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	Content preview:  Well, Anonimu's made his first controversial move
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	Antonescu took power, overt political opposition was banned, although
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	Now, a few facts are in order. After September 1940, when General
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	the three democratic parties (PNÅ¢, PNL, PSDR) continued to function
	discreetly and their leaders (although they refused to joinÂ Antonescu's
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	wishing to regain the territories they had lost and restore national
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	with that of his (until January 1941) coalition partners, the Iron
	Guard. It's also true that a handful of young Communists committed acts
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	(a few hundred members, most of whom were in jail or in Moscow) and
	entirely lacked the kind of public support given to resistance in France
	and Italy, where plenty of non-Communists also resisted. However, this
	did not stop Communist historiography from the late 1940s on from
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	"bandits" who took up arms against the Communists, targeted by much
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Well, Anonimu's made his first controversial move already, sandboxing somet=
hing on the "Romanian resistance movement":=C2=A0http://en.wikipedia.org/wi=
ki/User:Anonimu/Romanian_resistance_movement .
Now, a few facts are in order. After September 1940, when General Antonescu=
 took power, overt political opposition was banned, although the three demo=
cratic parties (PN=C5=A2, PNL, PSDR) continued to function discreetly and t=
heir leaders (although they refused to join=C2=A0Antonescu's government) we=
re free. Romanians were overwhelmingly behind=C2=A0Antonescu, wishing to re=
gain the territories they had lost and restore national honour, as well as =
admiring his law-and-order stance, which contrasted with that of his (until=
 January 1941) coalition partners, the Iron Guard.
It's also true that a handful of young Communists committed acts of sabotag=
e and were executed. But: the Communist Party itself was tiny (a few hundre=
d members, most of whom were in jail or in Moscow) and entirely lacked the =
kind of public support given to resistance in France and Italy, where plent=
y of non-Communists also resisted. However, this did not stop Communist his=
toriography from the late 1940s on from grossly inflating these isolated in=
cidents into a "resistance movement", replete with its own pantheon of hero=
es, enemies, organisations, publications, etc.
Of course, part of the context here is the actual resistance movement start=
ing around 1945 and continuing for many years - the [[Romanian anti-communi=
st resistance movement]]. These were the "bandits" who took up arms against=
 the Communists, targeted by much propaganda (and, once arrested, themselve=
s executed or sent to wretched concentration camps). Quite naturally, in or=
der to "balance" this reality, the propagandists had to "create" an "anti-F=
ascist resistance movement". Anonimu is simply perpetuating that myth.
To be fair, Professor Dennis Deletant, a man of impeccable academic credent=
ials, is writing a book on both wartime and postwar resistance. It's possib=
le a valid article could be written using his book, once it comes out. But =
if one looks at the source Anonimu used, it doesn't inspire much trust:=C2=
=A0La resistenza in Europa (1970), by one=C2=A0Fernando Etnasi. Given Italy=
's large Communist Party at the time (especially among intellectuals), and =
given this Etnasi co-wrote=C2=A0Enciclopedia della Resistenza with=C2=A0Arr=
igo Boldrini, a member of the Italian Communist Party's Central Committee, =
one is rightly sceptical.
Anonimu also made this outrageous statement: "Considering the great differe=
nce between [[German resistance|real opposition]] and [[National Peasants' =
Party|simulated]] [[National Liberal Party|opposition]], I think this is pr=
etty relevant." Well, the=C2=A0PN=C5=A2 and PNL did oppose Antonescu as far=
 as they could, but what exactly were they do to about it? It's not like th=
ey had the means or the support to launch an uprising against him while he =
build up troops to cross into Bessarabia! Plus, Anonimu conveniently omits =
the fact that both these parties' leaders - Iuliu Maniu and=C2=A0Dinu Br=C4=
=83tianu - died in Communist prisons, with PSDR head=C2=A0Constantin Titel =
Petrescu being released in 1955 and dying of illnesses he contracted in pri=
son two years later. The fatal flaw shared by these men (born, respectively=
, in 1874, 1866 and 1888) is that they came from another age - decent democ=
rats, committed to the parliamentary system, elections, pluralism. They tri=
ed to fight
 the Communists using those weapons, and as in Czechoslovakia and Hungary, =
their tactics failed miserably against the enemy, which had no such scruple=
s. They failed to realise the 1930s - the Royal camarilla, the intrigues wh=
ispered in the lobby of the H=C3=B4tel Ath=C3=A9n=C3=A9e Palace, the altern=
