state of play: 06/18/2020

POLITICAL STATE OF PLAY: Rożek: A Speaker is Responsible Not Only for What They Say, but Also for What Their Listeners Hear; Chwedoruk: PO Has Learned Lessons, At Least Attempting a Return to Power; Oko and Jagiellończycy Notice Bosak's Talent, Wielowieysk

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-- 71ST BIRTHDAY OF LECH KACZYŃSKI, 71ST BIRTHDAY OF JAROSŁAW. -- 31 YEARS AGO, THE SECOND ROUND OF THE 1989 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS TOOK PLACE. -- THE PRESIDENT ON A NIGHT MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND RETURN TO WARSAW, TOMCZYK ON CAMERA MANIPULATION IN THE TVP DEBATE, POMASKA WITH A PARLIAMENTARY INTERVENTION TO WORONICZ, TRZASKOWSKI FIGHTING FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE CLIMATE STRIKE TODAY EMILEWICZ WILL ASK ABOUT THE WARSAW SHIELD 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/06/18/ -- WORDS WILL RESONATE LONG AFTER THE CAMPAIGN AND WILL HAVE CONSEQUENCES; HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS, ABOUT WHOM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WRITES THAT THEY DESERVE RESPECT AND DELICACY, WILL PAY FOR THEM - TOMASZ ROŻEK IN GOŚĆ NIEDZIELNY: “An experienced politician uses words like a composer uses sounds. Each has some meaning, each has some function. If someone uses sounds they do not control, sounds they later have to retract or explain, it means they have not mastered the art of composition. Or they treat their audience, nomen omen, instrumentally. The words that are spoken and their interpretations will not disappear the moment the campaign ends; they will resonate in public space for a long time and will have consequences. It will not be the politicians who pay for them, nor those who compose presidential and party messages. Homosexual persons will pay for them, meaning those about whom the CCC writes that they deserve respect, compassion, and delicacy.” -- A COMPOSER IS RESPONSIBLE NOT ONLY FOR WHAT THEY SAID, BUT ALSO FOR WHAT THEIR LISTENERS HEARD - ROŻEK CONTINUES: “They will not ponder the difference between a person and an ideology. Encouraged by their own interpretation of the words they heard, they will kick or spit at a person who has a different sexual orientation than them. Or at least at someone who looks like they do. Or perhaps instead of a gentleman, the one who strikes (with other words) will be a peer from class or a family member? Yes, the composer, the speaker, is responsible not only for what they said, but also for what their listeners heard. If they are good at their craft, they can play with it, either by stirring up or toning down emotions. Whether it pays off to 'heat up' the LGBT topic at the finish line of the campaign – we will see. But it is definitely not worth it.” https://www.gosc.pl/doc/6363705.Waga-slow-O-LGBT -- I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT YOU FEEL EVERY DAY, HOW YOU COPE WITH THE FLOOD OF HOMOPHOBIC VOMIT - AGNIESZKA WIŚNIEWSKA IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: “LGBT are people. People are also hidden under every letter added to this acronym. We repeat this and will continue to repeat it until it becomes obvious common sense. My dear person, I cannot even imagine what you feel every day. I also don't know how you cope with the flood of homophobic vomit that is pouring over you now. I know that on the street, at the bus stop, on public transport, you hear words that no one should ever hear directed at them. I don't know if it will help if I say – I will always stand on your side.” https://krytykapolityczna.pl/felietony/agnieszka-wisniewska/lgbt-to-ludzie-nie-ideologia/ -- ONLY ISLAMISTS FROM INDONESIA SPEAK OF THE "LGBT IDEOLOGY" LIKE DUDA - ADAM LESZCZYŃSKI IN OKO.PRESS: “In 2017, politicians in two Muslim countries – Malaysia and Indonesia – spoke of the 'LGBT ideology'. They used this term in a very similar sense to Andrzej Duda and his PiS allies. The Indonesian case is particularly instructive. Since 2016, LGBT individuals have been targets of attacks by conservative Islamic politicians. The Islamist party AILA ('Alliance for Family Love') demanded that a ban on homosexual 'relationships and practices' be included in the penal code. A ban on publishing anything that depicts 'LGBT behavior,' without specifying what that entails, was also included in media regulations. Conservative members of parliament claimed that 'LGBT behavior' threatened children and 'Indonesian culture.' Similar to Poland, religious conservatives – this time Muslim – claimed that LGBT is linked to pedophilia, the