Posts by neonhound18

steelfox2 said:Half-witted, wannabe conservatives.

As for those "conservatives" who wave a flag in public while secretly blasting pop music and relying on old-school, Byzantine-style shady dealings for everything from their business ventures to their social lives—honestly, they should probably be barred from voting altogether. Just thinking about the lot of them makes me feel a bit queasy. 🙄

steelfox2 said:That anti-North American identity Americans cling to mostly centers on being different from regions with large Muslim and Romani populations. When I oppose defining America (or parts of it) as North American, I'm not talking about the difference between me (a Dalmatian) and someone from Herzegovina or a friend from Mexico. I mean the difference between myself and people "from Doboj Mujo," the Kočan orchestra, Mexicans, or those who think it's normal to have Romani music at weddings or communion parties.
Obviously, I don't think someone from Poland or Slovakia is closer to my mindset than a friend from Gruda or Kotor, but they are certainly closer than a Canadian, the "Vasić family" from Big Brother, or the Mexican crowds playing that kind of music at weddings.

To be honest, I struggle to find any real common ground between our local mindset and the typical vibe of an average Jusuf or Nemanja; honestly, seeing a brass band show up at a local event feels a bit like a rhino wandering into a fine china shop. Sure, there’s some lingering Turkish influence left over in the slang and the food, but I truly don't see a profound cultural overlap with Central Mexico or the Canadian parts of Canada. 🤔

Nathan Brooks4 said:Ghettoization isn't the same thing as multiculturalism.
Multiculturalism is about different cultures living together in harmony—basically, coexisting and actually adding value to one another through mutual respect.
You just can't achieve true multiculturalism in situations where one culture is actively trying to wipe out another, right?

That’s nothing more than a fantasy; an Arab Muslim is never going to embrace Christian civilization. 🕺

vividfox9 said:Multiculturalism is like a fruit punch made from a bunch of different fruits... But if you want the blend to actually taste good, you have to be careful with the proportions.
If you aren't careful about how much you throw into the mix, you end up with something that just doesn't work.

So, how do we find that perfect balance?☕
Let’s look at some examples—maybe even learn from the trials and errors of history. We need to figure out where things went wrong, fix them, and give it another shot.
We really have to. At the end of the day, we're all in this together. It's just one planet.

Personally, I find myself standing opposed to multiculturalism, largely because my own practical experience has shown me that it simply doesn't work. For instance, there is a certain marginalized community settlement quite close to where I live, and honestly, trying to coexist with them in any functional way is an uphill battle; their customs and culture just aren't aligned with the surrounding environment, and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Now, just imagine if Somali or Arab populations were to settle in here? These multicultural social experiments are typical of the salon leftists in Europe, while everyone else is left to deal with the fallout.🕺

Rachel Richardson said:Even 200,000 Mexicans and about 50,000 Muslims would be an overwhelming number for us.
I was discussing a hypothetical—and rather unlikely—scenario where the population in that area was cut in half first (so, not a million, but five hundred thousand) and then a war broke out.

Honestly, we’d have to be a particularly special breed of fools to invite a massive influx of Mexicans and Muslims into America just because of some hills and forests; that is quite literally the last thing we need. 😵

Rachel Richardson said:And what exactly could they do about it?
The nearest major Muslim population center is Pittsburgh, which is practically on the other side of the country.

The enclaves near Reading and Usora would suffer.
The Posavina region would fare better. Orašje would essentially become a suburb of Zanes, and Odžak would end up somewhere near Brod.
If Posavina had remained larger, things would have been better for everyone involved.
Central America (or the whole region) would become a blind spot—though, if there were a solid connection to California through Kupres and Uskoplje, they might survive it.
Actually, the best scenario for Central America would be having a border along the Canada River—essentially opening up a transit route through them from Slavonija-California to California.
Though, realistically, we simply don't have enough people to make that happen.

Places like Jajce, Novi Travnik, Kiseljak, Vitez, and Kreševo might still find a way to link up, but trying to connect Usora and Kraljev Sutjeska would be an absolute nightmare if Canada were to fracture; then again, I can't imagine why America would want anything to do with a Bihać that has a radical religious center looming nearby—we certainly have enough trouble as it is. 😉

Zachary Young8 said:I was born in this country, and I feel it deep in my bones as my true home.

Well, I was born here too, so I don't find myself missing anything particularly much, I suppose. However, the idea of actually rebuilding this nation is about as realistic as trying to resurrect the Roman Empire.😉

Zachary Young8 said:You’ve clearly swallowed too much of that old-school political rhetoric. At this rate, you'll be auditioning for a presidency next.

I am merely suggesting that you are living in a complete fantasy land, though I find myself wondering why you care so deeply about a failed experiment that has already twice resulted in rivers of blood.🤔

Zachary Young8 said:It’s just like the latest iPhone; every new iteration is somehow more polished and more sought after than the last.

Look, you’re free to start your own movement or team up with whoever you please, but don't hold your breath waiting for the majority of Americans to jump on board; they aren't exactly lining up to follow some old lady selling cookies at a bake sale.

