Last Friday at the Youth Training Centre “Kuźnia” a presentation of the thought paper “With tradition for the future” was held. It is simply a position that unifies Polish national thought and responds to contemporary problems related to the defence of the identity and independency of the state.
We received Poland at the hands of our predecessors and we are to pass it on to the successors. Before God, each of us will personally answer for what he gave it: bigger or smaller, better or worse, stronger or weaker – quote from John Mosdorf included in the foreword of the book.
The Ideowa paper is an explanation of contemporary Polish national thought, which was accepted by all the most crucial nationalist organizations in Poland and is their determinant of political direction. It is undoubtedly a work that is simply a milestone in the improvement of the Polish national movement and a circumstantial "ABC" of nationalism, addressing the most crucial ideas, the concept of nationalism, the approach to the state, religion, economy or global relations. The paper does not offer ready solutions, but teaches the way to think.
The “Convention for the Future” paper consists of 8 chapters:
- Nation and Nationalism
- Identity of the Polish national movement
- Christian foundation of Polish national idea
- National thought towards the past of Poland
- Country
- Economy and society
- Nation and Culture
- Poland's planet Place
Among the speakers discussing the paper were: Marcin Kowalski – president of the All-Polish Youth, Michał Wawer – vice president of the National Movement, Damian Adamus – president of the National Social Institute and editor-in-chief of the fresh Deal and Piotr Głowacki – erstwhile vice president of the All-Polish Youth and now president of the economical thought Centre.
The paper begins with the presentation of our nation's theory, forged as part of the discussion... The nation is simply a natural community, it is not a constructivist entity, which was artificially created by ideologists or intellectuals at a given historical moment. We believe that a nation is simply a community that has far roots, at the same time it has evolved throughout history. The nations to their present form have evolved, come from ethno, or cultural communities with a common name, a story of common origin, a common memory and a bond with the native land... What determines that individual is simply a associate of a national community? In the course of our deliberations, we have come to the conclusion that this crucial aspect is primary socialization, which is simply a set of cultural features and codes passed on to the kid during the first years of life. In this chapter we besides compose that there is no specified thing as 1 nationalism, each nation has its first specificity, and so do nationalisms have individual identity. We besides emphasize the Catholic dimension of our nationalism, that is, the pursuit of the interest of our national community is limited by Catholic science. We respect the right of another nations to be and to function independently," summarized Damian Adamus.
President Marcin Kowalski added that nationalism rejects the nation's biological concept.
According to our concept, nationality cannot be inherited. Of course, the natural process is that the kid of a Pole will be Polish, but not due to the fact that he was born as a kid of a Pole, just due to the fact that he will mostly be raised, in the first crucial years of his life he will spend in the Polish environment and will be soaked in this Polish national identity," said president Kowalski.
The vice president of the National Movement then discussed the 5th chapter of the paper dealing with the state. The MP pointed out that the state was an crucial tool in the hands of the nation and a request of sovereignty, but at the same time warned against statolatry.
The Polish National Movement has this specificity that it was born at a time erstwhile Poles did not have their state and until present the Polish statehood is not secured, so we must have at the back of our heads that as a consequence of interior weakness and external threats it can easy be taken from us... crucial in the national approach to the state is that it is national, that is, 1 in which the nation is superior to the state and owns it, 1 might say, the main shareholder. The state is simply a tool in the hands of the nation. At the same time, the existence of this country is very important, but, on the another hand, the approach of State worship cannot be eluded. We must keep in head all the time that the interests of the ruling elite may conflict with the interests of the nation – Michał Wawer presented the 5th chapter.
The sixth section on the economy was presented by Piotr Głowacki.
The key concept of an economical chapter is the concept of a triad of 3 values that outlines the field of what the economy should look like. If individual is looking for answers in this chapter on whether taxes should be progressive or linear or whether the state should build apartments, they will not find them. There is only a way to think and settle specified disputes. This is the basic guideline for reasoning about the economy. 1 of the points is ethics, or a certain concept of justice, due to the fact that we believe that the economy is to produce a fair way of doing society, which enables members to make morally. The second point is politics, or national interest, due to the fact that the economy should service the strength of the state, the power of the state, the safety of the state, due to the fact that if the state is weak, it will fail, and all our visions of a just society will not be realized... The 3rd guideline is economical principles, i.e. substantive principles, abstracting the view of the economy from value, due to the fact that 1 must always tread hard on the ground. If we focus only on matters of justice, there is simply a danger that we will stone in the clouds and search for utopia. Piotr Głowacki concluded.
The paper will shortly have its electronic and paper release.
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