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Opowieść o tym, jak się stałem politycznym aktywistą
The story of how I became a political activist

Author(s): Aleksander Cywiński
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Sociology, Societal Essay
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: politics; citizenship; democracy; commitment

Summary/Abstract: I’m going to tell you about how I became a political activist. What made me take to the streets, so I broke a taboo: political commitment? I put forward the thesis that in the present political system, participation in political life is abhorrent, so that it remains the domain of a narrow and permanent group of citizens who thus profit (in various dimensions) at the expense of the rest of society. I am talking / writing about how I interacted with other residents of Szczecin and what this experience was for me. I am not going to convince anyone of the so-called „my political option”. I argue that you should get involved, that this is the stage to full humanity.

  • Issue Year: 15/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 63-76
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish