In other words, the rest of of us should just wait until some foreign powers dissolve our oppressors for us?

People in Poland (and other areas under control of Russia) put a lot of effort into kicking out Russians and their puppets.

It was not a case of waiting until foreign powers did it. (though there was a bit of external help)

I wouldn't call the fall of the only socialist superpower at the time social progress.

I would call kicking out corrupt occupier oppressing workers and pretending to be socialist superpower as a great success.

Doing it with no bloodshed typically accompanying such events was even better.

Russia was not friend to workers, it was oppressive evil state and kicking it out (what started steps toward collapse of USSR) was one of greatest successes in the history of Poland.

It was no accident that largest strikes in the history of country taken place during PRL and capitalism is so well regarded in Poland.