It is said that after a fruitless 10-year siege of Troy, the Greeks left a huge wooden horse outside the gates of the city and seemed to have sailed away. The occupants of Troy brought the horse into the city, only to find that night that it was full of Greek soldiers who opened the city gates so that the Greeks could take the city. Just as the occupants of Troy brought a poisoned gift into their city, the EU welcomed in Poland (2003), Romania (2007) and the Baltic states (2004). What they did not understand is that they were welcoming in states with elites (especially their diasporas) that have a searing visceral hatred of anything Russian and are happy US vassals. Any thought of a new
I have replied to MDCs many posts at the bottom, pointing out their erroneous statement about Romanian immediate pre-WW2 politics. I have also removed one comment that included a homophobic slur. I have left the rest for everyone's perusal and opinion.
Pity about the anti-communist. I suspect that he is an example of the emigre 'elites in exile' who have been, together with the CIA, the cause of so many of the world's current problems.
Unfortunately for MDC the story you tell is bulletproof- this is a very rare and balanced history of eastern europe since 1917.
You write that the path that the EU is on is ruinous. And yiu are right but this is of no concern to the comprador emigres- like their fellows in Latin America and elsewhere presiding over an impoverished and brutsalised population is no problem for them- they have no conception of government being based upon any populat cause apart from xenophobia.
They have taken yp the banners that the Red Army left in the dust eighty years ago- they see this renewed Barbarossa as another chance to enrich themselves by plundering Russia.
What your essay does remind us of is the curious failure of the Soviet Union to carry out its historical function- the justification of its dictatorship- the transfer of power from discredited fascist remnants to the broad mases of workers and peasants who benefited from the socilist transformations of their societies. The same problem arose in Russia and enabled the Yeltsin gangs. It originated in the suicidal Communist distrust of democracy- a distrust born of the necessity of winning a breathing space in the constant assaults of reactionaries financed by capiralists who saw the defeat of the Soviet experiment as the existential matter which it was.
Anyway yours is a terrific contribution- it may start a discussion, that nobody seems to want, on why the USSR did not survive its reformers.
I already commented... and if you like to be misinformed be my guess ... There is nothing historical in this pamphlet ... JUST A BIASED AND OBSCURE OPINION 🤫😉
“A friend of mine recently visited Bucharest during a diplomatic summit and noted the difference between the modern rich center that the world tends to see and the sea of poverty that it sits within.” 🤣🤣🤣 Utterly and totally biased shitty opinion ... BUCHAREST IS LITTLE PARIS 🤫😉
“In recent times, Romania has become a deeply corrupt state run by a kleptocracy, which is governed by a US and Western comprador elite” - like INDIA 🇮🇳, Pakistan 🇵🇰 Turkey 🇹🇷 and EVERYWHERE US WANTS (see Taiwan 🇹🇼) ... 🤫😉
“The Romanian experience of communism was much more brutal, but the extremes of the Ceausescu regime were due to the mass austerity imposed to pay off loans from the West; impoverishing the population.” - Romania 🇷🇴 payed off ALSO SOVIET “reparations of war” ... SO USSR WAS A COMMUNIST INFECTED DEGENERACY 🤮🤬
“The historical enemies of Poland and Romania would be kept well under control, but not extinguished.” 😳😳😳 Which are? (according to your vast knowledge WHO IS THE HISTORICAL ENEMY OF ROMANIA ?)
😳 “Poland and Romania also seized through wars of aggression other pieces of Russia. None of these states were democracies at the start of WW2, they were all highly antisemitic, and enemies of the Soviet Union.” 😳🤣🤣🤣 You know this as a fact since your body was Stalin 🤫😉🤣
You are banned for 24 hours. If you continue to act in an abusive manner, making unfounded assertions and even homophobic slurs (against Gorbachev) and insults I will ban you for good. I am welcoming of an actual discussion, and will be happy to fix any actual mistakes pointed out to me (made with some actual proof).
