Oh my God. This protest photo from Poland.

[Recursion]

Link to tweet

Delacroix couldn't have composed the shot that well.

[soothsayer]

1. Seriously

[Nevilledog]

2. Powerful!

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. No kidding!

Wow, wow, wow.

[MineralMan]

4. Wow!

[LanternWaste]

25. ..

[MineralMan]

36. It's an amazingly powerful image.

Wow! was my response to it. I was not the only one, either.

[KS Toronado]

5. Polish to English

I don't have too many Catholics among my friends. I have one friend who has always been and is deeply religious and practicing. She is a mother.
He works in a sector where it's better to 'keep low' against the government.
Here it is.
Today.
My jaw dropped

Gal waving the flag I assume is her friend

[LiberalLovinLug]

11. Thanks

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

34. Thanks for the translation.

[marble falls]

6. Great photo! Nice to have had a bit of caption in English. It could be a riot or a perfume ad.

[Metatron]

16. It is the ongoing protests against the new draconian abortion laws in Poland.

Here's a link for more info.

[electric_blue68]

7. Stunning!

[Tommymac]

8. History Book.

Generations will be looking at this one.

[AllaN01Bear]

9. indeed. ohm myyy.

just

[AZ8theist]

10. That may just turn out to be the iconic image of our time moving forward.....

As our fight against fascism and oligarchy continues this century.

[brush]

12. The "Marianne" of modern day Poland. The image just grabs the moment.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. Delacroix?

Man is this place going highbrow

[Kablooie]

17. Delacroix

[demmiblue]

21. Adding Kadir Nelson's cover of the Rolling Stone inspired by "Liberty Leading the People".

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Biggest protests since 1980's Solidarity. Poland has swung hard right since.

[luvallpeeps]

29. Remember Reagan

pretending to be for Lech Walesa and unions? Yea, as long as they're in Poland, and not here.

[BobTheSubgenius]

30. It was more of a "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" situation.

Anything that poked the Russian bear in the eye was welcome news, bitd.

[Evolve Dammit]

31. Yes, after he broke up the air traffic controllers union. Irony was, Reagan was active in Screen

Actors union while acting in Hollywood. I never understood how he went anti-union? Maybe Ron Reagan (his son) can help. He is a righteous man.

[bullwinkle428]

38. Nancy's father was a hardcore right-winger. He supposedly did all

the work in turning Ronnie to the dark side.

[katmondoo]

15. I am Polish on my mothers side. My Grandmother was from Poland . I believe she came here in

the early 1900's

[aikoaiko]

18. same here.

Solidarity with our Polish brothers and sisters.

[Evolve Dammit]

32. x3

[bullwinkle428]

37. Me too! Everyone on my mom's side is from Poland.

[BusyBeingBest]

39. One-third Polish myself.

My Polish-American grandmother was a tough, hard-working lady who took no nonsense from anyone.

[aikoaiko]

43. I called my Polish grandmother Babci. And she was a hard worker, too.

And a great cook.

[BusyBeingBest]

44. Mine as well was a very good cook.

At least with meat--never got any homemade bread or homemade pierogies or anything like that, but Christmas and Easter were ham/stuffed cabbage/kielbasa extravaganzas to beat all.

[MLAA]

19. Powerful, and agree tres Delacroix

One person making a stand and making a difference.

[trickyguy]

20. She is waving the Internationally recognized LGBTQ Equality banner. I wonder if

it means something else in Poland? It's a dramatic photo non the less.

And it means a lot to me.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

22. Wow! An iconic photo if there ever was one.

Powerful.

[dalton99a]

23. A Delacroix for Shithole:

[ZZenith]

35. Hadn't seen that one yet!

Steve Bell always slaying it.

[11 Bravo]

24. DAMN! That's one for the history books.

[BobTheSubgenius]

26. Fantastic shot.

The black trench coat adds a lot to the shot. It is excellent composition, considering the chaotic circumstances.

Can Delacroix translate?

[luvallpeeps]

27. I foresee this being as iconic

as the WW2 kiss in the street. I LOVE this!

[Stinky The Clown]

28. That woman gives me the same feeling as this guy did so many years ago

[GopherGal]

33. Thank you.

I was about to go looking for that photo for the comparison.

[gristy]

40. Oh, my

Beautiful. What an image.

[Demovictory9]

41. wow

[rocktivity]

42. UPDATE: Poland Delays Abortion Ban Amid Nationwide Protests

Poland’s government has postponed its decision to ban almost all abortions in the country, after the ruling sparked ongoing protests over the past two weeks.

Under the new ruling, abortions would only be allowed on the grounds of there being threat to the mother’s life, or if the pregnancy is a result of rape and/or incest.

Previously, Polish residents could choose to abort their baby if it was found to have any deformities, but this has since been deemed ‘unconstitutional’....Andrzej Duda, Poland’s president, has suggested to amend the new laws so it will allow abortions to legally take place if the foetus’s defects are life-threatening. However, according to The Guardian, abortions would still be banned if the foetus was found to have non-life threatening conditions, such as Downs Syndrome.

https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/poland-delays-abortion-ban-amid-nationwide-protests/


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