The platform hoped to repeat the situation when several EU personalities came to Poland, who actually met with the opposition, although the purpose of their arrival was to talk to the Polish government. And yet nothing of the sort happened, it turned out that the European Union is one thing and the United States is another, says a sociologist from the Polish Academy of Sciences, Prof. Hendrik Domanski.
Government, opposition and Biden’s visit
The visit of the President of the United States Joe Biden to Poland, at a historically significant moment, has undoubtedly raised Poland’s prestige, although both main political options in our country are trying to play this issue in their own way.
“An attempt to force interpretation”
Why at one point became one of the main topics related to the visit of the US leader with whom President Biden spoke and for how long, with whom he took a photo and who is trying to discredit these opposition “meetings” with the American leader? We put these and other questions about Joe Biden’s visit to Poland to Prof. Henryk Domanski.
Such a strategy, being “wanted” next to an important person – and an important person is certainly the President of the United States, also raises the status, the political position of those who are close. If President Biden shakes that person’s hand, greets him, talks to him, and the longer they talk, the higher the recognition should be
emphasizes the sociologist.
At least, that is what the Citizens’ Platform says and that is how it should be understood. And that is why such a strategy to gain recognition is quite rational and all political parties – but this applies not only to politics, but also to everyday life – if they are in the presence of someone important, they use it to promote their own condition
he adds.
So I’d be surprised if the Platform doesn’t try to take advantage of this. And yes, she used it, but the problem is that she didn’t feel the right proportions. Because when we force something like that, it always works in the opposite direction
– judges.
The comments that followed these handshakes between the US president and Donald Tusk, Tomasz Grodzki and Rafał Trzaskowski, show that the opposition is violently trying to convince the public that President Biden must really value the opposition when he meets it.
– emphasizes Prof. Domanski.
It was ineffective insofar as, in my opinion, they gave the impression of forcing such an interpretation. It’s not authentic, it’s like “hooking on” to something that doesn’t fit the circumstances
says the sociologist.
Because everyone knew that President Biden came to Poland to contact the government, the president, to attend the Bucharest Nine Summit, but not to meet the opposition
– points to the interlocutor of wPolityce.pl.
“One thing for the EU, another for the United States”
Has the opposition benefited from the atmosphere it created around President Biden’s visit? The responses show that it varies. And to what extent and how has the arrival of the American leader benefited the prevailing option?
The advantage of the government, the president and Law and Justice is the fact that President Biden came to Warsaw, held talks here, gave a speech, and it went around the world that Poland is a kind of “transmission belt” when it comes to contacts with Ukraine . While President Biden’s visit to Kiev was the most important, his presence in Warsaw came second. And there Biden was received by the Polish government and this information went around the world and the whole visit was basically about contacting the Polish government. And this increases the ratings of the Polish authorities
– evaluates Prof. Domanski.
President Biden, who is essentially a representative of the Democratic Party, and who is known not to have been supported by the United Right camp in the US presidential election, nevertheless treated the administration and the president as a host. It was a visit to the Polish government and it boosted PiS’s ratings. In fact, the President of the United States is seen all over the world as a representative of the main country, so his presence in a particular country elevates the political status of that country
he adds.
The Polish government has certainly benefited from this, it will be absorbed into the consciousness, because I think people will not forget it in the coming months
– underlined.
As for the PO, the PO hoped for a recurrence of the situation when several personalities from the EU came to Poland, who actually met with the opposition, even if the purpose of their arrival was to talk to the Polish government. And yet nothing of the sort happened, it turned out that the European Union was one thing and the United States was another
notes the professor.
“NATO’s eastern flank has become the center of the universe
Can we say today that Polish-American relations are closer than ever? Paradoxically even closer than during Donald Trump’s presidency?
It is quite amazing that the President of the United States, whether he is a Democrat or a Republican, is always pragmatic. For him, the most important thing is who is currently in power in Poland, which is now a stopover in the path of Ukraine’s fight with Russia, and for the United States, NATO’s eastern flank has become the center of the world today. This center has moved from the Pacific to Central and Eastern Europe, and at this geopolitical point Poland plays the most important role, but the key is who is in power, not who is in the opposition
says the sociologist.
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Source: wPolityce