History / Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? [102]

@jon357
Every person should be treated equally, doesn't mean we are equal even one bit. What your writing about is the formal theory of it. In reality every person that votes has a more valueable vote then those who don't simply becaouse their interests will be prioritized to voe by the political parties. Then you have the organized votes (members of political parties.)

Why do you think political factions make deals between each other? Cause they have an organised voter base.

How often does PO go to Mr. Kowalczyk and ask what he needs?

Basically never, only by speech or media.

History / Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? [102]

@jon357
Try and say that again after a celebrity officially says who he/she voted for during an election...

I can guarantee you, that a lot of people would suddenly start voting and on same party as the celebrity. Then tell us his/her vote counts no less or more :)

Life / Asking cost of living in Poland [24]

@Udaya
Per adult or summed?

History / The reasons of Polish pride? [112]

@Novichok
Germany doesn't arm itself to the teeth as much as possible, wandering from door to door with his arsenal at the slightest sound of trouble shooting up doors without knocking first and raping at every possible opportunity.

Germany spends money on buying necessary tools and food for his family and closest friends without necesarily sharing everything with everyone even tho he propagates that the entire neighbourhood is like a family to him and doesn't anymore fights. Peeps got something against Germany, his past and current behaviour but, he is working on it in a non-violent way.

Still being kind of authoritarian but, through different means. Which are far more acceptable or tolerable.

Your writing as if Russia is some kind of superstar cause Russians think of themselves like that, and try to play it out. Even one can see it's pure bullshit

News / The ruling party in Poland tries to take American owned TV news station off the air [528]


Definitively not, followers of evil, those who idolize things above God, good and cave in to temptations, selling their soul for the purpose of feeling better then others and willing to ruin themselves in the pursuit of ruining others instead of building them up.

Money is a technology, that made it easier to transport heavy metals such as gold in the past by simply having aknowledged paper pieces or cheaper (less valued/wanted metals) to symbolise/represent gold as currency cause of their lighter weight and to combat trickery and risk of losing amounts of gold. (Easier to protect huge piles of gold you don't need to move then transport it all the time)

It's when trust in your neighbour and fellowman gets distorted and goals of plundering each other instead of co-operation in building a common future which can be agreed upon between another ruins society as a whole.

In the modern age, there is a huge competition about ones place in society. Pursuing status, wealth, fame, popularity to increase ones chances within the male/female dynamics and increasing ones acess to highest possible quality of nourishment or wants.

Which is a stark contrast to the world of pre-american revolution where ones position in society was already decided upon birth, relatively secure and unaccessable for people outside of said group.

The more ambitious merchantile middle class within american and french societies, who based their lifestyle, income on trade, communication and urban life came to dominate the political landscape and way of thinking as industrial production became more and more tied with military conflicts and more people with acess to weaponry became a larger force to be reckoned with.

Due to the new levels of organisations within societies the political elites were unable to procure the sole guarantee of stability and peace within the country. Relationship with the population became more important and the factions within a country who could provide the best possible benefits to the largest possible extent became a much larger force to be reckoned with then factions who focused on advising the head of state.

Which is why among other reasons a more democratical approach is needed nowadays with easily replaced roles within the top positions.

It's not only a tool to combat corruption, but also builds upon the idea of anyone being allowed theoretically to become a head of state without having to be tied a certain genepool or family dynasty but, with enough support thanks to wealth and good communication.

The system that is set up nowadays makes it easier for certain factions who specialize in said abilities to have a larger acess to material wealth and the picking of potential mates.

It has also made it more volatile and chaotic, leading to larger extents of conflicts (ww1, ww2) cause of any form of blame game having larger consequences. (Race, agenda, despised factions, tyrants, take your pick/cause/explenation)

Simply saying money is evil, is a simplification of the said reality. It's like saying that rape is caused by the attractivenes of women, so women are the reason for rapes happening.

The people performing evil to obtain money illegally should be held accountable, just as rapists for raping.

