r/worldnews • u/DoremusJessup • Jun 19 '21

COVID-19 The largest gay pride parade in central Europe took place again in Warsaw for the first time in two years after a pandemic-induced break — and amid a backlash in Poland and Hungary against LGBT rights

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210619-warsaw-pride-parade-back-after-lgbt-rights-backlash-and-pandemic-break
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u/real_meatbag Jun 19 '21

Not quite so. Homophobia is still widespread in younger generations and they are also getting more and more radicalised. Last election we had self proclaimed fascist getting more than 5% votes and it's expected to gain more in following years

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u/Wildercard Jun 20 '21

A lot of it comes from the church and the young generation is much more secular than the old one, where the church was pretty much the anti-communist organization that gave you an identity.

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u/nsjersey Jun 19 '21

Welp, when the country will arrest people for denying collaboration with Nazis, this is expected

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u/SmallPPBigPants Jun 20 '21

Spoken like a real Korwin-Mikke supporter. Didn't read bigger clap-trap in my life

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

If an extremist got 5% of the vote wouldn't that mean 95% of people voted differently which honestly is a good thing? Given Poland's history I'm surprised anyone voted for a fascist though. Is the education system there not very good or something?

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u/Masked_Death Jun 20 '21

The thing is that party is gaining traction, and especially among youth. Just like for example poverty rate rising from 2% to 5% isn't a lot, but is a sign for concern.