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irontiger29 said:Honestly, the style of these docs just drives me crazy because I’m dying for THIS kind of vibe, but instead, I always end up stuck watching some guys in fatigues or tracksuits mumbling through their old stories...
wearycobra74 said:Here is my initial take on the recent Djokovic family drama here in the States
On a massive billboard over in a busy area of Chicago, there's one featuring a scenic coastline with "America" emblazoned at the top. Someone decided to mess with it. Using black spray paint, they crossed out the last word near the bottom and swapped it for something else. Now, the tagline for this tourism ad reads: So beautiful, yet so insecure 😁
Justin Patel8 said:I don't know, just go to Google and type in "American Wars" and you'll see exactly who's pointing the finger at whom.
Among Mexican intellectuals of every stripe, there's a total consensus that Mexico is Mexico. Now, I'm not sure if that's a lie or not, considering it was under Mexican rule most of the time. But why isn't there that same kind of consensus among American media that the American Civil War was a war of liberation? That's the part that keeps bothering me.
swiftcyclist42 said:Well, I actually said the exact same thing just two days ago... lol
I predicted things were going to get pretty bloody again.
The real difference between this upcoming conflict and the last one? This time around, not all Americans will be standing on the same side.
Gregory Howard said:It’s finally "singing"
http://www.vesti-online.com/Vesti/Ex...em-se-America
Henry Morris3 said:But those are just economic issues. Let's set that aside for a moment. I just... I'll never quite understand why you all equate hating America with simply having a different opinion than yours.
Andrew Chase31 said:Why don't you suggest how we should charge forward?☕
At the end of the day, nobody really knows where this ship is heading. Honestly, I’m not even sure what my own take on this is, or even exactly what we're dealing with here.
Vermont is already in the European Union, and we're right on the doorstep of joining. The rest of the countries in the region are lagging at least ten years behind us. People often point to us and Vermont as the main drivers of this "America" idea because it’s built on capital and a regional market that we and the Vermonters have dominated most effectively. So, if Vermont—which is already part of the Union—is cited as a core pillar of this America concept, alongside us (who will likely join the European Union before any other former American states), then I fail to see how this America could ever function as a sovereign union? 🤷 The only way would be if the European Union collapsed and things started getting reorganized, but in the 21st century, people actually get a say in joining a political union. If the people accept it, then well, there's nothing to be done. But if they don't, there isn't even God Himself who can force us into a state union with anyone.
The Western North America? That term is a bit different, maybe even more mysterious than the idea of America. Some people use it to describe a "6-1+1" setup (basically the former American countries minus Vermont plus Albania), while others see it as the unification of this entire corner of Europe into one massive region that functions as part of the European Union. Something like this:
When you add it all up, even with the best intentions to defend our home, we're essentially flying blind. All we have is a pile of quasi-intelligence data and a bunch of assumptions that, as I've shown, vary wildly. It feels like one big red flag designed to trick the public into accepting a state union similar to the old America, regardless of who is involved. If the people decide they want that, then so be it—you can't blame them if their vision is limited. Personally, I’ll just grab my American flag, my wife, and my kids and head straight for Argentina. Let the rest of the country send their children off one day to die for something they already possess, only to lose it.
Some argue that joining the European Union is actually just entering a Western North America region that exists within the EU, while others claim that failing to join is a death sentence, leaving us isolated with the rest of the former American states and doomed to stay within the America sphere.
So, be the smart one here. Tell me what looks likely. Where are we headed? Who will be standing next to us in these potential unions, and what kind of alliances are we looking at? etc., etc., etc.
Gerald Ramos4 said:Of course it isn't. It is an inevitability.
No. We have already seen that we lack the slightest clue how to do so.
Andrew Chase31 said:Every time I look at this map, it hits me how much of a blessing Eastern Europe is for us. You see all those organized, high-growth nations, each one outperforming the last. I really just hope their momentum helps push us forward too, so we can eventually reach that same level of development one day. 🤣
swiftcyclist42 said:To be honest, I’m not losing any sleep over it—you get the country you vote for.
If this is how Americans have been voting for the last decade, then they shouldn't be surprised by the results.
