-- 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF JACK KUROŃ'S DEATH. -- EXCERPT FROM JACK KUROŃ'S MEMOIR BY PROF. ANDRZEJ FRISZKE: “He can’t find his place. The longing for Gaja creates a void. It is also a time of the movement's deepest crisis. Kuroń advises the underground union authorities, but he is only a shadow of his former self. He regains his strength and energy after 1986, when the authorities announce another amnesty and the climate begins to change. He meets Danusia, with whom the union restores his strength to act. They marry in 1990. In 1988, during the preparations for the Round Table talks, the authorities, as one of the conditions, demand Kuroń’s removal from the negotiators' group. Wałęsa refuses. Kuroń sits at the Round Table as one of the main negotiators of the agreement on political reforms. He advocates for fundamental changes, but without forcing them through. He wants everyone, including former enemies, to be able to participate in building a democratic Poland. And he remains faithful to this principle until the end. In the elections of June 4, 1989, he becomes a Member of Parliament. A free Poland is the fulfillment of his dreams – independent and democratic, open to its neighbours, particularly the Ukrainians who were close to him. However, the emerging social and economic order provokes his opposition. He cannot remain silent when he sees a large margin of poverty and exclusion. He dedicates his final years to sounding the alarm. The 'bacillus of disagreement with evil' remembered from his youth does not let him rest until his last moment. He dies after a severe illness lasting several years on June 17, 2004.” https://www.newsweek.pl/wiedza/historia/jacek-kuron-rocznica-smierci-friszke-kim-byl-solidarnosc-prl-kor/rqtkenn -- KAROL MODZELEWSKI ON ANNA BIKONT AND HELENA ŁUCZYWO'S BOOK ABOUT KUROŃ: “This is the most ferocious, and therefore the best, biography of Jacek Kuroń I have ever read. Its merit is that it demythologizes Jacek’s figure, particularly concerning the Stalinist era. This is an experience of a generation, today forgotten or obscured by platitudes. There will likely be those who exclaim, ‘we always knew that,’ but they knew nothing, because they weren't even alive then.” http://www.publio.pl/jacek-helena-luczywo,p182828.html photo. POLUKR.NET / Andriy Polikovsky http://www.polukr.net/blog/2019/06/lwowie-odbeda-sie-dni-jacka-kuronia/ *** -- THE BORDER OF LAWLESSNESS. THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE'S PROJECT GOES TOO FAR - WOJCIECH CZUCHNOWSKI IN GW: “Lawyers who have reviewed the clause on the use of weapons are sounding the alarm. Hanna Machińska, former Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks of ‘sanctioning lawlessness.’ Dr. hab. Mikołaj Małecki from the Department of Criminal Law at Jagiellonian University reminds us that ‘one cannot create a basis for opening fire on people at the border, regardless of their conduct.’ Prof. Włodzimierz Wróbel, chairman of the Criminal Law Codification Commission operating under the Minister of Justice, simply calls it a ‘license to kill.’ -- EVEN IN TIMES OF WAR, THE USE OF WEAPONS HAS CERTAIN RULES. EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY FOR SHOOTING ANOTHER PERSON IS CROSSING A LINE BEYOND WHICH LAWLESSNESS BEGINS - CZUCHNOWSKI'S CONCLUSION IN GW. https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,31064423,granica-bezprawia-projekt-mon-idzie-za-daleko.html -- 67% OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE TRYING TO CROSS THE POLISH-BELARUSIAN BORDER SHOULD BE "DENIED ENTRY, AND IF THEY MANAGE TO CROSS THE BORDER, FORCED TO RETURN TO THE BELARUSIAN SIDE" - according to an Ipsos poll for TOK FM and OKO.press. https://www.tokfm.pl/Tokfm/7,103085,31054998,co-robic-z-migrantami-przy-polsko-bialoruskiej-granicy-szokujacy.html -- POLITICIANS, YOU SUCCEEDED. POLES EN MASSE FOR PUSH-BACKS - MAGDALENA CHRZCZONOWICZ IN OKO.PRESS ON THE IPSOS POLL: “Support for push-backs, which are contrary to international and