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The links going to http://i-wish-it-was-true.com/ http://i-wish-it-was-true.com/ are not encouraging for the veracity of the story :-) What gives? Hoax? Though

• mariusmg 15y ago
  It's a (bad) hoax. Moldova is runned by ex communists. Enough said.
  • mapleoin 15y ago
    Make that current communists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_of_Communists_of_the_Republic_of_Moldova http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_of_Communists_of_the_Repu...
    • _delirium 15y ago
      That party is the opposition currently; the ruling coalition is a coalition of liberal parties: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_for_European_Integration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_for_European_Integrati... Even the "Party of Communists" is pretty questionable on the communist credentials, though. As far as I can tell from English-language sources, they're more of a right-leaning populist party, with the main communist connection being that they're Soviet nostalgists. But their Soviet nostalgia seems to have more to do with a vaguely nationalist nostalgia for the days of a once-great power, than much to do with workers-of-the-world-unite. Vaguely like Putin's views on the subject, or the way a handful of Britons are nostalgic for its once-great empire.
  • MatthewPhillips 15y ago
    I think it's just a pleasant "what if". One of these days some internet billionaire is going to be elected president of a country and what if they decide becoming technology business friendly a good for their economy?
    • mseebach 15y ago
      Iceland is moving in that direction. It's not enough to decide that's what you want, you need the institutions to support it. Even if Moldova decided to do it tomorrow, they're easily a decade or two away from being able to implement it.