Dateline: BUCHAREST

care posteaza cel mai lung comment din istoria blogosferei probabil, ca reactie la articolul despre Oprescu:

Desi nu ma numar printre cei care reprezinta crema blogosferei de analiza politica de la noi si nu mi s-a cerut in mod expres parerea (conform principiilor a) ca exista 23 milioane de selectioneri in tara asta si b)ca tot romanul se pricepe la sport si politica) as dori sa ofer si eu o subiectiva analiza a situatie de fata, care e, de altfel, definitorie pentru viata politica damboviteana a ultimilor 18 ani. Adica, nu ofera solutii nici pe plan politic, nici pe plan administrativ. Continue Reading »

Don’t panic! English is still lingua franca on this site. The choice for the title was merely meant to impress upon the unsuspecting viewer the artistic proportions of what is about to follow:

Zombie6 observes, discovers, dissects and interprets a number of liberal portraits [as in the National Liberal Party - PNL], seen during an electoral rally in Bucharest. Politics with an artistic twist, or art with a hint of politics? Discover for yourselves. [RO only]

This year we commemorate the 40^th anniversary of 1968. I was looking at an article in Intelligent Life that glanced back into the past to reveal how much of the 1968 revolutionary frenzy still impacts us today. As I was reading, it dawned to me that this seminal year for the Western Civilization still has significant impact on Romanian society today. It was the sheer absence of any revolutionary activity in 1968 Romania that presaged the ideological chaos that still dominates society here. Continue Reading »