboring countries because they underwent "shock therapy" to quickly restructure their economies away from communism and towards capitalism.

This meant privatization (and often job loses in the interim) and removal of many social safety nets.

Neighboring countries like Bulgaria and Ukraine took the slow, less painful route and didn't privatize as much or as fast and held on to many state funded benefit programs. Their economies haven't advanced much since because of it.

As far as Portugal goes sure it didn't go through communism like Poland did.

So compare Portugal to other EU countries like Germany or even smaller economies like the Netherlands, Belgium, and Finland.

They were never under communism but managed to keep their economies sound and their standards of living high.

Why is Portugal along with Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain different than the other countries in the EU?

Because they didn't believe in fiscal discipline. They over-borrowed and they were weak on collecting taxes. They blew it.

It can take longer to rebuild an economy than it does to crash it. Decades longer. Even a generation.

This is why Poland is still a net beneficiary of EU funds rather than a net contributor to it.

Even as a beneficiary Poland has been very responsible in managing its finances. There is no evidence that Poland would have been an irresponsible spendthrift country if it never had communism imposed on it.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


You said that Portugal was comparable to Poland in terms of its economy and wages.

Poland's economy and standard of living was held back due to decades under communism and its dysfunctional central planning.

Portugal has been in the EU far longer than Poland. So given that long lead time alone, along with equal programs where it received EU funding, Portugal should have a much higher standard of living including higher wages. Instead, Portugal blew it.


Portugal is still a very Catholic country too.

The Church is as critical of certain policies in Portugal as it is in any other majority Catholic country.

The Church is also very liberal under the current Pope. So I don't see what all the fuss is really about.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


That is or at least probably was the original intent. Investment in Poland would raise the standard of living and create a growing middle class which in turn would spend money on goods and services from elsewhere in the EU.

But no one really expected millions of younger Poles to leave Poland for other parts of the EU so quickly after joining. So that threw a wrench into things.


Portugal over-borrowed and couldn't pay it back. They weren't alone.

Read about it here:

investopedia.com/terms/p/piigs.asp

Off-Topic / Anyone into soviet synth wave music here? [21]


Okay, but here is what is:

ＰＯＬＩＳＨ　ＳＹＮＴＨＷＡＶＥ　／　ＲＥＴＲＯＷＡＶＥ　ＭＩＸ

youtu.be/vPRPEKdW0g4

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


If history had been different our family trees would not be what they are. We literally wouldn't exist today. What happened in the past is a very unique combination of events which allowed us to be here today and be who we are.


Read up on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

The Soviet Union originally sided with Hitler to partition Poland with each taking their share of it.

Nazi Germany renegade on the deal and invaded the Soviet Union under Operation Barbarossa because Hitler wanted more territory for his Lebensraum policy.

The Soviet Union never saved Poland and never would either.

Poland was only used as a battle ground by the Soviets during WWII and then used as a buffer zone between them and NATO.


Poland's economy and standard of living were wrecked by the Soviet Union. The EU has been paying billions under its cohesion and agricultural policies to Poland (the largest beneficiary in the EU) since it joined.

History / History of Polish-Russian relations [186]


Because our Polish ancestors for over a thousand years wanted it to be that way.

We wouldn't be us or even here today if it were otherwise.


Poland hasn't always won the battles but ultimate it has prevailed in the wars.


We shouldn't. We can argue but not fight.


Has Varjú (the Magyar formerly known as Crow) hacked your account?

Eastern Europe is a tapestry of diversity. It wouldn't be Eastern Europe otherwise.

There many different Slavic groups (West and East) along with Romance and Finno-Baltic neighbors.

All those different languages, cultures, faiths, traditions, etc. would be lost in time like tears in rain if the Russians took over.

Just look at Ukraine. A nation torn in two. Half of the country sides with Russia and the other half has moved to Poland.


A nice legend.

But rarely do brothers live together for life.

Each moves away from home and starts his own family. Well at least that used to be the case before the evil cult of feminism emerged and began killing off societies.

Off-Topic / Anyone into soviet synth wave music here? [21]


It's good and has been around since the 1960s.


Synthesizers were developed in the capitalist United States before going global.

I've read that the now deceased musician Prince (he died a few years ago from an accidental fentanyl overdose) was actually a fan of the work of the still active British musician Gary Numan who came to fame in the 1970s using synthesizers.


Nah. Too much bad blood.

The closest to anything like that was Congress Poland. That wasn't an alliance but it was a period lasting well over a century when a large swathe of Poland was effectively absorbed into Russia.

But Poles always prefer independence.

Have you heard about the 1863 January Uprising?

It is as inspiring as the 1944 Warsaw Uprising and the Solidarity movement of the 1980s.

Love / Incels in Poland [299]

Feminist courts are throwing them out.

They aren't worth the paper they were written on.

It doesn't matter what was contractually agreed to by both the husband and the wife.

All that matters today is how does the woman currently "feel" about things.

Love / Incels in Poland [299]


I totally agree.

Unfortunately feminists will never accept responsibility for their man-hating female-deification and the toxic and corrosive effects it has had on men, society, and yes even women too going on for well over a century now.