Romanian Youth Embrace Nostalgia for Communism

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A new trend is popular on TikTok in Romania. Young people miss the old times of Nicolae Ceausescu.

A 19-year-old, Calin Dimitrescu, started this trend. He believes capitalism caused all modern problems.

Dimitrescu says life was much better with Ceausescu. Teenagers did not have issues like ADHD back then.

People wanted spiritual things, not many material goods. More babies were born because there was no contraception.

Many young people liked Dimitrescu’s ideas very much. They want to stop using Western values and products.

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What is the new trend on TikTok in Romania about?

It is about young people missing the old times of Nicolae Ceausescu.

Who started the trend and what is his age?

A 19-year-old named Calin Dimitrescu started the trend.

What do many young people want according to Dimitrescu?

They want to stop using Western values and products.

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