ARE THE POLISH PEOPLE PACIFISTS? ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS OF POLES REGARDING SELECTED ISSUES RAISED BY PACIFIST MOVEMENT

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ARE THE POLISH PEOPLE PACIFISTS? ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS OF POLES REGARDING SELECTED ISSUES RAISED BY PACIFIST MOVEMENT

Journal Title: Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces - Year 2013, Vol 167, Issue 1

Abstract

In Poland the impact of pacifist organizations in our society was very limited: whereas in the United States and Western European countries anti-war manifestations gathered hun-dreds of thousands of participants, in Poland their scale was often incomparably smaller. Interestingly enough, it does not mean that the theses propagated by pacifists fall on deaf ears; on the contrary, it can be claimed that they generally receive wide social acceptance. This could be seen, for instance, in the opinions expressed by Poles on compulsory military service. It also could, and still can, be seen in the attitudes towards various military conflicts and interventions of our soldiers outside our country. In inter-preting this dissonance one can point to the weakness of social movements themselves and their image in the society, relatively large respect for the armed forces and regular soldiers, Poles’ unwillingness to be involved in social activity, the weakness of civil so-ciety, and many other factors.

Authors and Affiliations

Katarzyna DOJWA

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EP ID EP61572
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