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Re: Is THIS What You Wanted?
Jun 29, 2016, 11:15
You have taken something from the website of the state-controlled media of the Polish PiS party. PiS is not highly regarded even in Poland for presenting anything like the objective view of anything. Its policies have been characterised by the opposition, not without reason, as National-Socialist and for this reason has three times already (they came to power in November) been faced by rule-of-law criticisms by the EU (once over the manner they established their grip on the media from which you took this). This is their retaliation. They want to turn their electorate against the EU.

I suggest blotting out the inflamatory headline added by the Poles and reading the document on its own merits. How, instead would you prefer to deal with the issues raised?

I think in terms of protecting the ancient heritage (which is what this forum is about) it would make more sense to attempt to coordinate efforts on a trans-border scale like this, rather than through fragmentary treatment within smaller regions by existing organs lacking in external clout or support. As we know, all you have to do at the moment to launder most looted artefacts is take them out of the country where they were illegally dug up, as by the law of another country "they cant touch you for it" (because most of those laws protect only the heritage of the state they were promulgated in). That's why you can buy stuff in London auction houses that a seller would not get away with selling in the source country. If there was legislation which had wider scope, damaging archaeological looting and trafficking could be dealt with once and for all.

Isolationism clearly cannot deal with transnational threats such as organized criminal networks and terrorism (or since someone mentioned national security, hybrid attacks). The old systems rooted in nineteenth century ideas may not be the most suitable for dealing with the changed and changing world we live in today. At least it is worth substantive discussion rather than the derisive dismissal.

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