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Spike31   
30 Jan 2020
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2595]

@Tacitus, then I suggest that you should start with Germany before giving lectures to Poland

Number of firearms per 100 persons

Germany: 19.6

Poland: 2.5

Total number of firearms owned by civilians:

Germany: 15.8 million

Poland: 0.97 million

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country
Spike31   
30 Jan 2020
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2595]

Polish people dont need them, hence they should not have them.

That's a typical totalitarian point of view, deciding for the others: "in my opinion they don't need then hence they shouldn't have them".

Well, tough break since I will have one this spring just like over 120k fellow hunters in Poland. Every men should be able to defend himself, his family and his household. And to be able to use a gun effectively in cause of war, which happens quite often in this part of the world.
Spike31   
30 Jan 2020
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2595]

Always funny when untrained civilians claim that they would do just fine in such a situation.

Me and my generation served as a conscripts in Polish army which was mandatory for every healthy adult men up until year 2009. We are not untrained civilians.
Spike31   
29 Jan 2020
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2595]

Do a lot of people hunt in Poland as I see it is a very expensive sport there.

As far a I know there're over 120k registered hunters and close to 3k hunting clubs in Poland.
Hunters in Poland are a fraternity and hunting is more of a group activity than solo hunting.

The licence itself is not that expensive (under 1000pln) + small annual contribution to your chosen hunting club. A proper rifle, scopes, equipment, clothing etc. are much more expensive. There's also an optional additional hunter's insurance.

To become a member you need to have a clear criminal record and be accepted by a hunting club which is not done automatically, they have to allow you to join in. And you also have a one year trail period and have pass two tests: knwoledge test and shooting range test.

So it is easier to become a Witcher than to become a hunter in Poland :-)

Darz bór!
Spike31   
29 Jan 2020
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2595]

Sporting ? That thing is a cannon and it is a very heavy gun (6 kg) to carry around all day hunting.

I can see now where this confusion is coming from.

What you think that I'm getting is this:

bit.ly/2GwM4t4

While in fact what I'm getting is this (from a Polish retailer):

gun.deals/search/apachesolr_search/84463
Spike31   
28 Jan 2020
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2595]

Did you happen to notice the word "tactical" by any chance ?

I did notice that and that was one of main the reasons why I've wanted it. I wanted a more universal rifle.

You see, in Poland we've got a strict gun laws. One of a very few ways of getting a legal weapon is to become a licenced hunter.

Getting a hunter's licence was the fastest way for me to own a rifle for target practice and for a household defense as well. As simple as that. And before you tell me that there are better weapons for self-defense than hunting rifle: we're not living in the US and I cannot simply walk to a gun store and buy a shotgun.

That said I'm not saying that I will not enjoy hunting. Any reason to get out of the house to walk in the forest in a cold early morning is valid :-P
Spike31   
28 Jan 2020
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2595]

Haha, no worries Johnny, I did get some advice from a more experienced fellow hunters before ordering it. It is a standard hunting rifle with a quite strong recoil suitable for a man with a bigger frame.

Apparently, it can also be used for sport shooting and as a tactical rifle.

That's what I've been looking for.

This is a similar model:

astroclassic.pl/karabin-powtarzalny-remington-700-xcr-tactical-kal-338-lapua-magnum/2830/

It is legally classified as a hunting rifle in Poland.
Spike31   
28 Jan 2020
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2595]

I wholeheartedly support a more laxed gun laws in Poland. And I think that a formation of Territorial Defense Units made of volunteers will speed this process up. Right now every, mentally stable, adult man can join WOT for a military training and learn how to use a pistol and an assault rifle in various tactical situations.

This spring I'll finally get my hunting licence and a good 'ol American Remington .338 lapua magnum hunting rifle.

