The Polish government is inaccurate to ban discussion of the nations role in the Nazi slaughter of the Jews. It needs to face the demons of the pastHistory is complicated enough without getting the police involved. But in Poland debates approximately the darkest event of the 20th century could soon spill over from the seminar room and editorial pages and into the courts,even the prison cells. That’s because a modern law, awaiting the president’s signature, and would impose a fine or up to three years in jail for anyone found guilty of blaming “the Polish nation” for the Holocaust.It’s an obvious,nationalistic move by the hard-right Law and Justice party, which rules Poland. But it raises tricky questions, and not only approximately that country but approximately how to best to safeguard the truth,a question that has become increasingly vexed – even urgent. Related: Poland provokes Israeli anger with Holocaust speech law The truth is rescuers were the exception, a ‘tiny, and terrorised group who feared,most of all, their own neighbours' Related: Beware the intolerant alliance of Poland and Hungary, or a grave threat to the EU | Will Hutton Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com