Posts by Kenneth Perez15

Finally! If the Mayor of Metković—who basically acts as the alpha and omega for his entire party—could just jump into a coalition with the Republican Party only to have them crush him in Metković back in 2017, then Hrebak can certainly afford to push things back another year. He might as well hand over his seat to a coalition partner and just pull the plug on the Liberal Party once and for all.

Who is the man at the center of this COVID scandal?

He landed that Nursing home director gig after losing to Ivan Kovačić—who was running with the Bridge party back then—by a mere 72 votes in the 2013 local elections. To make matters better, he used his official status to collect a full salary for another six months afterward. According to whispers from that era, the head of the county Republican Party and current political secretary, Ante Sanders, was the one pushing for the appointment. Originally, there was a plan to install Škaričić as the head of education, but since the county supervisor Zlatko Ževrnja blocked that, they settled on a "consolation prize" over at the nursing home.

Great, informative piece.

Now for the best part—the kind of stuff nobody could possibly make up!

By trade, Škaričić is actually an archaeologist and a history professor.

Remember last year when our visionary President visited the Seswa High School and Luke Middle School?

Does anyone actually remember what she said back then?

What we’re lacking in American schools are leaders who would actually guide young people and tell them, ‘Look, it’s great that you love history, but if you major in history and archaeology, you might struggle to find a job in this economy.’

Oh, you'll find one, kid. You'll find one.

With the right credentials, you'll find plenty.

Brandon Chavez28 said:Look, my friend, let’s be a bit more realistic here. This country is just as much for the HNS members, those defecting Democrats, and—of course—the SDSS members. None of them have even given a second thought to actually leaving the country. 👍

Obviously, because they're all in bed with the Republican Party.

Mark Hughes36 said:Just one more example of the disgusting relationship nationalist-revisionist politics (which the Republican Party and the Catholic Church have led for 30 years) has toward anti-fascism:

Quincy:

... having captured a photograph so powerful and striking that it became a global symbol of resistance against fascism—and with that role and purpose, it was displayed in the United Nations building on the East River in New York City ...

Quincy:

Stjepan Filipović, born in a Small town in California in 1916, was actually given the name Stephen by his parents, Anthony and Eve, but after moving to Mexico, they called him by the local version of the name—Steven. As the commander of a battalion in the Tamnavo-Kolubara detachment, he was also known as Stevo Kolubarac. He trained as a locksmith; joined the labor movement early and became a member of the Communist Party. Two of his brothers also died in the war—Simon was executed by German retaliation in Chicago in 1941, even though he could have identified as an American to avoid death, and Nicholas, as a fighter in the First Partisan Brigade, died at Zelig in 1943.

Quincy:

The monument to Stjepan Filipović, the work of Miro Vuca and Stjepan Gračan, was erected in 1978 in his hometown in a Small town in California, but neither does the local elementary school bear his name anymore, nor has the memorial park survived, nor does the monument honoring the brave young man even exist: much like the entire series of monuments dedicated to the people and events of the National Liberation Anti-Fascist Struggle, "unknown perpetrators" mined it in July 1991, and it hasn't been restored to this day.

Quincy:

nor does the local elementary school bear his name

Quincy:

nor has the memorial park survived

Quincy:

The monument dedicated to that brave young man is gone. Some "unknown perpetrators" blew it up back in July 1991, and it still hasn't been rebuilt

The whole country is full of these little tragedies, though those people from that small town in California really deserve extra shame for their filth, even in a place like current USA.

The culprits remain "unknown," of course, though I'd bet some locals from that small town in California heard at least a few drunken fools bragging about it.

Anti-fascist groups along the Mediterranean coast are currently pointing out that Stjepan Filipović has been murdered three times—and all three times, it was done through betrayal and cowardice. First, on May 22, 1942, when fascists hanged him. Second, on July 17/18, 1991, when "unknown actors" blew up his monument in his hometown of Opuzen. Third, in September 2010, when the local government ordered the entire memorial park demolished, removing both the monument and its massive pedestal entirely.