It has a decent recoil and it is strong enough to put a wild boar, a moose or even a fat Kraut down with one shot :-P
Spike31   
26 Jan 2020
Life / Symbols of Poland's culture abroad [5]

The Witcher franchise is currently one of the most popular symbols of Polish culture in the world:

notesfrompoland.com/2020/01/14/witcher-author-sapkowski-is-amazons-most-popular-author-after-netflix-success/

netflixlife.com/2020/01/21/the-witcher-netflix-most-watched-show-ever/

polygon.com/2019/12/30/21042765/the-witcher-3-most-popular-concurrents-steam-netflix
Spike31   
25 Jan 2020
News / Poland economy is a financially drained economy of suppliers? [33]

@Bratwurst Boy, that was a joke. @Tacitus and @delphiandomine have painted Condor takeover in such a dark colours - for LOT - like it was a huge disaster for Polish Airlines to buy it :-) LOT has paid for this disaster now let them profit from it ;-)

Once China's economy isn't used by the chinese communist party for economical and political gains anymore I won't complain anylonger.

Russian economy - well, maybe not the actual economy since they don't really have that but a wast minieral resources anyway - is used by Putin for economical, political and military gains yet Germany has signed deals with them to build North Stream I and II... even in spite of concerns of Poland and Baltic States
Spike31   
24 Jan 2020
News / Poland economy is a financially drained economy of suppliers? [33]

@Tacitus @delphiandomine you amuse me :-)

And now let LOT consume a corporate synergy with Condor and digest this crushing defeat of acquiring a major German leisure airline...

If the jobs are secured, who cares...but better it be Poles than Chinese...

So you admit that money has nationality? :-)
Spike31   
24 Jan 2020
News / Poland economy is a financially drained economy of suppliers? [33]

Thomas Cook was generating losses, Condor was an asset generating profits which sank with its parent company. Condor stands for 7 million German customers a year and a fleet of 50 airplanes. A good asset and a tool for the expansion of LOT on the German market.
Spike31   
24 Jan 2020
Life / Examples of popular Polish music? [909]

Absolutely amazing

Kasia Moś & AUKSO - Dziś nie ma takiej wiosny

youtube.com/watch?v=vlU4YifjmHA
Spike31   
24 Jan 2020
News / Poland economy is a financially drained economy of suppliers? [33]

Polish carrier LOT acquires German airline Condor

uk.reuters.com/article/uk-thomas-cook-condor-sale-lot/polish-carrier-lot-acquires-german-airline-condor-idUKKBN1ZN0PE

And just a few years ago a previous PO government wanted to sell LOT cheap to a German Air Berlin (which is now bancrupt) ...
Spike31   
23 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

The next wave of refugees will come, and then Poland will get its' fair share ;)

I agree with you that the next wave will come unless Turkey get bribed by Germany. And I also agree with you that Poland will get its fair share, which is: 0

But I have to give to Czech Republik that they knew how to make fools of the EU. First they've agreed to take in over 4000 refugees, of which they finnaly accepted a whooping 12 [twelve] of them. And no one can say that they didn't take in any refugees. Those Pepiks are a one cheeky nation ;-)

borgenproject.org/czech-republic-refugees/
Spike31   
23 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

@Tacitus

If it looks so fine and those 'refugees' are such a good asset then Germany should be happy to keep them all and shouldn't think about trying to push them to Poland.

I stand on a position that Poland should observe the process, which may offer some valuable lessons on someone else's expense, but should not get engaged in it.
Spike31   
23 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

refugees to be distributed to them, and evidence suggest that their integration goes overall pretty good

I find it hard to believe to be honest. Not only due to the fact that they lack necessary skills for any productive work, but also due to the fact that the East German society is even more distrustful towards muslim refugees than Poland or Hungary is.
Spike31   
23 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

grant those unprecedented structural funds.

The East Germany was washed in money by the West. Ossies walked straight away from a DDR - a socialist central planning state - into to a modern welfare state. The present economic stagnation in East Germany is a direct result of that past decision.

