Poland / Light of Bethlehem
Shortly we will have "Peace Light of Bethlehem", where polish scouting association gives physical candles ignited from the fire that is in the cave in where Jesus was allegedly born in Bethlehem.
This action always was hypocritical for me. But this year it is doubly so. Poor scouts will give "light of peace" to random governmental persons. Including the president and probably multiple border guard commendants.
Poland / Light of Bethlehem
(polish scouts are on friendly terms with border guard due to various reasons).
So instead of normal hypocrisy now scouts will be used as a PR stunt of politicians and border guard leaders (whom I believe are currently doing lesser crimes against humanity)... All this when people from middle east are actually trying to visit Poland and probably dying of cold in Polish forests.
Poland / Light of Bethlehem
And Polish Scouting Association will not take a stand for kids dying on polish soil but instead it will take part in a symbolic or stunt that allegedly will bring "peace" to the world ...
Poland / Light of Bethlehem
@jacek yeesh. Yes, the part about doing this while not giving shelter to *actual, living* refugees from the Middle East makes this especially terrible.
Poland / Light of Bethlehem
What would be very big symbolic gesture? Not taking part in this shenanigans. Just telling the in current circumstances symbolic actions are not enough.
Anything but actively supporting the regime would be good.