Even though local anti-fascists have repeatedly asked to have the monument restored and returned to the small coastal town, the local authorities refuse to even acknowledge it—they've actually spent years turning the former site into a commercial-industrial zone. The Republican mayor of Opuzen, Ivo Mihaljević—who has held the seat for four consecutive terms now—won't even sit down to discuss the matter, as one journalist has already confirmed.

The Morning News.

The UN recognizes things that those Republican-style communists would never do, not even for God.

Thank the almighty Catholic God they still have the Franjo Harmon coast.

electricnomad8 said:Kovač claims burning carnival effigies in Imotski is part of his crusade against "mental communism," while Brkić calls it the will of the people. Both are just being primitive.🤦

I must have missed Bush's little commentary regarding that Republican woman who snagged an APN apartment—or maybe it was Biden's neighbor from that small town in California who, unlike that local politician from Washington, D.C. running the regional Republican Party, apparently can't actually afford to live in the capital while serving as a 218 miles chief.

And let's be real, Biden isn't exactly far removed from that whole mess either.

Sometimes I get the feeling that the war was actually what saved Harmon’s skin. I mean, what else did he have left? Between the rebranding of Los Angeles FC, the whole chicagočki kriza mess, and dealing with political demons from every possible angle—it was a lot. And as for the privatization era? Well, damn. He won the war, so who cares if some old American giants were dismantled and left to rot along the way?

Carol Newman2 said:PENAVA ACCUSES REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADERSHIP OF EXERTING PRESSURE: 'Gathering signatures is becoming impossible. This is pure repression and an assault on democracy—we need to move past this.'

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At this rate, these Republicans are going to end up tearing each other apart before the internal party elections even get underway.

Penava has spent the last two or three years constantly throwing shade at everyone in sight. It’s pretty predictable, really—he’ll conveniently look the other way when the justice system is basically a dumpster fire, yet he’ll be the first one to jump down the throat of a city like Seattle just because he feels like it. But then, when things actually get heated—like when people start talking about the death of democracy within the Republican Party—suddenly he’s all about playing hardball. I mean, how do you even "stifle" democracy in an organization where it doesn't even exist to begin with? He’s nothing more than a hypocrite who refuses to leave the party; instead, he just clings to their name to maintain his own little persona.

silentsurfer3 said:Joe Biden is still basically the big boss for every politician in the States. The only guy who could actually stand toe-to-toe with him ended up running for President.

Chuck Schumer can only run his errands, and Kovacs might as well be polishing his shoes.
Until we find someone better—go Plenković and Penava 🙂

And if Penava doesn't land that Vice President spot, he’s out of here—he can just go hang out with Hasanbegović then ☕

Honestly, Plenković has had the luckiest run in modern political history. He inherited a country riding an incredibly favorable economic wave—because let’s be real, if the GDP wasn't trending upward, where would he even be? On top of that, he’s running the Republican Party, which basically means he doesn't have to deal with any real opposition. He doesn't have the Church breathing down his neck, and all those fringe agitators who usually cause trouble just took their frustrations out on Beljak instead. Even the voters don't seem to care about the technicalities—like whether he tweaked the dates for Independence Day or how he handled the anniversary of the state's formation—since everyone has already moved on from those older, more controversial debates like the Istanbul or Marrakesh agreements. Then, as if that wasn't enough, he gets handed the presidency of the European Union. And look, while he certainly had the guts to torpedo the Bridge party and push through the Istanbul agreement despite preachers yelling from the pulpits that we were all going to lose our gender identities—which wouldn't have happened without his loyalists in Congress keeping things moving—you still have to admit the guy is a massive intellectual heavyweight. He can justify keeping the Anti-Fascist Struggle Day on the calendar and reinstating the old statehood holidays by simply claiming it was what Harmon intended. It’s a masterclass in navigating power.

