he rarely speaks publicly about Polish politics. However, two weeks before the parliamentary elections, the author made an exception and talked to the British “”. She is fully aware that her words will be immediately criticized by the authorities in Poland. “Journalists subordinated to the authorities will stigmatize my statements, trolls will start a new hate campaign,” she said in the Guardian.
However, the 2018 Nobel Prize winner spoke out about the upcoming elections. He does not hide the fact that he hopes for a change of government. She explained to international readers what was happening in Poland from her perspective.
Olga Tokarczuk for “The Guardian”: The new government must stop anti-progressive activities
In an interview with the Guardian, Olga Tokarczuk has no doubt that the current government is bringing Poland closer to authoritarian rule. She also expressed hope for political change in the country and a departure from the anti-progressive and anti-citizen trend that has been taking place in Poland in recent years:
If the government changes in Poland, I hope – regardless of what coalition is formed after the elections – that it will stop the anti-progressive and anti-citizen activities that we have been dealing with in recent years and which have intensified in recent months. We must stop the degradation that is leading Poland into the arms of authoritarianism, said the author of “Empusion”.
As citizens, we need assurances that the new government will believe in democracy, Europeanness and freedoms guaranteed by law. We need assurance that such a government will listen to citizens and respond to our needs, and not the current one, which reduces the majority of citizens to anachronistic “traditional values” professed by a 30 percent minority.
Olga Tokarczuk supports Agnieszka Holland
The author of “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead” was also asked about the campaign against Agnieszka Holland. The director is facing hate from the government and public television for making the film “The Green Border” about the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border.
I feel terrified and disgusted. In the context of the problems and needs for quick decisions that the world and Poland are facing, it is shocking that politicians find time to maliciously and cruelly comment on a film they have not even seen. This is only intended to deepen divisions in society and radicalize emotions before the elections. Only a government that plays everyone and is not ashamed of violence is capable of treating an artist so objectively, she said.
Source: Gazeta
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