Finding a fresh communicative for democracy is now the most crucial mission ahead of us. Who can be a better inspiration than 1 of the most charismatic movie makers of our time?
Instead of breaking hands over the state of the world, we request an injection of energy and inspiration. Courage to think against patterns. To go out to people to tell them how it is, not what we think they want to hear. We request a global, European, Polish mobilization for a better planet – without hateful ideologies that can plunge us into civilian war and chaos.
Instead of hiding our heads in the sand, we must stand up and make it clear that the freedom of the individual, the right to live in his own way, without formatting under the dictated reverse views of nationalists and political manipulators, is our natural right. And that we will fight for it.
But fighting for values doesn't mean defending the position quo. Past disputes from the erstwhile century, inept politicians, badly acting public institutions. Bureaucracy and hypocrisy.
George Clooney has made any large socio-political films to which we would like to refer: “Good Night and Good Luck”, “Operation Argo” or “March Ideas”. But he is besides personally clearly active on the side of liberal democracy and against populist and authoritarian tendencies.
Donald Trump's triumph in the United States shaken his belief in liberal democracy. This is the man who incited the attack on Capitol and wanted to change the democratic result of the U.S. election was re-elected president. Trump's alliance with Elon Musk, although short-lived, showed the tremendous strength with which the U.S. government can jointly with its dependent corporations influence the political and social reality in the world.
JD Vance's speech in Munich, open support for the far-right AFD, a organization whose success would be a deadly threat to German democracy and Poland's security, shows what is the rate of opposing the dangerous nationalist revolution supported by Trump in Europe.
Authoritarian Russia, who wants to destruct Ukraine, but besides the planet of rules and values that limit Kremlin's power. He can endanger us straight shortly enough. Her allies do part of the occupation behind her: from Le Pen in France, through Victor Orban in Hungary, to influential pro-Russian environments in Germany, Italy or our region.
In Poland, the presidential election won the ideological ally of Donald Trump. There is simply a hazard that shortly the far-right coalition will freely form the law and with it our lives, in Poland.
Fear, fear, uncertainty – these are the emotions that accompany us erstwhile we think about the direction in which the planet is heading. About what our children will gotta confront.
Freedom Games The “Time of Uncertainty” on October 24-26 in Łódź will be the place where we will take up this challenge.
If you value life in harmony with yourself, openness to the world, talking about the most crucial things, without falsehood and censorship, this is the place for you.
Let's inspire each other. Let's find answers together. Let's control the uncertainty. Let's be together.
Leszek Jażdżewski, editor-in-chief of Liberté!, co-founder of the Freedom Games
