Yeah, it was unfair of me to propagate the stereotype (speaking as a Romanian myself). We have a lot of good people around here, who’re just doing their best to be decent and get by.
But it’s not easy being an honest citizen in a country where the most prolific thieves are the people who’re supposed to govern it… Corruption has been the main thing plaguing these lands ever since the Revolution, when the profiteers saw an opportunity to sell this country for parts…
To be clear, I’m not siding with the former “Communist” regime, which was a Totalitarian cesspit all in all, but I sure as fuck don’t agree with the mockery of Democracy which came after that, either…
Edit: thank you so much for the article! As far as I’m concerned (and I’m sure this applies to a lot of my fellow compatriots), everyone on our lands is a Romanian. That has been one of our greatest virtues as a people, we accepted everyone among us. Sure, not everyone has noble intentions, but people are just people and they deserve to be given a chance. Too bad we’ve grown so hostile and closed-minded over time… God damn it, this hurts… We have such a rich history of persevering through oppression, only to be pushed toward being oppressors. And it’s not the citizenry’s fault, our “leaders” have pushed us to the brink…
You’re right, systemic theft (corporate and institutional) is way more damaging than petty theft and people don’t talk about it nearly enough. Both occur at different rates in different countries but mostly based on opportunity, not culture.
Yeah… doesn’t matter who we are… Romanians, Czechs, Germans, Americans, whatever… All of the same flesh.
We’ll just keep returning here, over and over again, as long as we let greed and hate drive us. The tools are not to blame, it’s the hands which use them that are.
Half of Europe: Romanians steal everything!
Otther half of Europe: Czechs steal everything!
Meanwhile…
Yeah, it was unfair of me to propagate the stereotype (speaking as a Romanian myself). We have a lot of good people around here, who’re just doing their best to be decent and get by.
But it’s not easy being an honest citizen in a country where the most prolific thieves are the people who’re supposed to govern it… Corruption has been the main thing plaguing these lands ever since the Revolution, when the profiteers saw an opportunity to sell this country for parts…
To be clear, I’m not siding with the former “Communist” regime, which was a Totalitarian cesspit all in all, but I sure as fuck don’t agree with the mockery of Democracy which came after that, either…
Edit: thank you so much for the article! As far as I’m concerned (and I’m sure this applies to a lot of my fellow compatriots), everyone on our lands is a Romanian. That has been one of our greatest virtues as a people, we accepted everyone among us. Sure, not everyone has noble intentions, but people are just people and they deserve to be given a chance. Too bad we’ve grown so hostile and closed-minded over time… God damn it, this hurts… We have such a rich history of persevering through oppression, only to be pushed toward being oppressors. And it’s not the citizenry’s fault, our “leaders” have pushed us to the brink…
I was so certain the link would lead to the website of the British Museum.
Meanwhile in Germany
You’re right, systemic theft (corporate and institutional) is way more damaging than petty theft and people don’t talk about it nearly enough. Both occur at different rates in different countries but mostly based on opportunity, not culture.
Yeah… doesn’t matter who we are… Romanians, Czechs, Germans, Americans, whatever… All of the same flesh.
We’ll just keep returning here, over and over again, as long as we let greed and hate drive us. The tools are not to blame, it’s the hands which use them that are.