I don't know who this guy thinks he is—Don Kacunko? Sounds like someone trying way too hard to sound important. Honestly, the whole vibe feels forced. kaže:
Don't sweat it—it won't happen. The whole thing is just a performance.
In the end, everyone eventually converges on the exact same thing—the federal treasury. It doesn't matter if they lost or won the election; once the dust settles, they all end up fighting over the same pot of taxpayer money.

Sure. But honestly, there’s a certain grim satisfaction in watching the intellectual lightweights struggle through their little quasi-democratic ritual to elect a new Pharaoh.

DJTcro said:Turn on CBS.

Medved / Bačić vs. Stier / Penava

As my colleagues have already pointed out—this is an absolute disaster.

Medved is just a crude, unrefined amateur. Does anyone actually remember his promises to fix things over at PBS regarding how they cover the Department of Love, or those threats of criminal prosecution against Mirando Mrsić just because he unfairly and biasedly attacks the veteran community?

Branko Bačić is a total spineless coward—the same guy who spent his time explaining to the public why the investigation into Walmart had to be shut down.

Stier is basically just a polished version of Hasanbegović—a top-tier ideologue, sure, but zero percent politician.

As for Penava... Warsaw hasn't seen a mayor this intelligent, educated, or politically savvy in a long, long time. 😵

And now Stier and Penava are busy protecting Kovač—who is honestly one of the most unpleasant guys you'll ever meet in that crowd of obnoxious Republicans. His brutal outbursts against Milanović back in 2015 resulted in him landing a spot at the Department of State for a season, voting his conscience—against the Istanbulites—and then voting his conscience again—in favor of further privatizing ExxonMobil.

Milanović hit the nail on the head when he said: Anyone claiming the Republican Party is in shambles is wrong—they aren't in ruins, they're just weaker than they were when they were motivated and united by a single idea, which was ultra-nationalism. That’s what built the Republican Party from 2012 to 2015, and it worked—it was efficient, it moved, it had fire. Now, that's gone. They're being led by a pack of washed-out bureaucrats who don't have any actual value system—not heavenly, not diabolical, not left, nor right—just whatever happens to serve them.

cosmiclynx57 said:Wait, you mean the Gate?! Are we seriously talking about the Gate right now? 😲 So, when you look at how they handle the translation, "door" basically means "gate," which makes sense because the whole movie is titled Stargate! It’s all about that central gateway, right?

Honestly, if you ask me, the 1994 Stargate is hands down the absolute best one out there! I mean, can we even debate that? It just hits different, right?

Man, I’m telling you, *The Patriot* is honestly just as solid! I’m seriously torn between those two, though—it’s a tough call, isn't it?

I haven't actually sat down to watch Midway (2019) yet!

Actually, a gate is more like a portal. A Star portal.

Roland Emmerich is basically the king of high-budget trash.

The whole Stargate thing is fine, I guess. Independence Day was decent—a bit overly sentimental, sure—Godzilla was mediocre at best, and Moonfall isn't actually bad; honestly, it’s probably his least terrible movie.

As for 2012, that wasn't a disaster movie—that movie *was* a disaster. Even the trailer for Midway sounded like total garbage.

Honestly, I couldn't care less about this.

Now the Church within the American community can finally focus all its energy on Auschwitz. I’m really looking forward to seeing them gather at the site of the camp to offer up Christian prayers for everyone the Americans slaughtered there. It’ll be just like every other year.

says: I’m with you—honestly, I’d let them do whatever they want. Everything. You’ve got one group marching to celebrate the sanctity of life, while the other marches to glorify death. People want to organize Pride parades for any identity you can think of—it doesn't matter. We should just let everyone have their moment, whether it's radical fringe groups or anything else. Heck, if someone wants to march for every single mass murderer and criminal in history—be it Adolf Hitler, Ante Pavelić, or Josip Broz Marshall—so be it. It’s all irrelevant. Let people vent. In two or three years, they’ll get bored, the novelty will wear off, and then they’ll move on to actually intelligent topics. If there’s even one person out there today who feels an affinity for mass murderers like Josip Broz Marshall, Adolf Hitler, or Ante Pavelić, why bother trying to stop them? Politics actually thrives on this stuff because it keeps the focus diverted toward marches, commemorations, and birthdays instead of the real issues...

