Letters to Angola (28.06.2026)

A brief proceeding by Mr. Thomas

In mention to Mr. Thomas Lisa's column from number 23. I would like to mention very briefly to the content contained in it. It would be as short as this: "Nothing to add, nothing to say, and everyone who thinks otherwise is ignorant idiots." I believe that I have the right to specified an assessment, due to the fact that I am 75 years old, a higher economical education (which is of any importance here), 46 years of work behind me, of which about half in the Polish People's Republic and in the 3rd Republic, without belonging to erstwhile and current parties, a lieutenant of the reserve.

Since the angora column in the pill contains all the most crucial arguments about our fresh history, I am only sorry that there are so fewer wise and courageous people (because most likely many others see it), who could compose it for the sake of history. due to the fact that the IPN most likely won't.

But since it's an opportunity, I have 2 more current topics that spend sleep with the eyes of those who have survived for a while:

1. As I may yet say about myself, "economic patriot", that is, the man who has been passionate about his full adult life, not about politics, but about the economical improvement of his country, I see tremendous advancement in this field, but as a long-standing accountant, I regret the issue of ever-increasing budget debt and the shift of the resulting effects to the next generations.

2. I have always put the defence issues high, and in this respect things have undoubtedly gone besides far, and this is the biggest disappointment of our generation. It seems that the planet and we, too, did not take advantage of the chance to enter into a dialog with the future aggressor at a phase erstwhile it was inactive possible (because Europe's economical cooperation with Russia was rather promising) before it took steps from which there would be no turning back. For I was taught that it was better for a fool to step down, he could even pet him (at least within reasonable limits – and such, it seems, were inactive there), while it was better not to jump to the bear, as only a ratler.

Against this background, I am horrified by the re-run of arms, which we are drawn into, and I am not happy at all with the billions of euros that we gotta make... I hope for future scrap. Mr Młynarczyk

Uncursed cursed

Being a justice requires an ethical and impartial assessment of all parties. Is it credible to condemn the appeal to the UPA if, at the same time, uncritically justifying or glorifying those condemned soldiers whose actions have frequently led to the death of civilians? Is the moral assessment to be determined solely by the number of victims?

In the Polish debate we frequently forget that Polish-Ukrainian relations were close to colonial relations. It is simply a centuries-old past of dominance, conflict and independence. For Ukrainians, fighting for their own state was and remains 1 of the most crucial political goals. past shows that nations first fight for self-determination and only later can build wider communities and union. If we want morality from others, let's be moral first. RYSHARD P.

UPA

Our presidents rightly resented president Zelenski's initiative for giving a peculiar unit to the Ukrainian army the name of the UPA Heroes.

After the First planet War, the Western Allies, in order to permanently weaken the central states, decided to recreate Poland and Czechoslovakia. Ukraine, as part of an ally – Russia, had to fight for her freedom herself. In the face of the expected Bolshevik offensive to the west of Europe, Piłsudski and Petlura established a Warsaw pact in April 1920 concerning the common defence of Belarus, Ukraine and Poland until their full liberation.

During the siege of Tuchaczewski Piłsudski was forced to take the best units able to make specified a lap off the Warsaw front line. Ukrainians under the pact blocked Budionny on the Zamość line, not allowing the cut-off Tuchachevsky troops to be helped. Nationals, without knowing the secret plans, charged Piłsudski with treason, and in evidence of this they gave the names of the units being moved. In order not to uncover the plans and silence the screaming nationalists and mask the maneuver, Piłsudski gave the anticipation of peace talks with Russia to see for themselves the deficiency of betrayal. Nationals not according to Piłsudski's intention and the content of the pact agreed to the truce proposed by the Russians and made the actual partition of Ukraine, taking, among others, Volyn. In addition, Ukrainian troops located on the Polish territory were interned. The weakened and lonely Ukrainians lost to Russia, of course, and Russia, as part of the Russian operations, starved 5 – 8 million Ukrainian people, settling 1 – 2 million Russians in that place, as the Ukrainians resented us.

