With Stanisław Tymiński, a politician and entrepreneur, a erstwhile candidate for president of the Republic of Poland, presently applying for the mandate of Senator of the Republic of Poland in territory 71 (Bytom and Zabrze) in the list of KW of the Slavic Union, Przemysław Piasta talks.
Why did you decide to return to politics after years?
– I had a large success in business in Canada, where for over 48 years I managed a computer company and now I think that my experience in emigration will be useful in today's Poland. Canada is in the hands of abroad capital as Poland is. In Canada, effective methods have been developed to defend people from excessive exploitation and I want to advance these methods in Poland as Senator. besides paradoxically attract fresh investors to Poland.
You live in Canada all day. Are you up to date with national affairs?
– Yeah, I'm up to velocity with what's happening in the country, I keep quite a few individual contacts and I besides subscribe to the national press. quite a few people contact me on social media. But I besides have media at hand in America which gives me an additional view of what is happening in Poland. I urge reading my book “Cause for Freedom”
In 1990, 3.7 million Poles supported you in the presidential election in both rounds. How do you view your designation among erstwhile voters today?
– Older voters value me for my participation in the 1990 presidential elections, erstwhile I warned Poles about the consequences of the economical war. But now, while collecting signatures of my candidacy, I was most likely seen by young people at work.
In those elections, you fell victim to a media hatred campaign. It was the first specified wave of hatred in our public life. Aren't you afraid of attacking yourself and your household in this campaign?
– Attacks on me were and will be due to the fact that I am a “painted bird”. due to the fact that I've lived for over 50 years in Canada. It makes me think differently, and it scares quite a few people. But I'm not going to shout out the names of the thieves in the legislature Court without a court sentence. My task is to give an thought of effective solutions for prosperity in Poland. specified as the improvement of trade union organisations and cooperative banking and the constant fight against corruption in politics. It's gonna get me quite a few people too. The Senator must not stay silent in fear!
So what do you think are the biggest challenges facing Poland today?
– The biggest challenge is the well-being of people working. It's mostly about profit from work, or savings. due to the fact that a man who spends everything he earns for a surviving doesn't gain anything due to the fact that he spends everything on the cost of surviving. And here's a collision with abroad capital that all the excess human labour wants to collect for itself like butter grease from milk. Work people must have cash reserves for the safety of their families.
Is this your thought of Poland?
– After all these years of destroying the country, there is no single thought for Poland. The way to improvement is hard work all day to exploit all possibilities. In my opinion, people must be put before capital. This is the hard work of training young Poles to work in good jobs and constantly creating and protecting jobs. erstwhile I say that the way to improvement is to defend civilian rights and halt looting practices, many tell me that's nothing new. But the point is to implement these 2 basic principles of improvement with an iron hand.
There's a war beyond our east border. How do you measure the current attitude of the Polish government? Does Poland engage besides strongly, besides poorly, or is it in the right degree in this conflict?
– Poland cannot afford to supply costly military equipment for Ukraine. This is due to the fact that in Poland the budget has crucial shortages and is kept on a drip of loans of abroad capital. I do not see the threat of war on the part of Russia, due to the fact that what do they request Poland for? They have adequate problem to keep so many nationalities in check, and as we know, Poles are an unruly nation.
Demography is an crucial problem. Polish society is ageing, less children are born. What can be done?
– Only an increase in prosperity will make conditions for the improvement of the population. Everywhere in those countries where life is expensive, less children are born. Therefore, the conflict for prosperity is the primary task of politics in Poland.
Thank you for talking to me.
He spoke: Przemysław Piasta
Think Poland, No. 39-40 (24.09-110.2023)
