Post by Bonobo on Nov 2, 2018 14:45:40 GMT 1
The Polish right wing politics is traditionally pro Russian and anti German. It goes back to Dmowski, the founding father of Polish right wing politics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Dmowski
In 1905, Dmowski moved to Warsaw, back in the Russian partition of Poland, where he continued to play a growing role in the Endecja faction.[15] During the Russian Revolution of 1905, Dmowski favoured co-operation with the Imperial Russian authorities and welcomed Nicholas II's October Manifesto of 1905 as a stepping stone on the road towards renewed Polish autonomy.[13] During the revolt in Łódź in June 1905, the Endeks, acting under Dmowski's orders, opposed the uprising led by Piłsudski's Polish Socialist Party (PPS).[13] During the course of the "June Days," as the Łódź uprising is known, a miniature civil war raged between Endecja and the PPS.[13]
As a result of the elections to the First Duma (legislative assembly in the late Russian Empire), which were boycotted by the PPS, the National Democrats won 34 of the 55 seats allotted to Poland.[16] Dmowski himself was elected a deputy to the Second and Third Dumas (beginning on 27 February 1907) and was president of the Polish caucus within it.[15][17] He was seen as a conservative, and despite being a Polish caucus leader, he often had more influence on the Russian than the Polish deputies.[18]
Over time, Dmowski became more receptive to Russian overtures, particularly neoslavism, warming up to the idea that Poland and Russia may have a common future, particularly due to Germany being their common enemy.[17][18] In light of what he regarded as Russian cultural inferiority, Dmowski felt that a strong Russia was more acceptable than a strong Germany. In Dmowski's view, the Russian policy of Russification would not succeed in subjugating the Poles, while the Germans would be far more successful with their Germanisation policies.[7][17] He explained those views in his book Niemcy, Rosja i kwestia Polska (Germany, Russia and the Polish Cause), published in 1908.[18][19]
This was not a universally popular attitude, and in 1909 Dmowski resigned his deputy mandate to focus on an internal political struggle within Endecja.[18] He lost the election to the Fourth Duma in 1912 to a socialist politician, Eugeniusz Jagiełło from the Polish Socialist Party – Left, who won with the support of the Jewish vote. Dmowski viewed this as a personal insult; in exchange he organized a successful boycott of Jewish businesses throughout much of Poland.[20][21][22]
Todat we can still see traces of this attitude.
Polish ruling party leader accused of ‘pro-Russian’ attitude
rl/st 16.06.2018, 18:29
EC President Donald Tusk stated that “every movement towards breaking the European Union from the inside is good for Russian interests”
Unexpectedly to himself, Jarosław Kaczyński, the chairman of the Law and Justice party, became one of the leaders of Putin supporters’ faction in Europe, said the president of the European Council Donald Tusk in an interview for the biggest Polish opposition newspaper “Gazeta Wyborcza”.
When asked whether Russia interfered in Polish internal affairs or not, Mr Tusk said that he does not know that, although some tracks of Moscow’s interference can be easily find in France, Great Britain (Brexit referendum), Spain (in Catalonia), not to mention the Balkans.
According to a right-wing dorzeczy.pl website, Mr Tusk assumes that everyone who weakens the EU is a pro-Russian. This might soon become the common narrative among liberal or left-wing members of European Parliament (MEPs) and the European Council.
Earlier in the week, Belgian politician Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of liberal group Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in European Parliament called several leaders of right-wing and populist parties “Putin cheerleaders”, but also included Mr Kaczyński in his list. However, there are no known statements linking Mr Kaczynski and Russian authorities or President Putin.
The Law and Justice spokesperson Beata Mazurek replied to Mr Tusk, accusing him of negligence in relation to home affairs. She also published photos of Mr Tusk and president Putin from their April 2010 meeting in Poland.
Mrs Mazurek replied to Mr Verhofstadt as well, announcing that her party will take necessary legal measures against the Belgian politician.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Dmowski
In 1905, Dmowski moved to Warsaw, back in the Russian partition of Poland, where he continued to play a growing role in the Endecja faction.[15] During the Russian Revolution of 1905, Dmowski favoured co-operation with the Imperial Russian authorities and welcomed Nicholas II's October Manifesto of 1905 as a stepping stone on the road towards renewed Polish autonomy.[13] During the revolt in Łódź in June 1905, the Endeks, acting under Dmowski's orders, opposed the uprising led by Piłsudski's Polish Socialist Party (PPS).[13] During the course of the "June Days," as the Łódź uprising is known, a miniature civil war raged between Endecja and the PPS.[13]
As a result of the elections to the First Duma (legislative assembly in the late Russian Empire), which were boycotted by the PPS, the National Democrats won 34 of the 55 seats allotted to Poland.[16] Dmowski himself was elected a deputy to the Second and Third Dumas (beginning on 27 February 1907) and was president of the Polish caucus within it.[15][17] He was seen as a conservative, and despite being a Polish caucus leader, he often had more influence on the Russian than the Polish deputies.[18]
Over time, Dmowski became more receptive to Russian overtures, particularly neoslavism, warming up to the idea that Poland and Russia may have a common future, particularly due to Germany being their common enemy.[17][18] In light of what he regarded as Russian cultural inferiority, Dmowski felt that a strong Russia was more acceptable than a strong Germany. In Dmowski's view, the Russian policy of Russification would not succeed in subjugating the Poles, while the Germans would be far more successful with their Germanisation policies.[7][17] He explained those views in his book Niemcy, Rosja i kwestia Polska (Germany, Russia and the Polish Cause), published in 1908.[18][19]
This was not a universally popular attitude, and in 1909 Dmowski resigned his deputy mandate to focus on an internal political struggle within Endecja.[18] He lost the election to the Fourth Duma in 1912 to a socialist politician, Eugeniusz Jagiełło from the Polish Socialist Party – Left, who won with the support of the Jewish vote. Dmowski viewed this as a personal insult; in exchange he organized a successful boycott of Jewish businesses throughout much of Poland.[20][21][22]
Todat we can still see traces of this attitude.
Polish ruling party leader accused of ‘pro-Russian’ attitude
rl/st 16.06.2018, 18:29
EC President Donald Tusk stated that “every movement towards breaking the European Union from the inside is good for Russian interests”
Unexpectedly to himself, Jarosław Kaczyński, the chairman of the Law and Justice party, became one of the leaders of Putin supporters’ faction in Europe, said the president of the European Council Donald Tusk in an interview for the biggest Polish opposition newspaper “Gazeta Wyborcza”.
When asked whether Russia interfered in Polish internal affairs or not, Mr Tusk said that he does not know that, although some tracks of Moscow’s interference can be easily find in France, Great Britain (Brexit referendum), Spain (in Catalonia), not to mention the Balkans.
According to a right-wing dorzeczy.pl website, Mr Tusk assumes that everyone who weakens the EU is a pro-Russian. This might soon become the common narrative among liberal or left-wing members of European Parliament (MEPs) and the European Council.
Earlier in the week, Belgian politician Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of liberal group Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in European Parliament called several leaders of right-wing and populist parties “Putin cheerleaders”, but also included Mr Kaczyński in his list. However, there are no known statements linking Mr Kaczynski and Russian authorities or President Putin.
The Law and Justice spokesperson Beata Mazurek replied to Mr Tusk, accusing him of negligence in relation to home affairs. She also published photos of Mr Tusk and president Putin from their April 2010 meeting in Poland.
Mrs Mazurek replied to Mr Verhofstadt as well, announcing that her party will take necessary legal measures against the Belgian politician.