sexualization of children, Western moral decay, and, interestingly and specifically Indonesian, excessive consumption of instant noodles.” https://oko.press/duda-islamisci-o-lgbt/ -- DOES THE PRESIDENT SEE HOW THE STATE HAS GONE WILD DURING HIS PRESIDENCY? - JACEK ŻAKOWSKI IN GW: “However, it is so tragically unfortunate that Duda's problems are also (though in a different sense) everyone's problems. And the biggest of these problems is savagery. Growing. Crushing. Destructive. Degenerative. I wonder if Andrzej Duda sees how dramatically he has become savage in his five years in office and how much the Polish state has become savage during his presidency. When Andrzej Duda took office, the Polish state was not ideal, but it fit within modern civilized standards. It did not require special effort to remain so. And it took a lot of effort to change it so radically.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,26041677,czy-prezydent-widzi-jak-za-jego-prezydentury-zdziczalo-polskie.html -- IT MAY TURN OUT THAT DUDA WILL MAKE A HUGE CONTRIBUTION TO INCREASING YOUNG PEOPLE'S VOTER TURNOUT - DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA IN GW: “It may turn out that Andrzej Duda will make a great contribution to increasing the turnout among young people. Although it may not bring him benefits. Campaign strategists seem to have forgotten that every year a new group enters the electoral market, which can change the election results. What's more, this is a group that is anti-system and against those in power. They may stay home, but if they are angered, they may go out to vote against. This youth was not mobilized before the European elections because they are quite complicated. But here, in the presidential elections, it's simple: yes, there is one politician who says such things about LGBT. And one must answer the question of whether we want him to continue saying this, or not. In politics, it's not the case that a recipe used in one election will perfectly work in the next. From this point of view, an analysis of how many young people went to the polls and who they voted for will be very interesting and will allow testing this hypothesis.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,26042045,atakami-na-lgbt-andrzej-duda-zmobilizowal-mlodych-wyborcow.html -- CZARNEK AS HEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CHANCELLERY? - SYLWESTER RUSZKIEWICZ IN WP: “At the beginning of this year, it was said that the MP could replace Halina Szymańska as head of the Presidential Chancellery. According to our information, this is still being considered at the Presidential Palace. To recall, Szymańska's candidacy was considered in the context of the position of auditor at the European Court of Auditors. She was to replace Janusz Wojciechowski, who has formally held the position of Commissioner for Agriculture in the European Parliament since December last year. The salary of an auditor at the Court is about 20,000 euros per month. The topic has subsided for now, but according to our sources, it is not impossible that it will return after the elections – if President Andrzej Duda remains for a second term.” https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/pis-ceni-posla-czarnka-odwiedzil-prezesa-kaczynskiego-w-biurze-6522496332199553a -- IF DUDA MANAGES TO COMBINE HIS OWN INTEREST WITH THE INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY, HE WILL BE A HERO - JERZY HASZCZYŃSKI IN RZ: “A sudden change of Trump's decision could theoretically occur under the influence of American military and politicians, including from Trump's own party, who warn against the consequences of withdrawing from Germany, i.e., Europe. After all, this is a decision whose effects will be felt for many years after the presidencies of Trump and Duda end, regardless of whether it is a one-term or two-term presidency. But they both probably don't approach it that way: a meeting during an election campaign is primarily an attempt to increase the chances of winning a second term. If Poland benefits from this attempt, Andrzej Duda will also benefit. If he manages to combine his own interest with the interest of the country – he will be a hero, like in Hegel. But the devil is in the details – Duda will realize the power of this saying once he leaves the White House and understands the price of Donald Trump's handshake.” https://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/306179896-Jerzy-Haszczynski-Cena-uscisku-Trumpa.html -- TRZASKOWSKI DIDN'T IMPRESS, BUT HIS OPPONENT WAS THE MACHINE OF POWER IN THE FORM OF TVP - ANDRZEJ STANKIEWICZ IN ONE: “Civic Platform presidential candidate Rafał Trzaskowski, as a rule, does not visit TVP. Therefore, regular viewers of the propaganda state television had the opportunity to see him live for the first time in Wednesday's presidential debate, in which all candidates participated. No, Trzaskowski certainly did not captivate them. He probably didn't captivate the undecided either, perhaps even disappointed some of his supporters. Because Trzaskowski did not impress. He spoke in generalities, couldn't charm, attacked his main competitor, President Andrzej Duda, weakly and without flair. However, Trzaskowski was not fighting alone with Duda. His opponent was the propaganda machine of power in the form of TVP. The questions in the debate were chosen to hit him.” -- TRZASKOWSKI DIDN'T MANAGE TO CRASH, ALTHOUGH STRESS PARALYZED HIM - STANKIEWICZ CONTINUES: “In the 2005 campaign, by bringing up Donald Tusk's grandfather's service in the Wehrmacht, Kurski – then a PiS strategist – deprived the PO leader of his chances for the presidency. Now Kurski, as vice-president of TVP, is doing the same to Trzaskowski – only the grandfather from the Wehrmacht has been replaced by gays with children. Kurski did not manage to destroy Trzaskowski, but the stress and anticipation of further blows undoubtedly paralyzed the Platform candidate.” -- DUDA COULD NOT PRESENT HIS STATE EXPERIENCE - STANKIEWICZ CONTINUES: “Of all the 11 candidates present in the debate, he has the most state experience, and he completely failed to present it. He certainly softened his language compared to his recent public appearances – he didn't use the question about gay marriages to attack LGBT, even though it was a setup from Kurski. He even criticized previous governments rarely and – by his standards – moderately. He didn't talk about the Platform's anti-Polish sentiment or Tusk's lies, which has been his standard recently. The president is clearly toning down the campaign, which is likely a result of studies showing that harsh rhetoric harms him.” https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/debata-prezydencka-w-tvp-czyli-pulapka-lgbt-na-trzaskowskiego/05zrhvj -- THERE WAS NO "DRAGON'S ENTRANCE" - MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI ON TRZASKOWSKI'S FACIAL EXPRESSIONS - PRIDE, TWISTED FACE: “However, his detailed statements clearly echoed pride, even aggression. The camera repeatedly showed an angry and twisted face. This body language could cost him dearly. (...) In short, in my opinion, the bubble has burst. There was no 'dragon's entrance,' no freshness; he reduced himself to a typical, party politician of the Platform.” -- DUDA WAS NOT PUSHED INTO KOMOROWSKI'S COMPLACENCY - KARNOWSKI CONTINUES: “President Andrzej Duda showed remarkable humility compared to the others. He did not allow himself to be pushed into the complacency that once politically destroyed Bronisław Komorowski. He clearly pointed to the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak, but emphasized that we will get through this too, that much has been done in Poland over the past five years. He spoke a lot about the future. The president did not allow himself to be provoked, even though everyone (including candidates who consider themselves right-wing!) targeted him and him alone. It is evident that lessons have been learned by those around the president from the first debate, which was successful for the president, and it was recognized that in these conditions, one must primarily withstand the onslaught. And they succeeded again.” -- THE NARRATIVE OF TRZASKOWSKI, WHO "SMASHES," IS BEGINNING TO FALL APART - KARNOWSKI CONTINUES: “Will this debate fundamentally change the balance of power? No. But it changes the dynamics, perhaps. This is the moment when the narrative of Trzaskowski, who 'smashes,' begins to fall apart. As it turns out, he only 'smashes' in friendly, prepared markets in big cities, where he reads prepared speeches. In a real fight, he is much weaker than some previously thought. And Andrzej Duda, in surprisingly good form, despite campaigning for several months, does not have the bonus that Rafał Trzaskowski received as a gift from Jarosław Gowin. Although it won't be easy, because this is a fundamental battle for Poland.