“Foreign” plays a very crucial function in the head of the most crucial Polish politicians. An embarrassing bidding for minutes in the company of the president of the United States, waiting for the words of appreciation coming from Brussels, and even the dream of gathering the president of Ukraine – this is what legitimacy our political leaders are looking for.
This is dangerously starting to match 18th century Poland, whose political elites have become the subject of 2 great, aggressive powers: Prussia and Russia. The weak Republic was then made a tool in the hands of Moscow and Berlin. Prussians fueled the state of anarchy in our Fatherland with the aid of dedicated jugglers, as did the empire from the East, whose successive ambassadors formed among our nobles mutually fighting partisans.
It wasn't just any perfidious game. Both the Russian Empire and Prussia with the lands of the Republic of Poland were making themselves an arena of common trade fairs, in order to search here the point of gravity in balancing interests. In short, the 18th century is another clash on our Prussian lands of jugglers with Moscow minions.
The Polish elites were not able to play at the time, but – immersed in their own egoism looking for the growth of individual fortunes – they themselves sought protectors outside.
A summary of the practices carried out by hostile powers in the 18th century Rzeczpospolitej is found in the customs remarks of the head of politics of the Russian Empire, Alexander Bezborotko, who – as Andrzej Nowak reminds us in his book “Poland and Russia” – considered that Poles can only be changed by lying, panic and a tip.
While these first 2 methods require the crossing of the Polish spines by means of force and propaganda, it is adequate to submit to the second and to want to profit – whether in the form of a broken cabal or in the form of prideful positions.
The effects of this policy of powers towards Poland are well known to us: for 120 years we lost our Homeland. What's it like today?
Tusk set an example
Today, Polish politicians seem completely unconcerned about the effects on Poland on their subservient attitude towards abroad. It is easy to presume that if individual receives something (read: gaining the support of a strong abroad partner), they incur a circumstantial debt, which sooner or later will should be repaid.
In the current electoral campaign, “foreign” plays an crucial role, but – let us not forget – she played just as much in the run race for parliamentary seats. At the time, the centre of gravity rested on Brussels, and Tusk – like Donald Trump, promising peace in Ukraine in 24 hours – assured that KPO money would settle the day after the election.
Brussels, of course, took this game. Moreover, after the removal of the PiS from power, the leader of the KO was placed by the European elite as a function model, after all, he wiped his nose to mean populists.
This was applauded by any Polish politicians and publicists, arrogant that abroad we were appreciated as a country that got free of the threatening democracy of the PiS. And in the name of the defence against the return of the written demon was tolerated – and this tolerance continues to this day – another, public violation of the law by the October coalition. Everything, of course, in the embrace of patriotic narrative. But is Berlin, Paris or Brussels truly about Poland? Or should we hazard maintaining a power that can be a small more conducive to their interests? This question was not raised by coalition politicians or the media.
It is not surprising, therefore, that the dream of repeating a akin maneuver with “foreign support” returned during the current presidential election. Interestingly, not only to the widely understood camp of the ruling coalition, but besides to the Law and Justice and, to any extent, to the arrogant anti-systemism of the Confederate.
For Comfort – Zelenski
The biggest problem is Rafał Trzaskowski, after the defeat of Kamala Harris in a clash with Donald Trump seriously undermined the "foreign legitimacy" of the current Warsaw ruler. If a black politician had won the Potomac, she would have most likely already sent a clear signal that she was “her candidate” for president of the Republic of Poland is an KO representative.
It is not known from present that Donald Tusk's organization is besides obsessed with America. It is adequate to remind ministers of the current government, who took photographs of... the US Ambassador to Poland, Marek Brzezinski, eagerly visiting him at the embassy and realizing their past mission of fighting populism.
It seems to be funny, of course, but 1 must remember that specified an approach of Polish politicians besides dares Americans. erstwhile MFA spokesperson Łukasz Jasina told in his book “Last Stage” that the abroad Minister in the government of PiS, Zbigniew Rau, immediately after the tragedy in Przewodowo (this is simply a village on which a “missed” rocket fell from Ukrainian territory, killing 2 Poles), received crucial messages from Brzezinski: “Don’t do anything without consultation”.
