Decency and politics

I am in a particularly pensive mood today and I should perhaps refrain from writing but I made a promise to myself to write once a week. If I do not write today, I am not likely to write for another week. My dear friends are coming for a visit. So, I will give it a go risking that I may start difficult subjects without having my thought organised.

I just listened to a discussion on the subject of decency. The talk was not only about political decency but decency in general. The people who were discussing were themselves, in my opinion, really decent people in the old fashion understanding of the word. This is so sad to think that decency may already be an old fashion way of leading one’s life. I do not want it to be so. At the same time I am exposed to the Polish media when the political games are so crude with oozing falseness that this is embarrassing and painful to watch. And not decent at all. I may in self-defense stop switching my TV to political programs.

Many years ago one of the leading politicians of the Law and Justice party said – we can say anything we want, silly masses will buy it. Most of the moves and declaration of this party are now, before the parliamentary election, directed to silly masses. This time the merchandise is wrapped up nicely. What we see is the new, young  president with his attractive family, smiling when appropriate and raising voice in disapproval on other occasion. Overall good theatrical performance but decency is not meant to be a characteristic of it. Or truthfulness. And the silly masses are buying. I find it disrespectful towards those called ‘silly masses’

Things will happen as they will, I will let go for a while hoping for the best possible future for this country that I started to feel is mine again. Hope I will be able to retain the feeling.