News / The ruling party in Poland tries to take American owned TV news station off the air [528]

@jon357
This is like telling a merchant that money isn't everything. Impossible in other words

News / The ruling party in Poland tries to take American owned TV news station off the air [528]

@PolAmKrakow
And U.S.A isn't the navel of the world anymore which it was post-1991. That time has passed, U.S investments have proven to be politically troublesome to say the least. Militarily it's comforting until leadership decision with prioritizing Germany over Poland when in conflict with Russia is the biggest possible red flag the U.S political landscape could ever do in Polish-U.S relations. Thankfully for Poland it was done in ignorance and not in spirit of damning Poland to such levels like Prussian realpolitik of pre-partition times. So Poland should be fine, but major shifts in geopolitical strategy needs to be done and only the republican landscape can salvage it. South Korea will be an option, China, France (to a certain degree), Norway and Finland.

While U.S is a strong ally and good to have, the recent crisis has put doubts upon it. Political plans and relations cannot be built on doubts. It would be careless, U.S business firms and their need for investments will easily be disregarded if Poland's sovereignty is at stake.

I don't think U.S would give two hoots about a Polish company investing in the U.S if China was massing up hundreds of thousands soldiers at her mexican border

News / The ruling party in Poland tries to take American owned TV news station off the air [528]


You thinking Biden isn't an old senior who should been in a nursing home...?

Anyone can wrestle him, why you think Putin is having his fun now? International comedy!

U.S istitutions, beurocracy, advisors, military branches however is a different story. As long as their reputation isn't at stake then Russia, Poland, Germany, China and Turkey can do as they please. His rhetoric only and the rhetoric of his ambassador to Poland's speech only shows he has lackeys repeating Democrats propaganda and can't be taken seriously, he and his closest advisors have no clue about eastern European affairs at all.

Basically the institutions can gain tremendesly high amounts of influence from being passive so that Biden and his closest to him will make every mistake possible, which will only lead to an increase of influence for the military-industrial complex, beurocratic connections and those involved in backing Biden's biggest democratic party competitors.

From Poland's perspective it's great cause Poland as a whole needs good relationship with the U.S administration regardless of party leadership.

Question is at what cost, Ukraine will most likely pay the price. How tho?

News / Poles say a big YES to our European Union [957]

@Bratwurst Boy
Luxembourg is a good example cause E.U is not such a strong superstate yet! Which we both know! And I can retort with it's nice existance before 1914, and 1918-1940 and after 1945.

Somehow I cannot remember it stopped existing, few years of occupation doesn't seem to throw it's legitimacy into such dissarey as you think it has!

Next!

I don't know if you have noticed, but there is a gigantic urbanization going on. With the pandemic, it should have been a bit reduced tho.

The day a country stops developing, is the day it starts decaying. Growth gotta be!

News / Poles say a big YES to our European Union [957]

@Bratwurst Boy
Same argument with uno reverse card
How can tiny lil Luxembourg not been eaten yet by big meanie eanie Germany and France?

Try again

Besides, even tho U.S.A is a gigantic state. It's sucess was largely based upon it's largely untouched private sector and public effort to populate and develope it's most barren yet ressourceful regions. Also by not being bombed, conquered and left alone mostly during two world wars let it prosper undisturbingly, it wasn't until the vanity hit america and cockness x100 factor where public spending increased (we can afford it attitude) and less minding of quality (which was a trademark for the U.S products pre1990.) and globalization, transferring production over to China to save money on workers income (which is a tremendous error).

With ever increasing concern over acess to the federal budget (social benefits, pensions etc) the immigration begun to be an issue for those who didn't want competition over said privelieges. So the tide of immigration which helped U.S.A to grow demographically, by increasing amount of tax payers and consumers (more consumers, larger market) became a problem for most americans instead of the understood reason for it's sucess.

European states have tried to immitate it mostly with immigration while having large social benefits, and without thinking about developing rural areas.

When was it last time a european state wanted to begin a city? And how many the last 60 years? It should give you a clue. While China is developing silently everywhere it can, and people are worries about Taiwan... Taiwan is only a prestigious issue for sure for China. And is a nice deflection from everything else

News / Poles say a big YES to our European Union [957]

@BB
#838

That's the gist of it, until partitions it was mostly and easily seen as a nobleman's cause, ignored by most of society since the nobility had the most to say in it. During partitions all Poles felt how it is without ones own country, being ruled by non-Poles.

