-- KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ: VOTER DEPARTURE FROM KONFEDERACJA. WE, BY CLEARLY FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND ENTREPRENEURS, ARE THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2023/09/25 -- I DON'T HIDE THAT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE A GOVERNMENT WITH WHICH WE WILL HAVE A COMMON VISION, EVEN IF ONLY IN CONDUCTING POLISH INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA IN A CONVERSATION WITH GRZEGORZ ZASĘPA IN SE: “The outcome of the elections, of course, also determines the possibility of realizing my various political plans, and above all my program. Let's remember that the president is not a lone island in Poland, but must cooperate with the executive branch. The constitution also obliges him to do so, so cooperation with the government will be necessary. I don't hide that I would like it to be a government with which we will have a common vision, even if only in conducting Polish international affairs. Good cooperation is very important here. However, I ask for understanding. I have various political ideas, which I will keep secret for now.” -- I TRY TO ATTRIBUTE IT TO EMOTIONS. LET'S NOT FORGET THAT ZELENSKYY IS UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE. IT'S NOT AS IF DURING A WAR THE OPPOSITION AND CRITICAL LOOK AT THE AUTHORITIES DISAPPEAR - DUDA FURTHER IN SE: “I don't know what words come to mind. However, I try to attribute it to emotions. Let's not forget that Zełenski is under immense pressure. He sends people to the front, often to their deaths. People are dying there every day. It's also not as if during a war the opposition and critical views of the authorities disappear.” -- WHEN OLD EQUIPMENT IS REPLACED WITH MODERN EQUIPMENT, I SEE NO PROBLEM SENDING THE OLD EQUIPMENT TO THE UKRAINIANS. WE SHOULD NOT DRAW OVERLY FAR-REACHING CONCLUSIONS. WE MUST CONTROL OUR EMOTIONS - SAYS PAD IN SE: “I understood the Prime Minister's statement completely differently. Perhaps because I spoke with him recently about transferring equipment to Ukraine. We both said that there was no question of sending any new equipment that we are currently buying, such as K2 self-propelled howitzers or K9 tanks. This equipment must serve to strengthen the Polish army. We are not spending billions just to give it away suddenly. But this does not mean that we will not transfer any armaments to Ukraine at all. When old equipment is replaced by modern equipment, I see no problem in sending the old equipment to the Ukrainians. We should not draw overly far-reaching conclusions. We must control our emotions, because let's remember who will benefit the most if the paths of Poland and Ukraine diverge. The consequences could be tragic.” https://polityka.se.pl/wiadomosci/andrzej-duda-mowi-oprezydencie-ukrainy-zelenski-jest-pod-ogromna-presja-on-wysyla-ludzi-na-front-a-w-czasie-wojny-opozycja-nie-znika-wywiad-se-aa-A7Zn-g1RV-56AM.html -- THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRIME MINISTER ARE GAINING IN THE TRUST SURVEY IBRIS FOR ONET: “At the forefront of the ranking, after a three-month break, is Andrzej Duda. In September, 44.1% of respondents trust the President (28.4% definitely, 15.7% rather). This is a clear increase of 5.6 percentage points compared to the August IBRIS poll for Onet. Currently, 48.3% of people have a negative opinion of the politician, and 7.6% have a neutral opinion. Rafał Trzaskowski is in second place in the trust ranking. The Mayor of Warsaw lost his top spot due to stagnant ratings. According to the survey, 38.7% of respondents trust him (17.4% definitely, 21.3% rather) – this is 0.1 percentage points less than in August. Mateusz Morawiecki closes the podium this month. The Prime Minister can enjoy an improvement in his ratings after the crisis in August. In the latest poll, he recorded 36.7% positive indications (20.9% responded definitely, 15.8% rather). This is an increase of 4.4 percentage points.” -- KOŁODZIEJCZAK IS THE POLITICIAN POLES TRUST THE LEAST: “Among the other individuals in the ranking, Michał Kołodziejczak's ratings are noteworthy. The leader of Agrounia recorded a massive increase in distrust of 22.4 percentage points to the level of 64.2%. He has thus become the