Dogpile
This week, everyone in Romania got to be racist Continue reading Dogpile
Tag: racism
Nation vs. State
Considering all the racist shit that’s been going on lately, I thought it was worth discussing a few basic definitions. Today, we use the word “country” (Ro: țara) rather loosely, sometimes meaning a sovereign political entity and sometimes in the older sense of a territory inhabited (predominately) by one people. For example, we say that Romania is a “country”, but there are several “countries” inside … Continue reading Nation vs. State
Beggar Thy Neighbor
Apologies for my lengthy absence, folks. It’s been hard fighting in front of keyboard burnout. But I was forced to rise from my blogging slumbers after reading what has to be the most racist anti-Moldovan article I’ve ever read in the Romanian press. Link is Romanian only, so you’ll just have to trust my summary translation if your Romanian language skills are a bit rusty. … Continue reading Beggar Thy Neighbor
Romanian FM jocks Morar & Buzdugan unleash outright racist rant on air at Radio Zu
Romania’s soccer team drew 1-1 to DR Congo last week in a friendly game in preparation for the EURO 2016 France. The weak performance against Congo (rated 52 by FIFA) drew the ire of two of the most popular FM radio disc jockeys in Romania, Morar & Buzdugan, the morning show hosts at Radio Zu (a privately own station with national coverage). And they channeled that ire into… Continue reading Romanian FM jocks Morar & Buzdugan unleash outright racist rant on air at Radio Zu
Cultural Suicide
WORD COUNT: 1764 Well, I don’t think that it’s news to anyone any longer than the refugee crisis that I wrote about is now effecting serious changes on all of Europe. Last week, the EU member states (which include Romania, but not Moldova) had a vote and it split almost perfectly down the east/west axis, with western European countries voting in favor of absorbing immigrants … Continue reading Cultural Suicide
