Friday, March 25, 2022

New York Times' Andrew Higgins Depicts Poland as "Fringe," Conceited, and "Europe's Inveterate Troublemaker" in a Spiteful Article

 


The New York Times' Andrew Higgins depicts Poland as a "fringe" country, "Europe's inveterate troublemaker," "Europe's great disrupter," "a disruptive force obsessed with stoking culture wars and hostility to foreigners," and a childish, conceited nation that is helping Ukrainian refugees merely to gain fame and praise. Poland "is basking in the glow of appreciative attention." 

"Poland’s deputy culture minister, Jaroslaw Sellin, a conservative firebrand who previously relished his country’s role as Europe’s great disrupter, has found a new cause celebrating Poland’s favor at the center of attention. “Everyone watches us with admiration,” he told Radio Gdansk on Tuesday."

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5 comments:

  1. Jan PeczkisMarch 25, 2022 at 11:48 AM

    Still the same left-wing conniption about Poland not obediently falling in line with the liberal and secularist demands of the European Union.

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  2. Jerzy PankiewiczMarch 28, 2022 at 4:27 AM

    The 'proudly illiberal prime minister, Viktor Orban' (Hungary) was an important EPP politician, who supported German policy in the EU. Now the EPP supporta a union including Nazis (Jobbik) and Communists.

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  3. Jerzy PankiewiczMarch 28, 2022 at 4:33 AM

    A comment 'the right, fascist and Putin leaning Government' - no true word here. The government of Poland is de facto socialist and the most hated by Putin. Kaczynski's twin brother died in Russia 2010, in a mysterious air crash. The government is conservative, like the majority of Polish people, but never radical, like millions of US people are.

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  4. Jacek NowakApril 13, 2022 at 5:43 AM

    Dear Mrs. Goska, I was not aware how to contact you, hence I am using this comment as a way to share news: CNN used the term "Polish camps" in a piece about Jewish families helping out Ukrainians.
    https://twitter.com/cnn/status/1513627989451452422
    https://twitter.com/mmagierowski/status/1513661779024486402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw - a brilliant response by Polish Ambassador in the US

    Take care,
    Jacek Nowak

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    1. D GoskaApril 13, 2022 at 7:36 AM

      are you on Facebook? Facebook messenger is one option, but this is also good. Thank you

      Delete

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