Almost 5 years ago, my first text, entitled Liberal invertebrates, written in outrage at the message that "Paris is worth a Confederate Mass". In this slogan there was an agreement to delight liberal politicians to the far right, which I considered very shortsighted, due to the fact that it was legitimized to be present on the political phase and opened the way to further success. You would like to say, “I told you so.”
In retrospect, I can see that I was far besides optimistic about putting the West as a affirmative counterexample. Meanwhile, in France, for example, liberals have chosen informal co-regulation together with nationalists. However, the main thesis seems equally timely to me – the attitude to the far right for progressive voters should be unacceptable, and unconditional fidelity to the "minor evil" is simply a blind alley.
Assertness makes sense
The discussion of the tactical vote on the liberal centreright (PO) to halt the conservative right (PiS) takes place at each subsequent election. This year's edition has already found its expression in another texts that have been published in Political Critics. Przemysław Witkowski warned before staying at home during the second round, as this would mean falling into the snare of Script propaganda. Wojtek Żubr Bolinski opposed This kind of moral blackmail. akin disputes were shared and shared not only by publicists but besides parliamentarians.
New Politicians Left Even in December, they attacked Adrian Zandberg for his reluctance to recognise himself as part of the “democratic camp” and deficiency of a declaration of support for Trzaskowski in the second circular – six months before the vote! – despite the fact that specified a capitular logic led in 2020 to the humiliating defeat of Robert Biedron. Why vote for a candidate who's just waiting to give his support to individual else? This year, a lively rivalry on the left side has sidelined specified debates and thus reinforced Zandberg and Biejat's campaigns, which together received close to 10% of the vote. In turn, specified a consequence led to a progressive voter becoming the subject of rivalry of another political options.
Shortly before the first circular of the vote, the non-left candidates began to shyly question whether it would be worth doing something about the housing crisis or the collapse of the wellness care system, and even Jarosław Kaczyński let go to the left, simply admitting the right of Adrian Zandberg and announcing "the settlement issue" by introducing a cadastral tax. Following the announcement of the results of the first circular on housing construction, PO politicians, who have not yet been on fire for specified solutions, began to speak. Rafał Trzaskowski himself made a number of promises to Magdalena Biejat in exchange for authoritative support.
Moral blackmail only harms
The president of Warsaw was forced to do this due to the fact that a alternatively unsettling run brought him a disappointing consequence in the first circular – he was in the first place, but with an advantage over the rival with the Law and Justice organization much little than expected. Also, the results of coalition allies do not give Trzask camp optimism, so the importance of gold would be to win Zandberg voters.
Needless to remind you how small the Tusk government has done to meet the expectations of left-wing voters – the housing crisis is at its best, anti-abortion rules and LGBT rights have not been addressed, and money taken from the healthcare strategy is to finance gifts for entrepreneurs. In addition, there is simply a violation of the Constitution and global law through an asylum policy designed to satisfy the utmost right. The second strengthened both government and Trzaskowski's electoral strategy.
On the 1 hand, the statements of the president of Warsaw after the first circular point to a reflection – individual in the staff realized that it was impossible to take the support of the left for granted and it was appropriate to make conciliation gestures, to mention legal abortion or inexpensive housing. Second Boris Budka Together with Ryszard Petru, they praise again the "freedom" and the "entrepreneurship" electorate of the Confederate to discourage him from voting for the "ultrasocialist" of Karol Nawrocki. Trzaskowski himself declares his willingness to talk about Mentzen's economical proposals, and at the same time his supporters outrun themselves in attacks on the "trading" left.
Within a fewer days, a liberal commentariat accused the hesitant left-wing voters of destroying democracy, organization Together placed in 1 line with Braun and AfD, a Adrian Zandberg compared it to a suicide pilot.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The atmosphere is hysterical and gives out to all sorts of people. Another respectable investigator convinces that the second circular puts us before a choice like in Jedwabne: Either we kill Jews or we save them. It's most likely the most powerful moral blackmail I've always had, but I uncertainty its effectiveness. The best for Trzaskovsky would be to silence specified voices and to let left-wing voters to receive more information from the opposing camp.
Alternative Even Worse
By the limit of duality, the Law and Justice is represented by a different candidate than on 2 erstwhile occasions, which is barely a plus. Andrzej Duda is simply a man without properties, embodies the Law and Justice, but he could not be linked to the worst, most extremist elements of the then ruling party. This did not consequence in the mobilisation of the electorate in general, especially as the elections took place at a comparatively favourable minute for him – after the introduction of respective useful social programs, and before the judgement of the Constitutional Tribunal and the attack on women's rights.
Meanwhile, Karol Nawrocki became known as architect of right-wing historical propaganda, then dubious residential operations from the close past came to light, and after the first circular he rapidly rushed to pay tribute to Sławomir Mentzen and sign his list of demands, which is not amazing if you look at previous flirtations A PiS candidate with the Confederacy. Nawrocki is besides fighting without hesitation for the electorate of Grzegorz Braun, criticizing the work of vaccination. So we are dealing with a much more right-wing policy than Trzaskowski and ready to patronise the cooperation of PiS with extremists.
The only left-wing argument for Nawrocki is that he can (like Duda) block turboliberal ideas of the current government, specified as a simplification in the wellness contribution for entrepreneurs. Not for perfect reasons, due to the fact that it is hard for socialism to justice a candidate who postulates a constitutional ban on cadastral taxation and who accepts the economical program of the Confederation, but even out of pure spite and desire to harm the ruling coalition.
The problem is that the next parliamentary elections are coming in large steps, and at this point everything announces the creation of a coalition of PiS with the Confederate in 2027, and in specified a script the president blocking at least part of utmost right-wing government initiatives would be beneficial.
Rafał Trzaskowski does not make it easier for left-wing people to vote for him, and the Citizen Platform's environment even sabotages his efforts in this field – but a fast look at the opponents makes him feel like going to the polling place to vote against the alliance of PiS and Confederacy. In the end, the choice again comes down to refusing to participate in a dual theatre and staying home or a very reluctant voice for little evil. The worst part is that the limits of greater evil are moving.
