"It was good to hear people think. After all, the title of the letter obliges." Thus commented on the first gathering of the Polish thought Club in Wyszków, which took place on 19 October 2024, 1 of its participants, Janek Kordowski, a well-known specialist in interior design.
This is the minute erstwhile the editorial squad of the weekly “Think Poland” receives the award, and people active in creating Polish thought Clubs have a fast confirmation of the meaning of their work. erstwhile a year ago the editor Mateusz Piskorski He suggested I arrange a gathering in Wyszkow, of course I agreed, showed enthusiasm and put the substance in the drawer. However, editor Piskorski was relentless in his suggestions and the gathering took place.
Although respective curious people could not come (studio, work, illness), there were inactive more people than the alleged decent optimum. We are realists and the number 13-14 (we did not successively count) can be considered a very good result. Not in the amount of strength only in quality, but in the future large people. Of course, you can't name everyone. But if I say that any have come from Warsaw, Supraśla, Ostrołęki and Łomża. They discussed well, and 1 of the participants from Ostrołęka has been reading “Thinking Polish” since 1990, it actually comments itself.
The stem, of course, are residents of Wyszków, people active and known in the environment. Multiple MP candidate, typical of local government with “his entourage”, local painter, erstwhile champion of cycling, etc. But I gotta devote more space to 1 of the participants of the meetings, for example, due to the fact that she drove consecutive from the university to “break her neck”. And she did! Madam Kamila Dzierbun, due to her, of course, she flashed in public life Wyszkow at the beginning of this year and of course shines still. She and her friend Oliwier Ciskowski (now on Erasmus in Istanbul), they were very active during the self-government run and undoubtedly contributed to the electoral success of their group. Mrs. Kamila is an active social activist late fighting for a night drugstore in Wyszkow, but it's only part of her talent. She sings beautifully. In September she even had a recital at the local palace, the Cyprian Norwid Museum in Dębinki. She besides played in an advertising film. If I add that, together with this colleague, they run a portal “Pod Włos” on which, as they themselves write, the Vyszkowski swamp comments, I will not return the full activity of this girl.
The gathering was attended by the editor-in-chief Jan Engelgard and editor Mateusz Piskorski. The editor-in-chief presented the past of the weekly weekly “Think Poland” and political conditions during various periods of its operation. Of course, the leading subject was the war in Ukraine and its actual causes. Speakers cited the last article by prof. Stanisław BleachingHow do we halt the war machine?, in which the prof. proves that the real origin of the war is the expansion of NATO in Ukraine. And the condition for lasting peace will be to review the Western position on the causes of war. There was an interesting discussion. There has besides been a controversy on historical topics, which confirms that we are a platform for discussion for different environments.
Of course, the clashing of views took place with a full culture, seldom found in mainstream politicians. 1 of the participants, possibly from Łomża, referred to the Dutch speech during the discussion Professor Kees van der Pijlawith whom Mateusz Piskorski late interviewed. It's a large feeling erstwhile it turns out that the man you see for the first time is "split on the same waves", due to course I listened to the interview too. At the meeting, we distributed copies of our weekly. Unfortunately, half of the participants had limited time and after the discussion they were not at the promotion of the fresh book by Jan Engelgard Russian syndrome. The case of General Anton Denikin from a historical perspective. The author proves there that Polish abroad policy towards Russia more than 100 years ago was akin to today's and equally harmful to Poles. He besides asks: “Did past teach us nothing? Why are we so easy subject to obsessions and madness for which we then pay dearly? Why is Russian syndrome inactive catching up with us and paralyzing us, as the Polish east Policy after 1990 is tangible evidence of?"
Although formally I organized the meeting, in fact, together with my colleague Adam Rosłoniec, writer “Polish Thought” and writer. Even though Adam was abroad, he had a large share of the organization through communications.
I have no uncertainty that specified meetings are the right way to integrate the “Polish Thought” environment. During loose conversations with participants, especially those outside Wyszkow, it was clear that there was no 1 to talk to in their cities. Nothing stands in the way of a gathering in Lomza or Ostrołęka. Then at their meeting, for example, individual from Grajewa will say the same thing. Thanks to this, editors from “Polish Thought” will learn about all north-eastern Poland.
Cezary Michał Biernacki
Think Poland, No. 45-46 (3-10.11.2024)