person least trusted by respondents in the IBRIS poll for Onet.” https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/sondaz-zaufania-nowy-lider-donald-tusk-walczy-o-podium/y85yx6s,79cfc278 -- AGNIESZKA HOLLAND, SO ATTACKED NOW FOR "GREEN BORDER", DEFENDED THE FILM "SMOLENSK". SHE DID NOT CONDEMN THOSE WHO WENT TO THE CINEMA - JERZY HASZCZYŃSKI IN RZ: “I start from a simple assumption which - as can be gathered from social media heated to red - has fewer and fewer supporters: art is art, a feature film is a feature film, a director, a creator can afford a lot - including brutal criticism of reality, presenting a vision that hurts others, irritates them, causes them remorse, or is considered false by them. I remember, although I cannot point to the source, that Agnieszka Holland, now so attacked for "Zielona granica", defended the film "Smoleńsk" for these very reasons. She did not condemn those who went to the cinema.” -- IN THIS SENSE, IT IS ALSO A POLITICAL MANIFESTO, ALTHOUGH NOT PARTY-POLITICAL, CLEARLY AGAINST WHOM, BUT NOT KNOWN FOR WHOM - WRITES HASZCZYŃSKI FURTHER IN RZ: “Several times the film strikes with cheap journalism. There is also something in it that is rather absent in those American films about bad politicians - real names are mentioned (in the aforementioned, non-American, excellent "The Boy from the Heavens", the evil Egyptian dictator appears only in a portrait). In addition, the director, speaking about the film, also mentions the necessity of changing the government in Poland. And the premiere takes place a few weeks before the elections, which are crucial for our country. In this sense, it is also a political manifesto, though not party-political, clearly against whom, but not known for whom.” https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art39156841-haszczynski-ty-swinio -- IN THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN, THERE IS INCREASINGLY MORE COERCION AND AGGRESSION – COMPLETE MADNESS THAT CANNOT BE STOPPED WITHOUT A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT - TOMASZ SAWCZUK IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “Some wrote that the authorities are simply overdoing it in the election campaign – that it's all due to excessive campaign emotions. But that's not the point. It's also not true that "both sides" are radicalizing – the opposition has incomparably fewer tools than the government, and furthermore, it is the authorities who have the obligation to maintain social peace. Meanwhile, the problem is precisely that in the case of PiS, this is not an accident, but actions consistent with the ideology and governance model of Jarosław Kaczyński, i.e., radicalizing conflict and concentrating power, which has fewer and fewer limitations. Complete madness that cannot be stopped without a change of government.” -- IT IS UNDOUBTED THAT THE FILM PREMIERE DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN IS A GIFT TO PIS - FURTHER SAWCZUK: “It is undoubted that the film premiere during the election campaign is a gift to PiS. The assessment of the film itself – which may be liked or not – has no bearing on this matter. Debating about a work that almost no one has seen, and which is accused of slandering the Polish uniform, simply helps to heat up emotions, distract from the real problems of the authorities – and positions PiS as defenders of security and Polishness. It is therefore not surprising that during his speech in Piła, Donald Tusk made a very clear distinction between the people responsible for migration problems in Poland – namely Kaczyński, Morawiecki, and Błaszczak – and the army and border guards, who should be freed from politics.” