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/491/ Squeezed Between Two Empires ft. Maciej Szlinder

Author
Bungacast
Published
Tue 03 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://bungacast.podbean.com/e/491-squeezed-between-two-empires-ft-maciej-szlinder/

On Poland's election, its history, its self-conception.


Philosopher Maciej Szlinder joins us to talk about Polish politics, society and history. Maciej is a member of the general council of the left-wing political party Razem ("Together"), as well as the president of the Polish Basic Income Network, so we discuss these matters as well as the general context.




  • How did Poland represent a beacon of neoliberal democracy to Western liberals in the 80s and 90s – and what happened next?




  • What does Poland represent, to Poles and to the rest of Europe, today?




  • Is the political duopoly of the centrist Civic Platform and the right-wing Law and Justice falling apart?




  • Why is political turnout up – and what anti-establishment parties are the young voting for?




  • Why is Poland the most pro-American country in Europe, and how does Trump affect that?




  • What is Poland's huge economic success felt like on the ground?




  • How does precarious employment and emigration impact Polish politics?




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