Health Minister opens Katyn Museum and … leads the campaign – Television Republic

During the opening ceremony of the Katyń Museum prime minister Ewa Kopacz in a few sentences mentioned about the Soviet crimes, but refused himself to use this opportunity to talk about current politics, campaign on behalf of receiving refugees and lead the election campaign

– We open today a museum, which waited generations of Poles, a museum that commemorates the crime committed on the Polish nation by the Soviet totalitarianism – began Kopacz. – Generations of Poles were waiting for the truth about Katyn – emphasized. – Today we pay tribute to those who died killed treacherous shot in the neck, but we give a tribute to all those who the memory of Katyn moved over the years of communist lies – she added.

But a moment later, Prime Minister Kopacz went to current political topics . She spoke of “modern patriotism”, which is the flagship banner of its new electoral spot. Indirectly, also referred to the admission of refugees, noting that “we are a community open to anyone who wants to be a Pole.”

– We Poles twenty-first century also love the homeland, our love for her also build on the memory of the victims of the Katyn crime. Today, in the twenty-first century, our modern patriotism, our love of country, does not demand from us the sacrifice of life, but still that love demands sacrifices: this diligent work, sense of duty, respect for the law, personal integrity, and to simply love one’s neighbor – she said. – You can not say that he loves to Poland, when one does not love the Poles. If countryman sees the enemy wants to destroy and humiliate him, there is no love to Polish no love for the Poles. Our modern patriotism, which build on the memories of the past, tells us that we are a community open to anyone who wants to be a Pole. We are a community of friendship and love – she added.

Of particular note is the statement Ewa Kopacz, that “his debt to the victims of Katyn will meet, building a new Poland in the twenty-first century, the community of success. We will build the country, which will be able to tell that is the best country in the world. Because this is Poland, such are Poles. “