Sorry but HERE “ruled over by a fascist dictatorship” is pure and intentional DISINFORMATION... or your history book from where you took the informations is written by Stalin ... since Romania pre WW2 WAS NOTHING BUT A MONARCHY 🤫😉
Seems that I have set you off MDC. Romania was a monarchic dictatorship as of 1938, but that was superseded by the National Legionary State - a fascist state under Ion Antonescu. A coup d'etat brought the King back to power in 1944. Please stop polluting my comments with ignorant assertions. Antonescu was tried and convicted of numerous crimes,
I have replied to MDCs many posts at the bottom, pointing out their erroneous statement about Romanian immediate pre-WW2 politics. I have also removed one comment that included a homophobic slur. I have left the rest for everyone's perusal and opinion.
Pity about the anti-communist. I suspect that he is an example of the emigre 'elites in exile' who have been, together with the CIA, the cause of so many of the world's current problems.
Unfortunately for MDC the story you tell is bulletproof- this is a very rare and balanced history of eastern europe since 1917.
You write that the path that the EU is on is ruinous. And yiu are right but this is of no concern to the comprador emigres- like their fellows in Latin America and elsewhere presiding over an impoverished and brutsalised population is no problem for them- they have no conception of government being based upon any populat cause apart from xenophobia.
They have taken yp the banners that the Red Army left in the dust eighty years ago- they see this renewed Barbarossa as another chance to enrich themselves by plundering Russia.
What your essay does remind us of is the curious failure of the Soviet Union to carry out its historical function- the justification of its dictatorship- the transfer of power from discredited fascist remnants to the broad mases of workers and peasants who benefited from the socilist transformations of their societies. The same problem arose in Russia and enabled the Yeltsin gangs. It originated in the suicidal Communist distrust of democracy- a distrust born of the necessity of winning a breathing space in the constant assaults of reactionaries financed by capiralists who saw the defeat of the Soviet experiment as the existential matter which it was.
Anyway yours is a terrific contribution- it may start a discussion, that nobody seems to want, on why the USSR did not survive its reformers.
Great capsule history. Everyone should be aware of it. Many thanks.
It’s full of shit and biased 🤫😉
Specifically?
I already commented... and if you like to be misinformed be my guess ... There is nothing historical in this pamphlet ... JUST A BIASED AND OBSCURE OPINION 🤫😉
excellent commentary and overview.. thanks roger..
“A friend of mine recently visited Bucharest during a diplomatic summit and noted the difference between the modern rich center that the world tends to see and the sea of poverty that it sits within.” 🤣🤣🤣 Utterly and totally biased shitty opinion ... BUCHAREST IS LITTLE PARIS 🤫😉
“In recent times, Romania has become a deeply corrupt state run by a kleptocracy, which is governed by a US and Western comprador elite” - like INDIA 🇮🇳, Pakistan 🇵🇰 Turkey 🇹🇷 and EVERYWHERE US WANTS (see Taiwan 🇹🇼) ... 🤫😉
“The Romanian experience of communism was much more brutal, but the extremes of the Ceausescu regime were due to the mass austerity imposed to pay off loans from the West; impoverishing the population.” - Romania 🇷🇴 payed off ALSO SOVIET “reparations of war” ... SO USSR WAS A COMMUNIST INFECTED DEGENERACY 🤮🤬
“The historical enemies of Poland and Romania would be kept well under control, but not extinguished.” 😳😳😳 Which are? (according to your vast knowledge WHO IS THE HISTORICAL ENEMY OF ROMANIA ?)
😳 “Poland and Romania also seized through wars of aggression other pieces of Russia. None of these states were democracies at the start of WW2, they were all highly antisemitic, and enemies of the Soviet Union.” 😳🤣🤣🤣 You know this as a fact since your body was Stalin 🤫😉🤣
You are banned for 24 hours. If you continue to act in an abusive manner, making unfounded assertions and even homophobic slurs (against Gorbachev) and insults I will ban you for good. I am welcoming of an actual discussion, and will be happy to fix any actual mistakes pointed out to me (made with some actual proof).
Sorry but HERE “ruled over by a fascist dictatorship” is pure and intentional DISINFORMATION... or your history book from where you took the informations is written by Stalin ... since Romania pre WW2 WAS NOTHING BUT A MONARCHY 🤫😉
Seems that I have set you off MDC. Romania was a monarchic dictatorship as of 1938, but that was superseded by the National Legionary State - a fascist state under Ion Antonescu. A coup d'etat brought the King back to power in 1944. Please stop polluting my comments with ignorant assertions. Antonescu was tried and convicted of numerous crimes,