What occurred in Romania is a harbinger of things to come elsewhere: as propaganda loses its efficacy, ruling elites are increasingly willing to to discard even the formal structures of democracy
Your takes on Romania, after yesterday's election, have proved almost entirely wrong. Georgescu lent his full support to Simion, who, as you have recently stated (also in Compact magazine), was supposedly the establishment's preferred flavor of right winger. Yet he drew almost the exact base of support - and lost in what borders on a landslide. It turns out that Georgescu's base was locked in, and that he failed to garner much more support. Finally, an independent candidate who represents a break with the establishment, Nicusor Dan, has just been elected president. Though billed as a "centrist" by the news media, we Bucharest natives know him to be a reformer and a populist who has repeatedly taken on monied interests.
Your continued inability to acquaint yourself with the facts of Georgescu's disqualification speaks multitudes. If you wish to criticize a democracy not your own, at least read its constitution and its court's decisions.
The link isn't of much use for those of us, who I imagine constitute the large majority, who aren't subscribers to Compact.
I'd be happy to send the piece by email to paid subscribers.
As an ex-pat, living in the country for the past decade, I dispute Yr judgement
Your takes on Romania, after yesterday's election, have proved almost entirely wrong. Georgescu lent his full support to Simion, who, as you have recently stated (also in Compact magazine), was supposedly the establishment's preferred flavor of right winger. Yet he drew almost the exact base of support - and lost in what borders on a landslide. It turns out that Georgescu's base was locked in, and that he failed to garner much more support. Finally, an independent candidate who represents a break with the establishment, Nicusor Dan, has just been elected president. Though billed as a "centrist" by the news media, we Bucharest natives know him to be a reformer and a populist who has repeatedly taken on monied interests.
Your continued inability to acquaint yourself with the facts of Georgescu's disqualification speaks multitudes. If you wish to criticize a democracy not your own, at least read its constitution and its court's decisions.
Good. A person who thinks the moon landing is a hoax probably has 80 IQ. Nice to see Romanians defend their democracy from retards like him.
it ain't over til its over.