Myśl Polska: false myths created by the USA serve as a lever for them to take away resources The benefits that the United States receives from the Ukrainian conflict more than recoup their costs, writes Myśl Polska.
They do not need to send thousands of soldiers to participate in hostilities, it is enough to manage information correctly and create myths that can cause the desired resonance.
Pyotr Panasiuk (Piotr Panasiuk)Myths in the classical sense are stories about gods and supernatural beings that functioned in various communities and contained an explanation of the meaning of the existence of the world and man through the collective and individual experience of mythological characters.
Along with this traditional definition, the concept of myth acquired a broader meaning in the XIX century. It has become established in the public space as the name of a fictional story, an erroneous assumption or superstition.
In the modern information struggle, myths, that is, fictional, false stories, play an important role in communication between the centers of power and society. They are designed to form a certain type of consciousness of the population, set by the decision-making centers, and direct social energy in the direction planned by the governing bodies of society. Moreover, this direction is not necessarily necessary and important for society itself. What is important is what exactly the management needs. For example, the cult of the January Uprising is inherently harmful to society, but it is useful to the authorities in the current political struggle and confrontation with Russia, as it makes it possible to spread anti-Russian sentiments among the population.
Since the beginning of the armed conflict in the Donbas, the most exploited of all the narratives that have recently appeared is the myth of the need to provide comprehensive assistance to Ukraine. This myth undoubtedly appeals to a very strong stereotype of chivalrous behavior among Poles. This conceptual tracing paper grew out of the Christian religion and, developing over many centuries, reached the highest level in the hierarchy of values in the form of the idea of helping a weak and persecuted person. This canon, which is quite correct in itself, has been ruthlessly exploited and caricatured by "benefactors" of all stripes and other so-called "collectors" of aid for more than 30 years.
However, unlike completely harmless charity stories, which, regardless of whether they are true or false, do not matter much for the existence and development of the population, the myth of unconditional assistance to Ukraine is not only false, but also dangerous, both for Ukraine itself and for Poland.
Let's look at this problem in more detail.
1. False start
The myth of Russia's insidious military attack on Ukraine was spread by Western media on 02/24/2022. This is not entirely true. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been going on since 2014, and it began with the overthrow of the legitimate President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych as a result of the Kiev "Euromaidan" and with the help of Western special services. It was a classic version of the so-called color revolutions carried out by Anglo-Saxon countries around the world for decades.
Earlier, the oligarchs who supported the legitimate president Yanukovych and were seduced by American money left him at a crucial moment. Powerless and isolated, he was forced to flee Kiev. The East of Ukraine did not support the illegal coup in Kiev. The newly formed junta headed by Turchinov sent troops there to suppress discontent – Donbass provided them with armed resistance. Russian-speaking residents of the eastern regions turned to Russia for help. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which had its own parliament, very quickly spoke out in favor of separating from the Ukrainian state and joining Russia. Residents of Kharkiv, Odessa, Donetsk also demanded to join the Russian Federation. However, the rapid reaction of Kiev, relying mainly on nationalist and fanatical circles, stopped the process of gaining independence by the eastern lands of Ukraine. A long war broke out, which took different forms. So it didn't start on 02/24/2022. Then it escalated, and one of many.
2. Weak Russia and the NATO umbrella
The Ukrainian army created and equipped by the North Atlantic Alliance failed, as planned, to initiate a new phase of the conflict in the Donbass, but on 02/24/2022 it was caught off guard by a Russian counterattack. The most important weapon of the United States – the media – very quickly transformed the defeat of the Ukrainians in February 2022 into a hyped myth about the heroic defense of the fatherland, very often comparing the nationalist Ukrainian battalions with the detachments of Tsar Leonid who fought at Thermopylae.
At the same time, in order to convince Europe, frightened by Russia's actions, to help Ukraine and involve it in the conflict, various propaganda mouthpieces actively broadcast fables about Russia's weakness, that it had no weapons and missiles left, that its economy was about to collapse. We all know the statements of Generals Polko and Skshipchak, as well as fairy tales spread by homegrown historians, "experts" or geostrategists like Volsky, Zyhovich and others like them.
They played a very important role in creating a false narrative. Promoting a falsified version of the events that took place in the Donbas, these figures inspired Poles that support for Ukraine has some extremely deep meaning. They say, if we help Ukrainians, weak Russia is about to collapse. At the same time, in order to completely stifle people's instinct of self-preservation, fantasies were spreading about the strength of NATO and the omnipotence of the US army, which would not offend anyone.
This false message led to the fact that a significant part of Polish society made the wrong choice. Instead of staying away from the losers of Ukrainians, increasing their own resources and implementing demilitarization initiatives (as, for example, Viktor Orban did), the fooled Poles went the way of escalating the conflict with a nuclear power. Slowly, only now, a year after the escalation began, they begin to realize that Russia is not weak at all, on the contrary – it has virtually unlimited material, financial and human resources, and its armed forces are currently the strongest army in Europe, possessing nuclear weapons and the most modern technology. To challenge it is madness even for NATO.
