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“This statement shocked and shocked, and the international space was met with great surprise and questions: why was it said, how exactly was it said, what does it mean? What he says is not so much about the author of the declaration, but about modern Lithuania, which we want to see as Western, open to all and tolerant. What does this finally say about each of us? ”S. Skvernelis wrote on social media.
The Prime Minister spoke out strongly against incitement to discord for any reason: race, religion, nationality or other affiliation.
“We cannot cover up anger and hatred with intellect, irony, sarcasm or other means,” the prime minister said.
According to him, there is no need for specific or selective tolerance, “when one day we commemorate ten thousand innocent victims, when we tell our children, hundreds and thousands of spectators and followers, that the crimes of totalitarian regimes that incite hatred are horrendous and they cannot be forgotten. the next day we broadcast a phrase about something that is being filmed. “
“I personally, my family, the Government and, I hope, each of us, clearly and firmly distance ourselves from the words spoken. We speak out and will speak out against any incitement to hatred for any reason. It doesn’t matter who the author of those words is.
And to our Polish friends and colleagues, our strategic partner in Poland, I would like to clearly reiterate once again: this statement in no way reflects the views of either the Government or our society. And this is best proved not with words but with concrete works. Strengthening the partnership with Poland has been and continues to be a priority since the beginning of the mandate. We left the Cold War zone, our relationship has probably never been as good as it is today.
We live and will live together, we will strengthen and strengthen relationships where we can. To further strengthen the next year of the Constitution and the Mutual Vote of May 3, 1791, both internally and externally. Because everything starts with a word, “wrote the Prime Minister.
The president has also been criticized
President Gitanas Nausėda condemns the words of the former president of the Seimas, the presenter Arūnas Valinskas, about the leader of the Polish electoral campaign in Lithuania, the Union of Christian Families Valdemaras Tomaševskis.
According to the head of the country, such words are detrimental both to our society and to relations with Poland.
“They are detrimental to everything: our society, our relationships,” G. Nausėda told reporters on Tuesday.
“In fact, we have probably gone so far, tolerating little by little, allowing the culture of bullying that has now developed to the point where individuals allow themselves to make such statements,” he added.
The head of state also called for “repelling” bullying and “people who have lost patience, decency and humanity.”
“I appeal to all good people in Lithuania, because, you know, they say that the biggest insults are made when good people are simply indifferent, do not be indifferent, give back to people who have lost moderation, decency and humanity, “said the president.
“Today maybe we are talking about a specific object of attack, maybe someone is giggling because they are not touching me, that person has some strange connection, maybe they did well. Maybe tomorrow we will start talking about the need to threaten his family as well? Where will we go? Where we go? ”He continued.
“So, let’s not be like that frog in a hot, hot pot, who thinks nothing special has happened here, and the temperature in that pot is constantly rising, and eventually that frog will boil in its own soup of discord and hate.” said G. Nausėda.
He stressed the need to go back to normal discussions in society, not to call each other idiots.
“If we can only do that, then what decisions can we talk about based on the discussions,” said the head of state.
The news portal tv3.lt recalls that the prosecution has launched a pre-trial investigation for incitement to hatred in response to the words of the former spokesperson of Seimas Arūnas Valinskas about the president of the Polish Lithuanian Electoral Action Union of Christian Families Valdemaras Tomaševskis . “Tomaševskis is a beetle of absolute color who, receiving funding for his party from the Lithuanian state budget, is an anti-state. Anyway, those should be shot. One year at a time. Start with that,” A. Valinskas told the portal delfi.lt. A. Valinskas himself says that his speech was humorous and cannot be considered incitement to hatred.
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