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/505214-banka-pekla-trzaskowski-zly-i-skrzywiony-przegral-debate -- THE PLAN TO DEMOLISH TRZASKOWSKI DID NOT WORK - MICHAŁ DANIELEWSKI, AGATA SZCZĘŚNIAK, MAGDALENA CHRZCZONOWICZ in Oko: “For the opposition candidates, it was a unique opportunity to present themselves live to viewers of national media, who are fed carefully edited propaganda gruel daily. Jacek Kurski's television, on the other hand, wanted to use the opportunity to crush Andrzej Duda's most dangerous opponent – Rafał Trzaskowski. They wasted the opportunity.” -- HE DE-DEMONIZED HIMSELF, ESCAPED THE TRAP - OKO ON TRZASKOWSKI FROM THE DEBATE: “Civic Coalition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski entered the debate with the intention of not being unnerved by the host's questions, and he succeeded in this task. He didn't perform sensationally, but very solidly. If his goal was to 'de-demonize' his image in the eyes of TVP viewers, the plan was executed. He spoke assertively, but in simple language for moderate voters. He escaped the trap of anti-clericalism by saying that parents should decide about religion in schools.” -- HOŁOWNIA WAS THE MOST SKILLFUL RHETORICALLY - OKO CONTINUES: “Szymon Hołownia performed at his usual level, i.e., well and, as usual, most skillfully rhetorically. He was the only one to point out the differences between refugees and immigrants. He attacked Duda, reminding him of his appearance in 'Unfinished Conversations' on Radio Maryja: 'It cannot be that Father Rydzyk reprimands the head of state for 9 minutes. I will introduce a separation of church and state, and I will order the Supreme Audit Office to audit financial flows between the state and the church.' Hołownia clearly distanced himself from his image as a 'church' candidate. He tried to present himself as someone who understands the changes occurring in Poland and the world, and it must be admitted that he often sounded credible. He asked where the healthcare and education fit for the 21st century were, and spoke about the green transformation.” -- OKO NOTICES BOSAK'S SUCCESS: “Who won? One could convincingly justify three verdicts: Trzaskowski, Hołownia, and Bosak. But the TVP debate was constructed in such an absurd way, it was so boring that in its mediocrity, it probably surpassed even the May debate before the postal elections that did not take place.” -- DUDA SEEMED TO HAVE RULED FOR 15 YEARS, NOT 5 - OKO'S AUTHORS CONTINUE: “Duda definitely did not win: defensive, tired, lacking spark and will to fight, as if he had been ruling for 15 years, not 5. Even though he had questions prepared for him, and TVP did everything it could to help him.” https://oko.press/debata-tvp-czyli-festiwal-odlotowych-pytan-pomysl-na-pograzenie-trzaskowskiego-nie-wypalil/Ja -- THE DEBATE IS THE ALPHABET OF ANTI-PRIORITIES - MARCIN MAKOWSKI IN WP: “A true alphabet of anti-priorities in an era of globalism crisis, supply chains, capitalism, racial unrest, toppling monuments, social unrest. Some candidates saw this, led by Krzysztof Bosak, who directly pointed out the substitutive nature of the issues discussed. Because in reality, from this debate, we learned even less than usual from Polish election debates, which are traditionally tragic.” https://opinie.wp.pl/makowski-pytania-z-matplanety-to-nie-jest-kraj-dla-powaznych-debat-opinia-6522600021768321a -- DUDA PERFORMED POORLY IN A FIXED MATCH - KATARYNA IN WP: "Presidential debate. A review of national phobias..." – my colleague commented, and this is the best summary of what was only a debate by name. Refugees, LGBT, euros, vaccines, religion in schools – all topics clearly tailored for the incumbent president (some of which he himself posed in a campaign spot published a few days ago). All the more surprising that playing 'at home' he performed so poorly, responding without flair or charisma. President Duda's clear helplessness in a match fixed for him was the biggest surprise of this debate for me – he couldn't set any topic, he didn't say anything new, and he didn't win in terms of image against any of his main opponents.” -- BOSAK WAS A POSITIVE SURPRISE - KATARYNA CONTINUES: “For me, Krzysztof Bosak was a positive surprise – as if I had forgotten everything else I know about him and his views. If I had to make electoral decisions solely based on such debates, I would not only consider him its winner, but I might even seriously consider his name at the ballot box. He was factual, eloquent, calm, accurately pointed out both main candidates and the host, and he even had one interesting idea: an educational voucher, allowing parents to create schools in line with their vision of education.” https://opinie.wp.pl/debata-prezydencka-w-tvp-kataryna-zmarnowany-czas-i-przeglad-fobii-narodowych-opinia-6522579242605440a -- CONFEDERATION IS GROWING ON THE WEAKENING PIS - JACEK NIZINKIEWICZ IN RZ: “Representatives