What is the most potent weapon of the US? For me, it is Michael Jackson.
I often ask myself why most Polish people prefer to be under the influence of the United States of America and not the Russian influence. Part of the answer we can find in my homeland’s history. Speaking shortly: for most Poles, the Russian or Soviet Empire caused much harm. The first example is the Partitions of Poland (my homeland was erased from maps for 123 years, thanks to the Russian Empire). Moreover, the Bolsheviks wanted to capture (luckily, they failed) not only Poland but also Western Europe in 1920. On the 17th of September, 1939, sixteen days after Hitler’s German Nazis attacked Poland, the Soviets did the same in the East part of my country.
Last but not least, after WWII, Poland was under Soviet communist influence between 1945 and 1989.
The Polish economy was worsening throughout these decades until the Soviet Union collapsed. Finally, we can go under Western countries’ forces. Russians did much more harm to Poles than benefit. The US attacked us with their culture, including music and movies, and broadly understood the American Dream. For me, Michael Jackson, Marylin Monroe, Coca-Cola, Madonna, National Geographic, Snickers, and Eddie Murphy gave much more positive experiences to Poles within a few decades than all the Russians throughout centuries. Michael Jackson symbolizes the American Dream, where everything positive can happen.
I believe Poles prefer to believe in this capitalistic dream rather than believe in the fucking Putin.
American Culture, with Michael Jackson at the forefront, is known practically everywhere. It is familiar to many people. In times of the war in Ukraine, I prefer 100% the US influence, including building the Nuclear power plant and stationing NATO soldiers here, then drinking vodka with Putin’s followers. Let the most potent weapon bombard the Russian ears with its music! Ok, I will finish this writing. It is 3 degrees Celsius (37.4 degrees Fahrenheit) outside, and I will go to walk in summer clothes.