Trzaskowski, although he does not flaunt himself as much with pro-American mania as the impenetrable PiS politicians in this, would surely give much for the support of the American President. Unfortunately, Trump's choice meant 1 thing: no support. The candidate KO can so boast a conversation with Joe Biden in February 2023 erstwhile the head of the American state visited Poland. The gathering was most likely arranged by Trzaskowski Sikorski, and although Biden devoted only a crumb of his time to the president of Warsaw, the current president of the polls was bidding in the media that the conversation lasted not a fewer twelve seconds, but a fewer minutes. Really, respect.
Trzaskowski cannot repeat this maneuver of Tusk from the parliamentary run in 2023 and be credible with the Brussels elites, due to the fact that Poles are increasingly Eurosceptic and critical of many of the solutions proposed by the European Union, like the Green Deal.
All that remains is the assurance that he is able to communicate with Donald Trump and... an ace removed from his sleeve by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, that is, the anticipation of gathering the president of Ukraine, Volodymir Zelenski. It sounded like a bit of a desperate rescue plank, after Zelenski had already lost the “Dalailama effect” and for a photograph with him politicians halt seeking, and in Poland, in many circles, it is not especially popular.
Therefore, it seems that the Trzaskovsky staff adopted the rule that erstwhile it comes to the stamp of the “foreign” on their boss's candidacy, it is crucial that any appear, not necessarily must be shown.
Who dreams the American dream?
His American dream is in the PiS. He fell upon him, like a mysterious disease, right after Donald Trump was elected president. And so it continues in the belief that this year's presidential election will be just like the elections in America. That's why the president of PiS sought “Polish Trump”. erstwhile it turned out that Polish Trump did not exist, and the 1 that could be, is simply a bit besides expressive, PiS politicians fell into any state of enthusiastic anticipation from Washington for Charles Nawrocki.
There was even information that Trump would come to Poland and in any way he would separate Nawrocki, and the interview with him would be conducted by Elon Musk himself. no of this is going to happen at the moment, and Trump's fresh moves towards Russia are alternatively consternation in the PiS electorate, effectively reducing enthusiasm towards his presidency.
The PiS so acts like an abandoned wife, waiting with tension for the sound of the jawing key in the castle, announcing the return of the lost husband. but the husband is already playing in the arms of another woman.
Interestingly, the hopes of American support have even appeared in the Confederacy, which has convinced voters for years that their goal is to represent Polish interests hard. The Confederates were most likely excited to learn of the support Elon Musk gave to AfD during the run before his election in Germany. The dependable Przemysław Wipler later prided himself, like Tuwimowski's Dreaming Division, on the appearance of the sweetness in the sky, that Musk could support the Confederate as well. In the sukurs came to him Krzysztof Bosak, besides seeing in the head of Tesla a ray of hope for strengthening the “Confy”.
These dreams yet dispelled Sławomir Mentzen, who either sensed the awkwardness of the full situation, or simply estimated that the chances for specified support were low anyway. Suffice to say that he cut off these disturbing speculations by ensuring that he does not want abroad states to interfere in Polish elections. However, I do not think that, looking at Donald Trump Mentzen, he would defy Washington's charm if he wanted to nominate him as his politician of the fiftieth first state on the European continent.
Perhaps the above speculations would not be at all if 5 years ago the presidential election had been won by the loser present with the mole Simon Hołownia. The secret of polyquinel is that his candidacy at the time was explicitly referred to as the adjective “American”. Spiritus movens Michał Kobosko, erstwhile head of the office of the Atlantic Council in Warsaw, was the influential American think tank connected with the democrats and engaged in strengthening the ties between Europe and the United States.
For what?
However, this is simply speculation. The fact is that Polish politicians cannot get free of the mania of proving that they have close relations with the most crucial politicians of the world. Unfortunately, specified action besides falls on susceptible ground. The majority of Poles measure the Polish political class low, hence in the opinion of subsequent politicians a bit serious adds them a photograph with individual who embodies the majesty of the large world.
I'm besides afraid there's quite a few cynicism in this. I do not believe that specified gestures affect any form of political corruption. erstwhile again, we are back on the subject of a debt that will yet should be repaid. We were taught this by the impenetrable Don Vito Corleone, reminding us that he would be favored in the future. Donald Tusk's appointment as Head of the European Council seems to be exquisite here. We know it wouldn't be possible without Angela Merkel's support. So was this nomination not a reward? And if so, for what?
Although it undoubtedly seems that we are inactive much different from the failure of the state, it is hard not to see in the conduct of our politicians the similarity to the feats of the First Republic elite in the last century of its existence.
Tomasz Figura