of Konfederacja do not hide that they have a long political march ahead of them, they want to grow in strength, and Bosak's good result can only help them. Konfederacja MP Artur Dziambor admits: – We are growing on the weakening PiS. – Political analysts claim that Konfederacja could turn out to be a kingmaker in the second round of elections. (...) Prof. Jarosław Flis points out that Jarosław Gowin and his Agreement would be responsible for Duda's potential defeat, and Jarosław Kaczyński could replace Gowin's party in the ruling coalition with Konfederacja. – Duda's defeat would mean a split in the United Right. One can imagine replacing the Gowinites with nationalists. This is an opportunity for Konfederacja on many levels – notes the sociologist from Jagiellonian University.” https://www.rp.pl/Wybory-prezydenckie-2020/306179911-Konfederacja-nie-poprze-nikogo.html -- BOSAK HAS AN INSPIRING PROGRAM - PIOTR KASZCZYSZYN IN KLUB JAGIELLOŃSKI: “Bosak consistently rejects the vision that regardless of what you say, you must say it in the language of the liberal mainstream. What is most inspiring in the program of the Konfederacja candidate for president is his ideas for institutional reforms. Organic laws, justices of the peace, or deagglomeration are some of Bosak's ideas promoted for years by Klub Jagielloński. Although Bosak accurately points out the liberals' false promises of neutrality, he has no problem establishing a national-Catholic hegemony. Krzysztof Bosak rightly criticizes the model of liberal democracy in his presidential campaign, in which, under the guise of the claimed 'worldview neutrality of the state,' liberals are both players and referees on the political field. It's a shame, however, that he himself does not want to change the rules of the game, but rather replace liberals in it with the national-Christian right. This does not change the fact that his proposals for institutional changes are a piece of inspiring work.” -- THE CIVILIZED FACE OF THE ALT-RIGHT, ONE OF THE MOST SUBSTANTIVE CANDIDATES - KASZCZYSZYN CONTINUES: “Krzysztof Bosak's media image is unambiguous. He is simply the civilized face of our Polish national-Christian alt-right. Looking at the part of his program dedicated to the understanding of democracy, political community, and national identity, one must admit that these opinions have a significant part of the truth. At the same time, however, Bosak, in terms of proposals for institutional changes, stands out as one of the most substantive candidates in the current race for the Presidential Palace.” https://klubjagiellonski.pl/2020/06/17/krzysztof-bosak-pigulka-programowa-polak-chrzescijanin-i-inspirujace-reformy-ustrojowe/ -- DR RAFAŁ CHWEDORUK: WE ARE A TOLERANT NATION; THE DISPUTE ON THE BORDER OF AGGRESSION DESTROYED THE PLANS OF DUDA'S CAMPAIGN TEAM - says in wiadomo.co: “While the majority does not accept the adoption of children by homosexual couples, this same majority also does not accept intolerance, even if it does not share, say, the aesthetics of the equality parade and does not intend to vote for Robert Biedroń. Contrary to appearances, in many respects we are a tolerant society, perhaps because we have experienced intolerance ourselves many times in history. I believe that a huge part of the plan of Duda's campaign team was thus thwarted, and I think the strategists will now quietly withdraw from this topic. This also shows that not all gears in the PiS machine are working well. It is clear that the line between being a defender of the family and returning to being an active participant in a dispute on the border of aggression reminiscent of the right-wing of the 1990s is very thin. This cannot be relativized, like economic matters, where it is easier to be for or even against. Finally, I see another paradox here. The strength of PiS was that it presents itself as the one talking about matters genuinely interesting to citizens – economic development, social policy, education, investments, etc., while the opposition is the one introducing substitute topics.” -- IN 2010, AGAINST THE APPEALS OF JANUSZ KORWIN-MIKKE, IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, MANY OF HIS VOTERS SUPPORTED BRONISŁAW KOMOROWSKI, AND NOT, AS IT MIGHT SEEM IN THE IDEOLOGICAL SENSE, JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI, WHO WAS CLOSER TO THEM - CHWEDORUK CONTINUES: “I do not think that the old Polish strategy of covering up unfavorable events with worldview matters will work here. Moreover, both campaign teams are aware that in the second round, they will have to reach very