Tocmai am citit in "New Statesman" un scurt articol elogios la adresa vinurilor romanesti, semnat Roger Scruton (filozof si scriitor britanic). La inceputul articolului, autorul aminteste de politica lui Ceausescu de distrugere a satelor romanesti, pentru ca la sfarsit sa se refere la distrugerea bisericilor si a unor cartiere intregi din Bucuresti si inlocuirea lor cu blocuri comuniste. Din pacate, distrugerea Bucurestiului continua cu frenezie (si parca mai cu spor) in zilele noastre. Vile vechi si monumente de arhitectura sunt inlocuite de structuri impersonale din beton si sticla, iar pentru ca uratirea orasului sa fie completa, multe fatade sunt acoperite de reclame uriase, stridente. Asa cum spune si autorul, "Ceausescu ar fi putut distruge Bucurestiul pe gratis si in timp record pur si simplu dand mana libera multinationalelor. Securistii s-au prins de chestia asta inaintea lui, au avut grija sa-l asasineze, si-au privatizat economia pentru ei, si apoi au oferit orasul dezvoltatorilor si agentiilor de publicitate..." "A couple of weeks ago I drank a bottle of the Cabernet Sauvignon from La Cetate with one of our protégées. It was in a Bucharest restaurant, from the window of which you could see only the vast TV screens that desecrate the façades on every thoroughfare. My thoughts reverted to Ceausescu, and his schemes for modernising Romania, one of which involved bulldozing the old quarters of Bucharest and destroying the churches.
This time-consuming and labour-intensive project was entirely typical of someone brought up on the communist five-year plan. Ceausescu could have destroyed Bucharest at no cost, and in no time at all, simply by allowing free reign to the multinationals. The Securitate got the point before he did, saw to his assassination, privatised the economy to themselves, and handed over the city to the developers and the advertisers. It took another bottle of La Cetate for us to swallow this thought." Articolul complet la http://www.newstatesman.com/drink/2009/04/romanian-wine-white-ceausescu. Sarbatori fericite! ---------------------------- Vali "Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions are the chief mark of greatness." "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." Aboneaza-te la <mailto:ngo_list-subscr...@yahoogroups.com> ngo_list: o alternativa moderata (un pic) la [ngolist] Please consider the environment - do you really need to print this email?
