On Saturday, November 7, afternoon in Krakow’s hospitals, the victims of the insane terrorist attack are fighting for their lives; all of Poland is in shock, and people are praying for the souls of the victims and the survival of the wounded. And what does Marcin Kierwiński, the Minister of the Interior of the Tusk government, do? He steps in front of the cameras and launches a false insinuation with grave political implications: the perpetrator held “very, very radical” views and was “fascinated by far-right ideologies.” Afterwards he adds—en passant—that verifications are being carried out.

However, the news of a “far-right attacker” circles the globe: the largest news agencies relay this lie from the Polish Interior Minister, and the internet catches fire. Politicians speak out too: the head of Austrian diplomacy, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, representative of the liberal NEOS party, lashes out against “right-wing extremism” to “defend liberal democracy.”

The head of the Presidential Office for International Policy, Marcin Przydacz, intervenes on the X platform: “The damage to Poland’s positive image in the eyes of international public opinion caused by Minister Kierwiński’s statement is enormous and difficult to repair,” emphasizing that “in this difficult moment, we should concentrate all our efforts on maintaining Poland’s positive image as a safe and welcoming place.”

The minister’s words also unleash the “hitmen” of the Tusk regime on the internet, targeting all patriotic and conservative circles, as well as President Nawrocki and the Church. One journalist, immediately after the crime, wrote: “I don’t know if it’s relevant or not, but the attacker was Catholic.” When the internet was already filled with information about the attacker’s anti-Catholic and anti-clerical views, that journalist continued: “The horrible crime was committed by a Pole, raised in the Catholic faith…” Unable to continue with accusations of a “far-right attacker,” they attempt to present him as a “Polish and Catholic attacker”—a shameful manipulation.

Many people around the world should ask themselves who the Polish rulers and the troll farms at their service are to act so cynically and shamefully in the face of such a tragedy.

A former classmate told Radio ESKA that, during class, he enjoyed drawing hanged men and a school attack. In these drawings, he entered with a gun, surrounded by corpses. When asked why, he responded that he wanted to become a killer. “He said it as if it were his dream.” And now the horrendous crime of this “nihilistic extremist” is used to attack all conservative and patriotic circles at a very specific moment: a few days before the Polish national holiday on November 11. In this way, a pretext—even if false—was found to attack the celebrations of this great holiday of independence, which culminate in the Independence March in Warsaw.

To understand the meaning of this date, one must remember a few facts from Polish history. In 1795, the Polish state disappeared from the maps of Europe as a result of partitions by neighboring powers: the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Austrian Empire. Poland was reborn only at the end of the First World War, after 123 years of partitions, on November 11, 1918. As Saint John Paul II emphasized, Poles did not give up the dream of a free country and the quest to regain independence, which “was based on the hope stemming from a deep faith in God’s help, who is the Lord of the history of people and nations. This faith was also a support when, after regaining independence, unity had to be sought despite differences,” and in this way Poland had contributed to the creation of the history of Christian Europe with all the richness of its noble culture and spirituality.

One of the most important events of the Polish national holiday is the Independence March, which has been taking place on the streets of Warsaw since 2010. Since then, the March has grown to become the largest patriotic demonstration in Europe. Every year, the March attracts hundreds of thousands of Poles who proudly manifest their national identity. The event is organized by the “Independence March” Association, which does not limit itself to the November 11 celebrations. It is active in Polish society year-round to defend Polish identity, sovereignty, national interests, and Christian values under the motto “God, Honor, Fatherland.” It shapes successive generations of Poles in the spirit of these values, transmitting to them the essence and heritage of the national ideal.

For this reason, the March has always been hindered by anti-patriotic, anti-Polish, globalist, and “pro-European” circles like the current government. It is enough to remember that the current mayor of Warsaw, Trzaskowski, Tusk’s closest collaborator, is an enemy of the March and uses all administrative means to block its occurrence. The man who sponsors gay pride marches and this year allowed a march of Ukrainians through the streets of Warsaw on their national holiday at the same time obstructs the patriotic march of Poles by every means! This shows who rules Poland today.

It is worth remembering that the Brussels oligarchies also attacked the March: during a debate in Strasbourg on the rule of law in Poland, Verhofstadt harshly criticized the procession of November 11, 2017, stating that thousands of “fascists, neo-Nazis, and white supremacists” had marched in Warsaw.

Therefore, the statement by Minister Kierwiński, who wanted to connect the image of a mass murderer with a person holding “very, very radical” views who was “fascinated by far-right ideologies,” is extremely dangerous because it can serve as a pretext to obstruct the patriotic March. The narrative of the forces currently in power is always the same: patriotism is nationalism, the march organizers are far-right, and the participants are people with fascist ideas. These are the terms used for years to discredit the March participants. Thus, Kierwiński’s accusations prepared the ground for the attack.

The situation is all the more dangerous considering that the government, to obstruct the March or present it as a “fascist demonstration,” could also use provocations from the intelligence services, as has happened in the past, or unleash left-wing extremists such as the Antifa movement or pro-abortion feminists.

It must be taken into account that President Nawrocki, who has always been the target of government attacks, confirmed his participation in the March. It is worth recalling what he wrote last year about this patriotic demonstration:

“I belong to the generation raised at the turn of two eras: dying communism and parliamentary democracy. I know how much we owe to previous generations. As a historian and social activist, I have always attached great importance to properly commemorating the heroes of our freedom: the members of Solidarność, the soldiers of World War II, and the post-war independence resistance, as well as all those who over a hundred years ago won and defended Poland’s independence (…) Independence is a great responsibility, and today this is perhaps even more evident than a few years ago. Due to the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, war is once again very close to our borders. We need an even stronger army and agreement on fundamental security issues, both in Poland and within NATO. While belonging to Europe with conviction, we must at the same time ensure that we remain ourselves, without losing our Polish identity and sovereignty. A country with nearly forty million inhabitants cannot serve merely as a manufacturing base for larger economies. We must think big and be capable of great things. For ourselves and for future generations. For Poland.”

Great attention must be paid to what will happen in Warsaw on November 11, bearing in mind that the Independence March could serve the government to attack Polish patriots and the opposition, as happened in the case of the Krakow attack.

The article was published in Italian on the website La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana:https://lanuovabq.it/it/il-governo-tusk-manipola-lattentato-di-cracovia-per-fini-politici