Poles in occupied areas, where the Ukrainians accounted for 70 percent of the population, discriminated against "national minorities", introducing worse restrictions than during the Austrian election, demolished hundreds of churches, which caused hostility to traitors who were considered Poles. In this situation, Ukrainians, including UPA, began to search aid from Germans who already helped them to make a free Ukraine in 1915. Ukrainians hoped that Germany would besides aid them in 1941, hence, as in Latvia and Estonia, massive support for Germany. Of course, they were deceived. On the day of the seizure by the Germans, Kiev Stepan Bandera announced the uprising of the Ukrainian state and was arrested and imprisoned by the Germans until the end of the war in the concentration camp.

Just as the Russians encouraged Poles to participate in the Warsaw Uprising, knowing that it had to end badly for us, so the Germans, giving weapons to Ukrainians, knew that it would be utilized to clean the Polish and judaic population, which further provoked their inactivity.

As a consequence of planet War II, Poland lost 6 million people, including 3 million judaic people, 200,000 in the Warsaw Uprising and 100,000 in Volyn. In the fight for independency Ukraine lost 8 million as a consequence of the large Hunger and 8 million as a consequence of the war, which caused that in Ukraine the value of human life has greatly sunk and distorted knowing of solving human problems.

Given the past of our relations and the fact that Ukraine is the only possible ally, as well as the fact that in the period of planet War II human life in our part of Europe was very cheap, close cooperation of 80 million Ukrainian and Polish people should be built, so that neither the East nor the West threatens us. At the same time, knowing that Ukrainians have no another heroes than those associated with UPA, and in the current war situation and the request to mobilize for the current fight against Russia all possible groups of society, after defining our reservations and receiving repeated apologies, what happened, I would not make a fundamental issue of the state's naming of an individual located in the east part of the country. JERZY SADURSKI

What about Belarus?

Today, in my opinion, the question is as legitimate as possible in the context of the war beyond the east border for 2 reasons. The first is how Russia utilized Belarus and can inactive do so if it is tempted to provoke Lithuania or, in part, Latvia and Estonia, due to the fact that it borders them. The second is news from the end of May about the fact that the president of Ukraine gave the Northern peculiar Operations Centre the name “UpA Heroes”. This is simply a classified and elite unit in the structures of the Ukrainian army (although a military unit in our understanding, e.g. a regiment or brigade, is not), performing exploratory and sabotage tasks even behind the front line. This second reason caused a storm in us – understandable – but I leave it to the reader to evaluate. But before (p)the president calls the college to take the White Zelensk Eagle away, let him take it distant from Mussolini posthumously and think (if he can) if he did well, taking any social privileges from many Ukrainian refugees that they have already earned from us.

Now it's better to have Ukrainians on our side than to have them with Russians against us if Ukraine fell. Zelenski has already signed a contract with Sweden for the transportation of JAS 39C and JAS 39D fighters Gripen from his own money and a newer version of E/F intends to buy from the EU loan. Are the members of the Center of the CNS/UPA formation? I don't know, but I wouldn't regulation that out, either.

What does Belarus gotta do with this? Russia's offensive went out of its territory in 2022 to Kiev, and present Lukashenko "trades" political prisoners to lift sanctions for himself and helps Putin. And he'll keep doing it. And if he resists, Putin will force it on him anyway, as he will want airspace to attack Lithuania or Latvia – this is the first. And secondly, many people from the erstwhile Wagner Group are stationed in its territory. They will not return to Russia, so they are presently training diversions from different countries in Belarus to flood the West in the future with people prepared to spread chaos, panic, suicide acts, diversions, due to the fact that many of them come from the mediate East.