The more the agenda of a centralized Europe is being pushed artificially, the more backing it loses. Besides a stronger federalization would only serve to maintain an large profesional conventional army, such armies can easily be destroyed by nuclear arnemants. In modern times, drones, intelligence services, special forces and hackers can create far larger consequences and influence faster and cheaper.

What would an army of 500,000 troops help from all of europe if 30 special forces breached a nuclear power plant in France, hacked it. Downloaded all info, then set for it to blow up?

Just imagine it, it's not Napoleonic times any more nor ww1. Frontlines nowadays won't stop an advancing army, only to be a target to be attacked first.

Skirmishes, intelligence, propaganda, public opinion and swift reacting special forces able to reach quickly most of the globe + drones do not require a strong super state, but co-operative research teams and enough funding. For a state budget to increase long term, one needs to increase growth, not reduce it. A large state would rather hinder growth to achievements you so admire cause... China uff iz so big on map.

My question is: and?

History / Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? [102]

@Cojestdocholery
Either way, any chances of Moscow being part of Poland conquered or in union is irrelevant. As it didn't lead to any fruitation. Later on Catherine Tsarina contributed to being only one major slavic state instead of two. From Russian perspective most likely great! Cause Russians got monopoly basically fighting for slavic interests, but also reducing chances of any long term alliances that wouldn't threaten Russians to such a degree like conflicts with Sweden/Germany/Ottomon Empire which was at it's worst during ww2 when slavic continued existance was questioned.

For Russia to develope, she needs security, peace and less pressure from the west. Problem is that Russia seems any initiative from Poland as western initiative and not Polish initiative. Most of the west doesn't give a damn about Russia really, unless used for internal affairs (blame Russia etc bla bla)

For Poland and Russia to increase stability among slavic states, a good agreement needs to be made about Ukraine (with the aim for her to grow to increase each others prospects and capabilities)

And having a stronger slavic state in the south in the balkans, problem is that due to the Yugoslav civil war which lead to a break up. The option of a unified slavic state in the south is out of the question that would be large enough to co-operate with.

But instead, petty squabbles over Crimea and who gets to have most influence in Belarus seems more important now. It would require a great statesman to be able to make it happen, and currently I can't seem to think of any being able to push something like that through at the moment

History / Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? [102]

@Cojestdocholery
I think of him being too fanatical about demanding all of Russia to convert to catholiscism when it clearly wasn't an option for Russians to do so. I am not a fan of forcing anyone to have faith.

It's a matter of choice, not that of political bickering

History / Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? [102]


Sure, very kin to Putin today with the respect I reckon. Problem is that Piłsudskis fanboys were more interested in proving themselves legitimate by guessing what Piłsudski would had done in their stead. Hopefully nothing similar or at least not too dramatical will happen when Putin will have to be replaced.

In Poland's case neighbours and far reaching states using the Opportunity to the fullest.

If the Russian Federation would dive into a similar crisis with a leadership switch, I got No clue how it would be resolved.

Navalny could easily be seen as backed by the west, at the same time. He wouldn't be able to control anything within Russia, which would allow any internal conflicts to be handled without western interferance if it didn't risk navalnys position. Making the west focusing/contacting navalny which would halt western influence.

Unless there would be a strong enough backing by one of the most prominent Russians or wealthiest that would want to sweep away an electoral victory as soon as possible after Putin to underline his backing/influence.

Poland doesn't have any Russian in Russia who could be backed mainly by Poland, the factions in Russia who would be most Poland friendly would be those who coincide with Polish foreign policies (idealists, intellectuals, catholics, businessmen, maaybe the military if they understand Poland... But most likely not if they see Poland as NATO puppet without having a slavic perspective)

So Poland is forced to be quite neutral within Russian politics,as there are No suitable candidates to "bet" on. Only dealing with those in power, as best as possible.

