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I recently got an article from our very own Blegoo, who wanted to see his thoughts published and critiqued around here. It required serious formatting, but I thought it’s a free service I can provide to the second highest commenter (in terms of quantity) on this blog. My comments will be highlighted inline and concentrated at the end. 

De vreo saptamana si, probabil, cu atat mai mult in urmatoarele zile, vom (re)trai evenimentele din acel evanescent amurg de regim din zilele tarzii ale lu' decembr'e. Si vreu a scrie despre ~, da-ntai tre' sa zic de trecutu' mai 'departat.

Incepusem sa-i raspund lui de-a dura lex in articolul precedent si-apoi am decis s-o fac intr-un articol, cu-atat mai mult cu cat mi-am amintit de un episod Simpsons in care un Krusty 2.0 in chipul si asemanarea lui George Carlin arde o bancnota pentru a o face pe rebelul. As fi putut desigur sa-l premiez pe lex fie cu ceasul Swatch, cu DVD playerul sau oricare alt premiu rezervat participantilor la dezbateri, dar acelea sunt pentru dezbateri la care eu nu particip.

N-am avut ce face si-am intrat pe site-ul lui arhi intr-o “discutie” la care am raspuns deja in articolul precedent. Cum era probabil de asteptat, discutia a ajuns iar la argumente pro si contra homosexualitatii. Acest articol este in linii mari un experiment - merita sa faci "gugal risarci" pentru altii? Vor reusi sa parcurga informatia?

The most important debating tournament in Romania took place at the “Mihai Viteazu” high-school and the reporter summarized a debate with a BIRT on whether the Romanian government should provide reparations to the Roma community for the Holocaust. This is worth a discussion.

The video of Dr Simona Tibu's arrest and assault has recently been released (cbc-video), after a protracted legal battle. What is debatable is to what extent is this a case of police brutality / use of unnecessary and excessive force, or white female entitlement.

In aceasta prima parte ne-aplecam mai mult asupra TVR decat a ctp-ului. Pe-acesta din urma il luam in poala in partea a II-a, da’ nu-i bai, fiin’ca e scris undeva ca cei din urma vor fi, cumva, cei dintai.

Am dat-o cu Miorita hindusa, l-am introdus pe Campbell s-ale sale multe fete in lumina reflectorului, a mai ramas sa-i prezentam pe cei ramasi in umbra, care-au lucrat intr-una pe tacute dar n-au ajuns niciodata asa proeminenti precum Campbell.

I’ve recently noticed a tweet that seems to indicate the Romanians are 3rd among EU countries least happy with free movement in Europe. That’s remarkable. Why would that be?

M-a deranjat intotdeauna rasismul la romani si argumentele gen "hai sa-i belim pe tigani, ca si altii au facut la fel". Cand ma pronunt impotriva acestor atitudini, o fac nu pentru ca altii n-au facut la fel, ci taman d-aia. Continui deci sa descriu politicile discriminatorii din trecutul Lumii Noi.

Am decis sa particip si eu in concursul Trilematic. Dar fiind mai smecher, participarea mea va fi mai ciudata. Evident, “panda” nu se refera la ursuleti ci la asteptarea vanatoreasca, cu “a” din “paine”.

V-am mai spus ca pentru mine proddit a devenit principalul mod de a descoperi articole interesante in blogo.ro-oaie. Nu spun, or fi si altele, dar proddit, aceasta clona sortita esecului, ma surprinde incontinuu cu articole de calitate pe care nu le pot gasi nicaieri altundeva.

I sporadically come across Dan Alexe's writings. He's a smart dude, he's courageous, and he seems to constantly be bullying "protocronists / dacologists" whom he calls "dacopaths" ("dacopati" cf Romanian original, a term most likely inspired by the derisive and pejorative “psychopaths”). I thought I deconstruct / smite him a bit.

Not brown as a result of my trip to Cuba, but rather as a state of mind.

De prin decembrie pare sa se fi intetit stirile despre RoTLD. Schimbarile vor veni, si probabil nu vor fi in bine.

I have a ton of things to do so that I can leave. However, part of the preparation is to look through local stuff and one such thing is this. The theft of a tablet in a small town, used subsequently to publish photos of the new owner, is a good opportunity to explore questions about policing, bias, antiziganism / racism and herd mentality.

After repeating what’s (still) irking me about #corruption and the way it’s tackled and perceived, I get to summarize the events of the past few days (since Executive Order / Ordinance 13) and provide you with my much unwanted and unneeded opinion.

My life has more and more strange, scary coincidences. Sure, some are part of the all-encompassing confirmation bias, but some are just out there. Maybe in my search for meaning I get too hung up on serendipitous occurrences, or maybe I'm turning into the bimbo cliché of RomComs who thinks that "everything happens for.. increased productivity". And no, it’s not this beach.

Intr-un episod anterior, am plecat de la carte, ne-am deplasat spre piesa si-am prezentat cateva interviuri cu autoarea. Aici discut cateva din experientele mele in pregatirea de sex counsellor.

Am descoperit recent interviul si articolul lui Mircea Diaconescu, rector universitar UniBuc referitor la istoria romanilor. M-a suparat si-am sa-ti spun de ce.