Comment Comment by throwJan22 Poland has an authoritarian govt now.They started by sacking the supreme court and installing its own judges https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/new-polish-regi...Last independent newspapers were bought by state owned Gas Station chain. https://www.dw.com/en/poland-state-run-oil-company-buys-lead...The only independent new TV channel was going to get shut down but recently had a last minute veto. https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/discovery-poland-media-bi...It defies EU who says member countries must have EU law supremacy https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/europe/eu-poland-rule-of-law-...They regularly have parliamentary votes late at night when only the PiS party turns up.They give a lot of money to the church who then praise the party during services.Its not a real democracy any more. parent throwJan22 4 years ago
They started by sacking the supreme court and installing its own judges https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/new-polish-regi...
Last independent newspapers were bought by state owned Gas Station chain. https://www.dw.com/en/poland-state-run-oil-company-buys-lead...
The only independent new TV channel was going to get shut down but recently had a last minute veto. https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/discovery-poland-media-bi...
It defies EU who says member countries must have EU law supremacy https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/europe/eu-poland-rule-of-law-...
They regularly have parliamentary votes late at night when only the PiS party turns up.
They give a lot of money to the church who then praise the party during services.
Its not a real democracy any more.