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  1. I've never loved my state, I've never truly felt patriotic, but I've also never been ashamed for being Slovak before. Now I really am.
  2. Originally posted by yuri31:[..]

    And the officials, obviously, won't take any responsibility. They'll just say sorry to the Irish government and that's it. In a normal, civilised, modern country, the officials (the Minister of the interior and the boss of police) would resign after an incident like this. Not gonna happen here.


    That never happens in Holland as well. Too big egos. That incident on Schiphol Airport last week (with that Nigerian guy who tried to blow up an airplane near Detroit) didn't make any political sacrifices or resigned officers.
  3. Originally posted by MirrorballBoy:[..]

    That never happens in Holland as well. Too big egos. That incident on Schiphol Airport last week (with that Nigerian guy who tried to blow up an airplane near Detroit) didn't make any political sacrifices or resigned officers.


    You know what's the sickest thing about this? The police claim that it was a normal security test. For God's sake, they put a bomb into someone's luggage, use him as a doll for their role play and then claim it's not a big deal. My father worked in a factory which produced this explosive material as well as some others lots of years ago and said that this one doesn't need much to blow up. This is an international embarassement for Slovakia. I don't dare to imagine what it would be like if the thing had exploded. I'm getting sicker and sicker about my country. Obviously, things aren't going to change after this year's parliament election (I have no trouble saying that the majority of people here are stupid) and I'm already thinking about going to university abroad and staying there permanently.
  4. Originally posted by yuri31:[..]

    You know what's the sickest thing about this? The police claim that it was a normal security test. For God's sake, they put a bomb into someone's luggage, use him as a doll for their role play and then claim it's not a big deal. My father worked in a factory which produced this explosive material as well as some others lots of years ago and said that this one doesn't need much to blow up. This is an international embarassement for Slovakia. I don't dare to imagine what it would be like if the thing had exploded.


    You're right. And that's what they call security. Other countries will look down on Slovakia for not taking any further actions indeed...a sad thing. Wonder how Slovak newspapers react

  5. Originally posted by MirrorballBoy:[..]

    You're right. And that's what they call security. Other countries will look down on Slovakia for not taking any further actions indeed...a sad thing. Wonder how Slovak newspapers react




    Well, the serious papers are totally against the current government, so they really got into this. Thank God. But as I said, the majority of people here are stupid and tabloids are the most popular newpaper here.
  6. Originally posted by yuri31:[..]

    Obviously, things aren't going to change after this year's parliament election (I have no trouble saying that the majority of people here are stupid) and I'm already thinking about going to university abroad and staying there permanently.


    Real stupid or uninformed by the government itself?
  7. Originally posted by yuri31:[..]

    Well, the serious papers are totally against the current government, so they really got into this. Thank God. But as I said, the majority of people here are stupid and tabloids are the most popular newpaper here.


    Fuckin' tabloids again. Should have known. Too popular over here as well. Still wonder how they can put so much crap in one paper


  8. The government say things in a way which shows them as the good guys. So, basically, they lie. Not uninformed, but misinformed. The majority don't care about politics and they give their vote to the most populistic parties. Oh, not to forget that sausages and beer for free play an important role in pre-election campaigns. So yeah, the nation of Slovakia is stupid.
  9. Originally posted by yuri31:[..]

    The government say things in a way which shows them as the good guys. So, basically, they lie. Not uninformed, but misinformed. The majority don't care about politics and they give their vote to the most populistic parties. Oh, not to forget that sausages and beer for free play an important role in pre-election campaigns. So yeah, the nation of Slovakia is stupid.


    That's the thing I discuss a lot about with fellow journalism students. Politics is all about form. No-one cares about party items no more. But this is taking it all to a ridiculous level. It's so easy to rule a country with citizens who don't know anything about business. I understand that you're angry, so would I be
  10. A caricature in today's newspaper:



    "Call this Kaliňák* and ask him if we could buy his know-how."

    *the Minister of the Interior of the Slovak Republic
  12. Airport security test
    putting explosives into unaware people's luggage - 100%
    picking them up -50%
    result: test successful
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