Polish culture would collapse if Ministry of Culture would be abolished?

1. True or false? :)

2. Question to foreigners. Do you have similar institution in your country?

Lol, no. Seems like there's an unofficial Ministry of Non-Culture.

Culture is such a deeply ingrained thing. A Ministry can aid in its preservation by fully promoting it but the people would rally round in the event of its collapse and ensure its survival.

You know, I'm not sure lesser. We are bound to have but I don't know too much about it. Gee, I should retire as a teacher.

As a Polish taxpayer I would like to express my gratitude to all those parasites in Polish Ministry of Culture for their permanent effort to keep alive and even develop our culture!

Hail the parasites!!

If it can't survive without a ministry, it's not worth it.
Most of that stuff supported by the Ministry is boring.

In my city, for example, there's a lot of theatres, but only amateur or student theatres make some interesting shows. The ones supported by the ministry are... not very appealing.

The Ministry just promote what they want to. Let the people decide what they value.

Those parasites do some good stuff too. They are responsible in Poland for coordinating intellectual property law and have introduced a lot of IPR legislation to make Poland compliant with rest of EU. This has made conditions in Poland much better for artists, writers, songwriters, musicians, etc. Don't get me wrong -there is a long way to go. But at least these people can make a living off their works now without people ripping them off for nothing, thanks in large part to Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

There are always 2 sides to every coin, that's true :)

Yes.

Isn't it true that when Greeks or Bulgarians nod their head it means no and, when they shake them, it means yes?

Consider that when looking at southern's reply, lesser ;)

Does yes always mean yes?

it is probably going to flourish if anything.

What is boring is a question of taste. However there is serious lack of sense in this system. Ignorant bureaucrats are generally unable to chose something worth support, this is not only about culture. Let look at science, how on earth bureaucrats could make right decision about what project is worth support if they have absolutely no idea about the subject? What is more, their small minds cannot even imagine what project have really crucial importance, while their choice is based on some criteria set by apparatus. Thus you can be nearly 100% sure that really impofrtant projects wont win their support.


True.


That is interesting, you claim that Polish intellectual property law needs to be permanently coordinated by bureaucrats? Please write more about their effort in this field...


Bureaucrats establishing laws to make everything to look the same elsewhere? This is hardly surprising, this is nature of socialism after all. I'm not grateful, I'm upset!


Even if (although I doubt), I'm hardly interested in their work, why should they take taxpayers money? Let those taxpayers who support this idea tax themselves and then I wont protest. I don't see why some group of people should be favoured over others.

It's the people that feel the culture. Besides, Poland has many sub-cultures. For a relatively homogeneous country, a lot of regional identity and specific traditions are in evidence.

Bureaucrats have messed up education, don't let them mess up culture too.