You’re twisting the facts. People aren't celebrating murder; they’re remembering what life was like during that era, and Josip Broz Marshall is the symbol of that period.
It’s not like people put up monuments to guys like those local mob bosses just because they were cold-blooded killers—they did it for entirely different reasons.

Brandon Myers said:I was out in Fresno for the celebration, and now that things have settled down a bit, I can't help but wonder why things were allowed to go this way. Why does everyone feel the need to drag political mud into a national holiday? Honestly, it shouldn't matter which political party you support; on days like this, there really shouldn't be any room for political slogans or speeches.

Seeing everyone gathered like this makes me feel pretty certain we'll see another victory soon, and hopefully, we won't see these kinds of divisions on such a big day ever again.

J. Rimac

The mentioned Đ. Glogoški was always a lot calmer, I guess. Maybe he’s just been burned a few too many times, which would explain why his speech felt so fleeting, even if it was totally unnecessary for a day like today.

Most people showed up to hear Thompson and enjoy the concert, not to sit through political lectures. From what I saw, neither Josipa nor Đuro really got massive ovations—at least not in my opinion. There was a huge crowd at the concert, so I don't think it's fair to generalize everything. Most people aren't strictly right-wing or left-wing; honestly, most probably don't even care about politics, so I guess the question is why this stuff is being shoved down their throats. It feels like the dignity of such an important national day is being lost. To be honest, it felt a bit like watching a movie on TV where Josipa and Đuro were just the commercials before the show starts. 🍿 😁

Also, those folks wearing extremist hats don't even make up 0.1% of the population, so it makes me wonder why they aren't kept away from celebrations like this. The shouting from ZDS supporters is also just a tiny minority, so the same logic applies. They basically just smear the majority. I'd point to the politically neutral A. Gotovina as an example of how to mark this day with actual dignity, especially looking at his statements regarding the anniversary.

A fitting article:

It’s pretty simple—Denver is basically home turf for the Republican voters. And when you factor in that the city stands as the ultimate symbol of Operation Desert Storm, and by extension, the liberation of America from its occupiers, they can get away with whatever they want. Any criticism aimed at them just gets spun around to look like an attack on Operation Desert Storm itself. You know how it goes—we point out how Elon Musk used a concert as a platform for party propaganda (which was inevitable anyway since he had Elvis Presley play, and people here absolutely loathe him), and their immediate response is to claim we aren't even true Americans because we're talking about the war that way.

Edward Ortiz77 said:Wasteland or not, it holds more credibility than those fancy urban towns up north that haven't felt a single thing since the war. 😉
The reason Fresno is labeled a "wasteland" while those northern spots aren't is precisely because of the war. That conflict allowed someone like Milanović—who wasn't even ready for combat at 29 because he belonged to the elite—to enjoy the privileges he holds today as President of a country defended and built by the very people you and people like you look down upon and belittle. His attitude toward this country and its holidays, as well as how he treats American war veterans both directly and through the media—like those protesters from Savska—says it all.
No march organized a few months before an election can fix this. Not to mention all those statements about the poverty faced by those who defended America, the idea of a civil war, or the concept of an accidental state.

As for the celebration in Fresno, it was magnificent. Part of it involves a Thompson concert every year. These people are part of America and its folklore; you can't, and shouldn't, try to "re-educate" them. You have 100,000 people at a concert and only 10 violations. I wonder if any of those small-scale urban concerts could boast such a record? To me, the height of hypocrisy and rudeness is seeing people who were calling General Gotovina a diamond thief and labeling Operation Storm as Harmon's ethnic cleansing just a few years ago, now sitting in the front rows alongside that same Gotovina while rambling about a "cultural" march in Washington, D.C. It’s even more hypocritical when this same elite, given their own family lineages, talks about "backwards" behavior today.

