Between Harness and Talmudism

I talked to my friend Waldek a long time today. We have known each another for more than 25 years, first of all from the National organization “Szczerbiec” and later “senior”. We frequently differ, we seldom argue. Today, however, this happened. He abandoned the “Polish Thought” environment – so me besides – besides loose interpretations of national thought. He's not the only one. Similarly, respective another colleagues from the widely understood neo-endec environment in various entries and in different forums expressed themselves. The charge repeated is simply a deviation from Roman Dmowski's line. Let us add that the deviations from the 100-year-old line, which the authors consider permanent and unchanging. Waldemar's colleague clarified the charges in 3 points:

1) Germany will always stay an enemy of Poland. And any poems like “How the World...”
2. Only the texts of people from our environment should be published.
3) Why look for solutions as they are found in Dmowski's writings?

First, I'll mention to charges 1 and three. In politics, differences can concern views and attitudes. For me personally, attitude is more important. And I think there are no large differences between the Polish thought environment and polemists. At least they're a lot smaller than they are. I personally appreciate Waldek's colleague, as well as most of the adversaries of “Polish Thought”. Most frequently people are selfless and uncompromisingly faithful to Poland. It orders you to compose about them with respect and defend them against enemies.

Unfortunately, there is simply a large deal that divides us erstwhile I scope to my views. As for tactics, unfortunately, that's all. In my opinion, this is the difference in the strategy that is appropriate for interpretation. My colleague Waldek and others believe that what we have and weapons should be guarded. God, I'm looking for something else. In the collegi optics for development, exploration, discussion and adaptation of views there is no place. Everything has already been said, Dmowski has thought everything over, and to us, his students stay only to draw from this origin of fact as from an unbridled hiding place. Only repeat quotes and defender the writings faithfully so as not to neglect in anything what a national thought already before the Second War was considered accustomed. The present is on the another end. She is the 1 who should conform to the written writings, not the another way around.

In this thinking, the request for ideological work does not exist. However, it is even a threat, due to the fact that possibly as the case of “Polish Thought” proves it, it leads to heresy, which respective considered a change in the hierarchy of enemies from 100 years ago. Waldek's friend besides expects the environment to track the Lidlu of the warriors in the pikelahaubach. specified Talmudic orthodoxy leads astray. The classical of this attitude, which I called orthodox, is the suppression of the voices of discussion and the suppression of all kinds of reflection. According to the supporters of this attitude, 1 can only draw from the erstwhile thought and not confuse it today. Just find the text in Dmowski's writings! It does not substance much that a thought from a 100 years ago has become archaic, out of date temporarily, or may even service the Adversary. I don't care about that. It's crucial to be faithful to the line, not to the consequences.

The “Polish Thought” environment draws very different conclusions from reading Roman Dmowski's works than his colleague. For us, the most crucial of what Dmowski gave us is an incentive to think independently and to believe that the good of Poland comes from good reasoning, not careful repetition. The national-democratic thought is primarily a way of reasoning about Poland through the prism of the nation. We have seen a crisis in our environment for any time now of analyzing and drawing conclusions. We see a common collapse of wise patriotism and an assessment of what is present. He sees a immense and increasing request for a coherent, modern national thought. The fact that “Think Poland” is developing and bringing together more and more people in the Polish thought Clubs (KMP) proves that the actions initiated by Col. Engelgard and Piasta are moving in the right direction. I am convinced that it is the multi-diversity and openness of writing that are behind greater interest and effort.

As for the second charge, I'm a small surprised. After all, I talked to my colleague many times, and he had no objection to multi-diversity. I cannot realize why a colleague (but not only) wants to narrow down and limit readers of “Polish Thoughts” to a group which they consider to be heirs of the only truth. It doesn't work, and it's shown for decades. For many years I have observed the dogmatic-insulating attitude of certain environments and leaders – I am convinced that it is barren and fruitless. And we request to convince that it is worth loving Poland wisely from outside. We gotta presume we're not going to make a mistake once. And any author will neglect us someday. It's natural to compose about different environments and people. However, it is better to adopt in strategy a expression open for discussion, than a expression of closed orthodox sect of the only truth.

I like and respect my friend Waldek, but the request to halt reasoning due to the fact that we have Dmowski's writings and we should halt there. I hope for reflection and a common march towards a better Poland.

Łukasz M. Jastrzębski