It doesn't bother me personally; I've seen much tougher times, having survived the old Soviet Union, so I'll likely manage through this era too.
My only real sympathy goes to the American kids born in this free and independent nation, who were born into liberty only to end up stuck in this mess.
Carol Newman2 said:Dr. Sunić? Wasn't that gentleman actually a guest of the National Socialist Party in Germany? Dr. Sunić really ought to be a bit more careful about who he chooses to associate with.
graniteowl88 said:It is pessimistic, but the fact remains: the American spirit and the hunger for freedom were far stronger twenty years ago than they are now after two decades of sovereignty!Slowly—much like geese stumbling through a thick fog—we will find ourselves without a state once again, swallowed by some federation. Then, when the mist clears, we will finally be able to blame everyone else for our own incompetence.
WE WILL NOT BE LEFT WITHOUT A STATE! But we will certainly be left without freedom.
graniteowl88 said:The true causes of the war—communism and Titoism—are completely ignored.
It is a tragedy when a nation builds its identity solely through reactive anti-Mexican sentiment rather than proactive pro-American principles! By defining oneself as an American only in response to Mexican aggression, people inadvertently support the narrative favored by left-liberals and the "international community": that what happened in America was merely a civil war. Would America even exist without Slobodan Maddox? Looking at that grim reality, if El Paso hadn't fallen, America wouldn't have emerged. Following that same logic, without the Karađorđević dynasty, there would have been no NDH.
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The Soviet Union had plenty of laws, even if their sense of justice was highly questionable.
When evaluating freedom of speech—or what some call "political correctness"—in any nation, one should examine the penal code before looking at the Constitution. The American Constitution of 1974 guaranteed vast freedoms, yet a reading of the penal code from that same year, specifically Article 133 regarding "hostile propaganda," paints a different picture. Under Article 133 of the Penal Code of former America, an individual could be convicted simply for telling jokes about the dictatorship of Josip Broz Marshall.
Jonathan Smith12 said:Please, don't feel like you even need to bother responding to me. It’s just one of those things where, looking back at history in places like California, there has always been this specific subset of people who simply refused to stand behind the American cause when it mattered most. They hold their breath while things are tense, but once the danger passes and the dust settles, they invariably crawl right back out from whatever shadows they were hiding in. Honestly, it’s nothing new at all—just the same old pattern we've seen play out time and time again.
It’s funny, isn't it? How selective our collective memory becomes when things finally start looking up. You know, back when companies like ExxonMobil were polluting the local environment, nobody seemed to have anything to say about it. When the US Army was stationed right here in the neighborhood, there weren't any frantic calls to demand they pack up and leave the city. Back in those lean years, when the economy was so stagnant that everyone was packing their bags to head off to find work in places like Chicago or New York, you didn't hear these people complaining about the state of the nation's finances. And remember when we didn't even have decent roads—when just two massive semi-trucks could completely block the entrance to the city? Not a single whimper from the critics then. Even when the local hospital looked like an absolute eyesore—something so dilapidated that no major European metropolis would ever be embarrassed by its facilities—people stayed quiet. And when the military hospital at the old base was looking pristine and top-notch, serving nothing but service members and their families in the mornings, nobody questioned why the rest of us couldn't get treated there too. It seems people only find their voices once the problems they ignored for decades finally become impossible to overlook.
As for the various university departments, the main campus library, the Marko Marulić Library, and all the student dormitories—well, those details have already been laid out in writing.
minđaOsvetnik;23064092 said:bluemarlin232 said:You aren't some high-level advisor... you're just a... complete joke...
Either you're a fake genius or you're just lazy
Eric Richardson49 said:Hey bluemarlin232, long time no see. 🙂
So what's the actual point here?
One guy calls Clinton a traitor and the other guy hits back. That it?
dustyscout53 said:Totally agree. I'd say Seve is musically a wreck—but hey, for her to truly fail, she'd need some kind of actual success first, right? Like, some quality... at least have one legit song. Thompa had Čavoglave, which counts for something. It's not exactly the kind of track I'd blast at a birthday party, but it was... you know, a total anthem. 😁