I was a young journalist in Romania who covered military trials, the mineriads, the Aids babies. During the mineriads I saw a woman being torn in front of me, literally torn by a crowd of people turned rabid. A young stranger (for who I am forever grateful) saved me. He was a boy and he did not know me, but he saved me from falling and from the same fate.
I reported for the British Daily Telegraph and UPI because those were the outlets that took my copy. I have followed Romanias social development. I recall the sense of betrayal when the NSF announced it was standing and the terror that followed. I have always tried to seek out Romanians I meet overseas, to ask them whether the gap between rich and poor is greater, the same, different.
I found Romanian people to be friendly and passionate and articulate, and kind to strangers like myself. But it was a country ruled by tyrannical leaders. All around the world sociopaths and narcissists are attracted to power.
I have come to hope for a very different society, different to capitalism, a new kind of socialism - a society where the nurturers are supported, where people share and care, where scum does not rise, and where everyone receives a flourishing start from the start throughout life with access to good housing, good education, good work conditions. We are all a long way from that. But I have hope. It is the only way I can survive.
Now this is high quality content
thank you for posting. it might take much longer still to get out of under the Securitate's shadow (no matter what it's named).
Interesting, thank you.
I was a young journalist in Romania who covered military trials, the mineriads, the Aids babies. During the mineriads I saw a woman being torn in front of me, literally torn by a crowd of people turned rabid. A young stranger (for who I am forever grateful) saved me. He was a boy and he did not know me, but he saved me from falling and from the same fate.
I reported for the British Daily Telegraph and UPI because those were the outlets that took my copy. I have followed Romanias social development. I recall the sense of betrayal when the NSF announced it was standing and the terror that followed. I have always tried to seek out Romanians I meet overseas, to ask them whether the gap between rich and poor is greater, the same, different.
I found Romanian people to be friendly and passionate and articulate, and kind to strangers like myself. But it was a country ruled by tyrannical leaders. All around the world sociopaths and narcissists are attracted to power.
I have come to hope for a very different society, different to capitalism, a new kind of socialism - a society where the nurturers are supported, where people share and care, where scum does not rise, and where everyone receives a flourishing start from the start throughout life with access to good housing, good education, good work conditions. We are all a long way from that. But I have hope. It is the only way I can survive.