At the moment they are our largest trade partner
So what? Their economy has been in ruin since the Russian war. Going down the recession path and their set 'green' policies do not help. What is going to happen if you let them? They will drag Poland's economy down with them just to maintain the current level of living for Germans in Germany. I don't see, how that would benefit Poland and Poles.
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European funds
You keep talking about those funds. We don't need those funds as they are attached to such conditions that are not beneficial for Poland's economy (100% not a romantic argument, I don't see anything in my pots that you imply is there, it is rather you are 60% delusional eh?).
What would benefit us more would be equal and open access to the European market and as you can see as soon as the Polish companies took advantage of it and grew to outcompete in a free market condition their French and German counterparts the respective governments of those countries pulled their string in the EU Brussels TO IMPOSE not market limitations and rules to undercut our Polish companies. Why would they do it? Are they romantic?
Torq instead of being a delusional pen pusher you should just pay more attention to the real world.
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If that is the reality of the EU and as Jon notices it is us not them, we should make our stand and not let them walk all over us like they would do if you let them one example of that I have presented you on a silver platter. (a civil war is often more vicious than any other conflict).
There is a pattern and rhythm and a way of negation and dealing, and if you start with hey - we must give up in the end because of this or that! Who is going to take you seriously and what negotiation power do you have? None, you can use a lot of oxygen talking some slogans about friendship and cooperation and compromise but that all means nothing, and in the real world means you were a weak, stupid whiny b'tyh that can be taken for everything she got!
Got it? I mean you are not stupid, why are you so obtuse?
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In real life, however, there are many shades of grey between these two extremes.
Look in real life there are indeed different shades and complexities but in case you encounter sh'tt it doesn't matter what kind of grey it is, you will know by its texture and smell and its chemical content what it is.
So, slogans about middle ground, compromise need and reality, and this or that don't mean anything unless you see them properly in the context, and that seems to me you have a bigger problem with the backward context of issues that we talk about.
Some with Tusk? Who in his right mind would be content with Tusk, he is outright dangerous to the Polish interests, whereas JK is annoying and harmful in many ways to the Polish interests but to a lesser degree than Tusk, that one is obvious.
Unfortunately, there is no major power in Poland that could be trusted completely...