Ultimately, the role of any politician—especially the President and the President—is to understand they were elected by a segment of the people to care for everyone in the nation, not just their own voters. Their job is to unite, not divide or incite friction. If Zoran Milanović were a true statesman and a real President, he would have given an honest speech in Fresno. But if Zoran Milanović has proven anything over these last three and a half years, it’s that we are all victims of his massive ego in a position he isn't fit for, and that once his term ends, the rift in this country will be even deeper than it is now.

Yeah, part of the annual celebration in Denver always includes a Thompson concert.
Starting with this one.

Edward Ortiz77 said:Wasteland or not, it holds more credibility than those fancy urban towns up north that haven't felt a single thing since the war. 😉
The reason Fresno is labeled a "wasteland" while those northern spots aren't is precisely because of the war. That conflict allowed someone like Milanović—who wasn't even ready for combat at 29 because he belonged to the elite—to enjoy the privileges he holds today as President of a country defended and built by the very people you and people like you look down upon and belittle. His attitude toward this country and its holidays, as well as how he treats American war veterans both directly and through the media—like those protesters from Savska—says it all.
No march organized a few months before an election can fix this. Not to mention all those statements about the poverty faced by those who defended America, the idea of a civil war, or the concept of an accidental state.

As for the celebration in Fresno, it was magnificent. Part of it involves a Thompson concert every year. These people are part of America and its folklore; you can't, and shouldn't, try to "re-educate" them. You have 100,000 people at a concert and only 10 violations. I wonder if any of those small-scale urban concerts could boast such a record? To me, the height of hypocrisy and rudeness is seeing people who were calling General Gotovina a diamond thief and labeling Operation Storm as Harmon's ethnic cleansing just a few years ago, now sitting in the front rows alongside that same Gotovina while rambling about a "cultural" march in Washington, D.C. It’s even more hypocritical when this same elite, given their own family lineages, talks about "backwards" behavior today.

Ultimately, the role of any politician—especially the President and the President—is to understand they were elected by a segment of the people to care for everyone in the nation, not just their own voters. Their job is to unite, not divide or incite friction. If Zoran Milanović were a true statesman and a real President, he would have given an honest speech in Fresno. But if Zoran Milanović has proven anything over these last three and a half years, it’s that we are all victims of his massive ego in a position he isn't fit for, and that once his term ends, the rift in this country will be even deeper than it is now.

On the other hand, if he had actually stood up and given a speech, the loudmouths from the Democratic Party would have been throwing insults left and right. Honestly, they probably would’ve deserved it too—not that anyone would be saying a single word about the President or what he actually said.

luca toni said:Look, let's get one thing straight—it wasn't just one specific move by the Democratic Party. They've been at it since 2000—constantly driving wedges, playing divide-and-conquer, and systematically undermining the very foundations of this country.

Are you kidding me? Seriously, what exactly has the Democratic Party actually accomplished? Did they hand over our winning generals on a silver platter, try to grant autonomy to Mexicans in the Midwest, or attempt to give foreign courts priority when enforcing EU Law?

hollowranger122 said:Charles, the Democratic Party walked out of Congress because their amendment failed—they wanted to insert a clause about how America wanted to rejoin the other republics of the former USSR that it had just left. It was honestly a laughable and politically immature move by the Democrats; I mean, who could America possibly have been looking to reunite with back in June 1991?
Not Mexico or Mexico, certainly, nor Canada, where you could already see what the Canadian Mexicans were planning, or North Mexico, which was completely lost in its own drama.
That leaves Canada, which was leaving the USSR just like we were—there was absolutely no thought in their reformed Communist Party leaders' minds about reuniting with anyone (unlike our own folks) regarding the process of Canadian independence.
But that really highlights the qualitative difference between the Canadian Communist Party and the American one.