That is why the attention of our peculiar services must be concentrated in Belarus, and the guarding of the border must not weaken. It is no longer a substance of average influx of migrants, but of walking clock bombs, deadly men, if – do not let God – Ukraine falls. And then there can be “Polish” specialists in this Independent Centre of peculiar Operations, reminding us of the darkest times of Volyn. Are they going to be joined by a mid-east suicide Vainner trained? I hope not. K.J.

Kosiniak-Kamish showed... a claw

It is hard not to grant the national defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz the right erstwhile he responds with expanding impatience to further comments from the surroundings of Karol Nawrocki.

For many months, the head of the MON has pursued a consistent policy of strengthening the Polish army. Irrespective of the political assessments of the government, it is hard to deny that Poland is present in the period of the top defence investments in its history. The purchases of modern equipment are ongoing, the ability to deter and, most importantly, the cooperation with allies is strengthened. In a situation where war has been going on beyond our east border for more than 4 years, it is hard to imagine more crucial tasks for the Minister of Defence.

Against this background, the President's latest claims regarding the Polish-British safety and Defence Treaty seem completely incomprehensible. alternatively of being glad that Poland strengthens strategical ties with 1 of the most powerful countries in Europe, the president's co-workers focused on procedural comments on the document's consultation. Kosiniak-Kamish replied that he would like to see "although erstwhile the President's office was glad that Poland was safer". He besides added that “most crucial to us is security.”

It is hard not to see the accuracy of this remark. A citizen is primarily curious in whether the state is effectively protected. If Poland enters into another agreement strengthening military cooperation with an crucial ally, the natural consequence should be satisfaction. Procedural discussions should not obscure the issue.

Kosiniak-Kamysz pointed out another problem. In his opinion, part of the criticism from the Presidential Palace is connected with an earlier decision concerning the SAFE programme, which the president did not support. The Minister stated that the head of state "did not stand in 1 line with military experts and the desire to build a safe and strong Poland". He added that the threats directed at him, that he would sit, did not impress him. In a rematch, he put Nawrocki and his Chancellery in a donkey bench. It's hard to say no to logic. Poland is at a peculiar minute of past today. Russia remains a threat to the full region, and Europe is expanding heavy defence spending. Under specified conditions, politicians should first of all look for ways to strengthen the possible of the state alternatively than opportunities for common pinching.

The paradox is that Karol Nawrocki himself as head of the Armed Forces should besides be curious in the success of specified initiatives. After all, a stronger army, fresh alliances and greater defence capabilities service the full state, regardless of who presently holds positions in government or in the Presidential Palace. past will remember who effectively strengthened Poland's safety in times of top threats since the end of the Cold War, and who was against it. The safety of Poland is more crucial than the political ambitions of anyone. besides bad K.K. isn't so decisive in another cases. I mean, at least the legalization of partnerships, but above all, the Church Fund, which is under its circumstantial umbrella. Here too... the claws, Mr. Vice Prime Minister. You know who. WASZKIWICZ NARCIZ

Women who have been taken distant for centuries

"Because it is simply a man's thing to be far distant and a female to wait faithfully," sang Alicja Majewska in 1980 at the festival in Opole. In this 1 line was the full order of the world: a man was to decision forward, gain and decide, a female – faithfully wait, support and not ask besides many questions.

A fewer decades ago, it was apparent that the most appropriate place for a female was a manly shadow, a nursery, and a kitchen world. Career, science, passion? It was luxury, not for them. Women were denied the right to study, recognising that education was not needed to carve holes in socks or collect potatoes from the field. Their future was to be predictable, subject to household and conventions. erstwhile 1 dared to live differently, she paid a advanced price. Hypatia of ancient Alexandria, a prominent philosopher and mathematician, is simply a symbolic example, brutally murdered by a fanatical crowd. Her “guilty” was that she dared to be learned and independent.

