Poland has in many ways led the way. As one former Eastern Bloc resident once told me, Poland has drunk from the bitter cup of Leftism/Soviet domination and they are NOT eager to again stain their lips.
Through tough experience, Poland and its people have learned what some Americans in their cushy, cloistered existence haven’t: That Leftism ALWAYS leads to human suffering and force and the Gulag.
Poland has endured it–it’s not theoretical for them. It’s not some jejeune college Sophomore taking a hit from a bong on a late Friday night and saying, “Dude! What if we…” No, the Polish people can “Imagine” all too well what it is like.