Reply #9: #2 They should cut the crap

[izquierdista]

Part of the ideology of the Soviet Union was that no matter what nationality you were, you were a Soviet and all nationalities were to be respected. Now that the Soviet Union is just a memory, people are reverting to a patchwork of ethnic enclaves, which only benefits the oligarchs who let them squabble while they steal all the natural resources. If they succeed in getting their independence, Transnistria will give Moldova a boost, because now they will be the poorest country in Europe. It's time for them to put aside their aspirations and realize that the tide has gone out and left them an ethnic minority a ways off from Mother Russia.

There really isn't a Moldova or a Transnistria. There are Romanians and Russians cohabiting a patch of southeastern Europe who should work together instead of emphasizing their differences.