specific, small groups, and either mobilize or demobilize them. The difficult-to-measure and verify group of some Konfederacja voters is one such group. Let me remind you that in 2010, against the appeals of Janusz Korwin-Mikke, in the second round of the presidential elections, many of his voters supported Bronisław Komorowski, and not, as it might seem in the ideological sense, Jarosław Kaczyński, who was closer to them.” -- SOMEONE IN TRZASKOWSKI'S CAMPAIGN TEAM LEARNED LESSONS, THE PLATFORM IS ATTEMPTING A RETURN TO POWER - CHWEDORUK CONTINUES: “Of course, no one should expect that the seed sown now will yield immediate results, because in politics, credibility is built over many years. However, this shows that for the umpteenth time, the PO is returning to a strategic choice – whether it wants to be the representative of the wealthiest residents of big cities, advocating for deregulation and weakening the role of the state, or whether it wants to be like classic Christian Democratic and conservative parties that try to reconcile the interests of various social groups. German Christian Democracy is a phenomenon that encompassed both ultra-conservative and not very wealthy farmers from Bavaria, as well as Catholic intellectuals from the Rhineland, plus strongly right-wing, more often Protestant, refugees from the East. Combining these is the key to returning to power. For now, the PO has at least made an attempt to act in this regard.” https://wiadomo.co/prof-rafal-chwedoruk-platforma-probuje-wrocic-do-wladzy/ -- THE GROTESQUE TVPIS AS DONALD TUSK'S GREATEST NEGLIGENCE - JAKUB MAJMUREK IN KRYTYKA: “At least during the period 2010-2015, when the PO-PSL coalition had a comfortable majority and its own president, the problem plaguing Polish democracy uninterruptedly since 1989 – public media dependent on politics – could have finally been resolved. Especially since good ideas were on the table, e.g., proposals from Obywatele Kultury. If Tusk had taken public media away from the political class and truly returned them to the citizens, perhaps he would have saved us from the absurd and terrifyingly embarrassing, exceeding all limits, trash that pours out daily from PiS television news and commentary.” -- WE SEE THE CONSEQUENCES OF TUSK'S NEGLIGENCE IN THE GROTESQUE WIADOMOŚCI - MAJMUREK CONTINUES: “The negligence from the 2010-2015 period avenges itself not only on the PO but also on all of us – citizens, who instead of public media watching the government's every move, receive the daily grotesque of Wiadomości. Public television may simply not survive what has happened in the last five years. It is not difficult to imagine that after a few more years of such excesses, society will actually conclude that there is no point in dealing with public media at all – it is better to privatize them, because they will always become the spoils of politicians anyway. Or at least remove news and commentary from public media. Although watching Wiadomości in recent years, each of us has had such an urge, we should not succumb to it despite everything. Truly independent of the government, citizen-controlled public media, free from the pressure of private and party powers, are a potentially great asset of our democratic life. Even though, thanks to PiS, the chance to create conditions for them to operate at the level of 21st-century challenges has been lost for at least several years. If another one appears, we should in no case neglect it and waste it.” https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/tvp-czy-warto-likwidowac-tvp-jakub-majmurek/ -- REPRIVATIZATION: NOW OR NEVER! - RAFAŁ WOŚ IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: “Another chance opens up to – at least partially – heal one of the worst pathologies of the Third Polish Republic. There may not be another opportunity. This is also why we must seize even the smallest ray of hope today that the reprivatization issue can be moved forward. An open letter from people involved in reprivatization, addressed to the chairpersons of parliamentary clubs, has appeared. It was signed by, among others, activists Jan Śpiewak, Jakub Żaczek, and Anna Amsterdamska, writer Jakub Żulczyk, and philosopher Małgorzata Kowalska. I signed it too. We encourage you to do the same.” https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/reprywatyzacja-teraz-albo-nigdy-163754 -- BIRTHDAYS: Jarosław Kaczyński, Jan Rokita, Cezary Przybylski, Piotr Niemczyk, Paweł Szramka, Marcin Leśkiewicz, Sylwia Pusz, Natalia Wykrota, Katarzyna Jachowicz.

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