Patriotism is simply a beautiful word, especially in the mouth of politics. It's like a key beginning all the locks, a cliché to kill all discussion before it starts. due to the fact that although it is worth being a patriot, it is patriotism utilized in our practice... I think it's better if it wasn't.
In the search for definitions of patriotism, it is easy to find a cult of history, cursed soldiers, school appeals or genre scenes from football stadiums. I besides found a passage about white supremacy and taxation payment. In any of the nearly a 100 searches, I did not find concern for the common good. The author of paying taxes is most likely unaware that around 40% of our GDP is public expenditure, or how large the brake on our improvement is. Personally, I consider this a failure of education – both historical, civic and, most probably, economic. Generation of elites building III of Poland better or (as individual will say) worse, but provided our country with a systemic and economical transformation. It was thanks to the liberals ruling our country in the 1990s that we became a prosperous country. Today, Leszek Balcerowicz's spitting left, including the Law and Justice, will not admit that without those reforms, her present publishing would simply be impossible. However, the Liberals of that time neglected social awareness and underestimated historical education. The Polish school is outstanding in building the identity of beautiful defeat, triumph or dedication. Unfortunately, the offer of the Polish school ends there, and the demonstrations of constructive reasoning are effectively eliminated. Polish children, even before they go to school, hear from their parents to quit on the stupider, and in racing with their colleagues they are not to win, but first of all not to harm themselves. increasing up, they don't hear about success, they hear about subsequent failures. alternatively of triumphs from a somewhat older past, we remember first of all defeat and suffering, and in the stands reigns “nothing happened”.
Under the above conditions, it is impossible to establish a different knowing of patriotism than nationalistic. The cult of historical humiliation, the deficiency of athletic successes in the most crucial disciplines plus the current policy negating the country's supraparty successes undermines the knowing of patriotism that pays off to everyone – economical patriotism. Pragmatic and motivated by affirmative egoism of caring for your own wallet. My money spent in Poland, in the Polish company will return to me as an economical growth – I will gain from it. It's not a high-profile phrase, it's math. Meanwhile, we Poles don't like it erstwhile Poles do. Of course, we'll aid each another in the misery, but all day? Even in royal times, our nobles chose a king to be anyone but a Pole. The communists, and late the PiS, went further – they developed this thought for the economy. Both of these groups went to power with slogans of taking the rich, and repolonization meant nothing but nationalization. Ironically, it did not hinder the Law and Justice to arrange with any millionaires and transparent distribution systems to replace almost discretionary subsidies. However, 8 years have passed under the dictate of narratives about bad privateers, and the essence of this was the referendum question for consent to privatization. alternatively of building a cross-party awareness of the crucial function of the economy in society, we received another act of Polish-Polish war in the kisiel. A smooth economy cannot be state-owned – not even due to the fact that it is not, due to the fact that it is not. simply what the state never works well, at least as well as it could if it were private. However, the advanced improvement of the country will be possible only if our economy is innovative first – high-margin, second, which belongs to the vast majority of Poles, so that this margin will stay in our economy, financing our own development, alternatively than abroad. Although politicians have their occupation here, the best legal regulations will not guarantee 1 – demand. Polish customers who will buy Polish products. Of course, it is not about buying Polish for any price without weighing on quality. The aim is that the criterion of origin should begin to matter, and at a comparable price and quality the Polish goods, not abroad goods, should be chosen. Not due to the fact that it is Polish, due to the fact that it is Polish, just due to the fact that Polish means that from the economy in which I live. This is pragmatism and let us not be afraid of this word – affirmative selfishness. We will see it in most highly developed countries of the planet – French, Italian and German cars dominate on French roads. Working in a French company, besides a private, default airline for business trips is to be Air France. The same is actual of American, British, German companies. Of course, this conduct has its limits, but they are mostly well aware that in the short word it is worth a small overpaying to benefit in the long term. simply – I will buy abroad only if it is much better or cheaper. If there's no difference or if it's small, I buy mine. The example goes from above – French or American politicians drive their cars around the planet to avoid appearing in a abroad competition vehicle. erstwhile the bid for the White House's fresh helicopters was won by Airbus, they were placed on their heads, not looking at the cost to cancel the tender. simply – the American president cannot fly the device of Boeing's top competitor. Even the Chinese and the Russians understood this mechanics and for their leaders designed home production cars. No substance what's under the mask, the stamp is national.
The example that goes from the Polish mountain is completely different. The PiS-Polish government purchased Boeing production machines, and the largest always tender for trams for Warsaw was won by Korean Hyundai. Although in a average country, the authoritative liable for this tender would have immediately dropped out of work, nothing happened again. Nothing happened in the MON besides buying Korean haubice alternatively of native Krabs, and at any point a run was conducted to propose the request to acquisition Korean BWP, alternatively of specially designed for our Borsuk army. It is hard to believe that the Polish Ministry of Defence can act like an agent of a abroad country. due to the fact that that's what you request to call the open diversion of a good product of the Polish manufacture and that's truly not something to protect. Polish authorities have besides wasted opportunities in Ukraine. The motivation of the state's actions must not be to the least degree the moral right – it must be the interest. Of course, the support of Ukraine is in our best interest, while the deficiency of any expectations in return and the constant communicative that Ukraine fights for us, created on the Ukrainian side a feeling of deficiency of work of any gratitude. Meanwhile, any support that we and another Western countries send there is backed by business, but inactive good will – not duty. The work of the Polish government was to take care of Polish interests and to get maximum benefits for Poland, including the Polish economy. Almost nothing was achieved, most likely without even trying.
With specified behaviour of state institutions and many years of neglect in the construction of consciousness, it is hard to be amazed at the behaviour of Polish consumers. They don't do it maliciously, they just don't even think of looking at purchasing decisions like that. Without respect to the criterion of economical selfishness and its long-term effects, their behaviour is rational – I pay the price and I choose what is best, according to my assessment. End of story. Sometimes there is no another way – what Polish tourism does, and places of gastronomy, simply cannot be defended. There is simply a line between a fair margin and average greed and the desire to gain in a period for a full year. A advanced cost communicative with low quality offers is simply unbelievable erstwhile we compare prices with countries with an average much higher price level. Not to mention the higher level of services or what entrepreneurs have no influence on – the weather. However, this negative example, which deserves to be taught, is only an exception to the general rule. Patriotism is not national colours, it is tremendous sacrifices, it is what each of us is capable of – regular concern for the interests of our country, and that is above all the economical interest. From regular acquisition of buns to large investments.
