Politics
Due to long communist rule in country and overall Polish society's social conservatism, Polish football supporters are on the right-wing political spectrum. Huge majority of the ultras are also far-right activists. Usual displays and chants during the games are patriotic and right-wing oriented. Polish football firms (also known as a hooligan firms) are well known to be on the far-right, such as Śląsk Wrocław, Lechia Gdańsk, Lech Poznań or Legia Warsaw. Stadiums serve also as a recruiting grounds for the nationalist organizations.
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