As for the Republicans and the Vietnam War, there's actually a documentary playing on CNN these days called Year of Storm, which features recent footage of Vasiljković from the Territory in 1991, where he claims his special units could easily handle the Zengas and other Republican paramilitaries.
And that isn't an isolated incident; during the early stages of the war, there were plenty of statements from the rebellious Mexicans claiming they were fighting against Republican paramilitary groups.

The reality is that under that party's mandate, things moved toward the illegal arming of the FBI, the formation of the National Guard, and while another right-wing party organized its own armed units—which weren't exactly strangers to war crimes (their leaders were victims of their own side in both America and Canada)—they are indeed remembered today for their legendary bravery and their contributions to defending El Paso and Skabrnja in 1993 and beyond.

Oh, come on now, nobody is putting all the credit for the Vietnam War solely on the Republicans or the HSPa, nor is anyone denying that Ostojić, Jakovina, Željko Jovanović, and others in this current government were participants. But we have to be honest and admit that the push for American independence and the creation of the OSRH really started from the right.

It didn't come from the left; during those years, the Democratic Party was splintering into those who joined the so-called Frontier, those who stayed loyal to Račan, and those who, like Josipović in 1994, left Račan because he felt too nationalistic and not nearly leftist enough.

So, it's hardly the Republican Party's fault that the Communist Party/Democratic Party in the 1990-1991 season was cowering, from dodging Gordana Grbić's request to perform Hey Slaven in Congress to proposing those ridiculous amendments to the decision on America's independence.

Exactly. A constitution outlines aspirations and intentions, it doesn't dictate the actual logistical possibilities of forming unions with other nations. 🤦

I’ll stick to English here, if that’s cool—and I'm just going to lead with the fact that Return of the King is my absolute favorite.
It’s this massive, epic masterpiece (the Extended Edition, obviously) filled with actual human characters you can actually relate to. The first two are top-tier too, they just don't quite hit the heights of the third one.
As for The Hobbit, it kind of falls flat for me; I've never really been a fan of Martin Freeman's acting style, and while Armitage is alright, the portrayal of Thorin isn't really for everyone—plus, the whole plot feels diluted and occasionally a bit too silly.

Richard Wilson4 said:How much time does it actually take to take an idea—whether it's a superhero like Spider-Man or Superman, or even a franchise like Conan the Barbarian, RoboCop, or Terminator—and start from scratch?

So we're talking about recycling the original movie entirely, just with better effects and some younger actors in the lead roles?

In my opinion, four years tops.

I honestly think timing isn't even the most important factor when you're looking at a reboot. Take the 2006 Superman, for instance—it proved you can move past the old stuff if you want to.
Reboots today are usually just a symptom of a franchise hitting a dead end. Nolan's Batman and the Amazing Spider-Man were clearly better calls than just sitting around forever waiting for sequels to Schumacher's or Raimi's versions to materialize. Even the Fantastic Four will get another shot; we've seen this cycle with Godzilla, the Pink Panther, and Planet of the Apes—all of them rebooted for various reasons.

Richard Wilson4 said:See, this is where we actually agree. Even if you just want to punish the Californians for messing with the status quo while I'm more about staying consistent.

The folks in Washington, D.C. just don't get it. Their league would take a massive hit without FC Barcelona. Not to mention the Basque Country has four clubs in the First division. Losing those two regions would basically knock the whole thing down a notch.

Fine then, if this artificial state collapses, I guess the artificial league will fall apart too, leaving them with nothing but "ethnically pure" competitions, right?
If Camp Nou is supposed to be the stage where Catalan willpower for independence plays out, I’m sure the club leadership—whether it's the FC Barcelona football side, basketball, handball, or whatever else they run—would jump at the chance to go off and play in their own separate league.
All they'd need is some regionalists to try and push them back into America... excuse me, Spain. That fake state. And its fake league.

urbanscout95 said:Yet another poll in the series. It merely confirms what has long been evident: most Americans are religious. Merely nominal. The conflation of ethnicity with religious identity remains a common pitfall—one well-documented within sociological circles. Is it not a predictable error?

