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Unde nu-i cap, vai de popoare! by Dragoș Pătraru
4.0
[EN: (RO below)]
This is a collection of texts from the Starea Natiei (State of the Nation) show, and I rather added it to get free shipping for the other books ordered, though supporting a rather good show and maybe the only remaining Leftist TV show host around here was a nice bonus. The texts are from five years ago, but while the details refer to that period, the general ideas are just as true now, and in some cases unfortunately even more so. Yes, the texts are short and therefore don't go in depth or offer detailed arguments, but they tackle important topics, are written well and make points I can get behind. And since I prefer to read, not caring to watch or listen to people speaking, and definitely don't want to waste time with skits, this also allowed me to see that the quality I had seen when I somehow happened to catch a piece of the show is the rule for them. That doesn't change the fact that I disagree on some topics, mainly their support for the "right" to not vote and yet still complain afterwards, or for the most part their opposition to deficit limits or military spending and exercises, but those, while important, are just a few issues among many and, if anything, the fact that they don't change my overall opinion only proves that it's not solely a result of agreeing with everything.
But I used the plural and this leads me to the one thing that did make me raise an eyebrow: The show's host is the only author listed on the cover and spine, and apparently also in the National Library's records, yet the first page lists him and [a:Mihai Radu|6949655|Mihai Radu|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] as authors, and the foreword not only does the same, but actually states that the texts on the show are written by Mihai Radu and Gabi Drogeanu, while Dragos just edits them. Sure, it's a matter of marketing, and in the end between him and his team, but it strikes me as particularly unfair from someone who otherwise so firmly advocates fairness.
[RO:]
Aceasta este o colectie de texte din emisiunea Starea Natiei, si am cam adaugat-o ca sa primesc transport gratuit pentru celelalte carti comandate, desi sustinerea unei emisiuni destul de bune si poate a singurului prezentator TV de stanga ramas pe aici a fost un bonus frumos. Textele sunt de acum cinci ani, dar desi detaliile se refera la acea perioada, ideile generale sunt la fel de adevarate acum, si in unele cazuri din pacate si mai si. Da, textele sunt scurte si astfel nu ajung in profunzime si nu ofera argumente detaliate, dar abordeaza subiecte importante, sunt scrise bine si prezinta pozitii pe care le pot sustine. Si cum prefer sa citesc, neinteresandu-ma sa privesc sau sa ascult oameni vorbind, si cu siguranta nu vreau sa pierd timpul cu scenetele, asta mi-a permis si sa vad ca acea calitate pe care o vazusem cand s-a intamplat sa prind cumva o bucata din emisiune este regula pentru ei. Asta nu schimba faptul ca nu sunt de acord legat de unele teme, in principal sustinerea lor pentru "dreptul" de a nu vota si totusi de a te mai plange dupa, sau in cea mai mare parte opozitia lor fata de limitele de deficit sau cheltuielile si exercitiile militare, dar acestea, desi importante, sunt doar cateva teme intre multe altele si, mai degraba, faptul ca nu-mi schimba opinia generala doar dovedeste ca nu este doar un rezultat al faptului ca-s de acord cu toate.
Dar am folosit pluralul si asta ma duce la singurul lucru care m-a facut sa ridic o spranceana: Gazda emisiunii este singurul autor listat pe coperta si cotor, si se pare ca si-n inregistrarile Bibliotecii Nationale, insa prima pagina ii listeaza pe el si [a:Mihai Radu|6949655|Mihai Radu|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] ca autori, iar cuvantul inainte nu doar face acelasi lucru, ci chiar spune ca textele din emisiune sunt scrise de Mihai Radu si Gabi Drogeanu, in timp ce Dragos doar le editeaza. Sigur, e o problema de marketing, si in final e intre el si echipa sa, dar imi pare in mod deosebit incorect din partea cuiva care in rest sustine asa ferm corectitudinea.
This is a collection of texts from the Starea Natiei (State of the Nation) show, and I rather added it to get free shipping for the other books ordered, though supporting a rather good show and maybe the only remaining Leftist TV show host around here was a nice bonus. The texts are from five years ago, but while the details refer to that period, the general ideas are just as true now, and in some cases unfortunately even more so. Yes, the texts are short and therefore don't go in depth or offer detailed arguments, but they tackle important topics, are written well and make points I can get behind. And since I prefer to read, not caring to watch or listen to people speaking, and definitely don't want to waste time with skits, this also allowed me to see that the quality I had seen when I somehow happened to catch a piece of the show is the rule for them. That doesn't change the fact that I disagree on some topics, mainly their support for the "right" to not vote and yet still complain afterwards, or for the most part their opposition to deficit limits or military spending and exercises, but those, while important, are just a few issues among many and, if anything, the fact that they don't change my overall opinion only proves that it's not solely a result of agreeing with everything.
But I used the plural and this leads me to the one thing that did make me raise an eyebrow: The show's host is the only author listed on the cover and spine, and apparently also in the National Library's records, yet the first page lists him and [a:Mihai Radu|6949655|Mihai Radu|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] as authors, and the foreword not only does the same, but actually states that the texts on the show are written by Mihai Radu and Gabi Drogeanu, while Dragos just edits them. Sure, it's a matter of marketing, and in the end between him and his team, but it strikes me as particularly unfair from someone who otherwise so firmly advocates fairness.
[RO:]
Aceasta este o colectie de texte din emisiunea Starea Natiei, si am cam adaugat-o ca sa primesc transport gratuit pentru celelalte carti comandate, desi sustinerea unei emisiuni destul de bune si poate a singurului prezentator TV de stanga ramas pe aici a fost un bonus frumos. Textele sunt de acum cinci ani, dar desi detaliile se refera la acea perioada, ideile generale sunt la fel de adevarate acum, si in unele cazuri din pacate si mai si. Da, textele sunt scurte si astfel nu ajung in profunzime si nu ofera argumente detaliate, dar abordeaza subiecte importante, sunt scrise bine si prezinta pozitii pe care le pot sustine. Si cum prefer sa citesc, neinteresandu-ma sa privesc sau sa ascult oameni vorbind, si cu siguranta nu vreau sa pierd timpul cu scenetele, asta mi-a permis si sa vad ca acea calitate pe care o vazusem cand s-a intamplat sa prind cumva o bucata din emisiune este regula pentru ei. Asta nu schimba faptul ca nu sunt de acord legat de unele teme, in principal sustinerea lor pentru "dreptul" de a nu vota si totusi de a te mai plange dupa, sau in cea mai mare parte opozitia lor fata de limitele de deficit sau cheltuielile si exercitiile militare, dar acestea, desi importante, sunt doar cateva teme intre multe altele si, mai degraba, faptul ca nu-mi schimba opinia generala doar dovedeste ca nu este doar un rezultat al faptului ca-s de acord cu toate.
Dar am folosit pluralul si asta ma duce la singurul lucru care m-a facut sa ridic o spranceana: Gazda emisiunii este singurul autor listat pe coperta si cotor, si se pare ca si-n inregistrarile Bibliotecii Nationale, insa prima pagina ii listeaza pe el si [a:Mihai Radu|6949655|Mihai Radu|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] ca autori, iar cuvantul inainte nu doar face acelasi lucru, ci chiar spune ca textele din emisiune sunt scrise de Mihai Radu si Gabi Drogeanu, in timp ce Dragos doar le editeaza. Sigur, e o problema de marketing, si in final e intre el si echipa sa, dar imi pare in mod deosebit incorect din partea cuiva care in rest sustine asa ferm corectitudinea.