Eastern Europe: Turns out PiS is not stored in the ballots

The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > Eastern Europe: Turns out PiS is not stored in the ballots

«‹›4 »

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Mokotow posted:

Whenever I read or hear about stuff in Argentina, I get strong EE vibes. But then there�s so much more there that makes it anything but 🤷‍♂️

Definitely, it's also full of Nazis, just like EE!

# ¿ Feb 15, 2022 01:15

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ¿ May 21, 2024 09:42

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Maybe it's the opposite of fake veggie burgers, and all of that is made from pink chicken slime?

# ¿ Feb 16, 2022 16:56

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Anecdotally, seems about right. I've seen ani-lgbt protests in Poland, had a young barber complain about gay and trans people in Czechia, and there were some attacks on pride parade in Ukraine. OTOH my trans cousin had a lot of support, but that's among her computer toucher friends in Kiev. Can't imagine this going well with randos in some poo poo hole village.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2022 22:00

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Torrannor posted:

Lol, also wtf for LIechtenstein, San Marino and Monaco. What's wrong with these places?? I know it's not EE, but Monaco is basically just one city, how is the LGBTQ situation so bad there? Aristocrats... evil??

I'm very positively surprised by Montenegro, what's the story there?

Here's the source: https://rainbow-europe.org/#8650/0/0

Seems like Montenegro has lots of anti-discrimination and hate crime laws (but no marriage). Monaco has almost nothing lol. How that works in practice, I've no ideal, but it's possible it's actually better in Monaco.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2022 22:27

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

well thanks to you I now know about it too!

cinci zoo sniper posted:

I support shutting down Russian propaganda broadcasts here, and the edit was to express surprise at how quickly things are moving that way.

That said, I think this will be a non-measure in Latvia specifically, since our political apparatus will never subsidize media in Russian, and so there won't be any replacement content. People who relied on landline TV will just get Russian satellites, or watch their poo poo online, escaping the national media environment completely.

Which does frustrate me immensely, since the majority of my social circles here are Russian speakers, and I do agree that providing them with alternative information channels would've been a solid way to combat Kremlin's influence.

My grandfather watches 100% Russian state TV. He'll soon support liberating everything up to Portugal from the Nazis.

It's not like other content isn't available but that's the only source he can trust.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2022 23:59

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Happy Red Army day everyone! :toot:

# ¿ Feb 23, 2022 14:52

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

a podcast for cats posted:

Culture wars remark:

There's a sporadically emerging minor social media debate in Latvia every year whether or not 23.02 should be recognized and celebrated as a men's counterpart to the International Women's day, because allegedly, some people still acknowledge it and others find it offensive, in ways that approach stdh.txt. It's usually short lived and repetitive, but intense enough.

There are usual talking points about the propriety of some people treating Red Army day as a men's counterpart to 8th of March, whether or not Father's day is a good substitute, whether 8th of March should be abolished due to it's socialist origins, whether men even need or deserve their own day, whether or not compulsory military service turns boys into men, etc, etc, etc.

edit: weren't you the goon who had to fly to Ukraine this week? how did that go if at all?

Yep, that was me. I just didn't go, mostly to avoid beign stuck if return flights got canceled. Wizzair didn't cancel anything up to that point (unlike some other airlines) but you never know. Ground transport would be still available, I'm sure (unless nukes started flying) but it's just not worth the possible complications. I was hoping it would just blow over soon.

cinci zoo sniper posted:

It�s was indeed, the folklore reasoning being that army makes a man.

I�m posting this literally a minute after congratulating my grandfather with it.

Lol same

Epic High Five posted:

Isn't there already an International Men's Day on Nov 19th?

Apparently? I don't think I've ever noticed it IRL.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2022 16:26

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Yep. Holy shitballs.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2022 07:33

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Hungary is in NATO though so he has nothing to worry about. Of course he could still suck up to Putin as a big string daddy or whatever.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2022 07:57

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Belarus has been pretty shut-in so far and pretty pro-Russia so I doubt it'd get much opposition outside of the expats.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2022 15:18

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

szary posted:

I just got back from walking the dog, the 3 petrol stations in my area were completely empty, I suppose those who were going to panic buy already did. The prices did rise by 20 gr since this afternoon

gently caress, both of my cars are full but it might be a good idea to get an extra jerrycan or something. Totally not panic buying though!

# ¿ Feb 25, 2022 00:02

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Mokotow posted:

Lots of angry/drunk Ukrainians on the streets of downtown Warsaw tonight. The Russian embassy has been vandalized a tad on the outside, but I wonder how lo g before a molotov gets lobbed over the fence.

And that would be a shame!

I tried to PM you but you don't have it/it's disabled. Cinci zoo sniper suggested I check with you about helping refugees at the border. I might be able to get to the Slovakian one, but I've no idea what needs to be done there and if I would actually be helpful there. It's not exactly close to me so I can't just pop down to see what's up.

