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Is Jarosław Kaczyński the new Lech Wałęsa? [74]
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Kaczyński speaks in BiałystokKaczyński in Białystok: “I see there is leadership in Poland as shown by the big march in Warsaw last week. Poles have had it up to here. It’s high time because for 5 years we have been ruled by those who don’t know how to rule. They also lack deeper values and patriotism. To rule one must love one’s nation, love Poles, all Poles regardless of where they’re from and where they’re from and where they were born. The point is not to divide the people, not concentrate one’s attention on a few metropolitan areas and neglect the rest. A good government is one that treats Poles as a community and promotes social and inter-regional solidarity. Is that what this government is like? Has it built all the motorways, has it solved the health situation and education… When they took power it was a good time, we left them a Poland in good shape… A government also must also promote Polish interests in the international arena. I don’t mean a plan for Tusk to become chairman of the EC… Paying for CO2 is like a second tax. That should have been vetoed straight away but wasn’t. Only when they tried to increase the charges was there a veto. And nothing happened, nothing blew up, as Tusk had warned initially... To defend those interests a government is needed. But there are three more years till the next election. They’ve got a small advantage in parliament… Already in the 1920s there was a non-parliamentary government also during a crisis. The Grabski govt stabilized Poland’s situation. Can we not resort to that solution today? We have decided try. Everyone admits this govt is bad, even PO MPs. There is hope that many of them will be guided by patriotic motives or by their own political interests. We are not guided by any particular interests. If everything collapsed, that would drop into our sack. But we are patriots. Power is not the goal, it is only an instrument. We have therefore found someone totally unconnected with us…we only know he is honest and competent, he may differ from us. It is a question of him being acceptable to other political forces. This can end that tragic Polish-Polish war…. Prof. Gliński, a centrist, may be the one to shoulder that heavy responsibility at a time of crisis. In the weeks ahead we will do everything possible and approach all MPs. We will explain that those who don’t vote for it will bear responsibility for the last 5 years, for all the scams… We are not pushing for power. We want a neutral government to further Polish interests. Poles must become convinced the government is working in the interests of all society not some elitist coteries… We can develop at a rate of 7% a year but we must throw off the rucksack full of stones which is pulling us down. Tusk promised to cast it away but didn’t. Only PiS can do that so we must use our chance. We cannot wait 3 years. That’s why I came here. Each of you taking part in the awakening process can contribute. We should all urge our friends, neighbours and mates to awaken and join the march.”
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