Anti‑immigration protests have taken place in dozens of towns and cities across Poland.
Most demonstrations attracted several hundred people or fewer on Saturday - but police estimated that about 3,000 took part in the largest rally in the southern city of Katowice.
The protests were organised by far-right political group Konfederacja, and another nationalist organisation.
Politicians from Konfederacja and the opposition Law and Justice party have been warning about a flood of illegal migration in Poland - but official figures do not support their claims.
A strong claim, but justified if - according to the article - all these protest were organised by only 2 parties, both nationalist.
Fuck the whole “we have an immigration problem” narrative, globally. Fear of otherness has always been a strong political manipulation device.
Now this is a completely separate problem. One that has Russia and Hybrid Warfare written all over it. Do not mix them up with general xenophobia (though no doubt that’s exactly what these
nationalistfascistic parties are doing).Even if ‘Hybrid Warrfare written all over’, the people being used there, are still people and should have their rights and dignity preserved. Do not let people die just because ‘Russia sent them’.
Ah yes, blindly let possible insurgents from an openly hostile nation into your country. You’re a fuckin genius
Do you even know what we are talking about? The migrants in question are not Russians. They are asylum seekers, people from Middle East or and Africa, tricked by Russians, Belarusians and smugglers into taking the route through Polish eastern border when looking for a better life in the West. They are denied asylum, brutally pushed back to Belarus (which pushes them back to Poland), often dying in the forest and swamps.
In fact Russians (most probable insurgents), as white people, would get much easier pass there.
And I am not talking about ‘accepting blindly’ anyone crossing the border. Just following the law (Polish and international ) and some human decency (like providing health care for sick and wounded) would do.
Unfortunately this won’t work. Accepting anyone from this direction will make Russia send more and more and more. There is no country that can physically process that many people. Finnland tried in the begining and ended up closing the border as well.
I’m very sorry for people who took the bait and paid Russian mobsters (I mean government) to be smuggled to EU. sorry but they should have used different smuggling provider.