The dilemma whether Serbian
religious fascists and nationalists would raise
their head after signing of Stabilization and
Association Agreement with the European Union
(on April 29) was solved in a few days already:
on May 2nd, Belgrade was covered with placards
portraying Serbian President Boris Tadic and Deputy
Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic, word "treason"
stamped in red over their faces. Right next to
them was a placard presenting Punisa Racic, assassin
of Croatian MPs in the Parliament of the Kingdom
of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians in 1928, with
"There was only one Punisa Racic" written
under his portrait.
The message was more than clear: "betrayal"
of Serbian interests for bowing to hateful Europe
should be punished the way Racic did 80 years
ago. It was a completely open call for murder
of the part of the government that advocates European
integrations and reforms. Let us not forget that
five years ago, the Special Operations Unit, a
state body par excellence, also struck the one
that embodied the pro-European orientation: prime
minister Djindjic paid for his democratic and
reformist political inclinations with his life.
Right before the assassination, his killers issued
a DVD, printed in large circulation and widely
distributed, in which they glorified their "anti-terrorist
deeds" (in fact, war crimes over innocent
Croatian, Albanian and Bosniak civilians), referring
to such currents in Serbian politics as "a
disease that needs to be eradicated".
Instead of a DVD, placards were used this time,
and instead of the Special Operations Unit a group
of national-fascists, calling themselves "a
family of Serb supporters" posted the placards.
It is widely known, however, that they were Partizan
and Red Star supporters just as the author of
this text is the closest relative to Rockefeller:
they were actually exponents of a
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violent politics that,
undoubtedly, never actually left Serbian
political scene and which has been based
on murders, looting and war crimes - destruction
of every kind. Never definitely defeated,
it is resurrecting victoriously in the
new form of nationalistic-religiously
"aware" protagonists, constantly
encouraged by the church and politicians'
phrases about "peril to vital national
interests" caused by the EU and
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Glasses for two
Easter eggs
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NATO, about "Kosovo as the heart of Serbia"
and Kostunica's rallying cries about "usurped
territory" and how "we shall never recognize
Kosovo for any price. It has been, it is and will
forever remain Serbian".
Many media downplayed the threat that these groups
pose, just as they snorted at those who claimed
that the car accident near Limes was an attempt
to assassin the prime minister Djindjic. We believe
it was either defense of such policy (Pravda,
Kurir, Press) or essential lack of understanding
of its vile nature: namely, it never vents empty
threats, it moves directly from words to deeds,
what's more, it often first acts, and then attempts
to minimize or deny the effects of its actions
by speaking in public. The tested pattern, which
was never more transparent than in the nineties,
is used even now. It is extremely important that
we understand this, especially at these post-election
times when various combinations about constitution
of the new government are made. Without prejudice,
we warn benevolently those who call themselves
"Europeans" and "reformists"
in their negotiations with supposedly "democratized
and very much changed parties" to bear in
mind the folk wisdom: sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
And in Serbia - as the two-hundred-year tradition
teaches us! - you may even lose your head easily.
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Zlatoje
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