ations in power - were over for good. Indeed it's tragically comic to read =
opposition newspapers of 1945-46, firmly convinced the Communists would be =
defeated at the next election, and always waiting for the Americans to inte=
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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"=
top" style=3D"font: inherit;">Well, Anonimu's made his first controversial =
move already, sandboxing something on the "Romanian resistance movement":=
=C2=A0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anonimu/Romanian_resistance_movemen=
t .<div><br></div><div>Now, a few facts are in order. After September 1940,=
 when General Antonescu took power, overt political opposition was banned, =
although the three democratic parties (PN=C5=A2, PNL, PSDR) continued to fu=
nction discreetly and their leaders (although they refused to join=C2=A0Ant=
onescu's government) were free. Romanians were overwhelmingly behind=C2=A0A=
ntonescu, wishing to regain the territories they had lost and restore natio=
nal honour, as well as admiring his law-and-order stance, which contrasted =
with that of his (until January 1941) coalition partners, the Iron Guard.</=
div><div><br></div><div>It's also true that a handful of young Communists c=
ommitted acts of
 sabotage and were executed. <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font=
-style: italic;">But</span>: the Communist Party itself was tiny (a few hun=
dred members, most of whom were in jail or in Moscow) and entirely lacked t=
he kind of public support given to resistance in France and Italy, where pl=
enty of non-Communists also resisted. However, this did not stop Communist =
historiography from the late 1940s on from grossly inflating these isolated=
 incidents into a "resistance movement", replete with its own pantheon of h=
eroes, enemies, organisations, publications, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>=
Of course, part of the context here is the <span class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
 style=3D"font-style: italic;">actual</span> resistance movement starting a=
round 1945 and continuing for many years - the [[Romanian anti-communist re=
sistance movement]]. These were the "bandits" who took up arms against the =
Communists, targeted by much propaganda (and, once arrested, themselves
 executed or sent to wretched concentration camps). Quite naturally, in ord=
er to "balance" this reality, the propagandists had to "create" an "anti-Fa=
scist resistance movement". Anonimu is simply perpetuating that myth.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>To be fair, Professor Dennis Deletant, a man of impecca=
ble academic credentials, is writing a book on both wartime and postwar res=
istance. It's possible a valid article could be written using his book, onc=
e it comes out. But if one looks at the source Anonimu used, it doesn't ins=
pire much trust:=C2=A0<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-style:=
 italic;">La resistenza in Europa </span>(1970), by one=C2=A0Fernando Etnas=
i. Given Italy's large Communist Party at the time (especially among intell=
ectuals), and given this Etnasi co-wrote=C2=A0<span class=3D"Apple-style-sp=
an" style=3D"font-style: italic;">Enciclopedia della Resistenza</span> with=
=C2=A0Arrigo Boldrini, a member of the Italian Communist Party's Central Co=
mmittee, one is
 rightly sceptical.</div><div><br></div><div>Anonimu also made this outrage=
ous statement: "Considering the great difference between [[German resistanc=
e|real opposition]] and [[National Peasants' Party|simulated]] [[National L=
iberal Party|opposition]], I think this is pretty relevant." Well, the=C2=
=A0PN=C5=A2 and PNL <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-style: i=
talic;">did</span> oppose Antonescu as far as they could, but what exactly =
were they do to about it? It's not like they had the means or the support t=
o launch an uprising against him while he build up troops to cross into Bes=
sarabia! Plus, Anonimu conveniently omits the fact that both these parties'=
 leaders - Iuliu Maniu and=C2=A0Dinu Br=C4=83tianu - died in Communist pris=
ons, with PSDR head=C2=A0Constantin Titel Petrescu being released in 1955 a=
nd dying of illnesses he contracted in prison two years later. The fatal fl=
aw shared by these men (born, respectively, in 1874, 1866 and 1888) is that=
 they came from
 another age - decent democrats, committed to the parliamentary system, ele=
ctions, pluralism. They tried to fight the Communists using those weapons, =
and as in Czechoslovakia and Hungary, their tactics failed miserably agains=
t the enemy, which had no such scruples. They failed to realise the 1930s -=
 the Royal <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-style: italic;">c=
amarilla</span>, the intrigues whispered in the lobby of the H=C3=B4tel Ath=
=C3=A9n=C3=A9e Palace, the alternations in power - were over for good. Inde=
ed it's tragically comic to read opposition newspapers of 1945-46, firmly c=
onvinced the Communists would be defeated at the next election, and always =
waiting for the Americans to intervene...</div></td></tr></table><br>=0A=0A=
      
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