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Facebook should really think about whether they want to piss off Romanians protesting. Christmas is coming.

by officemonkey 9y ago

paulddraper 9y ago
Sorry, but I don't get the reference. Is Santa Claus Romanian?
- paganel 9y ago
  It's about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Ceau%C8%99escu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Cea... , i.e. we "trialed" and subsequently executed the Ceausescu couple on Christmas Day 1989.
- nes350 9y ago
  They executed Nicolae Ceaușescu on December 25th.
- joe_hills 9y ago
  A previous Romanian protest led to a show-trial on December 25, 1989. The sentence was execution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Ceau%C8%99escu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Cea...
  - username223 9y ago
    On an unrelated note, there is a great Ceaucescu-related song in the movie Lachto Drom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-_W-dOYeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-_W-dOYeo
- deleted 9y ago
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- pawelk 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu#Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu#Death I think that, coincidentally, Nicolae would be Romanian for Claus?
  - oblio 9y ago
    Santa Claus comes from Saint Nicholas, which yes, would be Sfântul Nicolae.
- merraksh 9y ago
  Ceausescu was killed on Dec 25 1989, after widespread protests.
- cristianpascu 9y ago
  He, and his wife, were executed so they don't talk. It was not the will of the people, but rather the ones surrounding him in the former regime, who subsequently took the power. Romania, I believe, is the only ex-communist country where the former ruler was executed.
  - sbalea 9y ago
    Trust me, the vast majority of Romanians at the time did not mind their execution one bit, they in fact cheered for it. I know because I was there and cheered along. It's hard to fathom the intensity of hate that the average Romanian had for "Dear Leader"

Facebook should really think about whether they want to piss off Romanians protesting. Christmas is coming.

paulddraper 9y ago

Sorry, but I don't get the reference. Is Santa Claus Romanian?

paganel 9y ago
It's about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Ceau%C8%99escu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Cea... , i.e. we "trialed" and subsequently executed the Ceausescu couple on Christmas Day 1989.
nes350 9y ago
They executed Nicolae Ceaușescu on December 25th.
joe_hills 9y ago
A previous Romanian protest led to a show-trial on December 25, 1989. The sentence was execution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Ceau%C8%99escu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Cea...
- username223 9y ago
  On an unrelated note, there is a great Ceaucescu-related song in the movie Lachto Drom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-_W-dOYeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-_W-dOYeo
deleted 9y ago
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pawelk 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu#Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu#Death I think that, coincidentally, Nicolae would be Romanian for Claus?
- oblio 9y ago
  Santa Claus comes from Saint Nicholas, which yes, would be Sfântul Nicolae.
merraksh 9y ago
Ceausescu was killed on Dec 25 1989, after widespread protests.
cristianpascu 9y ago
He, and his wife, were executed so they don't talk. It was not the will of the people, but rather the ones surrounding him in the former regime, who subsequently took the power. Romania, I believe, is the only ex-communist country where the former ruler was executed.
- sbalea 9y ago
  Trust me, the vast majority of Romanians at the time did not mind their execution one bit, they in fact cheered for it. I know because I was there and cheered along. It's hard to fathom the intensity of hate that the average Romanian had for "Dear Leader"