Poland's perception being off by 7x is pretty wild.

Where is the evidence? I don't see any hyperlinks or citations. You didn't even name a person you're sourcing.

"the whole story was just so weird and ridiculous... An alien and a woman getting together"

???

They mean the same shit in different languages. Republic is the latin word, and democracy is the greek word.

American Exceptionalism

Classic American chauvinism. Not everyone is an America, both parties are imperialist.