The case of the Nepalese deliveror, hit and insulted on the street in Bucharest by a young Romanian with replies such as “you are an invader” and “go back to your country”, has aroused heated debates in society. Psychologists say that such aggressions start from frustration and pattern of violence transmitted socially.
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The incident resumed discussions on racism, online propaganda and direct effects of extremist messages. The incident took place just one week after the gold deputy Dan Tanasa had asked the Romanians, in a public post, not to order from foreign deliveries.
Reddit: Anger, Ironii and Explanations
The discussions on Reddit/Romania lit up. A viral comment cynically summarizes the situation: “Plot Twist: His mother has been in Spain since 2006.”
Another user wrote: “Young people hate the EU because the parents went there. Parents believe they make money for the child. The child thinks he was abandoned.”
Many directly tied the propaganda case on Tiktok. “Young people (some of them, those weaker in the intellect) hate the EU because they are the victim of the propaganda on Tiktok. Until this network appears, he did not hate any EU,” commented on a user.
Someone else pointed out: “The purpose of misinformation is not to make you believe that there is no Covid, but to make a society not to believe anything from anyone. It is from the KGB manual.”
Comments oscillated between anger: “Very good. Racism cannot be tolerated in a civilized country” and irony: “As a punishment, they should be sent to Asia to deliver their food.”
Psychologist: “Aggression for no reason is based on fear or frustration”
“What happened is an isolated case and I would not generalize this perception at national level. But stories about how Romanians are sometimes treated over the border, may explains the clinical psychologist Luminița Tăbăran, for the truth.
In his opinion, another perspective can be the behavior of that person, who by a gesture has triggered in the young man this aggressive behavior.
“Studies show that when we are physically or psychologically abused, certain gestures of the abuser are registered in the unconscious and over the years, only at their observation that button of the trauma, without being aware, but we react. It is a personal reaction in the society. she explains.
For his part, Daniel Țecu, the president of the Federation of Romanian Associations in Europe (Fandere), said that it is absolutely incident that such incidents will happen in Romania, a country that has one of the largest diasporas.
Over five million Romanians live and work only in Europe, and most of the host countries have received them with open arms, giving them a home and a chance for a better life, he said.
“We are rightly waiting for equal respect and treatment abroad, but we behave with an unacceptable double extent in our own country. I do not think there is a Romanian who does not have at least one relative or friend abroad. When a Romanian is discriminated against or assaulted in another country, we are all, we are all, behaving inhuman and disrespectful to those who are guests in our country ”, added Daniel Țecu.
INCIDENT
On Tuesday night, a Nepalese young man who worked as a food delivery was attacked by a stranger on a street in Bucharest. While he was on the scooter, the supplier was watched by a man who, after starting the filming on his cellphone, approached and hit his fist in front, without him to react.
The deliberately scared supplier asked for help to passers -by. At that moment, a policeman who had just come out of the tour observed the remote incident.
Andrei Jianu was in his free time when he retained the aggressor
The agent Somat on the aggressor to stay in place, but he tried to run, so the policeman followed and managed to immobilize him quickly.
The agent who jumped to the aid of Nepalese is Andrei Jianu from the Police Section 7. During this time, the supplier asked for the arrival of the police, until he was calmed by the agent that he is from the police.
The aggressor was arrested for 30 days.