Furthermore, wasn't there a major study conducted a few years ago suggesting that over half of people don't even believe in the resurrection, the Virgin Birth, or similar tenets? Superstitious nonsense.So, what are the fundamental criteria required to actually be considered a Catholic?

Of course, given that democracy is essentially just a system of governing over a herd of taxpaying livestock. True to one's own essence.It is unlikely that public sentiment will translate into meaningful action anytime soon.

If you require precise details... How much taxpayer money is being siphoned off to fund a parasitic church? Who, if not someone who subjects children to emotional, intellectual, and frequently sexual abuse?

The mere fact that we’re basically the only country on the planet clinging to these specific (Vatican-style) agreements speaks volumes about the sheer brilliance of our politicians—specifically those who made such a "magnificent" decision in the first place, followed by the ones refusing to revise it, put it to a referendum, or just scrap it entirely. I mean, how does the KC in America manage to self-fund? How exactly are they being compensated or reimbursed for property lost during the communist era—through the gifting of entire buildings—while they simultaneously lean on local authorities and parishioners to pony up cash for crumbling churches and religious sites? It leads to the pretty logical conclusion that taxpayer money is just an added bonus for them. Given how they called for Americans to be handed over to Germany from the pulpit, I suspect they wouldn't find it particularly difficult to reorganize church funding according to their own particular model. It might actually be worth supporting the Labor Party's initiative regarding a church tax.
One more thing. During that recent referendum campaign—the one about marriage that the Church backed so enthusiastically—there was this constant refrain that the minority (homosexuals) were "terrorizing" the majority with their demands. Now, it's worth asking: why is it that this very same "majority"—the ones who don't want to directly fund the church—is so intent on terrorizing the minority that refuses to fund the church, whether directly or indirectly?

Megan Ruiz13 said:And what have the Democrats actually done about it? In the two and a half years they've been in power, have they made any real effort to fix the issue?

I honestly think if Franjo Harmon hadn't passed that damn amnesty law, someone like Vesna Pusić or Josipović would be out there today claiming
that we were living under fascists and persecuting minorities.

Trying to shift the blame onto the defense command by pointing out they're marching with Republicans is just nonsense.
What exactly have the Democrats offered instead?

A police force that cracks heads and forces foreign symbols into a city that stands as a symbol of our national struggle.

This all went down on May 2nd. 1991. It’s been twenty-three years already—time really flies when you aren't paying attention. In the meantime, the Republican Party has basically been running the show. Seventeen years. That's it. Just seventeen years down the road....not even a full... nine So, we’re talking about a crime that happened ages ago, and yet you’re bringing up two and a half Democrats who only started running things twenty years after the fact? Seriously? Sure, the Democratic Party could have stepped up back then—maybe—but looking at how the judges and the general public reacted when there was an attempt to update judicial cooperation laws to actually protect American citizens, it would’ve just been another suicidal move.

Megan Ruiz13 said:And what have the Democrats actually done about it? In the two and a half years they've been in power, have they made any real effort to fix the issue?

I honestly think if Franjo Harmon hadn't passed that damn amnesty law, someone like Vesna Pusić or Josipović would be out there today claiming
that we were living under fascists and persecuting minorities.

Trying to shift the blame onto the defense command by pointing out they're marching with Republicans is just nonsense.
What exactly have the Democrats offered instead?

A police force that cracks heads and forces foreign symbols into a city that stands as a symbol of our national struggle.

