Bratwurst Boy: If that is true it's really astounding! http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,701103,00.html... Now, suddenly, he is saying: "The Polish-Polish war must end," and that a "good relationship" with its neighbors is paramount. It's nothing less than a catharsis. ... He also reaches out to the Germans: "Our relations are 1,000 years old. We must think about the future." Who are you and what have you done with our Kaczynski???
If I was a betting man I would bet that Kaczynski is sincere with his transformation. Its unbearable the suffering someone goes through when he loses a close relative especially a twin. God only knows how profoundly deeply this affects somebody.
They say the only way a person could handle such overwhelming grief (that never goes away) is to try to find some way of using it in a positive way. Like that one guy (I forget his name) on TV who spends the rest of his life going after criminals after his daughter was killed by a thug. He is also the first to show support for other crime victims when he's on TV.
That may not be a perfect parrallel for Kacyzinski, but I think Kaczynski is trying to be more open-minded and having a re-think of things in light of his brother's tragedy.
They say hardline people generally aren't phonies because of the strong positions they take in the first place. Usually its wishy washy moderates that tend to be phonies.
According to this article even Kaczynski's critics don't think he is a phony.
He kind of reminds me of Pat Buchanan of the US. People can hate him and think he's extreme and hardline in his views, but one thing he is NOT... is a phony.
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