Lots of fascinating stuff here. Speculating on the thin basis of my two-year sojourn in Moldova, I predict that Ms. Morari will have a long and interesting career in spite of her recent setback (whether or not she's strategically lying about her reason for disclosing the father of her child or actually being a whistleblower.) Looks like her life already involves several of the issues that women face in Moldova, including how to be beautiful, or not beautiful in a country where that seems to be overly important; how to forge a career based on one's skills and intelligence rather than one's looks; and out-of-wedlock births, which to my observation enjoy a degree of tolerance but probably happen too often.
Hi Connie, so while I agree with you that Morari *did* represent quite a lot to a lot of people I think that some perspective is important. This situation is being viewed in Moldova much the same way as if Americans were told, at the height of his career, that Walter Cronkite was actually a Soviet spy - and then he admitted it on TV. And was absolutely unabashed. I do not say this to draw any equivalency except to the extraordinary impact this announcement has had on Moldova civil society and the public at large.
More than that, Ms. Morari was not quite done with her revelations at the time of writing this update and has since revealed strong sympathies for other public emblems of corruption. I suspect that this story will continue to build and feature prominently in the newsletter in the future as well.
Now, I don't discount the idea that she may wind up on TV again. But I can say with absolute certainty that it will not be on a network in Moldova with much of any reputation.
Lots of fascinating stuff here. Speculating on the thin basis of my two-year sojourn in Moldova, I predict that Ms. Morari will have a long and interesting career in spite of her recent setback (whether or not she's strategically lying about her reason for disclosing the father of her child or actually being a whistleblower.) Looks like her life already involves several of the issues that women face in Moldova, including how to be beautiful, or not beautiful in a country where that seems to be overly important; how to forge a career based on one's skills and intelligence rather than one's looks; and out-of-wedlock births, which to my observation enjoy a degree of tolerance but probably happen too often.
Hi Connie, so while I agree with you that Morari *did* represent quite a lot to a lot of people I think that some perspective is important. This situation is being viewed in Moldova much the same way as if Americans were told, at the height of his career, that Walter Cronkite was actually a Soviet spy - and then he admitted it on TV. And was absolutely unabashed. I do not say this to draw any equivalency except to the extraordinary impact this announcement has had on Moldova civil society and the public at large.
More than that, Ms. Morari was not quite done with her revelations at the time of writing this update and has since revealed strong sympathies for other public emblems of corruption. I suspect that this story will continue to build and feature prominently in the newsletter in the future as well.
Now, I don't discount the idea that she may wind up on TV again. But I can say with absolute certainty that it will not be on a network in Moldova with much of any reputation.