>The decision to declare Silesian a language went through Poland’s parliament last week because the ruling left-liberal coalition backed it, whereas the minority conservative Law and Justice (PiS) opposition were against it. Nevertheless, Silesian may now become Poland’s second regional language, together with Kashubian.

>This means that if the bill is signed by the president, the Silesian language is to be added to the act on national and ethnic minorities as the second regional language, alongside the Kashubian language. This includes the possibility of introducing optional Silesian language classes in schools, installing bilingual signs in localities where over 20 percent of the population declares the use of the Silesian language, and subsidizing activities related to the preservation of the Silesian language.

>The problem is that this is just the beginning of the movement to declare Silesians a nation, thereby a national minority which will demand that it has its own national narrative — a narrative that saw the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 as a form of liberation.

An offense to the sensibilities of the Polish victim theory, not the right nest to kick in Tusk's position.

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