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2023/09/25/sawczuk-w-poniedzialek-pis-atakuje-polakow/ -- IN RECENT DAYS, WE HAVE DESCENDED INTO ANOTHER CIRCLE OF POLITICAL HELL - MALWINA DZIEDZIC ON THE PORTAL TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “In recent days, we have descended into another circle of political hell. Verbal attacks have turned into physical assaults. Emotions, moral fervor, aggression – these are the main drivers of the current campaign. There is little room here for substantive discussion and debates about programs. And it can be safely assumed that it will only get worse.” -- "GREEN BORDER" IS TO BE ANOTHER "POLITICAL GOLD" FOR PIS - FURTHER MALWINA DZIEDZIC: “'Zielona granica' is supposed to be another 'political gold' for PiS. The moral fervor, stirred up by right-wing media under Kaczyński's baton, is intended not only to mobilize PiS voters to "defend the Polish uniform" – and thus also the authorities – but also to cover up the visa scandal, which is beginning to resonate with the ruling camp's electorate. It is difficult to believe that "it's not even a small scandal" when there are arrests, resignations, and Germany is threatening to reintroduce border controls. Hence, PiS is trying to balance the effects of one crisis by igniting another – potentially beneficial for the ruling right.” -- THE THIRD WAY IS NOT SO MUCH FIGHTING WITH PiS AS, ABOVE ALL, WITH THE ELECTORAL THRESHOLD - FURTHER DZIEDZIC: “In turn, the leaders of the Third Way have managed to break through mainly with the message that they do not intend to participate in the 'march of a million hearts' organized by Tusk on October 1st. This is also the best proof that TD is not so much fighting with PiS as, above all, with the electoral threshold. By distancing themselves from the largest opposition formation and trying to differentiate themselves at all costs, the yellow-greens are trying to catch their political breath. With such strong polarization, this is no easy feat. And there is no indication that the campaign temperature will ease even a little.” https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2228674,1,weekend-kampanii-ataki-na-politykow-opozycji-brutalnosc-i-nowe-polityczne-zloto-pis.read -- I'M NOT SURPRISED WHEN PEOPLE SAY DUDA MADE A FOOL OF HIMSELF*. THE ATTACK ON HOLLAND IS A FIRECRACKER - PIOTR PACEWICZ IN OKO.PRESS: “*This was not my [Piotr Pacewicz's] statement, it's a quote. I am speaking as a quote... – I am supplementing the title of the text. Duda puffed himself up speaking about Holland's film, but he got everything mixed up: the right to quote with the right to slander, freedom of speech with lies, art with propaganda, Poland with PiS, the Constitution with the cynicism of power. Is there method in this madness?” -- DUDA HAS ALREADY UTTERED SIMILAR NONSENSE SEVERAL TIMES, FROM WHICH IT FOLLOWS THAT HE PROBABLY REALLY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT DEMOCRACY IS - FURTHER PACEWICZ IN OKO.PRESS: “Duda has already uttered similar nonsense several times, from which it follows that he probably really doesn't understand what democracy is. In his address on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of Polish parliamentarism in 2018, he compromised himself with the thesis: "The winning majority cannot be denied the right to implement its program. Fulfilling promises is an obligation towards citizens. Undermining these principles is contrary to the foundations of representative democracy. It erodes the foundations of parliamentarism." In other words, whoever wins the elections can do anything, and it cannot be questioned. Nor can films be made against the government's wishes.” -- HOLLAND SHOWS THAT WE ALL, INCLUDING GUARDS, HAVE A CHOICE - PACEWICZ'S CONCLUSION: “The last dialogue is wonderful. Jan, a guard from Białowieża, carries a Ukrainian child, helping a family board a bus. An activist throws something like: "It's a shame you were pushing children onto the barbed wire there." "I wasn't there," says Jan. A dialogue like from the best moral anxiety cinema. And good cinema has great power.” https://oko.press/duda-zrobil-z-siebie-glupka-atak-na-holland-to-bomba-hukowa -- WOJCIECH CZUCHNOWSKI IN GW ON THE BILFINGER CASE AND THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE LEAK: "Gazeta Wyborcza" obtained recordings from the interrogation of an Austrian businessman who told investigators how PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński forced him to hand over 50,000 PLN to Father Rafał Sawicz. Without the priest's consent, the construction of "two towers" in Warsaw could not begin.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,30219081,koperta-z-50-tys-zl-ktorej-boi-sie-kaczynski-nowe-nagrania.html -- BIRTHDAYS: Mariusz Kamiński, Maria Przełomiec, Dominika Cosic, Roman Kuźniar, Paweł Zalewski, Kataryna.