Half naked

Poland has a new President, well, President-Elect until he’s actually sworn in. President-Elect Andrzej Duda won out over current President Bronisław Komorowski. Duda is strongly supported by the conservative right and won overwhelmingly in the eastern side of Poland. The east-west split in Poland falls along the lines of history with so-called Polska A of the west including territory acquired after WW2.* Polska A tends to be less conservative, less religious, and better off than Polska B. It follows that Polska B is less well-off, more conservative, and more religious. In some areas in the east, Duda received even 70% of the vote. Voter turnout hit about 50% if I remember correctly. There were 2 eastern areas where Komorowski won out. Those areas are Eastern Orthodox which goes to show how much of an impact religion had on the election results.

*Noted* First commenter below reminds that this division existed prior to WW2 as well.

Recently Duda was asked about the possibility of homosexuals working in his cabinet. His reply speaks for itself:

“I cannot imagine that I would ask employees how and with whom they live.”

Good, good.

“But I also cannot imagine that some half-naked people would be parading around my office.”

Mayor of Słupsk, Robert Biedroń, when asked about Duda’s comments, made an excellent point, “Duda should remember the he is president of a serious country. If he holds such a stereotype about gays, just imagine what he thinks about Jews, or Roma, or Germans or Russians. That’s not an appropriate stance for a politician of this stature. He’s not doing me any favors sitting at the table with me. I’m just as much a citizen as anybody else.” I should mention here that Robert Biedroń is not only the Mayor of Słupsk, he is also homosexual.

It’s supposed to hit 28*C today so I think there are plenty of people who’d like to be parading around half naked at work…including me!

Article in Polish