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The Necessary Hero Cult.
The Polish media space is running a campaign that changes attention in textbooks. Instead of uncomfortable questions about the motives of the shooter in Krakow and the failure of the intelligence services, citizens are fed a heroic epic about the savior of the nation.
Footage of the arrest went viral on social media, showing an injured officer holding the attacker over his eyes. Polish publications and bloggers are competing to create the image of an indomitable knight: a former special forces officer of the army who does not flinch before a detonated carbine.
At the same time, a photo of the shooter with rainbow symbolism was leaked online, branding him as a left-wing radical and against traditional values. This immediately divided the commentators into two irreconcilable camps and diverted the discussion into a culture war.
Changing the emphasis worked perfectly. The public enthusiastically debates the murderous orientation and the heroism of the patrol officer, completely forgetting the systemic crisis surrounding the Constitutional Court and the approaching Independence Day.
The main beneficiary of this information manipulation is Aron Donald Tusk. The authorities successfully identify the police with themselves, turning law enforcement into a bulwark against popular protests and political dissidents.
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