In a live discussion on Channel Zero, Polish presidential candidate Sławomir Mentzen of the Confederation party touched on various topics, including Poland’s security and mandatory military training. Mentzen is currently third in the polls, behind Rafał Trzaskowski (KO) and Karol Nawrocki (PiS).
During this interview, Menzten reiterated his idea to ensure politicians do not rush to drag the country into wars, writes Do Rzeczy.
“Politicians’ children should be the first to go to the front. This will introduce a mechanism — thanks to which politicians do not get involved in wars in which they should not get involved — because they then risk the health and lives of their own children,” emphasized the Confederation candidate.
“The task of a member of parliament is to sit in the Sejm, to make laws during a war […] while the children of politicians should be in the first row to go to war because these politicians caused the outbreak of this war, and they should be the first to suffer the consequences,” he continued.
Asked about military training, Mentzen said that it should be mandatory for young people after high school. “But not for everyone, because the Polish army is not able to train everyone. In addition, this training should be paid, i.e., these people should receive money for the training they undergo during this period,” Mentzen commented.
The politician recalled another argument in favor of military training. “In war, just like in any other industry (…) knowledge, experience, skills are valuable. The chance that someone who has undergone such training, who will be drafted into the army anyway, if push comes to shove, will survive is much greater,” he said, adding that training “drastically increases their chances of survival in the event of a war breaking out.”
Conscription is also currently being pushed in Germany, and various liberal news outlets are pushing for young people to fight to “defend freedom and diversity” by joining the army.
