It's not adequate to shine
One of them is Magda Miller – a culturalist and social activist. “I am not a campaigner of the Civic Platform but of the Left,” she notes. "And since the Left was part of a government coalition after the election, I hoped that the electoral promises, especially the progressive and socially very expected ones, could be achieved together," he added.
To the current Prime Minister Donald Tusk she never had any peculiar confidence. – I remember him from the times of the Liberal-Democratic Congress. He was then politically drowning, the Democratic Union gave him a helping hand. He, in my opinion, ate this hand with his full hand. specified things are not forgotten – you say.
Nor does he consider him to be a prominent leader, although – he admits – he stands out against others. I saw him cut his partners out 1 by one. He is simply a typical solo player – he does not build the back, pushes those who may endanger him. And that always bodes badly – he judges.
Despite scepticism, she got carried distant with emotions and took part in the Million Hearts March before the parliamentary elections.
– I gave in to the temper of the moment. I besides hoped that the Left – even partially – would be in government and that there would be no obstruction on the 3rd Way. Naïvely, I had a better opinion of Holownia, knowing his achievements from the 3rd sector," he says.
After the government was established, sobering up rapidly came. I expected the Left to have a greater cause. If I am truly disappointed with something today, it is that the Minister – due to the fact that they are mainly women – could not prepare draft laws crucial to their voters and voters. It was frustrating that president Duda rejected them.
– I realize that they were afraid of the coalition falling apart, but this only shows that the gentlemen who were in the Sejm thanks to the voices of women have rapidly forgotten who sent them there and why. Now I see trials by the Kotula Minister – possibly doomed to failure – but at least these are any actions. 1 election late.
He accuses the government of deficiency of energy, imagination and simple efficiency. – This upper-volatile and hurraoptic communicative is hard to swallow. You gotta act, not talk about action that doesn't happen. And if something happens – talk about it and constantly perpetuate the narrative. I am amazed that a politician as experienced as Donald Tusk did not see it and drew conclusions from his earlier failures. It was not adequate to dress well and shine eloquence like Simon Holovnia; it was good and refreshing for a month. You just gotta act and keep your word – he says bluntly.
Recently – during the yearly gathering of the School of Leadership – Magda Miller listened to the speech of diplomat Jerzy Kozmiński. It brought back memories of the times of transformation.
– I thought: if this current government – for which so many people had expectations and which gave an extraordinary direct credit of trust – had at least any of the energy, strength, work and competence of the Mazowieckie government, it would truly have succeeded. Despite apparent mistakes, that government had momentum and vision. And here? This requires action – says Magda Miller.
Biggest disappointment? Nothing's going on. Women who went on strike were completely ignored. And nobody – but PiS – thinks about region Poland today. I lived for 21 years in a village close Gorlicami. The PiS can get president Duda there, and late Navrockian candidate. No 1 came from the coalition. After all, the elections are won by the voices of the village – especially the 1 east of the Vistula line. The Civic Platform did not draw conclusions from the defeat of Komorowski, repeated the same mistakes. deficiency of action led to disaster," he says.
Miller has no illusions: – This government will fall. More like before the end of his term, 2 years at the latest. And then the PiS will take it all. And there will be no more prof. Bodnar, whom I respect enormously. But I besides know that the legal procedures are long, and the image of the impunity of the Law and Justice Office is only perpetuating. But PiS will have no scruples – they will enter from Monday to Tuesday. And everything will be done according to the law. Their right.
Culturalists are afraid about the future of Poland – about the possible return of the reforms of Czarnka, the exit from the European Union and the progressive systemic violation of the law.
Does he inactive have the strength to fight? I'm 65. I think I've done my occupation since August ’80. In fresh years I've been on the Women's Strikes, attending protests under the courts. And I lived in a alleged writing mother, where organizing anything was a immense challenge. At the march on October 1, 2023, I thought, yes, this is the moment, it'll be better. It's not. I no longer have the energy or space to decision on.
And then he goes,
– During this leadership convention a focus survey was conducted, in which 1 of the questions was: how to sew together this divided Poland? I have seen many positive, goodwill-filled (and naivety) ideas. Unfortunately, my individual feeling can be summarized with 1 hashtag: #not enough. Just – you can't. Looking at what's happening now, after the presidential election the squad is building around itself the president-elect, we see that we have the biggest short circuit ahead of us. Well, quoting any historical phrase: we fucked. We fucked like hell.
There will be nothing
60-year-old Krystyna, a retired woman, inactive recently, during the presidential campaign, bravely raised Rafał Trzaskowski's banner from the puddle. She even dragged her mom to the election with advanced Alzheimer's. They were practicing their signature this morning, and then went to the urn together, under the armpit – due to the fact that it's "one more voice".
