Bucharest Protest: Ilie Lunguletu's Fiery Address on Romania's Future

Bucharest, Romania – Amidst the rumble of trucks and the waving of national flags, a man identified as Ilie Lunguletu delivered a fervent address during a recent protest in Bucharest. Speaking passionately at night, clad in a brown jacket and headphones, Lunguletu voiced deep frustrations regarding the nation's current trajectory. "They have only sent beggars," Lunguletu declared, his voice resonating with emotion. "They have taken away the most important thing, human value. From this, Europe will flourish, from this theft they have committed against us." He criticized the current leadership, stating, "You are not Romanians, you are not. The land of Romania will not accept you. You will be buried in other places." Lunguletu passionately recalled a time when Romania was self-sufficient and nurtured its youth. "Romania produced healthy and well. Now you don't want to help us, whether it's farmers or transporters, so we can eat healthily, eat in our country, to keep all these children here." He lamented the lack of support for education and families, questioning, "How many faculties have you kept? How many specialists have you trained? Only with money from gambling, only with diplomas?" He concluded by calling out those he sees as responsible: "You have sold your country, you thieves! Look at the flame in Romania! Look at Romania's sport, you scoundrels! We were a global value! We were only beaten by America in Los Angeles! In gold medals, in the best athletes, to tell you, the value of the world, Ivan Patzaichin, Nadia Comăneci! We won the Champions League! In your time, we can't win anything. In your time, they don't even let us be ourselves. We have nothing. We don't have a field where we can still be at the top, as we always were. You have destroyed a part of this Romanian soul, so good, so merciful, so beautiful! What have you done? Do at least what he did!" His speech underscored a profound sense of betrayal and a longing for past national pride and self-determination.