Polish public debate is simply a bit like buying Ford Model T. erstwhile individual wanted to get a legendary vehicle produced in Detroit by Henry Ford over a century ago, he could choose any colour of the car provided it was black.
Similarly, the Polish public debate. We can present any views here, provided they are politically correct. This is peculiarly evident on abroad policy. It is so possible to praise the United States and to look to the future of the Republic with them. You can also, or even fall out, criticize and even insult and mock Russia and the Russians. For, as all people on a certain level know, the “Russian” are immanently wicked, wicked, and by all means to be condemned.
It's crucial not to confuse these paradigms. Although it can inactive be seen that the United States is not an altruistic superhero who is committed to building planet happiness. And with a unusual chance of places where they introduce “democracy” more frequently than paradise gardens are formed by seas of ruins and fresh cemeteries. It is inactive not prohibited to believe that Russia is not an evil empire at all, but a comparatively average state, in an effective and brutal way, pursuing its interests. However, although specified views can be expressed, they can be expressed at most on aunt’s names or among friends.
In the media, even those who are independent, there is no place for specified an extreme. Leszek Sykulski, who was not allowed to talk on the ZERO channel with Jack Bartosiak, was very much convinced. The founder and presenter of the channel, Krzysztof Stanowski, after the unfortunate invitation of guests and equally unfortunate selection of the subject of discussion, rapidly came to mind. In the end, whether Siculski's debate loses or wins it, respective 100 1000 viewers of the ZERO channel would find that it is not created in the media as a black people. They would find that he was a rational man, utilizing reasonable arguments. This, in turn, could in a dangerous way undermine the communicative that there is no another way for us than to fight Russia and submit to the West.
Therefore, there will be no discussion. Although Sikulski may declare himself a moral winner, he did not truly accomplish his goal. He did not convince thousands of Poles that his view of global policy was right, rational and more correct than the 1 proclaimed by the another side. Freedom of speech lost, censorship won.
At all, public debate has not been our strong suit lately. After the end of the regulation of law and justice it seemed for a minute that normality would return. This minute continued through the blink of an eye. They rapidly returned with a doubled force the worst practices of Matthew Morawiecki and his people. net Censorship, obsessive fishing of “Russian onuc”, convicting to death civilian people who dare to have their own opinion...
A peculiar kind of irony of destiny is the fact that these anti-democratic practices are introduced by people who erstwhile created themselves as “democratic oppositionists” fighting the “totalist power” of the People's Poland. Today, these Styrofoam heroes, who had anarchyd the country decades ago, usage authoritarian, undemocratic and illegal practices themselves.
It's a typical Polish cliché. For example, haters are greatly disturbed by any criticism of Israel or LGBT groups. But the hatred of Russia and the Russians, including the public call for their murder, is not hindered. They besides do not head spitting and throwing mud at those Poles who express different views. After the conversation she gave for tv channel Think Poland Mrs. Samuela Torkowska, I reviewed her profile on 1 of the social media. Even for a mature man, acquainted with the violent side of life, the amount of force and force found there was unacceptable. In addition to the alleged “heit”, there were besides criminal threats which constitute a serious crime under law. However, for both hatred speech trackers and law enforcement, this is not a problem.
Paradoxically, however, all these negative phenomena: censorship of public debate, insults and harassment, and even persecution by law enforcement authorities that any of us are experiencing, prove that we are taking the right path. At first, they ignored us. Then they laughed at us. They're fighting us now. We'll win later.
Przemysław Piasta
Think Poland, No. 25-26 (16-23.06.2024)
