Is Poland Being Flooded with Xenophobia and Racism? Statistics and Myths
Is Poland Being Flooded with Xenophobia and Racism? Statistics and Myths

Summary/Abstract: Because of the temperature of the political conflict in Poland, some problems that should be solved after a thorough discussion of the subject matter––leading to constructive actions acceptable to everyone–– have instead become instruments of media attacks on the democratically elected government, to the detriment of Polish society. One example is the issue of crimes against foreigners. Fortunately, they are rare and Poland is still a relatively safe place, compared to Western European countries. However, these crimes, presented in newspapers and popular television channels as proof of the increase in nationalism, xenophobia, and chauvinism, fuel the fight of the opposition against the rightist conservative government.

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