by "bob and john" (bobandjohn)
Published 02/04/2017 at 21:18
by "bob and john" (bobandjohn)
Published 02/04/2017 at 21:18
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Some genius moron in Romania decided to de-criminalize corruption.
are you fucking serious. Romania, get your shit together. Do not make me come back there to fix this crap.
"InFierority Complex" (lanciere)
02/04/2017 at 21:23, STARS: 7
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/04/romania-government-retracts-decree-after-protests
Looks like they backed down. Good to see protests can work.
Let’s celebrate with Romanian fortified churches
"Svend" (svend)
02/04/2017 at 21:29, STARS: 2
Ye’, this after the E.U. saying they needed to sort out the corruption before they could join the E.U., then letting them join, still saying there is a corruption issue, so I guess Romania chose to sort the corruption issue by decriminalising it. Lol.
“But Mr and Mrs E.U., we no longer have corruption problem, corruption is now legals, okay?”
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/04/2017 at 21:32, STARS: 1
I laughed when i read that.
truf is, there is a serious issue with that over there. Thats why I was raise in Canada, and not Romania.
"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
02/04/2017 at 21:39, STARS: 0
Bad news. It’s the Romanian political system.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/04/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 1
in a nut shell.
thats basic why i’m in canada now
"fintail" (fintail)
02/04/2017 at 21:43, STARS: 0
Don’t worry, Canuckistan has corruption too - not boldly legalized, just ignored.
It’s legal now in Murka too.
"Svend" (svend)
02/04/2017 at 21:51, STARS: 0
Oh, ye’, we know it. Several nations from the former soviet block have corruption issues that are so endemic it’s hard to find where they end and no corrupt businesses and practices start.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/04/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 0
yes, but no where NEAR the level the romania has it.
"jimz" (jimz)
02/04/2017 at 21:58, STARS: 1
I hate to say it, but right-wing nationalism is simmering in Europe, starting with western Europe. Trump? he’s the canary in the coal mine. This is a recent political cartoon from a Dutch cartoonist:
I don’t know who the guy on the left is, but AFAIK the rest (L-R) are Frauke Petry, Geert Wilders, and Marine Le Pen.
(edit: dug in a bit, the guy with the Hungarian flag is probably Viktor Orbán.
"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
02/04/2017 at 23:28, STARS: 0
Fuckin’ Russians or whatever.
"fintail" (fintail)
02/04/2017 at 23:59, STARS: 0
I guess it’s the old eastern bloc mentality that never died off. It’ll probably grow everywhere in time.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/05/2017 at 01:41, STARS: 0
Try-hard Italian
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
02/05/2017 at 05:15, STARS: 0
None of those, excluding Orban but he’s not Western European, will get anywhere near 50% of the votes. Luckily.
It is still a big issue though. There’s a large segment of the population that’s deeply frustrated yet gullible enough to somehow trust the cheap populism these people offer. Everything they want to hear, they offer. At least Wilders does (I’m Dutch). Better cheaper healthcare, higher pensions, tough on crime, lower taxes. All dog whistles. And don’t forget anti-immigration, specifically anti-muslim. No solutions are given obviously, it’s merely shouting and appealing to the lowest common denominator. There’s zero chance he’ll become prime minister though, he’ll probably get 25-30 or so out of 150 seats.
"jimz" (jimz)
02/05/2017 at 08:32, STARS: 0
nobody thought Trump would win. Yet, here we are.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
02/05/2017 at 18:11, STARS: 0
Trump was a new candidate in what’s in reality a 2-party system. A wildcard in a binary system. Wilders, Le Pen and the others are not new, have been on ballots before and exist in multi party systems. You’ll never know for sure until the votes have been counted, but for for example the Dutch 2017 elections you can take the 2013 election Wilders prognosis/polls versus the actual outcome and use that to interpret current polls.
"jimz" (jimz)
02/05/2017 at 19:28, STARS: 0
You’re right, certainly. I’m not well versed in the machinations of proportional representation or runoff systems. I think the cartoon is less about those specific politicians and more about the possibility of their parties gaining strength.