National identity in the media: a miscellaneous theme

Abstract

One of the major problems, which causes many difficulties for the Moldovan people towards a genuine democracy, is the so-called identity crisis. The national phenomenon has provoked and continues to provoke multiple verbal confrontations not only in the local media, but also in what we call the Moldovan political reality. The “national question”, as it was described in the early 1990s, has penetrated deep into all spheres of activity in the Republic of Moldova, dividing those who dare to approach it into two distinct camps, both dealing with opponents in the toughest terms. The author notes with great regret that after a long period of numerous discussions and public debates, of “ascension” on the path of democracy, the Moldovan society continues to be in a deep crisis of national identity. In his opinion, the identity crisis can also have an enormous destructive potential. First of all, if its possessor is threatened by the loss of his homeland, by the disappearance of the country as an international subject. The danger of the disappearance of the state means not only a crisis of identity, but also a disappearance of it. This article is an attempt to make a diagnosis of this situation and to identify some solutions.