Re: Ceaucescu and Romanian transition

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

of course, back when they ran "communist countries," they tried to make sure that no-one else _could_ govern unless they'd already proved their loyalty...
Jim D. 

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	I don't know about the Romanian situation in particular, but one reason why former "Communist" leaders are in power thruought EE is that they are the only ones with experience in actually running a country.
	
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	From: "Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>
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	Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 13:46:35 -0800
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	> given how bad the Rumanian government was before Ceaucescu was overthrown, I find the view presented by NPR poet-commentator to be a bit more plausible: the same thugs that ruled before the "revolution" ended up in power afterwards (with the notable exception of Ceaucescu and his family).
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