ought-six, I wish I had your optimism regarding the recent Polish election. Yes, the anti-open borders party won a plurality. But sadly, they did not win a majority. If the open borders parties can get their act together, they will form a new government.
And that’s the problem. All it takes is one leftist government in a string of conservative governments. That one leftist will open the floodgates. As the old saying goes, a chain is only as strong as the weakest link.
I have that same worry with the land of my grandparents, Hungary.
I also took a look at the Polish referendum you referenced. The voters overwhelmingly rejected open immigration. But because of the low turnout, the referendum is not binding.
There was a very heavy turnout in the Polish election, many chose not to participate in the referendum, though.
Women want abortions in Poland, which is why they turned out in droves.
You make some good points. But the original poster, the aptly named Extremely Extreme Extremist, trotted out a lie; and I thought that lie needed to be challenged.
But let’s see what kind of coalition government they come up with. The Poles do seem to be very opposed to open immigration, as they are well aware of the disaster open immigration has been to those countries foolish enough to allow it. True, the referendum was voted on by 41% of registered voters, which is below what an average election generally draws (50% to 60%).
Thanks for the assist...