History / Royal Family still in Poland? [79]


Was the legitimacy of a ruler, bound by grace of God to adhere to the conduct set by the rest of the church. Having the responsibility and burden of decision making.

It's a anti-ego legitimacy compared to despotism which is egoism at it's peak. The problem began to form when rulers used it as an excuse rather then reason for their rule (tyrants abusing religious doctrine)

Thankfully it developed more and in the direction of having Jesus Christ as King in Poland, which is a reason for why Poland is administrated as a republic.

So I cannot imagine Piast returning for instance

History / Royal Family still in Poland? [79]

@jon357
#65
Which is called Despotism (there are rulers who either directly say out loud that they consider themselves divine or also/only demand to be treated as such or behaves as if they are without saying it)

Most known examples were the Pharaophs of old, Persian rulers to some extent and in modern times leaders of NK for instance. Lukashenka tries to become something similar but, truly he is too much of a joke to be considered as such. Even by his own population, one of the fights Christianity has is to fight despotic governments and despotic tendencies for obvious reasons.

History / Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? [102]

@Vlad1234
That's impossible, Poland was split among three Imperial megalomanical states at the time when such reforms were starting to get introduced. You should know that very well, we are not discussing the quality of life of Russia's or Poland's poorest parts of society and their rights to the governments budgets.

We are talking about the efficiency, amounts of waste, corruption and time spent before decisions are made and how co-operative and good the local level of governance is. By having autocratic forms of governments, it's easier for the government to govern how it seems fit. But it's views doesn't necessarily correlate with the reality on the local level. And blocking local government from performing help, improvement or necessary action contributes to urbanization.

Do I have to tell you about the situation of many many people having to work in Moscow, Petersburg etc? Instead of building up their own communities? What does it help if countries become more autocratic and wealth is concentrated at capitols mainly? Like Washington D.C, there are hordes of americans that are unhappy with such an arrangement, Poles about Warsaw and I bet Russians about Moscow.

Your most likely thinking this is just another jab at Russia... I am just thinking what's best for Russia while also being good for Poland. But, your most likely thinking that anything that's good for Poland internally in Russia is bad huh? It seems like that to me atleast

History / Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? [102]

@Vlad1234
Poland was still a republic during interwar period, the opposition knew however that any military clash for governmental power was impossible for them. Which lead to them losing support.

The national-democrats were ones with very large support in Polish society, but it's influence lost ground year by year after 1926 coup. The coup targeted mainly military control, civilian sector was largely ignored by Marshal Piłsudski and given to closest supporters to guarantee armies needs.

It was a very autocratic form of republic, still a republic non the less.

Vlad, your free to retaliate all you want and critisize Poland's republican traditions. Especially how it began and why.

It still doesn't change the fact of Russias society being used to far more autocratic tendencies and methods.

History / Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? [102]

@Cojestdocholery
It was the Vasa who went into exile from Sweden by being too fanatical about catholiscism. He remained in power in Poland while having problems with the Polish nobility. Or am I mixing the Vasa rulers?

History / Chances of Moscow becoming part of Poland again? [102]

@Vlad1234
Which is a good example of idolizing the position of a king (tsar?) and being inspired by Ceasarian tendencies. Russians were not prepared for any overcomplicated form of governing other then monarchal ones. It changed in 1917, but due to certain factions being more powerhungry and ideologically driven the democratical/republican reforms that could had come to fruitation were halted until modern times of the post-soviet Russian federation.

It was reverted to monarchical tendencies under Stalin for a time cause of the chaos, fears and effects of the civil war. Very similar with 1991 and after effects, but thankfully to a much smaller degree and avoidance of a civil war. However the strengthening of the position of president is repetition of the same as in Russians past.

If the main parties in Russia will thouroughly work for better communication within it's Federation on local levels of government and encourage political participation instead of trying to discourage out of fear of losing power. It would go into Russian history that could reform Russia to a higher level then Peter did, it would most likely cost them a lot of power and influence for the next ten years. But generations of Russians would surely remember their sacrefice

Just as the elites of Poland neutralized pillaging, raids and agression from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Polish elites today (I know Ironside I know) should neutralize the option of agression of the Russian Federation by making a Union with Russia directly, or indirectly by working for Russia to join the EU.

