“We are all under a global attack from the left, and as long as we fail to build an international alliance among conservatives, we are at a disadvantage. One of the great things CPAC and Matt Schlapp are doing is building international cooperation on issues such as mass immigration, the lack of free speech, and the oppression imposed by globalist governments. The fact that we can build these international relationships and have a platform where we can discuss fundamental issues is extremely important. It gives us the perspective and the opportunity to win,”said Michał Rachoń, Program Director of TV Republika, during CPAC Great Britain in London.
The latest CPAC conference is currently taking place in London, bringing together conservative leaders and commentators from around the world. Among the participants is TV Republika’s Program Director, Michał Rachoń, who joined the panel discussion titled Building New Media That Tell the Truth, moderated by CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp.
A Powerful Conservative Alliance
Rachoń described CPAC as “a powerful conservative alliance.”
“We are all under a global attack from the left, and as long as we fail to build an international alliance among conservatives, we are at a disadvantage. One of the great things CPAC and Matt Schlapp are doing is building international cooperation on issues such as mass immigration, the lack of free speech, and the oppression imposed by globalist governments. The fact that we can build these international relationships and have a platform where we can discuss fundamental issues is extremely important. It gives us the perspective and the opportunity to win,”he said.
He stressed that TV Republika is Poland’s largest news television channel.
“We are the voice of the opposition for millions of people against Donald Tusk’s oppressive government, backed by the European Union bureaucracy,” he added.
Rachoń also recalled that over the past three months, authorities had carried out 13 raids on the homes of TV Republika journalists.
“They are doing everything they can to stop us, yet they cannot. We remain number one on the Polish television market. We are the strongest conservative voice and a source of hope for the people who watch us,” he said.
Censorship in Britain
Discussing what he described as severe censorship and the lack of free speech in the United Kingdom, Matt Schlapp said he was surprised that “he doesn’t understand why there isn’t more outrage about it,” adding that people seem to accept it over time.
British journalist Dan Wootton argued that there are no leaders capable of channeling public outrage into meaningful action. The panelists also expressed disappointment with the stance taken by Britain’s Conservative politicians on the issue.
Rachoń recalled a recent conversation with Irish entrepreneur Declan Ganley, whom he met “in a safe place” in London to discuss conservative issues.
“He told me that someone could be spying on us while we were having a private conversation. Two hours later, police arrived at the basement where we had been discussing conservative issues. This is what the liberal left wants to do around the world. We wanted to build a strong movement based on conservative values, and that has changed thanks to CPAC and Matt Schlapp,” he said.
The TV Republika Program Director also argued that CPAC “helped us conservatives win an election in Poland that many believed was unwinnable,” referring to the presidential victory of Karol Nawrocki.
Matt Schlapp added that the liberal left had used every possible tactic to discredit Nawrocki, but “the more they attacked him, the more people began to like him.”
Media Should Be Funded by the People
Later in the discussion, Rachoń emphasized that TV Republika is 100 percent funded by its viewers, describing the model as the best way to build public trust in the media.
He also argued that advertising boycotts targeting some media outlets have become “an international model.”
“That is why we need an international platform to exchange experiences, and we need to build media funded by the people. When advertisers boycotted our media, we started raising money directly from viewers. Today we have hundreds of thousands of donors, and this is what made us the biggest television channel in Poland,” Michał Rachoń concluded.