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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 01-Aug-2021 13:34:01 EDT lnxw48a1
   @simsa04 Is Poland heading toward extreme right-wingism?
   1. simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Sunday, 01-Aug-2021 14:53:20 EDT simsa04

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      For quite some time now. Like Hungary the rightwing government purged parts of the judiciary, introduced legislation against gay and lesbians, refused to accept refugees in 2015 on Poland's territory, more or less declared Christian religion the sole religion in country... I don't want to judge Poland, and they have good reasons to be wary of Germany to the West and Russia to the East, which in part explains their turn to more authoritarian government and society. Still, I wished Poland wouldn't go down that path. It is still the country of the Solidarność trade union which in 1980 was the first independent trade union in the Soviet bloc and lead the peaceful protest of Polish workers against the government of General Jaruzelski.
      
      https://www.britannica.com/topic/Solidarity