Now he says bitterly, "I'm done. A man hoped that something would change, that he would be safe, that there would be no shame, and nothing would come of it. I'll be consecutive with you: I'm very wack. No democracy, no stress. God forbid, if the Law and Justice came to power in 2 years, there'll be nothing.
– Everyone knows what's gonna happen erstwhile Nawrocks and Nawrocks start fighting. It is known that Nawrocki knows nothing, so PiS will regulation Kaczyński. Macierewicz and others will enter the phase – he forecasts.
Following the losers of the Trzask election, Krystyn decided to limit watching political programs. So far TVN24 has been broadcasting at her home all the time, political programs have watched with specified curiosity as Brazilian soap operas once.
Now he's limiting.
He is afraid of Nawrocki Poland, Czarnka.
He's afraid of the Confederate.
He's afraid of anti-Semitic moods.
Recently, the resignation quit saying that I think she'll quit "all this policy" and halt following what's going on in Poland and in the world.
But there are 2 wolves fighting in it. And this 1 can't let go.
So he follows, but less.
Empty gestures and words
– I was hoping that those values for which we had wiped off the weeds for 8 years of the regulation of the United Right would materialize in the practice of governance. On the streets, we shouted out simple truths about simple integrity, respect for the law, respect for the rights of minorities and respect for the autonomy of women's bodies – he says about his expectations of parliamentary elections in 2023. Marcin Musiał, literary scholar, blogger, social activist for number rights.
He thought that erstwhile the Coalition was in power, society would not should be so keen about politics, it could go back to "taking care of its own garden."
When did he feel the profession?
“This year’s manifa in Katowice was a symbolic minute for me. As usual lively, adding faith, but – as a surprise to me – politicians and politicians from the governing coalition did not appear on it – all those who, erstwhile they were in opposition, took the subject of women's rights on banners and stuffed their mouths with them. It turns out to be empty gestures and words – he says bitterly.
He was peculiarly disappointed by the eloquent motion of Rafał Trzaskowski – hiding the rainbow flag during the debate.
– I thought they could repeat this maneuver with any value. The coalition acted very rapidly on a task peculiarly crucial to me and hundreds of thousands of Silesians and Silesians – the law on the Silesian regional language. I'm grateful for that. But if this task were more controversial, it would require a bigger fight, possibly they'd hide it in the drawer, too? The deficiency of a conflict for values, axiological blur, most disappoints me in this coalition – he calculates the errors of the rulers.
And then he goes,
– I realize conflicts of interest and the fact that 1 of the biggest braking processes of modernization is PSL, by malicious ones called "past conflict". So why did Tusk strengthen the 3rd Road before the elections on October 15, 2023? specified gestures plus "beer with Mentzen" discouraged thousands of liberal and left-wing voters and voters who brought this coalition to power.
Which of the promises he's made that hurt the most?
– All 92 outstanding points from the program. It is simply a mockery that over a year and a half governments managed to accomplish 8% of their demands. As it turned out, president Duda is not the problem, but simply the inability of the rulers – he does not hide emotions.
Despite disappointment, he continues to believe in democracy.
I respect the choices of fellow citizens and fellow citizens. Nawrock's choice should shake the coalition and truly drive it to work.
He fears the country under Nawrocki.
– As a citizen of Poland of the Silesian nationality, I know that this president will exclude me from the community. I've been watching his actions at the IPN-no. His imagination of Poland's past is naive and zero-one. I know for the next 5 years we have no chance of a Silesian language in schools. So we must proceed to organise ourselves bottom-up and strengthen civilian society, without looking at the grim figure that became President," he concludes.
I want a choice.
Alexandra is 23 years old. She didn't go to college, she's finishing further courses, and she's trying to combine discipline and work. In October 2023 she voted for the civilian Coalition – her parents advised her.
– erstwhile he ruled PiS for 8 years, I was just increasing up. I didn't realize much about politics. It was my parents who explained to me that the Coalition was hoping to improve the situation of the young. I was most convinced by the request for legal abortion. After all, I am a female and I want to have a choice – whether I give birth or not.
Today, she says directly: she feels cheated.
– erstwhile Women's Strikes, protests, marches, so much emotion. So what? Nothing's changed. Nothing at all. erstwhile I get pregnant, there's nothing I can do – he says.
She is most hurt by the deficiency of action on the housing crisis.
– I've got a garbage truck, half my wage paid to rent a state. They promised apartments, reliefs, subsidies, any real support. All my friends either subtract from their mouths and live alone, or nest with their parents. Turns out we're back with nothing. No 1 talks about women's rights anymore. And now that Nawrocki's president, it's only gonna get worse.
Today, Alexandra is not certain that she would go to elections again.
