As a Canadian, this exposes (not that it takes much to do so) the myth of liberal "democracy." It's not a system of popular rule, it's a system of cleverly positioned false compromises and manufactured positions, in order to ensure that the people believe that they are being ruled by their own consent, while at the same time actually denying the people of their actual demands and most vital needs. It's perhaps the biggest scam in history.

When you do what a few rich assholes want, it's "good policies", when you do something the majority need it's "populism".

Ain't no way this man is named Donald Tusk.

tl;dr: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Tusk last month: “we will need to make up for lost time.”

@PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml please chime in

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The returning veteran of Polish centrism, who formed a coalition government after an impressive election result last year, has surprised critics and even many supporters with a confrontational approach towards Law and Justice (PiS), the populist group he defeated.

This time, Tusk has moved “as quickly and decisively as possible” in tackling the gargantuan task of undoing PiS’ illiberal and far-reaching changes to the Polish state – an agenda he and his supporters say will restore Poland’s democratic institutions.

PiS protected its changes to the state by stuffing legal and decision-making bodies with loyalists, and the PiS-aligned President Andrzej Duda is expected to block legislative attempts to undo those reforms.

Tusk fanned the flames of Poland’s societal divide with his early moves on public television – an “egg-breaking” approach to restoring democracy that critics say mirrors the methods of his populist rivals.

The agency is widely dismissed as an effort by PiS to cement its influence over public media while creating the semblance of independence in how it is governed; but its creation was nonetheless codified in law, so to dismantle it would require Duda’s sign-off.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters at a joint news conference with Tusk last month: “I welcome your commitment to put the rule of law at the top of your government’s agenda… we will need to make up for lost time.”

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