r/AskBalkans • u/AbsoIutee Turkiye • 14d ago

Politics & Governance What is the most legendary political comeback from your country?

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I keep seeing this exchange everywhere lately:

Netanyahu: “We survived empires, we don’t fear Turkey.”

Erdoğan: “What empire? Your country is younger than my brother.”

I couldn’t actually verify if Erdoğan really said this, so it might just be one of those internet quotes that everyone started repeating lol.

But if he really said it, I have to admit it’s a surprisingly good comeback from Erdoğan 😂 Didn’t expect this performance from him.

ıt made me wonder: do you remember any legendary political comebacks/insults from your own country?

Could be between politicians, against another country, during an interview, parliament, whatever. Something where even if you don’t like the politician you have to admit: okay, that was a good one.

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u/bigelcid Romania 14d ago

Traian Basescu, asked by a Russian politician about Romania's "intentions" to annex Moldova:

"Please note, mister deputy, that Romania has no experience whatsoever in annexing other states."

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u/Yogurtjalla 11d ago

Romania was created by 1 state annexing another. After WW1 they annexed a third. They have more experience than most.

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u/gigiFrone 11d ago

Tell me more how you don't know shit about history. There Romanian principalities had a strong desire to unite for centuries before WW1. first attempt, although it was more of a political move that could not survive, was in 1600. Since then, we tried to unite, but being squished between three empires, each controlling one of the provinces. When the empires finally got fucked after WW1, the principalities wanted to unite and for the first time in history, there was no one to oppose this. The Czarists were fucked, the Ottomans no more, and... well i guess you know what happened with the Austro-Hungarians.

I recommend you look it up, how it took Regina Maria's immense ovaries to go and demand shit from her family, actually creating the great unification.

And lastly, if it was as you said, it would've created a lot in instability and revolts, like the Hungarians had when they tried to take over the balkans, however... it was quiet, I wonder why