Election in Poland
Sep. 23rd, 2005 01:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
novin_haThis Sunday there is an election in Poland.
My country is in a deep crisis, concerning both its economy, social security, international security (may it be... Russia?) and what is, for reasons unknown, referred to as 'political culture'. The mistrust in politicians is well-founded by those of them who lied, stole and sold themselves. We are facing new challenges - concerning EU, the populists and the sick nationalists of Mr Bubel's kind.
The socialists have proved themselves to be incompetent and lying sons of mothers. The way they dealt with the natural gas problem, the numerous corruption cases proved to be their doing, the promises thay gave us but four years ago - the fact they clung to power long after the sociaty told them they were no longer wanted is what proves their worth. I'm ashamed we gave power back into the hands bloodied by those killed during the Communismus.
The so-called nationalists are often not patriots but xenophobic idiots of the worst sort, men who think closing ourselves from the world is a solution to all the problems. They don't even deserve a rant. I'm ashamed it's likely that these pseudo-nationalists, populists, are to be the future opposition. Enter the parliament.
The conservatives are only represented by Law and Justice. I am not totally against that party, but I do not trust them enough to give them my vote - if only because I know one of their candidates personally and I wouldn't let him walk my dog (unless it was free of the leash and angry... My dog is huge). He was a man who wrote lies about my Mum to her employers. Anonymously. The employers trusted my Mum enough to send it back to her, and she knows his hand. The other reason is - they promise to lower the bills and if that is not an empty promise, then I'm a communist. Where would they take the money from? Print some?
I am going to vote Platforma Obywatelska. PO RP seems to be the most trustworthy party, which is not saying much. I like its leaders - both Mr Tusk and Mr Rokita (lots of love for Rokita! He actually has a German wife, my namesake, now that's the spirit! And I love to hear him speak in discussions, he's damn professional about it, which is a nice change). They don't promise an easy path or to change Poland in a fortnight, but difficult transformation that will, in the end, be good for Poland. I am counting on that. They are supposed to be the liberals - but they aren't really that liberal. They simply seem realistic, logical and tolerant. The qualities I seek in politicians.
I am going to vote for the first time in my life. It seems that the next four years Poland will be ruled by an alliance of PO and Law and Justice. I hope the best ideas of these parties shall be combined, not clashed. It is important to me that my country becomes a better place - and that four years from now it won't be ruled by the populists. Which it shall be, if this alliance fails.
Alas, it seems so likely.
My country is in a deep crisis, concerning both its economy, social security, international security (may it be... Russia?) and what is, for reasons unknown, referred to as 'political culture'. The mistrust in politicians is well-founded by those of them who lied, stole and sold themselves. We are facing new challenges - concerning EU, the populists and the sick nationalists of Mr Bubel's kind.
The socialists have proved themselves to be incompetent and lying sons of mothers. The way they dealt with the natural gas problem, the numerous corruption cases proved to be their doing, the promises thay gave us but four years ago - the fact they clung to power long after the sociaty told them they were no longer wanted is what proves their worth. I'm ashamed we gave power back into the hands bloodied by those killed during the Communismus.
The so-called nationalists are often not patriots but xenophobic idiots of the worst sort, men who think closing ourselves from the world is a solution to all the problems. They don't even deserve a rant. I'm ashamed it's likely that these pseudo-nationalists, populists, are to be the future opposition. Enter the parliament.
The conservatives are only represented by Law and Justice. I am not totally against that party, but I do not trust them enough to give them my vote - if only because I know one of their candidates personally and I wouldn't let him walk my dog (unless it was free of the leash and angry... My dog is huge). He was a man who wrote lies about my Mum to her employers. Anonymously. The employers trusted my Mum enough to send it back to her, and she knows his hand. The other reason is - they promise to lower the bills and if that is not an empty promise, then I'm a communist. Where would they take the money from? Print some?
I am going to vote Platforma Obywatelska. PO RP seems to be the most trustworthy party, which is not saying much. I like its leaders - both Mr Tusk and Mr Rokita (lots of love for Rokita! He actually has a German wife, my namesake, now that's the spirit! And I love to hear him speak in discussions, he's damn professional about it, which is a nice change). They don't promise an easy path or to change Poland in a fortnight, but difficult transformation that will, in the end, be good for Poland. I am counting on that. They are supposed to be the liberals - but they aren't really that liberal. They simply seem realistic, logical and tolerant. The qualities I seek in politicians.
I am going to vote for the first time in my life. It seems that the next four years Poland will be ruled by an alliance of PO and Law and Justice. I hope the best ideas of these parties shall be combined, not clashed. It is important to me that my country becomes a better place - and that four years from now it won't be ruled by the populists. Which it shall be, if this alliance fails.
Alas, it seems so likely.
