I ventured outside today for the first time in two weeks (I’ve been quarantined). I have been to the Polish shop, pharmacy, the supermarket and to drop some groceries to my friend, who’s under quarantine. I saw all those memes about the city being abandoned, I expected to have an “I am Legend” style experience. […]
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U MAD, PEOPLE?
As some of you might know, I work part time as a lorry driver. There is no wash basin in the cab, so if you want to be sure that you can always clean your hand, you need to carry a hand sanitizer with you. I have it always on me, but about a week […]
Some people actually do have plan for leaving the EU
As I am trying whenever possible to make my own mind on the various political topics, I try avoid enclosing myself in my social bubble and aim to follow closely the whole political spectrum in Poland. And so when I was browsing what the extreme right has to offer for the oncoming EU elections, I […]
The day when hate won
Despite best efforts of the medical team, who operated for over 5 hours and transfused over 20 litres of Blood, Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz died from his wounds after being attacked by a mad man with a knife on the stage during the finale of Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. Next day thousands of Poles […]
The Gospel according to Polish right
Krzysztof Bosak, one of the leaders of Polish radical right, goes to the church every Sunday, as the true Pole and Catholic should do. But he is not just a passive listener of the summons – he takes it on himself as well to spread the Gospel, for example on Twitter. But when one filters […]
Brexit, the drama.
Dramatis personae: United Kingdom (Britain) European Union (EU) Britain: EU, you need to amend your basic principles, so we can have more perks and less commitments, or we might be leaving. EU: You got enough concessions already, stop it. Britain: Would you really risk us leaving? EU: Yeah, as if you really wanted to. Britain: […]
“Our fantastic future out of EU”
Two years passed since the referendum in which Britons have decided that they no longer want to be in the European Union. To celebrate this, Daily Express published an interview with David Davis, the Brexit minister. It has been entitled “Our fantastic future out of EU”. I hoped that from reading it I will finally […]
Smash those Ciapaks, with a holy picture if need be.
“Boję się ciapaków” – told me my old university friend. Intelligent, educated, with a diploma in difficult field from a leading Polish university. “Ciapak” is a Polish racial slur for Muslims and Arabs, but also for Indian people and other people with a darker skin. The closest English equivalent would be “Paki”. “I fear Ciapaks” – […]
Impressions from Independence March
Brexit showed even more how much different Scotland is from the rest of Britain. I believed that independence is the best course for Scotland even before, but now I think it is the only way for Scots to save themselves from jumping the cliff with the rest of UK. But I explained it all in […]
Is London Council really banning commemoration of Polish Battle of Britain pilots?
On the polish right wing portal wprawo.pl an article was published. It was entitled “Allies? London council prevented laying flowers at the Polish War Monument”. This text tells a dramatic history of Polish War Veterans who were forced to leave their flowers at the padlocked gate after “annual Polish celebrations” were banned due to complaints from local residents […]