Comparing Communism And Democracy In Poland

Communism and Democracy are two different kinds of philosophies that impacted Poland. Democracy is a political system of government, which is ruled by the people who elect representatives that are relied on to fulfil the society’s needs. Communism, on the other hand, is a political belief that is mainly concerned with equality. In Communism, everyone is treated equally when it comes to pay and their opinions, which people cannot have many of. Also in Communism, everyone has food, shelter, and economic support. When comparing Communism and Democracy, the reality is that they both affect the economy and the personal freedoms of the people. Poland today is a Democracy which has a prime minister. A prime minister is very similar to a president

By 1946, all parties had been outlawed, and a new government called the Democratic Union was formed in 1947 which was comprised of only the Polish Workers' Party and its allies. On January 19, 1947 the first parliamentary elections took place. The first parliament elections of 1947 contained the allied candidates of Stalin. By having the allied candidates on their side, the Polish People's Party, whose establishment was very strong and already played a main role due to the government control and discrimination, was increased. The votes were adjusted to suit Stalin himself and also to suit the Communists. So in the end, rigged elections effectively ended the multiparty system in Poland's politics because of the great control the government had on people (Todd).

The Red Terror was also big during the time of Communism. This was mass deportation and massacre of the Polish people to make sure the whole population understood the new rules and also to get rid of the people who upraised against the Communists. The Soviet Union led numerous commands, including mass killings of the Polish society and deportations of the

The only thing that helped the aid of Communism falling in 1989 were the churches and the solidarity movement. After Communism fell, people were able to make their own choices and have a say in what they wanted in the government system the reason for this being because Poland is now a multi-party system, which means there are multiple parties that oversee their part in the government system. Since the parties tend to be divided, they all have a different outlook on different issues relating to the country. Having a multi-party system is much better for Poland and for the people that live there (Kramer).

When there is a multi-party government system, there are free elections where the people get to vote for a person that they want to elect into office, unlike in Communism. This is similar to what is done in the United States, but over in Poland they elect a head of states, which is like a president in the United States. The prime minster is elected for a 5 year term. Free election is way different than Communism because in a Communist party, the people do not get to vote for the person that they want to represent them