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I remember quite a few corruption scandals when PIS was ruling in 2005-2007. They have a few now too.

Hell...the vice-prime minister of justice was sentencing oppisition members to prison and his father was stalinist murderer that convicted Pilecki to death.

I would really like for people to check facts - the one that is screaming "im patriotic" louder than other is not better for us.




> I remember quite a few corruption scandals when PIS was ruling in 2005-2007

Hardly the same order of magnitude though.

> the vice-prime minister of justice was sentencing oppisition members to prison

To quote you, "I would really like for people to check facts". Kryże (I assume that's who you mean) was indeed a vice minister of justice at some point, but never a vice-prime minister.

But you're right, he used to - when he worked as a prosecutor in the communist era, that is. I absolutely agree he shouldn't have been appointed to that role in the first place, and that this was a disgrace. And the nomination also caused a turmoil in Law and Justice itself back then.

In any case, this inconsistent approach is a good, true, and sad example of their populism.

But it's not this populism most people have in mind when they accuse them of it.

> his father was stalinist murderer that convicted Pilecki to death.

Well. Being adults we should know that our children wouldn't bear responsibility for our own crimes. Even if these children become ministers.


Sure, his son only sentenced opposition to prison instead of giving death penalty like his dad. This is a great improvement.

And yes i mistyped this - I meant vice-minister of justice.

> Hardly the same order of magnitude though.

Really? The highest prices for motorways, the vice-minister of health department was sentenced for corruption.

Or maybe that one time when we all saw on TV how PIS suggested they will take over Samoobrona members of parliament by paying off their debts from OUR money? This was the reason why they lost their rule and lost next elections. There were more but those are the ones I remember without digging in sources.

What about FOZZ that was quickly killed off by Kryże?

Short memory people have it seems :-)




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