"We must put a stop to further degradation that is leading Poland towards authoritarianism:" Nobel laureate urges Polish opposition to commit to progressive causes ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch

"We as citizens will need to be assured that a new government would have faith in democracy, Europeanism and freedom guaranteed by law,” Olga Tokarczuk’s says two weeks before Poland goes to the polls in a potentially pivotal election on 15 October.

"We need assurances that such a government would listen to us and respond to our needs, and not, like the present one, subordinate the majority of citizens to anachronistic ‘traditional values’ adhered to only by a 30% minority,”

DieguiTux8623 ,
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To me, 30% of voters does not at all seem a "minority". This is democracy, the majority decides and elects their leaders, it does not matter if not everybody feels at ease with them. Traditional values represent a country's identity, historical legacy and in the case of Poland, it is what allowed them to survive across multiple foreign invasions and dominations.

gravitas_deficiency ,

Lmao listen to yourself. 30% of a population is by definition a minority of said population.

And you can preserve cultural tradition just fine without being a reactionary asshole with your governmental policies.

DieguiTux8623 ,
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Unless the system has only 2 parties like US, with three or more parties involved having a consensus of 30% makes quite a relevant share.

gravitas_deficiency ,

Yeah uh, there’s a word for that: plurality. It’s a distinct concept from “majority”.

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