Posted on 08/20/2011 3:32:36 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Following the example of China and North Korea, Romania will soon have its own tourist trail devoted to the glories of Communism. More than 20 years after the fall of Nicolae Ceauşescu, the country’s ministry of tourism has announced the creation of a "propaganda itinerary," which will take in specific places that figured large in the life of the "Conducător." According to the minister concerned, the initiative is justified, among other reasons, by the fact that "50 per cent of Romanians, who believe that life was better under his rule, regret the passing of the dictator," while "40 per cent believe that Communism was a good thing."
For columnist Sabina Fati, "Dictators continue to exert an appeal even after their death. However, democratic governments avoid entering into a spiral of posthumous fascination.” She also points out that tourist initiatives that focus on dictatorships in other countries, like Germany and Serbia, tend to be "organised by the far left – the glorification of the Berlin Wall – or private entrepreneurs – Tito’s 'Blue Train'". However, "No government minister in Madrid would ever dream of creating a tourist trail that followed in the footsteps of Franco."
I'm sure they didn't vote in this poll, although a good number of the morons who profess to be nostalgic are living off their moneygrams.
Such a cheerful and attractive tourist idea.
Who wouldn’t want to travel around looking at significant places where a brutal dictator did his thing?
I think I’ll skip my trip to Park City/Deer Valley this Fall, just to travel to Romania for this.
Such a shame. I’ve always wanted to visit Romania, but won’t as long as they’re socialist.
“I’m sure they didn’t vote in this poll, although a good number of the morons who profess to be nostalgic are living off their moneygrams.”
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You are right.
I have sent a few moneygrams to Romania, haha.
I lived in Cluj for the summer of 2004...nothing to write home about. I was with a girl that was as poor as a church mouse.
Most of my seven years in central Europe were in Slovakia, a
very nice and thriving country.
Yes, there are people everywhere, too young to know what Communism did to central/east Europe.
Sadly, there are also many young US kids that have no clue.
They are the Obots of America.
You can witness their naive stupidity by reading the multitude of postings on the crazy “Topix” forums.
Sadly this insanity infects way too many people. Let a dictator run my life and taken care of me because I’m no better than and infant. It’s an evil that infects a lot off people. A devil’s bargain.
Just for kicks maybe a stop-over at the high school, college, and law school to look at the archives....
Maybe the tour can be sponsored by one of the media-suckups.
Probably too late to get a personal tour from the chief caretaker, though. He was a former prisoner.
"This is the 3x6 room where I was held for 48 hours before being processed." Still gives me chills.
Where’s the memorial to Ion Antonescu? He was shot, too.
I assumed this story would feature a visit to the prison compound where Ceaucescu and his accursed wife were shot to death.
I’d pay good money to see that.
But no - the tale has to feature nostalgia for socialist psychosis.
I’m glad I live in the wilderness.
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