ed ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁any ▁large - scale ▁re forms , ▁which ▁would ▁in ev it ably ▁cause ▁large - scale ▁social ▁dis location ▁and ▁economic ▁difficulties ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁the ▁extensive ▁social ▁safety ▁net ▁that ▁the ▁social ist ▁system ▁had ▁provided . ▁For ▁example , ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁proposed ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁G da ń sk ▁Sh ip yard , ▁a ▁decision ▁in ▁some ▁ways ▁just ifiable ▁from ▁an ▁economic ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁but ▁also ▁largely ▁political , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁public ▁out rage ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁back ▁down . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁such ▁changes ▁without ▁social ▁up he aval ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁ac quire ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁opposition ▁side . ▁The ▁government ▁accepted ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁opposition ▁would ▁be ▁necessary , ▁and ▁repeatedly ▁attempted ▁to ▁find ▁common ▁ground ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁However , ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁the ▁commun ists ▁generally ▁still ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁retain ▁the ▁re ins ▁of ▁power ▁for ▁the ▁near ▁future , ▁and ▁only ▁allowed ▁the ▁opposition ▁limited , ▁advis ory ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁They ▁believed ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁essential ▁to ▁pac ifying ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁which ▁they ▁felt ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁ready ▁to ▁accept ▁a ▁non - Comm un ist ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁Television ▁and ▁media ▁ ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of