Do you know what I consider to be the biggest success of a post-communist Poland? The fact that in the first few years after the collapse of PRL around 2 mil. of small private businesses were created by the Poles. Starting from nothing and building it up. It reinforced entrepreneurship and created a sense of pride among Poles coming from Poland's economic development.
Spike31   
22 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

more focus on export to the West

Yes, the West was just waiting in line to pay premium prices for a superb East German industrial products like Trabant, the only car in the world which does not corrode :-).

Realistically speaking they would only buy a certain food products and mineral resources from East Germany. As far as I know the only thing in abundance in DDR was a brown coal not really needed by the West. And I doubt there was any food surplus which could be exported to the West?
Spike31   
22 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

If it's everybody for his own then there is no nation anymore..

That's a totalitarian point of view. A voluntary cooperation between people and the free exchange of goods and services is far more superior than enforced "solidarity". The nation is solidified by its history, common traditions and values and not a governmental redistribution of taxpayers' money.
Spike31   
22 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

unbridled liberalism

You call it an unbridled liberalism and I call a freedom to decide what to do with the fruits of my labour.

Just a little though for you: do you know who pays the most money in taxes? A middle class and a working class. They are the main sponsors of a socialist utopia.

And do you know why? Because they got taxed before they even get their salaries.
Spike31   
22 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

@cms neuf

Naturally, a present situation has to be taken into account. All those changes will have to start from a current state of things to end in a more desired state.

The transformation would take a form of scaling down the regulations, taxation, and shaving off a number of unnecessary offices and a large number of beaurocrats.

Then it would take form of private initiative taking over those branches and government institutions which can be run more effectively by a non-government organizations and private companies. The outcome will tell how much and fast it can be implemented.

Some other changes, like a deep reform of a social insurance institution, will have to wait since the government has obligations which it cannot break towards those citizens who started to started to work and pay for social insurance in a deep PRL. Yet, the new system should be implemented for a young people who are just starting their professional careers.

PS: I provided a link to wikipedia article (very modest post, a stub to be honest) as a reference and I think that's the only source of your knowledge about minimal state :-)

Here's a much better source of knowledge about it.
The Minimal State, Not the Welfare State by Dr. Edward Younkins: quebecoislibre.org/younkins18.htm

Sale of licenses, tariffs, fines

A tariff is a form of taxation.

Like I said, the govenment doesn't produce any income, it only only imposes regulations and taxation on its citizens and then use and distribute the fruits of labour. A good government is the one which leaves the most money in its citizens pockets so they can use it according to their will while providing them with stability and physical safety at the same time.
Spike31   
22 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

What you say makes a degree of sense, but again, we'll simply have to wait and see what happens.

To wait actively and to take action to prepare a favorable outcome for Poland. Let's forget about Fukuyama's "end of history" fairly tales.

There are some massive power shifts which are taking place around the world and in Europe. Like always the new order will produce the new winners and and new losers.

And Poland has a few good cards to play. We just need a government with a more capable foreign policy innitiatives.

I'm not sure what you mean by this...

I mean that for different groups of people one should use different arguments to convince them to a given point of view. Preaching only to those who already share your point of view isn't very effective if you want to grow a wider support.

What promoting? It isn't exactly a secret...

It isn't a secret that the govenment doesn't have any other money other than funds collected from its citizens in taxes, yet many people believe that welfare state is sponsored by, well, a state :-)

We should repeat those simple truths until they become a common knowledge.
Spike31   
22 Jan 2020
News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

But what about your night watchman state

cms neuf, do you even know what an NGO is? A non-governmental organization...And that's what minimal state is all about - a concious citizens organizing themselves and taking matters into own hands.

money to fund Eurosceptic whack jobs and sexually repressed skinheads

A traditional Europeans with EU-sceptic views not "repressed skinheads". But yes, keep on naming them whackjobs, skinheads etc. This will only attaract more followers pissed by those primitive shaming techniques.