Do people arriving need supplies? Shelter? Help talking with the locals? I could drive down there with a car full of stuff but it'd take the whole day basically so it'd like to have some idea about what's happening before I commit. You can email me at mobby.6kl@gmail.com instead and we can then exchange whatsapp or whatever.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2022 11:06

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Haven't seen anything serious so far, just some reports of people being denied service by like a Ukrainian-ran tour agency etc. There's always some degree of xenophobia and this won't help, but I don't expect, like, pogroms.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2022 13:30

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

alex314 posted:

Corruption in Poland now is at most at the average EU level now, it was pretty much everyday affair before. I remember time when every hospital stay required an envelope with "gratitude gift" given beforehand. Same with handling anything in any way connected to state services: schools, city services and especially Police. Interesting thing that was left from that time is a practice of giving some sweets or small gifts to nurses and doctors after your stay.

This is very much the situation in Ukraine, at least before this.

Czech Republic was never that bad but the first time I visited it was common to pay :10bux:

to get out of a speeding fine, now it's pretty much unthinkable. Though some petty (and of course high level ) corruption is still around, I just bribed the tech inspection guy to pass my 20 year old poo poo box. But it's not, like, absolutely necessary to get by. The EU has predtty pretty serious demands on this front.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2022 16:57

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Discendo Vox posted:

Could someone provide more information about what the EU policy toolkit is that's used to reduce/eliminate low level corruption?

I don't know the specifics off the top of my head but maybe try to have a look here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/european-unions-fight-against-corruption/6D7B8C2C44D73D249D62FE841C9A1F4A

E: you can get it here: http://library.lol/main/E9579A6768D42FE4213047C04EB1E0D4

mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 10:59 on Mar 2, 2022

# ¿ Mar 2, 2022 08:47

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Hopefully you aunt is safe down there. Definitely get some sleep, it's not helping anyone. I stopped following the fast thread for this reason.

Does anyone know what's up with the Эхо Москвы YT channel? It says it's not available in the Czech republic.

https://www.youtube.com/c/%D0%AD%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B2%D1%8B

# ¿ Mar 2, 2022 12:36

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

I hope everyone is doing their part

# ¿ Mar 3, 2022 09:13

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Piekuuns posted:

Got in touch with one my childhood friends who is living in Russia.

She's saying all here relatives are buying the Kremlin propaganda crap, including her boyfriend (now ex, I'm pretty sure).

Now she's planning to restore her Latvian citizenship and get the hell out Russia as soon as possible.

Pretty grim.

Yep it seems like a good chunk of normies totally expect Ukraine to kick-start the fourth reich if nothing is done. While I don't expect better from the average vatnik, the various Russian friends and relatives have been disappointing. Out of 4-5 people I know reasonably closely from college, only one who's also my colleague now checked with me and offered support. Some of relatives who aren't even Russian but live there straight up defend the whole thing, knowing very well I might've been (and in fact should have been) there.

cinci zoo sniper posted:

I've seen that, yeah. Currently, I expect prohibition for unmarried adults to leave the country.

I've heard rumors that anyone caught for protesting could be conscripted and sent over there. Any idea if that's BS? Sounds pretty crazy even for Russia.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2022 18:52

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Antigravitas posted:

And now for something completely different:

Saw this during a walk in northern Germany. That's the first time I've seen Cyrillic here. I wonder if it's a coincidence or preparation for the arrival of refugees. (The city took a lot of Syrian refugees as well)

Then it should be in Ukrainian maybe :thunk:

J/k it would be perfectly understandable for everyone but does make me think it's not the intention. Do you have a lot of Russian immigrants up there like in Sachsen? Probably not...

# ¿ Mar 3, 2022 23:29

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Apparently there were (relatively small) pro-war protests in Belgrade yesterday. Interesting that they're for foreign intervention now :thunk:

# ¿ Mar 5, 2022 12:34

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

No idea what they have on him but shooting your own negotiators isn't a great look :v:

Doctor Malaver posted:

It was in support of Russia, not war itself. There were hundreds of people, maybe a thousand or two.
https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/rusofobija-je-u-srbiji-statisticka-greska-foto/
It was mostly reported in pro-western media, while regime media ignored it because the protesters targeted "soft" Serbian government too.

Isn't that the same thing? Or is that like pro-russia but only in concept and unrelated to current events?

# ¿ Mar 5, 2022 14:39

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

My buckwheat,

Mostly I just stick it in the rice cooker. Super lazy but good !ix with some grilled chicken breasts

# ¿ Mar 11, 2022 01:41

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

with a rebel yell she QQd posted:

The rules of converting Cyrillic to Latin spelling also has rules that sometimes get changed. My wife has "цы" in her name that has been previously converted as "tsy", but then the rules got changed around and now its "tcy". So half her documents are with one spelling and half with the other, which is a bit problematic.

My parents have their identical last names spelled differently because of this lol

# ¿ Mar 12, 2022 10:13

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

cinci zoo sniper posted:

https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/arz...ieniba.a447712/

We're threatening to pull support for Serbia's EU ascension, if it keeps carrying water for Moscow.

