Sławomir Mentzen's unprecedented attack on General Wiesław Kukuła

During a gathering with voters in Elbląg, Sławomir Mentzen crossed the boundaries of a substantive debate, directing a sharp, individual attack on the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Wiesław Kukuła. Describing the general as an "abnormal" individual and allegedly incapable of performing even the lowest military functions can barely be considered an component of substantive criticism. Rather, it is an example of rhetoric that undermines the seriousness of the discussion on national safety and strikes at the authority of the institutions liable for defence.