November 11th is a historic day for Poland - on this day we celebrate the regaining of independence. But for some time now, this day has not been a happy time for us, to unite in the common thought of being a free country.
This year, Poles have heard that Poland is at war with Germany, Russia and the European Union.
(Photos from warszawa.wyborcza.pl)
(Source: https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/polska/news-kruzganek-oswiaty-wpadka-lidera-narodowcow-w-trakcie-marszu,nId,5639022#crp_state=1)
Robert Bąkiewicz is, as wp.pl writes: He is the one who leads the Independence March in Warsaw. Robert Bąkiewicz is a controversial figure. Emotional states, which he displays in public, are anger (at the leftism), hatred (towards enemies of the homeland), contempt (towards those who think differently).
But do we call what is happening in the streets of Warsaw the march of independence? No. It is a march of so-called nationalists. It is vandalism and brutality, xenophobia and the dangerously fast spreading fascism of the 21st century. It is even more heartbreaking to see it happening here, in a country that has seen such incredible cruelty from "patriots" defenders of national values....
No one has been arrested at the Nationalist March this year (yet, it's November 13). This time no windows were broken, no shops were raided as last year, no one was beaten... or at least nothing is known about it. And the government considered it a success, a successful march and a sign that the nationalists are not something to worry about at all. But what really happened there?
"No, it was not peaceful: there was flag burning; portraits of specific people (Donald Tusk), anti-Semitic, racist and nationalist slogans were shouted and carried. The fact that nothing was smashed and no one was injured, and we are happy about that, only shows what standards we have in our heads.”
(Photo from Roch Kowalski’s twitter with a note: State Independence March 2021. Railway stations have taken over as public toilets.)
As Józef Piłsudski said: Naród wspaniały, tylko ludzie kurwy… - The nation is great, only the people are whores....
Here the last straw: https://twitter.com/PawelT_PL/status/1458770642984222728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1458770642984222728%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwarszawa.wyborcza.pl%2Fwarszawa%2F145442027792293marsz-niepodleglosci-2021-pochod-narodowcow-jako-swieto.html
Translation: I hope that this margin does not impinge on the rest of the marchers.
It's sad that some people under the guise of patriotism do things like this...
Sad? Yes. Terrifying? Very much. Unacceptable? Always.