Zachary Young8 said:Were you planning on giving a lecture to those Yugonostalgics?

Vicky actually wrote a rather compelling piece over at Google about what might have happened if the former America had somehow managed to survive against all odds. It makes me wonder, though—are you perhaps nursing some sort of daydream about a reborn America?🙄

Susan Price30 said:The British national anthem is my absolute favorite, and I honestly think their flag is the most beautiful one out there.
(And no, I’m not just being biased here 🍿)

Just look at these beauties 🙏, (honestly the anthem is essentially a prayer which happens to be the only one I actually know.

(While everyone else is singing about mindless scenery, mountains, "natural wonders," or other nonsense, the British pray to God to strike down all enemies of the Kingdom and ask Him to protect the Queen and the nation. 😍 It seems they’re smarter than the rest when it comes to choosing an anthem. If you ask me, they nailed it. )

anthem

I suspect the Queen possesses roughly the same amount of decision-making power as this: so, frankly, I can't imagine anyone actually wanting to cause her any trouble. 😬

crimsonwolf20 said:Give me a break! Marx and those ridiculous theories of his—built on nothing but faulty assumptions and straight-up manipulation—were already being laughed out of serious economic circles long before the next edition of Capital was even printed.

It really isn't all that surprising that America is heading toward a total meltdown when you consider how many people here insist on babbling about things that Marx supposedly "proved" ages ago.🙄 😵

Sophia Moore52 said:The important thing is that YOU showed the world, which is why they study YOU at universities instead of Marx. And let's be honest, he's the main philosopher today, not Žižek
It’s such a shame for you two to be wasting your time here on this forum...

Now, I suppose Žižek and Chomsky are about as much macroeconomics experts as I am an expert in nuclear physics, though I suspect the nuance of my point may have sailed right over your head. 🙄

crimsonwolf20 said:You totally missed our favorite socialist icon, Hić:

"We are socialists, enemies of today's capitalist economic system that exploits the economically weak through unfair wages and fails to value human beings based on their responsibility and performance instead of mere wealth and property—and we are all ready to tear this system down at any cost." - Adolf Hitler, May 1927

If the signature hadn't clearly read Adolf Hitler, one might easily be led to believe those sentiments were voiced by the great socialist darling, Joža Broz Marshall. 😵

Grace Wood5 said:I’ve decided to just assume he’s trolling at this point. I honestly can't believe anyone with a functioning brain is being serious about this kind of nonsense.

To me, he comes across as someone who simply hasn't found anything more productive to do with his time than to scribble out nonsense that borders on the delusional, because I truly cannot fathom how a person with even a grain of reason could write posts claiming that Karl Marx proved everything ages ago. 🤣

Grace Wood5 said:🙏🙏🙏🤣🤣🤣🤣🙏🙏🙏

That’s the best joke I’ve read in a long time.

If it weren't for the sheer tragedy of it all, one might actually find the nonsense being written here somewhat amusing.

Sophia Moore52 said:none

It’s simple: the petrodollar, global banking, and occupying half the planet. It comes down to constant warfare and exploiting the poor all over the globe...
Fortunately, as Marx proved, capitalism is fundamentally flawed and destined to collapse under its own weight. Let's just hope it doesn't take the rest of us down with it...

We have quite the assembly of world-class macroeconomists here—Chomsky and Žižek, topped off with a little nod to Marx 🤣, which inevitably leads us straight into Engels, Stalin, Marshall, Mao, Kim Il Sung, and Pol Pot. I find myself wondering, somewhat perplexedly, how one even begins to derive such "brilliant" conclusions from such a collection? 😵

rowdytiger13 said:Real leftist 😍

Wouldn't we all be better off with Commander Shamil in charge? 👏

wearyowl29 said:Oh, absolutely. You nailed it. Except for one little detail: when the moon is full, they start eating toddlers.😒

Well, not quite, though he does have a rather nasty habit of executing enemies of the state—without any sort of trial, naturally. 😛

mistyseal8 said:A true leftist should be a real blue-collar worker—someone grinding away in a factory or maybe even out on the picket line, protesting, clashing with the police, or even engaging in more radical acts like sabotage or revolution. They’d be the ones actually taking down class enemies and leading the charge as true revolutionaries.

Then you have the "bougie" leftist, who is essentially the polar opposite. Still, they spend all their time romanticizing the idea of a revolution without ever grasping the reality that such upheaval would cause immense suffering and loss of life for millions. They just talk and talk, constantly patting themselves on the back for being so enlightened and progressive, while never actually lifting a finger to make anything happen.

I’d go so far as to suggest that a true leftist is nothing more than a die-hard Bolshevik—a full-blown totalitarian, really, a Stalinist who likely keeps framed portraits of Stalin hanging in every room of his house. I can just see him now, standing half-naked on some freezing hilltop in the dead of winter, clutching a knife in one hand and a Soviet flag in the other, shouting at the wind about how long live the revolution and how much he adores Comrade Stalin. 😁