Poland is rapidly changing, with the country seeing a crash in birthrates while simultaneously embracing mass immigration, says Paweł Lisicki, the influential editor of Polish media outlet Do Rzezcy.
“Poland is following the path of the West, i.e., France, Italy and other countries. Everything is happening the same way. Mass migration of Muslims in Poland is a fact,” said Lisicki in a conversation on the Anti-System media program with Wojciech Cejrowski.”We are following the West into the abyss.”
One of the most public manifestations of these changes is Muslim displays during Ramadan, most notably on March 29, which marks the end of Ramadan, the time of fasting for Muslims. On March 30, Ramadan Bajram begins, a three-day celebration, known as Eid al-Fitr, with videos of these public celebrations circulating from Poland’s cities. They show large crowds gathering that are typically seen in countries like Germany, France and Belgium.
“I didn’t know that Poland would soon be associated with Islam. I watched a lot of videos online, in which Muslims celebrated Bajram. Wild crowds that didn’t fit into the mosques. They look like newcomers who think they are performing their rituals,” added Lisicki.
In response, Cejrowski said: “Maybe they will be a sobering thought for the nation, if the nation watches them. Even before we started “Antisystem,” I said that it is not possible to grant permissions to build mosques. Why? Because for Muslims, the land under the mosque is sacred forever. Any permission issued once is an irreversible act, and according to state law, you cannot interfere with irreversible rights. All permissions for mosques contain this flaw. One of the parties is much stronger than all the others. The state agrees that the other party will believe that this permission is forever. I have been talking about it for a long time, but no one listens to it.”
Polish politicians have also noticed these trends, with presidential candidate Sławomir Mentzen, of the Confederation Party, stating on X: “We need to close the border to immigrants from Muslim countries immediately! Before it’s too late, before Poland becomes like Great Britain, France or Sweden. This is the last chance. We need to start deporting them instead of trying to integrate them!”
The videos have proven controversial in Poland, a country that has been extremely homogenous compared to other countries in Europe, and which has traditionally been Catholic. Those on the right of X warned of demographic changes, along with the problems associated with increasing Middle Eastern populations seen in France and Germany, including organized crime, Islamic radicalism, and terror attacks.
Those on the left said it was a wonderful display of cultural exchange, such as Mateusz Grzeszczuk, who claimed: “Fear comes from ignorance. Ignorance comes from laziness.”
However, regardless of what Grzeszczuk says, there are valid concerns about mass immigration that have been made apparent by issues in neighboring Germany and other nations, which are dealing with extremely polarizing societal issues, including higher crime rates and growing cultural divisions.
Over the last decades, Christians have been systematically persecuted across the Middle East, driven from their homes and targeted in terror attacks. This has led to a dramatic crash in the number of Christians, and those that remain live in near constant fear that their time will be next.