Insulting the president is illegal in Poland

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24 Mar 2021, 2:33 pm

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President Duda is the head of a political party that is somewhat "rightist" in some aspects----but somewhat "leftist" in others.

For example, Duda is for banning gay marriage through a law; and he wants to ban gay people from adopting children. But he's also into state intervention into the economy.

Sounds like he's leading his country to fascism, which had incorporated aspects of the left into an otherwise right wing system of government.

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24 Mar 2021, 2:40 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

Correction: He's not the head of this party. He's a pawn.
The head of the party is Jarosław Kaczyński who prefers to remain in less exposed positions.

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25 Mar 2021, 2:50 am

Right now, the only country in Europe worth emulating is Sweden.

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25 Mar 2021, 3:05 am

Tim_Tex wrote:

Right now, the only country in Europe worth emulating is Sweden.

Don't do it Tim, I said that last year and was roundly crucified

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25 Mar 2021, 8:39 am

cyberdad wrote:

Tim_Tex wrote:

Right now, the only country in Europe worth emulating is Sweden.

Don't do it Tim, I said that last year and was roundly crucified

There are a lot more freedoms and tolerance there than in Poland or the U.S. A large percentage of the Bible and Quran is considered hate speech in Sweden.

Try getting states like Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas on board with that. They won't. They'll cry "Waaaa, Christians are being persecuted!! !"

Any religious group that opposes abortion and LGBT rights should be designated as a terrorist organization.

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25 Mar 2021, 9:41 am

cyberdad wrote:

Tim_Tex wrote:

Right now, the only country in Europe worth emulating is Sweden.

Don't do it Tim, I said that last year and was roundly crucified

Imitating their approach to COVID would have been a bad idea, even the Swedes admit that now.

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25 Mar 2021, 10:27 am

Regarding the origional topic, I can't blame them because one elects a leader and then the leader does all he or she can for the country (They may not be perfect but who is?) and all they get is criticism from those who would not even lift a finger to get themselves elected. All talk but no trousers. (I don't know what trousers has to do with the saying but it is what would be said in this circumstance).

I will add that while I can't blame them, I do not think such a restriction in itself is right because it makes one into a dictator even if one has been democratically elected!

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