constitutional law, is increasing. A shocking shift in the electorate of Civic Platform (KO) and the Polish People's Party (PSL). This is a ‘personal success’ for Tusk and Kosiniak-Kamysz, who are reducing migrating people to missiles in a hybrid war. Only one group broke ranks. Tusk's narrative is most evident in party electorates. Almost all electorates support, to a greater or lesser extent, expelling people to Belarus. Only the voters of The Left have broken ranks. There, supporters of accepting asylum applications (which we simplified as asylum in the survey) have a slight majority. It is frankly shocking how the change in the stance of Civic Platform politicians and the rejection of humanitarian rhetoric translate into a reversal of opinions among their supporters. The Civic Platform electorate, when in opposition, was almost four times more in favour of a humanitarian approach; now, more than twice as often, they prefer push-backs.” https://oko.press/wielki-sukces-demokratycznej-wladzy-polki-i-polacy-masowo-za-push-backami-sondaz-ipsos -- THE BORDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAN BE DEFENDED - KATARZYNA SKRZYDŁOWSKA-KALUKIN IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “The seriousness of the situation is beyond doubt. However, does this also mean that we must set aside law, procedures, and humanitarian methods of dealing with people crossing the border – that is, with refugees and migrants? No. It is possible to defend the border and respect human rights simultaneously. And indeed, it must be done. And if, for some not commonly known reasons, this is not the case, then no one has provided convincing arguments for it.” -- THE MATTER CAUSING DISAPPOINTMENT ARE THE DECISIONS OR THE STYLE OF POLITICS, WHICH IN SOME MATTERS DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFER FROM WHAT LAW AND JUSTICE (PiS) DID. THIS IS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE APPROACH TO THE GREEN DEAL, BUT ALSO THE CONDUCT OF THE ARMY AND BORDER GUARD - SKRZYDŁOWSKA-KALUKIN CONTINUES IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “A symptomatic manifestation of this disappointment was the demonstration organized on June 4 by the Citizens of the Republic of Poland, before a rally called by Donald Tusk, at which they protested against deportations and the announcement of a buffer zone. Donald Tusk, in his speech, sensed this disappointment and referred to the lack of fireworks in settlements and the border, asking voters for understanding and assuring them of good intentions.” -- THE CONTINUATION OF THE LAW AND JUSTICE (PiS) POLICY AT THE POLISH-BELARUSIAN BORDER CAUSES TENSION AND ADDITIONAL POLARIZATION - SKRZYDŁOWSKA-KALUKIN CONTINUES IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “However, the continuation of the Law and Justice (PiS) policy at the Polish-Belarusian border causes tension and additional polarization. It has not yet backfired on Civic Coalition (KO), as evidenced by the European Parliament election results. But citizens who expect values in politics, such as the rule of law and human rights, are still here. Even if more young, uneducated men cross the border than Afghan intellectuals or pregnant women, as in Agnieszka Holland's film 'Green Border.' Since when is the life of an uneducated young man worth less than that of a doctor or teacher? Or – than a politician's career?” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2024/06/11/mozna-bronic-granicy-i-praw-czlowieka/ -- 56% NEGATIVELY ABOUT INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEES IN A UNITED SURVEYS FOR WP POLL: More than half of the respondents assessed the committees' work negatively (56.1%), with 22.1% answering “decidedly negatively” and 34% “rather negatively.” Decidedly positively, the work of the investigative committees was assessed by 8.4% of respondents, and 16.6% chose the option “rather positively.” 18.9% of respondents had no opinion on this matter. Only 19% agreed that "they should be admitted to Polish territory and their asylum applications considered." 