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For those wondering why the US/EU are obsessed over elections in Moldova, it is literally on the list of geopolitical measures aimed at "extending Russia" in the 2019 RAND paper (lemmygrad.ml)

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[-] SwitchyandWitchy@hexbear.net 33 points 4 months ago

In the run up to the 2021 parliamentary election, the BCS characterised itself as supporting traditional family values and the rival PAS as pro-LGBT in contrast. It proposed amending the Moldovan constitution to explicitly ban same-sex marriages and define parents as one man and one woman.

The BCS was also pro-Russian and anti-NATO.[20][21] Dodon accused Western diplomats of interfering in the 2021 parliamentary election, while Voronin claimed "dusky children [would] be born in Moldova" if NATO stationed troops in the country, an apparent reference to African American soldiers.

With "communists and socialists" like these, who needs fascists? Seriously though I'm begging for some anti-NATO parties in europe to be decent and not just pander to conspiracy-brained reactionaries. Especially if they're gonna connect themselves to communism and socialism.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloc_of_Communists_and_Socialists#Ideology

[-] RedSturgeon@hexbear.net 27 points 4 months ago

I can't speak for Moldovans, but in my parts of Europe Liberalism had turned Pride into a disco party, a grand event we throw up once a year we blow off steam for the hopes of a better future. It hasn't produced any Political movements we're just customers. My local community center couldn't even link me up to any medical institutions when I was seeking help, all they seem to do is sell rainbow merch and organize parties of the entertainment sort, not the parties we need.

They also never banned broadcasting anti-LGBT propaganda that got beamed directly into the TVs of our parents and grandparents. And with social security measures being cut and pension funds dwindling they get pushed into voting for conservatives hoping their life gets a little easier.

Unless we can organize and actually defend ourselves it's looking like a grim future.