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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsListen to Lech, America

Polish democracy leader Lech Walesa says a Trump victory would be a misfortune for the world
Associated Press, October 14, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Polish democracy champion and former President Lech Walesa says a victory by Republican Donald Trump in this years U.S. presidential election would bring misfortune to the world.
Walesa said in a short entry on Facebook on Sunday that he does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, but that the matter is too important for the world for him to withhold his views.
I deeply believe that Americans will vote responsibly. In my opinion, I am completely convinced that Trumps election WOULD BE A MISFORTUNE FOR THE U.S. AND THE WORLD, he wrote, using all capital letters.
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He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 for his defense of workers rights and universal freedoms more broadly. Solidarity ended up playing a crucial role in the peaceful collapse of communism.
Source: https://apnews.com/article/poland-us-election-lech-walesa-fb5bb4b968c50a48260449d6a7251bdd
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Listen to Lech, America (Original Post)
Kid Berwyn
Oct 2024
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2naSalit
(102,873 posts)1. Solidarity...
That's exactly what we need in this election!!
republianmushroom
(22,336 posts)2. He is correct.
keep_left
(3,211 posts)3. If there's anyone who recognizes a world leader (Trump) compromised...
...by the Russian regime, it's Lech Walesa.