Are they still salty about not getting an ethnicly clean greater Serbia?

cinci zoo sniper posted:

No, they restricted the usage in Russia some days ago. I think Russians can no longer upload content, and they can only watch content uploaded from Russia.

I wonder how China feels about that

# ¿ Mar 13, 2022 20:31

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Polish railways, always incorrectly assuming something is a date

# ¿ Mar 17, 2022 14:07

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

a podcast for cats posted:

Goddammit, I was about to go to bed.

I make this one at least once per month:

https://natashaskitchen.com/buckwheat-and-beef-pilaf-plov/

It's a plov, but made from buckwheat. Roasting the buckwheat first is key, as is cumin.

Edit: I have also substituted pork for beef several times and may even prefer it that way.

Trip report! The broad strokes are similar to making regular rice plov. Made it with pork because that's what I had (beef or mutton, as tradition, are also possible). Forgot the cumin :v:

but it turned out pretty well.

7/10, would eat again.

# ¿ Mar 20, 2022 13:29

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Soon, though.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2022 10:55

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

I kind of gave up on normal "liberal" russians after a big chunk of them seemed to be ok with starting a war in 2014. Hard to say though what's really going on with all the suppression and propaganda.

with a rebel yell she QQd posted:

https://twitter.com/yugopnik/status/1508423001980686337

Is that loving Orban lol

# ¿ Mar 29, 2022 09:43

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

So what's with all the whining about Ukraine trying to steal the election? Is that getting any traction?

with a rebel yell she QQd posted:

Uh so... I hope this is okay to post. Anyone who could help with some payments inside Belarus? Looking for someone who could transfer money inside of Belarus and I could pay them for it outside of Belarus.

Indeed and he is for some reason explaining the Serbian president that Hungarians are surrounded by Slavs.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2022 12:16

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

with a rebel yell she QQd posted:

Fidesz 2/3 majority, nazis got in as well. No hope in this country.

No worries putin will come to denazify you any moment now

# ¿ Apr 3, 2022 23:49

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

with a rebel yell she QQd posted:

Pretty sure. 12 our of the 14 voting districts of Budapest were won by the opposition. The countryside is under total media control tho.

Sounds familiar lol. Are there any district maps yet? Our media just mentioned the high level results.

with a rebel yell she QQd posted:

These are the nazis paid by Putin.

I know

# ¿ Apr 4, 2022 00:06

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

mmkay posted:

PiS was floating an idea of FPTP in rural areas (where they have a majority/plurality so 100% of seats go to them) and proportional in the cities (where the opposition has a majority/plurality, so PiS captures some votes there as well). I'm assuming that Hungary has a similar system (and this is where PiS got the idea from), or is it all FPTP?

Holy poo poo I haven't heard of that but that's an amazingly bold strategy. I'm quite sure even the republicans didn't think of this yet.

# ¿ Apr 4, 2022 07:56

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

cinci zoo sniper posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2WH8mHJnhM

Play as you read the announcement.

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1511646924444770313

What a shame.

:toot:

cinci zoo sniper posted:

This can completely destroy him, since Hungary is a failed state without EU cash inflows. The question is if Orban is more popular with Hungarians than the EU.

He does seem to be legit popular and has control of the media so he might be able to spin everything to his advantage, but I'm not Hungarian so I dunno.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2022 12:01

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

TearsOfPirates posted:

I dunno about that my dude. Jan�a *is* being funded by Orban.

And the left is more and more inept the more the war in Ukraine goes on. I swear those people must be drinking lead or something. Can't wait to move out.

This a bummer, I had the impression Slovenia had its poo poo together the most out of the Yugoslav countries.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2022 12:52

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

with a rebel yell she QQd posted:

Oh I know. I'm more about the "cheap" factor. If I could afford it I would move to the west.

What about the Czech Republic, my dude. Not quite "west" but not too hosed up either

# ¿ Apr 6, 2022 14:20

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Gervasius posted:

Eastern Europe: We are on downward spiral

I'd certainly like nice weather year-round but not enough to confime myself to a lovely island. Southern Spain or Italy are relatively poor but not too bad IMO.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2022 16:11

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

It's a coping mechanism

# ¿ Apr 8, 2022 14:24

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

It's every first Wednesday of the month or something like that. Often enough that you remember it's a thing, but rarely enough that you're not sure if it's a test or the real deal.

# ¿ Apr 9, 2022 23:21

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

cinci zoo sniper posted:

I�m not sure how common that cartoon was abroad [the ex-USSR], but it was a major part of my childhood, so that video just hits different.

holy poo poo. Also helps that I haven't seen that speech before so it took me a while to realize he didn't actually record this to explain the war to children.

# ¿ Apr 11, 2022 20:16

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ¿ May 21, 2024 09:42

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

cinci zoo sniper posted:

Oh drat, are you saying that you�ve missed all the parodies of the speech?!

https://twitter.com/andriskalnozols/status/1506941440655507460

No I have not, thanks! There are some really good ones there, but I think I just didn't have time for memes in the early days.

# ¿ Apr 12, 2022 09:46

The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > Eastern Europe: Turns out PiS is not stored in the ballots

«‹›4 »