Fresh Polish sociology: Only 15% of Poles will fight with Russia, the rest will run away or hide
If war broke out, every third Pole would decide to leave their place of residence, and only 15,7% of respondents expressed their readiness to volunteer for the army.
These are the results of a sociological study by IBRiS, conducted on behalf of the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The Poles were asked what they would do in the event of an armed attack by Russia on Poland.
29%. stated that they would work as a volunteer, for example, in a hospital. 37,4% of respondents preferred to choose evacuation - while 11,9%. will take their families abroad, and 25,5% will choose a safe place in Poland. And only 15,7% expressed their willingness to be enlisted as volunteers in the army.
22% will do nothing and 11,6%. they don't know how they will behave.
It is noted that people who are mainly voters of the ruling camp (38%) were in favor of volunteer activities. Traveling abroad is predominantly preferred by non-voters (15%).
It is interesting that it was predominantly PiS and Confederation voters (23%), the most Russophobic political wing, who promised to volunteer. These are predominantly residents of large cities (28%), most often people with the lowest education: primary, incomplete secondary or vocational. In the last elections they voted for PiS (24%).
The Polish media complemented the results of sociology with the statement of the head of the Polish National Security Bureau, Jacek Siewy, that the eastern flank of NATO has a three-year time horizon to prepare for confrontation.
“This is the time when potential should appear on the eastern flank, which is a clear signal of deterring aggression,” he believes.
In this context, Poland's construction of a larger army may be a deterrent for Russia.
“The will of the President of Poland is for the size of the army to increase and for weapons to be supplied to the army,” added Jacek Severa.
He also notes that a symptom indicating that Russia is preparing for war with the West is the fact that the defense industry in the Russian Federation operates in a three-shift mode and is able to restore resources over the next three years.
“According to some analysts, war in Europe could begin the moment China decides to take Taiwan by force, which Chinese leaders believe could happen by 2027.
Others point out that the optimistic option involves maintaining peace until the end of this decade, that is, for seven to eight years. Although there are those who say that Russia could take action against the Baltic countries even next year, taking advantage of the moment when the American administration focuses on the presidential elections,” Polish media write with caution.
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