How George Simion became a right-wing ‘messiah’ for Romanians abroad
TikTok and ultranationalism propels hard-right chief to cult status among Romania’s diaspora.
🇷🇴 Romania’s diaspora voted en masse for a far-right, pro-Trump candidate at Sunday’s much-watched presidential election.
To Romanians abroad, he is “a sort of savior,” a political scientist explained.
“He films himself every-f**king-where,” a Romanian expat told me. www.politico.eu/article/roma...
05.05.2025 20:57
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"the irony was that even as a successful touring DJ, playing one of the biggest festivals and being on my third European tour, I had paid so much for flights and visas that I couldn’t afford to move freely."
27.02.2025 14:08
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Je n'en attends pas moins d'un ultra libéral pour qui la culture n'est qu'une industrie et où seul le profit compte.
27.02.2025 14:02
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Il en est beaucoup question dans mes posts, alors un rappel important: Israël, ce n'est pas "les juifs" (contrairement à ce que prétend Netanyahou); l'affrontement n'est pas identitaire ou religieux, mais politique. La solidarité avec la Palestine exclut la haine et la violence. Soyons-en dignes!
24.11.2024 14:22
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Charity solutions to systemic problems. Not surprised, but still disappointed.
13.02.2025 14:34
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A punch-in-the-gut observation from Justin O'Connor's recent paper: www.culturepolicyroom.eu/insights/glo...
26.11.2024 17:37
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