Poland, through 7 national and 17 regional programmes, benefitted from EU funding of EUR 91.3 billion under the 2014-2020 ESIF programmes (as of January 2022). This represented an average of 2 400 euro per person in the 2014 population
they didn't drift
they already had it in their belly, they simply hid it to take EU money and build their anti-democratic platforms.
Don't get fooled by appearances.
People of Hungary and Poland are not responsible for what's happening to them and to their countries and they do not deserve it.
they didn't drift
they already had it in their belly, *they simply hid it to take EU money and build their anti-democratic platforms*.
Money was the *most* important factor.
The anti-eu sentiment *was already there*
They simply did not have the money to lead, they were just some anti-communist nut.
Now they are uber rich nuts.
So yeah, in a way it was EU fault, because they invited them in and gave them a lot of money instead of leaving them in the good hands of uncle Putin.