14% of respondents indicated "I don't know/difficult to say." https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art40641291-sondaz-oceniono-sejmowe-komisje-sledcze-co-polacy-sadza-o-zapowiadanym-rozliczeniu-rzadu-pis -- 46.3% WOULD WANT KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ TO RESIGN - ALSO UP FOR WP: the number of supporters for the minister to remain in office is currently 34.9% of respondents. https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art40638191-sondaz-szef-mon-do-dymisji-polacy-odpowiadaja -- "AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A HIGHWAY FOR ADOPTION OF CHILDREN BY HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES." SAWICKI ON WHY HE WON'T SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP UNION LAWS - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/06/17/ -- A POTENTIALLY IDIOTIC AND SUICIDAL INTERPRETATION OF THE EUROPEAN ELECTION RESULTS. THE FACT THAT ALL COALITION PARTIES SHOULD FIGHT EACH OTHER EVEN MORE FIERCELY BECAUSE THIS WILL ENSURE THEIR "DISTINCTIVENESS" - CEZARY MICHALSKI IN INTERIA: “However, there is also a potentially idiotic and suicidal interpretation of the European election results. This interpretation is already being put forward by the most foolish among coalition politicians, from very different parties. It states that all coalition parties and all coalition leaders should fight each other even more fiercely, and block each other even more effectively. This will ensure their 'distinctiveness,' it will increase their support among the coalition's voters.” -- THE LEFT AND THE THIRD WAY ARE TODAY HOSTAGES TO BEING IN THE COALITION AND THE SUCCESS OF THE COALITION GOVERNMENT - MICHALSKI CONTINUES IN INTERIA: “The Left and the Third Way are today hostages to being in the coalition and the success of the coalition government. Early elections would mean their disappearance from the political scene, and a coalition with Law and Justice (PiS) (e.g., for the Polish People's Party) would mean that party quickly following the path of Kaczyński's previous coalition partners: Samoobrona, LPR, Gowin's party.” -- TUSK IS ALSO A HOSTAGE TO THE COALITION AND ITS SUCCESS, BECAUSE HE WON'T ABSORB THE ENTIRE ELECTORATE OF THE THIRD WAY AND THE LEFT - MICHALSKI CONTINUES: “Tusk is also a hostage to the coalition and its success, because he won't absorb the entire electorate of the Third Way and the Left, so early elections might mean another 'missed opportunity,' but one that would give power in Poland to Law and Justice (PiS) and Confederation. And it's not even clear in what ideological proportions.” https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-madra-i-glupia-interpretacja-europejskich-wyborow,nId,7574436 -- 35 YEARS AGO, the second round of the 1989 parliamentary elections took place. Voter turnout in it was 25%. *** -- THREE YEARS AGO, MALWINA DZIEDZIC ANNOUNCED TUSK'S RETURN IN POLITYKA: “On Wednesday evening, the Civic Platform (PO) board is to meet, and will learn about Tusk's return.” http://300polityka.pl/stan-gry/2021/06/18/stan-gry-dziedzic-w-srode-wieczorem-ma-sie-odbyc-zarzad-po-ktory-dowie-sie-o-powrocie-tuska-szpala-budka-zrezygnuje-na-rzecz-tuska-trudnowski-zmiana-rzadow-w-rekach-konfederacji/ *** -- THE WORDS WILL RESONATE LONG AFTER THE CAMPAIGN AND WILL HAVE CONSEQUENCES; HOMOSEXUAL PEOPLE, ABOUT WHOM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH STATES THAT THEY DESERVE RESPECT AND SENSITIVITY, WILL PAY FOR THEM – TOMASZ ROŻEK WROTE FOUR YEARS AGO IN GOŚĆ NIEDZIELNY. -- LIKE DUDA TALKING ABOUT "LGBT IDEOLOGY," ONLY ISLAMISTS FROM INDONESIA TALK THAT WAY – ADAM LESZCZYŃSKI WROTE THREE YEARS AGO IN OKO.PRESS: http://300polityka.pl/stan-gry/2020/06/18/stan-gry-rozek-mowca-odpowiada-nie-tylko-za-to-co-powiedzial-ale-takze-za-to-co-uslyszeli-jego-sluchacze-chwedoruk-po-wyciagnela-wnioski-przynajmniej-podjela-probe-powrotu-do-wladzy-i-oko-i-jag/ *** -- BIRTHDAYS: Lesław Piszewski, Franciszek Potulski.