Against the destructive Poland, the 2 authorities of Tusk and Kaczyński

Towards the end of the second decade of September this year, an interview with Alexander Hall, titled Donald Tusk is not fit to unite people, Rafał Trzaskowski will be president of the PO,

in which the erstwhile minister in the government of Tadeusz Mazowiecki powerfully criticized the present, centre-left government. This is simply a voice that should not be overlooked in the ongoing debate, both in the right-wing subject and in the pre-election debate.

Discouragement

Although Hall was the author of 1 of the first critical books reviewing the regulation of the Law and Justice (Bad change, Gdańsk 2016) and considered the removal of Jarosław Kaczyński's organization from power a necessity, present he does not believe in “happy Poland” (A. Bodnar, Happy Poland is time, Warsaw 2023) under the dominant coalition. It is precisely due to his earlier position that it is worth to thin on what he says about Donald Tusk's government today.

Such a fast discouragement of an crucial typical of centre conservativeism into fresh power may open the way to another view of the upcoming presidential election and the situation of the right.

Hall says in an interview the essential thing: “Poland is not stapled, it is divided. Donald Tusk does it and PiS does it, but the work of those who have power is greater. Worse still, the Law and Justice have ruined the independency and authority of the Constitutional Court and the ultimate Court, so that they do not control the executive authority.”

I would add that I had the chance to hear Alexander Hall, just late said that according to the current Prime Minister there is no area for any right in Poland. As a consequence of this sharp polarization of Hall, it clearly indicates that the chance for our country is only to get out of the deepening stalemate caused by Tusk's conflict with Kaczyński.

The emergence of this kind of voice in an crucial liberal paper present may be a signal that not only an expanding number of citizens, but besides any elites cease to see Poland's successful future as part of the current organization arrangement.

Non-mandatory presidency

The request for a presidency that will go beyond the tribal war of the 2 largest groups is referred to not only by Alexander Hall. Marek Jurek took a akin and even more explicit position in a 2 weeks later interview with “The Solidarity Week” (I see a light in the tunnel, “TS”, 3 October 2024). A shoulder-to-shoulder with these 2 experienced authors, in the past connected with anti-communist opposition, and specifically with the Youth Movement of Poland, most likely millions of other, weary citizens walk.

For example, those who appear on social media with the hashtag #Trac for Development. They are irritated by the destructive Polish organization dispute, and they anticipate a fresh hand. They anticipate Poland to decision forward in various cases with crucial infrastructure projects, with the Central Communication Port, with the construction of atomic power plants, the expansion of seaports or the improvement of Jizera, the Polish electrical car brand.

Catholics have had enough

Similar fatigue can be said erstwhile it comes to circles of Catholic opinion that have been under double political force for years. On the 1 hand, this is the force of liberal aggression, which has only grown larger and interacts with greater courage with the coming of fresh power. On the another hand, it is blackmailing the leaders of Law and Justice, who for years have been waiting for Catholics to have absolute political loyalty in their struggles against liberals and the left, but they are practically never willing, or possibly capable of solidarity with the most crucial elements of the Catholic program.

Of course, the social solidarity of Law and Justice truly carries in itself much of the good recognised in Catholic social science. At the same time, however, without solidarity with the weakest, unborn, he becomes a kind of collective egoism of the majority, strong against the weak.

Morawiecki's lost chance

This is precisely how you can characterize the proposed autumn 2023 by Mateusz Morawiecki “The Decalogue of Polish Affairs”, in which the constitutional Christian heritage was not mentioned even by word. But there was support for a wicked procedure in vitrowhich must be considered a concession not only to liberals, but to the civilization of death.

It is besides not, I believe, by chance, that in Morawiecki's exposé, at the end of his two-week government the mention to Christian principles did not even appear in a symbolic form. Yet Christianity is not only an crucial component of right-wingness, but – in the broadest terms – the form of the full Republic, the foundation of universal justice.

Hall scores

Let's go back to the interview with Alexander Hall. It may be believed that this erstwhile politician, besides an excellent expert in post-war past of French politics, does not throw words at the wind. His criticism of the Tusk government is truly firm. Above all, it concerns the Prime Minister's deficiency of will for real reconciliation of Poles and the deliberate maintenance of polarization. Hall cites an example of 2023, erstwhile during the 4 June march Tusk promised reconciliation, but, as Hall notes, his words primarily included the desire to retaliate and settle the Law.

The erstwhile minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government besides criticized the government's actions in the field of culture and education, pointing out the example of the Institute of National thought Heritage, that personnel changes are purely political and service to impose left-liberal ideology. Hall besides mentioned the cancellation of Robert Kostro as manager of the Museum of past of Poland before the end of his word of office. He considered this to be a political action aimed at taking control of the form of the permanent MHP exhibition. It can be expected that the museum further led by Kostra would have a conciliative communicative dimension, taking into account different traditions.

Hall besides criticised the way the Minister of Education Barbara Nowacka criticised the communication, which in his opinion – apart from introducing bad solutions in the field of national education – simply does not show a minimum of individual culture. Examples of unworthy behaviour in Hall's opinion were utilized by Nowack's terms, specified as “gentlemen of bishops” or “money howling” given in the context of the right opposition of the clergy to unlawful changes in the teaching of religion.

Against Lawlessness and same - Control

The non-Constitutional name of the erstwhile minister besides laid down guidelines for abortion, which is now to be performed on the basis of 1 psychiatric certificate. It should be added that the “guidelines” do not belong, according to the Polish Constitution, to the list of papers which are the origin of the law. So we are dealing not only with unconstitutionality, but with simple lawlessness, imposing the will of the government on the basis of opinions that nobody has signed.

Alexander Hall besides dislikes Tusk's “showy detentions”, akin to those of Zbigniew Ziobra. For example, he pointed out Marcin Romanowski, whose detention in the presence of cameras reminded him of Barbara Blida's case. He besides criticised the Prime Minister for his public comment on the matter, seeing him interfere with the independency of the courts.

According to Hall, however, the main problem is the deficiency of independent control over executive power. The Law and Justice destroyed the authority of the Constitutional Court and the ultimate Court, and the current power does nothing to change that. In this situation, according to the erstwhile minister, the only hope is the emergence of a 3rd political force that will act rationally and respect the law.

Independent Right candidate

Perhaps talking about the 3rd “rational”, as Hall says, political strength is inactive premature. The first step should be to think of specified a right-wing candidate for President, who will not let himself to set up a organization leash, but will actually think of the common good of the Republic.

Does anyone like that always get a chance to show up? What function could he play today? The 1 who fights for a real triumph today. Whether the 1 who prepares the ground for the future “third strength” on the right hand, and can be a tongue in weight at the decisive minute of the election. I'll leave the question open.