If the mainstream continues to be framed in a binary logic, with no room for debate or nuances, #Romania may experience an irrevocable shift in the short term towards extremism. 5

The result is dire. Rather than being marshaled into adhering to mainstream narratives, Romanians in droves have now embraced more radical discourse. 4

Any small deviations from the mainstream official narratives about #COVID or the war in #Ukraine have been branded in the last four years as either peddling conspiracy theories or #Putinist narratives. This closed the space for meaningful dialogue. 4

Increasingly fatigued by the discourse of constant threat or crisis, a significant number of #Romanians opted at the last presidential elections for a candidate that offered the illusory promise of peace and the spiritual nourishment of the nation. 3

For the last four emergency or end of the democracy/human civilization discourse took hold of the #Romanian public sphere (Europe is not very different). 2

Bring all of the streaming services together and they will probably not come up with a more thrilling show than what's happening now with #Romania's democracy. 1

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