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Ask Poles.

Some "west bad" rhetoric is that the fall of communism was orchestrated by Americans and not of organic local origin.

In reality the communist regime protected by Russian/ soviet violence had no legitimacy or support from the population.

Perhaps Poles could not free themselves without the western , maybe Cia played active role in organizing solidarity movement.

If this is true then we Poles are forever grateful for orchestrating regime change in Poland in 1989.