[Zev]

Sure, and this is a great thing. However, as my reply quoted, it was in response to "lacked any sort of violence." 1000+ dead and many more injured is a poor definition of "any sort of violence."

And I admitted that I was wrong, right away. You're beating a dead horse to death if this is your main reason behind your statements.

Not lacking any violence at all doesn't mean that Romania had an incredibly violent revolution. Its not that black and white.

1,000 people dying is incredibly sad, yes. But, the death toll could have been much, much worse. The military could have sided with the government, not the people. There could have been an ethnic division within the country. The Soviet Union could have reversed the Sinatra Doctrine and stepped in.