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Ethan KKKlein of Heinrich3Himler3 and the ADL teamed up for this one, honestly we're lucky hasan isnt getting it too because Ethan is leveraging his huge platform against him

Yeah Romania being willing to push for it internally is different than the other cases, and there being a reunification movement in both countries is important too, but then again how much pull does Romania have in the EU? Especially with the countries that are likely to oppose new countries joining, like, in my head there needing to be a referendum in FRANCE makes it seem impossible for countries to join

Also is it possible to fully reunify without the EU's permission? Even if romanians want it wouldn't romanian elites, who I assume are just as eurocucked as they are here, be very sensitive to EU opposition to it, would the EU allow the de-facto reunification you describe?

I think Milanovic's point is pretty strong basically it's, since no one REALLY invited them, nor has it been presented a credible accession process, to do a referendum which BARELY passes and write the goal of joining in the constitution (which will tie future administrations to the decision and I wouldn't be surprised if the supreme court overthrows a government that takes steps against joining), is silly. And I think it's a fair prediction that it will probably just lead to destabilization in the future when people get frustrated with the process, and then who knows that might lead to more agressive moves towards reunification or to move against transnistria or whatever idk. It's just as likely to backfire on "pro-european" people as it is to succeed

This is an aside but idk if you know this but here in portugal the main image of romania is "POOR COUNTRY" and when right-wing politicians want to say portugal is also poor, or getting poorer under the socialists, they go "WE'RE LIKE ROMANIANS", there was also big drama for a week over romania overtaking portugal in some economic indicator or another. Ironically though it seems like it's a romanian company, Digi, that is trying to break the telecomunications cartel here, which is likely to lower internet and service prices.

Great point by Branko Milanovic regarding Moldova's EU referendum.

It is absolutely bizarre, but very much in keeping with how EU operates, to vote on EU membership when no-one is offering it.

Macedonia voted in such a silly referendum in 2018. Did anything happen? No new member was accepted for 11 years. Countries are in a limbo for decades. It is a waste of time & energy to think about it.

Moreover, to be accepted several countries (incl. France) require referendum which would definitely reject new members,

Referendums like the one in Moldova are meaningless & they simply add fuel to fire and destabilize countries for nothing.

Same thing I was thinking, there is no guarantee that any more countries, even ukraine, will actually get to join the EU even, they're just going to get in line forever. Which affects the countries' politics negatively (in the eyes of europhiles), ie Georgia

What EU does is to play an entertaining game. It displays to small countries pictures of wealth to come, countries begin fighting within themselves for these illusory pictures, and nothing real ever happens. What EU does is what in French is called "miroiter". You disembark in a poor country, show them in a mirror all kinds of glowing things, they get excited, and in exchange fo these images, they give you land. It worked wonders in the 19th century.

Both EU/NATO and Russia want to provoke conflicts and even civil wars in the European neighboring countries. Creating dissention and political mobilization over absolutely unattainable things (like EU membership which is a mirage) is the right way on that path. For small countries that are polarized in many respects, it is a suicide in this geo-political climate, to choose one or the other side. Neutrality or non-alignment is not just a "nice" policy. It is necessary in order to survive without a civil war. Libya & Iraq are cautionary tales.

I doubt the EU will even let moldova join since it seems pretty tough to get let into the club nowadays, but even if they do I doubt they'd allow it while the issue of transnistria remain open so I assume moldova would either let them go or try to retake them by force

Methinks if it's that close I doubt the accession process would be smooth sailing, they're just getting in line to be delayed indefinitely

The balts are in a "cooked" category all on their own.

Now that's unexpected

DW: Moldova says 'no' in vote on joining EU: partial results

90% of votes counted put it at 47/52

Presidential election, likely going to the second round

It's funny because Ethan Klein for a few days has been in the middle of a campaign to label twitch has an anti-semitic platform for, among other things, not banning hasan or frogan

I think the biggest impact a third party vote could have is to have a third party turnout high enough that news casters have to actually mention it

I'll up that to the biggest impact is taking the state away from a dem or a rep candidate so you'd actually matter politically

If you live in a state where Jill Stein could actually cost kamala the election, vote for Stein

Way ahead of you, my dad is a post-maoist

I can see that happening.

For curiosity what do you think will change politically and economically in romania with moldova joining, I guess 3 million people isn't a lot compared to romania but how would that change the country?