A run for European elections has begun. There are lists of candidates, the agenda is becoming clearer. Populistic, simple, passwordous, almost plebiscite. The key question is: are you in favour or against the European Union? In view of the increasing Union-wide mobilisation of fascist, pro-Russian, anti-EU environments, it cannot be otherwise. However, it can be concluded from further statements that the main emotional fuel and warp stories about Europe are to be antiPiS again. I'm afraid it's an emotion that might not be adequate to mobilize a democratic electorate.
Anti-scriptiveness lined with resenty, a sense of harm and a certain regret to society, that it underestimated liberals, and chose populists, and inactive a crucial part of it does not want to sprinkle ash on its heads – it mainly concerns the toughest electorate of the Civic Platform. This resensitisation was revealed during successive force tests of masquerade “common list“Strong together” attacks on “symmetry” and in the ease that was given up after the October elections Coalition 15 Octoberto return to the usual political struggles between fresh coalitions.
AntiPiS is an anchor
AntiPiS – even if it's been burning before – burns out. Fanatic supporters of the Civic Platform – as demonstrated by local elections – are not adequate to defeat the Law and Justice. The mobilisation of democrats and democrats could be reinforced by an attractive imagination of the future. However, if you perceive to the exposé of abroad Minister Radosław Sikorski, it seems to be fundamentally correct, though cautious, moderate, inactive looking over your shoulder, prejudging absurd allegations (e.g. those in the category of taking Polishness distant from those who want further integration with the Union) and explaining them erstwhile they should be laughed at or ignored.
I know that the settlements of scandals, abuses and crimes of the 8 years of the regulation of the Law and Justice have only just begun, that subsequent audits uncover always deeper layers of them, specified as possible links between Orlen and Hezbollah, to the addition to the sale of assets, the admission to the Polish marketplace of Mola, the short prizes and bonuses for Obiek. But it was not by revealing the PiS scandals that the support fell so that after the election he was incapable to form a government. Scandals – covered by 1 another – for people busy with everyday things were inconceivable. What allowed PiS to be defeated is affirmative mobilization – a promise of a better life, safety for women and LGBT people, is the value despised by the PiS "the rotten West" – as Sikorski reminded.
These promises are inactive unfulfilled, which undermines assurance in the government and makes us believe that, in fact, the Coalition politicians on October 15 are Catholic Conservatives, not any European Liberals. In the end, if Donald Tusk had considered fulfilling pre-election promises and sustaining mobilization as a priority, he would have spoken seriously to Simon Holovnia, and already a majority of the democratic electorate would be certain that women's rights are not pre-election promises, bedlinen talk. Meanwhile, there is not even the most conservative bill decriminal abortiongiving women a sense of safety that the state would not prosecute them or their loved ones. inactive rape is simply a violationAnd abortion is simply a crime. So safety does – but understood purely militarily.
This is just 1 example of how the government is inactive being held in check by conservative radicals. Another issue is the blockade of the Polish-Ukrainian border and sprinkled Ukrainian grain. In the exposé Radosław Sikorski, alternatively of drawing out the imagination of the alliance of Poland and Ukraine and the fresh partnership treaties, alternatively of presenting the announced coordinator of the east politics (to be Paweł Kowal), he was defensive.
He argued that he is not a camel, that Poland is not aiming to dismantle Ukraine, he does not want to receive Lviv "Lviv is Ukraine, Donbas is Ukraine, Crimea is Ukraine" he said. And if Russia loses, Polish companies will be able to enrich themselves with its reconstruction. Nice, but not much. In addition, on the same day at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister Jan Grabić, Michał Kołodziejczak and Czesław Siekierski announced further subsidies for farmers who were dumping Ukrainian cereals, sympathizing with them and promising protection from Ukrainian products. As Mr Siekierski himself stated, subsidies – surely not adequate – will not halt another agricultural Solidarity invasion planned for Warsaw on 10 May, most likely with hunters and foresters, with their harsh, extremist anti-EU message. The money for subsidies to farmers dumping Ukrainian grain will go with Aid Fundintended to support refugees from Ukraine. So it is the Ukrainians who will pay Polish farmers for the inability of the Polish state to organize transit. Beautiful.
And if we were to somewhat change the position from a siding-swinging position dictated by the PiS and the Confederation to a European one, it might turn out that Ukrainian agriculture is an chance for the European Union. That it could strengthen the Union against much larger global markets, that it would warrant food safety for Europe. Work on this could start today, on reflection on trade agreements between the Union and Mercosur, from sharing the European market, from rapprochement with Ukraine. Mercosur far away, Ukraine close, which besides means a smaller carbon footprint.
Food and climate safety is crucial for our future, but the most crucial thing to hear about military safety was the speech by Radosław Sikorski. About the climate very mostly – again, as if he was referring primarily to those who uncertainty in climate change and the challenges associated with it. safety was understood narrowly, militarily and by protecting borders from uncontrolled migration. The fact, the comparison of wealth, population and arms between NATO and Russia is more beneficial to the alliance. However, I did not hear anything about Trump's plan to take over the presidency of the United States. How will these bills look then? America has its interests in the Far East, most likely no little crucial than the safety of east Europe.
The impression that the government is bound by anti-script rhetoric was besides made erstwhile the compensation expected from Germany was mentioned and the search for graves from Ukraine. All this has already been said, the repetition of this in the exposé was expected to weaken the expected allegations of limiting the Poles' sovereignty and servillism towards Berlin and Kiev. They died, of course. The president of Kaczyński all, including the prophecy of the “extermination of the Polish state” and that Poland “will be the areas inhabited by Poles”, and others, remembered with speech by Morawiecki, preceding the resignation of his two-week government in December, reiterated.
Where do you get wind in the sails?
Poland returned to the European game, Donald Tusk, Radosław Sikorski, and another politicians in a large diplomatic tour, resuscitation of erstwhile agreements and coalitions. Minister Sikorski explicitly stated that present Germany and France are our most crucial partners, and Poland should not only take care of its interests, but look at the full Union. However, this will not win if the anti-script note is dominated. I realize that the atmosphere is toxic, that the faces of the president or the comments of the written MPs, who are constantly interrupting speeches, do not help. However, democratic politicians will not win much by flaunting their suffering, which the PiS politicians have given them. It's time to shake it off, not be blackmailed, come out of a cloudy puddle, and enjoy the waves of social emotion.
The first wave to strengthen Poland in Europe was solidarity shown to Ukrainian refugees. Ukraine wanted to go to Europe, Russia stood in her way. Ukrainians, as before Poles, their religion in liberal values – freedom, dignity, openness, cooperation, readiness to fight for them – reminded a somewhat light Europe that it is cool, alive, interesting. Just like Solidarity utilized to be. Thanks to her Europe loved Poland, which was the foundation of our accession to the EU.
The second wave was protests in 2020 against the death conviction of TK Julia Przyłębska on abortion, which brought electoral mobilization 4 years later and removal from populist power.
Europe sees this strength. This is why France has succeeded in entering the "guaranteed freedom" – the right to abortion – into the Constitution. Women's rights are an crucial political argument in the fight against the anti-European pro-Russian right. This – whatever the Marshal Holovnia thinks – is simply a symbol of an enlightened Europe. Feminism, not fascism.
Proukrainism and pro-femininity are an expression of modern European, liberal values. Against Russia's Fascism. If these 2 values can be defended alternatively than shamefully hidden behind “security”, the mobilisation essential to win against wealthy and mobilized populists can succeed.
