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In: Genealogia współczesności historia idei w Polsce 1815-1939
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In: Genealogia współczesności historia idei w Polsce 1815-1939
In: Ekspertyzy, rekomendacje, raporty z badań
In: Social research: an international quarterly, Band 68, Heft 4, S. 937-976
ISSN: 0037-783X
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 215-228
ISSN: 1477-7053
WE STARTED WRITING THIS LETTER ON 22 DECEMBER 1990, the day that Lech Walesa was sworn in before the Polish Sejm as the first President of Poland ever elected in national elections. Even during this memorable ceremony, some MPs could not hide their deep dissatisfaction. They shared with a large portion of intellectuals of the world the conviction that Mazowiecki, a journalist, would be a far better president for Poland than Walesa the shipyard - worker.Having followed with some curiosity the Western coverage of the Polish elections, and of the political struggles that preceded it, we have the impression that the coverage was biased, and often misleading. Commentators repeated misleading stereotypes, identifying themselves with one side in the political conflict in Poland. They presented a black-and-white picture of the conflict. Tadeusz Mazoweicki symbolized stability, democracy, tolerance, open-mindedness, 'true' pluralism, etc.; while the 'terrible Lech Walesa' represented dictatorship, obscurantism, anti-Semitism, populism, and chaos. Subtle references were made to Walesa's working-class background, to his lack of poise and education. We find such journalistic bad manners outrageous.
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 215
ISSN: 0017-257X