KompletnyDebil [none/use name]

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  • One argument anti-communists in Poland use is the amount of TV channels we've gained after 1989. No fucking joke, they literally use that shit as it's the sole quantifier of quality of life. „Oh back then you had to wait for a Wieczorynka (evening cartoon) and now look how many cartoon channels children have!”, forgetting the fact that they shit on them non-stop for being low quality while constantly praising Krecik, Sąsiedzi, Smerfy, Miś Uszatek, Reksio and the like as being actually educational to children.

    The wierdest part is how they argue that „everyone knew that TV was soulless propaganda filled with lies in PRL” adding to that somehow, someway private TV stations are not propaganda. The only TV station that is recognized country wide as propaganda, is the state run station TVP. Not just because it is state run, but in my opinion that contributes to the stigma it has with liberals.

    I'll also add that I hate it when I praise PRL for what it had only to be blasted with:

    „But have you considered 1891 stan wojenny no toilet paper food stamps no jeans no dollars for pewex only 2 tv channels no mercedes no bananas no oranges?”

    Sorry for the tangent, just made a connection between how our countries weren't that different from each other yet in the mind of Solidarność chuds we were some kind of backwater.











  • KompletnyDebil [none/use name]tothe_dunk_tankArm the transfolks.
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    I wouldn't say it's completely useless, but I do agree that it is not of immediate help. Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments aren't dying quickly, especially not in "Poland B". If for example there were to happen a mass armament of LGBTQ+ people, that in itself and the coverage of that could drive change (not necessarily immediately positive). Is it an idealistic example? Yeah it is. But to assure you I also inform LGBTQ+ folk of other methods they can secure their safety. This gun thingy is just a part of that and I mentioned it first because of the OP.

    Poland isn't the USA, guns here are an anomaly and I believe that spreading the word about them, even if it's not as important as other information that may be of immediate help, is important.

    Hell, now I've got an idea of an LGBTQ+ gun and self defense club, something like that would be interesting…





  • Well in Poland you are required to own a European Weapons Card to buy black powder as a private individual. To own it you only need to have a replica weapon spoken of earlier, otherwise it's illegal. Also as you said manufacture of black powder is something well documented and materials are wildly available, but it is absolutely illegal to produce any explosive materials in Poland without a permit and can lead to prison time from six months to eight years.




  • My kind of praxis is informing LGBTQ+ folk in Poland that you can legally buy and own replicas of black powder cartridge-less firearms which models of were first made up to 1885 by just hitting the oh so mature milestone of 18 years of age. Getting powder might be a bigger problem, but some guys on shooting ranges can hook you up. In Polish law though (notorious for convicting people who've used self defense) using them for self defense (even just firing outside of a shooting range) might (most definitely will) lead to prison time, and don't even think of showing up with one to ANY kind of gathering or manifestation. That stuff will get you convicted on it's own.

    Even then, knowledge is power and just informing people of this I hope I was a help when push comes to shove... No matter how much I don't want a situation like that to be the case...