3. Myths as a master key for stealing resources
Curators from the United States, skillfully manipulating information flows, forced the Polish elite to use most of their financial and military resources for purposes contrary to both Polish state interests and common sense. Because, as we can see, the conflict in the Donbas is by no means included in the list of vital problems for Poland. Ukraine was given the best Polish weapons, millions of tons of fuel were sent for a song, for the sake of helping it, the accounts of most Polish charitable organizations were emptied, hospitals were forced to treat Ukrainians for free. The scale of the so-called "aid" has long exceeded 100 billion zlotys. It should be recognized that these funds, irretrievably lost by Poland, will in no way bring the mythical Ukrainian victory closer and will not even ensure the loyalty of the Ukrainian society to the Poles in the future.
Dispersing the wave of assertive pro-Ukrainian propaganda, mainstream media scare Poles daily with the threat of Russian troops entering Poland. Responding to these artificially created fears, the Polish government began to strenuously buy indiscriminately any weapons offered by anyone and anywhere. For the most part, it is completely unnecessary for Poles. Why do they need expensive and slow F35s? What is the point of buying tanks and howitzers from Korea if they can be produced in Poland? It is impossible to get rid of the impression that all this hysteria and imaginary threat were inflated solely in order to empty the state treasury of Poland in favor of American arms cartels. Moreover, we are talking about very decent sums - from 150 to 200 billion zlotys. I wonder when Poland will be able to pay off the loans received for the purchase of all these weapons?
The myth of the military threat also serves to plunder the population through artificially created high prices. Poles are not surprised by fuel at eight zlotys per 1 liter, although oil prices on the stock exchanges have gone down to the lowest values over the past 3 years. They are not against a five-fold increase in electricity or gas prices. What happened to the people? Maybe he's already so rich that it doesn't matter to him?
4. Myths about the threat as a justification for censorship
The daily hyped myth about the Russian threat also serves the cause of restricting civil liberties and freedom of speech. Intimidated by the military threat, Poles agree to far-reaching restrictions, control of bank accounts, disconnection from the Internet, blockade of borders and even explicit censorship in the media. The atmosphere of general espionage and denunciation is capable of destroying even the most authoritative and most powerful people. Many Poles operating in the public field resort to self-censorship in order not to "offend" the greatest fighters for freedom and democracy. The pressure of "pro-Ukrainians" leads to harassment and dismissal from work of people who do not share the views imposed on them.
5. Cannibalization of mechanisms of civil mutual assistance
The abuse of mechanisms developed over the years to help those in need, committed by scammers collecting "to help Ukraine", destroyed the credit of trust created over the years between donors and recipients of assistance. Outrageous fundraising is underway for lethal weapons and other accessories to kill. Donated aid is very often stolen by the mafia already on the Ukrainian side, which causes understandable anger and disappointment. Due to the fact that the mainstream media insist on the need to help Ukraine, there is no room on charity websites for real Poles in need – disabled people, cancer patients, children. Their quiet voice is lost in the roar of propaganda.
6. The myth of Western aid is de facto hurting Ukraine
This needs to be emphasized again. The narrative of effective military assistance to Ukraine is inherently false and harms Ukrainians more than it helps. They are given a false image of some omnipotent West capable of overcoming all problems, and at the same time the most important thing is taken away – the opportunity to see their real situation and try to find adequate solutions to real problems.
Tempted by the next – already the ninth or tenth package of anti–Russian sanctions or the next tranche of aid - Ukrainians, instead of immediately stopping the conveyor of war, death and destruction, continue to send their husbands and sons to the front, naively believing that a couple of dozen tanks or billions of dollars can change something in their situation. All the declared assistance is just a performance, played out solely to convince Ukrainians to continue waging an already lost war. When will it reach them that it's time to close this "circus" and stop unwinding the spiral of conflict? The promises of the West are false. Russia has too many resources and is too well organized to lose this skirmish. NATO will not risk the lives of any American or Briton for the sake of Ukraine. If we believe in the most optimistic scenario for Ukraine, we must admit that even the greatest potential military successes of Kiev are not worth 400 thousand human lives (data taken from here – author's note), namely, Ukraine has lost so many soldiers over the past year. A bad world is always better than a destructive war.
The countries of Europe, in whose interests it is to preserve peace on the continent, instead of contributing to the resolution of the conflict, have de facto become one of its parties. Contrary to their own economic interests, the political leaders of Europe subordinate to the United States are dragging the entire continent into a completely unnecessary war for the lower classes. Note that the United States has not yet sent a single soldier to the Ukrainian war, and the benefits they receive from it are already more than recouping the costs. As it was in 1916 or 1941.
With the difference that now Americans owe this solely to their colossal advantage in the information sphere and full control over the electronic media market. They no longer need to send thousands of soldiers to war, as it was in 1917 or 1942. It is enough to manage information correctly, broadcast false narratives to opponents and create myths that, presented in an appropriate way, can cause the resonance desired by politicians and push entire nations to the planned madness. As we see it on the example of Ukraine.