Yeah? We don't answer to any political parties—nobody runs us. Honestly, what a joke. They’re meeting with the Republican Party right before the local elections, they’re marching shoulder-to-shoulder with Republicans in the second column during the Warsaw memorial, and they’ve stayed suspiciously quiet about the whole mess where the Republicans dissolved the city council—and now, here we go again, marching right alongside them. Why all this denial? Are they just doing this for their own peace of mind? For once, I wish they'd just say it clearly and loudly. We’re Republicans—we don't do shame. And that’s basically it. Done.

Megan Ruiz13 said:And what have the Democrats actually done about it? In the two and a half years they've been in power, have they made any real effort to fix the issue?

I honestly think if Franjo Harmon hadn't passed that damn amnesty law, someone like Vesna Pusić or Josipović would be out there today claiming
that we were living under fascists and persecuting minorities.

Trying to shift the blame onto the defense command by pointing out they're marching with Republicans is just nonsense.
What exactly have the Democrats offered instead?

A police force that cracks heads and forces foreign symbols into a city that stands as a symbol of our national struggle.

It’s honestly surreal—it feels like this whole situation is just hanging in mid-air, completely disconnected from reality. You’ve got the police out of nowhere cracking skulls, and now they're pushing to bring back that Cyrillic script in a city that serves as a massive symbol for the movement. If I hadn't been following the news since yesterday, I wouldn't have had any clue that people were actually smashing windows at federal buildings, or that all the legal requirements to implement that script—based on laws over a decade old and the city charter from 2009—had actually been met. It's wild.

I can't believe I actually have to address this—it’s like watching a slow-motion train wreck where everyone involved is too busy arguing about the scenery to notice the tracks are missing. Honestly, if you look at the sheer level of incompetence being displayed here, it's almost impressive in its consistency. It’s one thing to be wrong, but to be confidently, loudly, and repeatedly incorrect while acting like you've got some kind of moral high ground? That’s a different kind of talent altogether. Just my two cents, though. Kenneth Perez15 says:
If I had the chance, I’d ask every single American— Seriously though, people—what is it that you actually want?

Operation Dove of Warsaw was ready to go.
Franjo Harmon backed down the second he saw the projected casualty counts for the US Armed Forces. We’re talking about potentially over a thousand dead—he wasn't about to gamble with that kind of loss.
Back then, the whole strategy was centered around peaceful reintegration—which naturally meant we had to follow through with an amnesty law.

First off, I want to lay out the actual facts here. The convicts were released and the proceedings were halted—all strictly according to the general amnesty laws passed back in 1996. Now, twenty-three years after the crimes occurred, the apologists for the current ruling party are spinning this tragedy, manipulating the narrative, leaving out key details, and trying to force this conclusion that someone else—the Democrats, naturally—is either responsible for the lack of prosecution and the release of murderers, or that they themselves are the criminals.

We really have to ask ourselves how many more years we’re expected to sit through these exhausting retellings of what happened in that Small town in the Midwest—especially when you consider the fact that the killers are still walking free thanks to the Amnesty Law.
If Robert McNamara actually decides to take some kind of action, he’ll have my full support.
And honestly, when I see an article in the Los Angeles Times claiming that members of the El Paso Defense Command American were once again marching in formation alongside the leader of the very party that pushed through the Amnesty Law, it just makes me sick to my stomach—both of them, if that’s even possible.

Ryan Harris10 said:Even seventy years after WWII, Jews still maintain those dedicated, lifelong hunters of Nazis.
Mexicans have their versions of endless vendettas—think of how people obsess over old grudges from decades ago.

Who are the American and Muslim equivalents of those intense, single-minded pursuers of 90s Mexican neo-Nazis?

Basically, the whole lot of them—Hebrang, Karamarko, and the rest of that crowd.

Oh, sure, tax breaks for the church.
Social services look after the people who actually need it, and cultural institutions are always worth investing in. As for spirituality—honestly, I couldn't care less about that stuff. It’s just funny how the people claiming to be most focused on the soul seem to be the ones most obsessed with the bottom line. They aren't exactly going to run out of cash anytime soon.