Moldova has a divided identity. The country’s economy develops depending on the Moldovan politics. This is the reason why we have chaos in the country, considers Master of Arts Mihai Amihalachioaie, conductor of the folk music orchestra “Busuioc Moldovenesc”. Interviewed by IPN on the occasion of the Independence Day, the master said the difference between the euphoria during the first anniversary of the independence and what the Moldovans feel now is big. “Since we became independent on paper, we should have started work all together. But we didn’t do so. Not everyone understood what a democratic system is. Unfortunately, a part of the politicians who are in power and a part of the people do not understand what freedom is,” stated Mihai Amihalachioaie.
According to him, the way of thinking or the way of perceiving simple, ordinary things is what diminished the enthusiasm of the Moldovans. “We lived by a different political system and will need a lot of time to think like the Europeans and to have an advanced culture. We mixed up the priorities: economic independence or the wave of freedom as a sensation that we felt then. We need a supplement to this free air because we must realize how we should develop economically, at cultural and art levels,” said the conductor.
Mihai Amihalachioaie noted that he does not see nationalism in a symbol, colors and in the flag. He believes that patriot is the one who shows his love for Moldova by doing something for it. “Pride for the country must justify concrete things. Freedom can be perceived by knowing the language. A cultured man is a man who speaks the language, travels and does not need interpreters. And this is something ordinary,” he said.
On the occasion of the Independence Day, the conductor of the orchestra “Busuioc Moldovenesc” wished the Moldovans real independence, economic and political one. “Surely the ordinary people are not concerned about such problems. They probably perceive this independence by welfare, by the living standards. If these standards rise, the freedom is greater. Given that Moldova wants to become part of the EU, all the Moldovans need a greater perception of freedom so that they analyze the possibility they enjoy now. I think they all want the country to achieve particular European values. I wish success and unity to the Moldovans. This is what we lack the most now,” stated Mihai Amihalachioaie.