If most of Polish society would be able to see a way to bury the hatchet despite all the harm done throught centuries of conflict. It would enable the political forces to make such a move, especially as Russia is far more capable to handle such a transformation now then ever before thanks to the internet and the greater difficoulty of hiding information that is being shared

Off-Topic / Let us have Slavic Christian Church [30]


How did I misinterpret it?

Off-Topic / Let us have Slavic Christian Church [30]


I haven't stepped a foot in any of the two american continents. Where did you get that picture from?

Off-Topic / Let us have Slavic Christian Church [30]

@johnny reb
I was subtly hinting at your behaviour towards Crow, especially saying you would never love him. As from what I know, you live in U.S.A, which your reaction seems to confirm it.

And no, I have not been to america. Yet rumours has it there is a great voluntery culture over there. I have yet to consider it Christian if it's main purpose is to post about it on instagram however.

Off-Topic / Let us have Slavic Christian Church [30]

@johnny reb
Seems love is very misunderstood in america

@Crow
Christs love is for all humanity, not slavs only. Which makes a slavic church pure nonsense. I wish you well crow, but your hatred towards the church which God has gifted us only reminds me of your stuborness and hostility. I wish you well, if my communication with you however only worsen I decided to cut it. As I don't want to pain myself with having anything to do with your damnation. Jesus Christ is the saviour, not me nor J_R

Love / Dating married Polish man - please help! [6]


My advice to you, spend less time on Facebook. Evidently he doesn't care about Facebook. It's an internet site...

Some women can be extremely territorial and crazy (his ex-sounds like that)

My advice would be for him to work it out with his wife, although from what you write it seems impossible unfortunately. I am strongly against breaking up marriages, especially catholic ones.

Law / Getting Dual Citizenship without father...? [4]

As BCz wrote, you won't get it automatically by ancestry alone. You have No "right" to a citizenship per say, but you have legitimate reasons to try to get a Polish citizenship based on your heritage.

Having aquired a work permit/invitation for a job in Poland would work stronger in your favor. Informing about your background (identity and connection with Poland and the depth of it).

If you will be easily swayed by a refusal, you will only show lack of interest and investment in to it. You can't treat it only as a fancy collection card in your wallet.

If your serrious about it, show how much to the government employees at your closest Polish consulate/embassy.

News / What should Poland do with the problem of Belarus? [1694]

First thing I thought was Chamberlain...

Life / Polandball - Internet subculture [19]

@pawian
It originates from a comic about a guy making fun of a Pole that cleaned toilets in Germany.

Said German ignoring the fact why said Pole had to clean toilets there and not work in Poland, and also dismissing Polands past achievements. Trying to mock somebody having a lousy situation basically.

Then spiralled and started to include other countries as balls, it's a cultural satire belonging to the internet community basically. Many Poles tend to dislike the upside down of the flag with Polandball, but it's a symbol of satirical freedom expressed through the comic.

The humour of doing it and it's origin was meant to **** off Poles, out of ignorance of the white and read symbolism. Another subtle attempt at dowgrading and eliminating Polish group belonging which has it's origins from pre-Poland times in assimilating Western Slavs to German speaking community.

@Paulina
Used paint programme

Life / Polandball - Internet subculture [19]

@Bratwurst Boy
Yes... Which is Imperial Germany lol

Life / Polandball - Internet subculture [19]

Yeah, 150 kb limit. Had to reduce filsize to post, hopefully your able to zoom to read it? :S

The text basically is that polandball has a chill morning in the woods, meets migrants going through the woods telling him they only want to go to Germany cause it's better. Then flashbacks are repeated about traumatic Events coinciding with Germany/Prussis «being better and Word better» triggering anger from being reminded about it. And tells vietball «they want jungle, we give them jungle» basically: «They don't give a ****, I won't give a ****»

Then building of wall commences with helmet on and words of EU ball falling on deaf ears