Women were not allowed to sign the works by their own name, their contribution to the improvement of discipline was overlooked, and the findings were attributed to men. Fanny Mendelssohn composed outstanding pieces, but any of them were released under the name of her celebrated brother Felix. Ada Lovelace, present called the world's first programmer, remained in the shadow of Charles Babbage for a long time, although her visionary notes on the analytical device were ahead of the age by a century.

This pattern didn't vanish over time. Lise Meitner, co-discoverer of atomic fission, watched the Nobel Prize go to her colleague Otto Hahn. Rosalind Franklin, whose DNA photos were the key to uncovering a double helix, was marginalized by Watson and Cricket. Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the pulsars, but the laurels fell to her promoter. These are just a fewer names from a long list of women whose achievements were appreciated besides late or underestimated at all.

Women were first taken distant from the anticipation of improvement and were later mocked to have "achieved nothing." This hypocrisy inactive has its faithful followers. present there are no shortages of masters who proudly announce that women are inferior, due to the fact that “real” composers, engineers or philosophers were almost exclusively men. The fact that men dominate history, but mainly due to the fact that they have had access to education, property, institutions, leisure time and the right to their own name for centuries. From childhood, Chopin could make his talent to gain immortal fame, but his talented sister Louisa had to put her ambitions into a planet that gave women first and foremost the function of wife and mother. Who knows what works could be done if, like a brother, she could devote herself entirely to music? Who besides knows how many accomplishments have been taken over by husbands, fathers, and brothers, and how many talents have been wasted in home diapers? It took 3 generations to truly shift history. Women of the 1960 ’ s, 70 ’ s began to break out of the strategy of the house—children—obedience and talk aloud: we want something more. Their daughters grew up with the conviction that they could and even had to go higher. They were increasingly graduating, entering professions reserved for men so far, and stopped apologizing for their own ambitions. The 3rd generation lives in a planet where education and women's career have become obvious.

No wonder this change is resisting. Men's frustration syndrome has been repeated for years, only names are different. Today's premeditated belief of the superiority of men over women is intended to supply lairs and voters. However, he does something far more dangerous: it perpetuates the young, inactive immature minds of boys to believe that for any incomprehensible reason they are better than those studying, while they frequently have no accomplishments to justify this same - proclaimed superiority.

Fortunately, in civilized countries, women scope their highest goals, showing that they are not an addition to the male tale, but to its equal authors. For besides long, the past of mankind was written by a man's hand, so many female chapters were missing. Now women add them themselves, and men only gotta keep up with the content. ELFRYDA TITUS

Pedestrian belts

For years in the spring, Poland has been discussing accidents at pedestrian crossings. The common name – a pedestrian crossing – means that it is for pedestrians to decision on them, not cyclists or people on scooters. car drivers are mostly able to place pedestrians approaching the passage and halt to let them pass. On the another hand, a cyclist who runs at 20 km/h abruptly appears and, unfortunately, will not always be able to react. As of June 3, a provision enjoined the usage of helmets by children and youth riding bicycles or scooters. This provision is intended, among another things, to improve safety on belts. president Wałęsa said to the editor of Turowicz: “You will break the thermometer, you will have no temperature.” You can now say, "Put on your helmet and you'll be safe in the passages." Unfortunately, no. The helmet can defend the head, but in a collision. It's not something that an angel can defend us from an accident. Only skiers can travel on ski slopes, not sledgers or pedestrians. What? No one's doing a robbery due to it! Provision should be made: before entering the lanes you must get off the bike/hulaj leg and just decision to the another side of the street. End of story.

Two more words about the latest information that the Sejm paid Mr Ziobrze PLN 375 000 for moving the parliamentary office, including 186 000 for car travel. Interestingly, this gentleman has not only been participating in the works of the Sejm for months, as the full of Poland knows, but there is no assistant employed, and the office in Rzeszów is closed.

Mr. Czarzasty, you know very well that you will not collect the money, but let the individual who signed specified transfers punish (read: slow down). This isn't right! ANDRZEJ JANIEC