At the outset, another personal confession. I am left-handed. What is more, I am “reformed.” What does that mean? Left-handed from birth, turned into a right-handed person. In the Polish primary school of the early 1960s that I once attended, no one even dreamed that a child (let alone an adult!) might say what they thought—and writing with any hand other than the right was completely out of the question. So I was not allowed to write with my left hand.
That is why to this day I have a great sensitivity about “un-rightness” in particular. Because “un-right” means “left.” That is, me. And a few others whose hands nature mixed up. And they remain “left” for the rest of their lives. Let me make one thing clear right away: “left” does not mean “left-wing.”
And now I hear from a certain Great Righteous Man (who is not at all so great and righteous when you take a closer look) that once again I have to declare myself—am I a righteous or an un-right Pole.
So tell me yourselves—do I have any choice?! God created me with this unfortunate left hand, and I am gradually taking my place in the corner reserved for “un-right,” that is, “left,” Poles.
Therefore, following the example of the Great Righteous Man’s appeal, I now call on everyone like me: Un-right Poles of all political options, unite! For now, by writing a short note under my column with wording such as: I am “un-right” too. Or: I choose “un-rightness.” We will try to count ourselves. And then perhaps a political party? The Polish Party of the Un-Right. It sounds pretty good!
And as our patron we will choose Jarosław Kaczyński, who is once again uniting the nation so beautifully…
Robert Rosiński