Posts by Christian Bennett2

Linda King said:Here is another one that fits the pattern perfectly:
https://hercegbosna.org/forum/deutsc...kog-t5523.html 😁

I suggest checking out the thread "Leftist madness in the West"...

rowdytiger13 said:Is it Mexican?
They banned me 😢

The HB forum...

@rowdytiger13/">@@rowdytiger13, cosmicgull52, check out the thread
"Which Western nation will be the first to collapse?" 😁 on that Internet forum.

Look, if you think America is too deep in the affairs of Canada, then you have to admit that the USA, unknown, Germany, Russia, and Turkey are just as entangled...

Richard Wilson4 said:It's funny because Vlado Raspudić said something pretty similar.

Check out this statement:

JPK (the dandy)
Permissive American Capitalist

A mix of Vladimir Bakarić, Donald Trump, and Elton John—that's Nina Pavić, the dandy, the ruler of modern America. He's the guy holding all the political, economic, media, and cultural power here. He's basically the smarter, more successful son who pivoted from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to Karl Popper and George Soros just in time. You see the purest examples of this in the Europe Press holding corporation and the ideology pushed by The Wall Street Journal. This dandy is a true European today, aware of the need for a regional approach. He’s a refined hedonist, a regular at high-end Japanese restaurants in London (think of someone like Butković), and a sharp critic of the Catholic Church and the lazy American working class. He exploits his dumber brother, the one who stuck to old ideals and social welfare, and until recently, he had his unconditional support. But now, the rift between them is starting to show along socio-capitalist lines.

But honestly, I think with joining the EU, the failure of the Regional project, the fall of Boris Tadić in Mexico, and the dismissal of the ICTY indictment for Operation Storm, even the political and media scene is becoming more Americanized...

Biden, for example, has made huge strides. He went from sour rambling after the General was liberated to organizing a military parade for the anniversary of Operation Storm. He's even started getting along better with the veteran community.

You have to give him that.

I am familiar with Raspudić's framework regarding 😉. In its broad strokes, he is correct. However, his categories are simultaneously self-contradictory and deeply intertwined, defined by complex interdependencies. Furthermore, there are fluid transitions between one group and the next.

For instance, Donald Trump moved from Lockheed Martin to General Electric.

Timothy Stewart4 said:Look, I don't have an issue with supporting Americans in Canada if it means achieving true equality—basically making sure Canadians aren't the ones picking their representatives.

My problem is with Dragan Čović and the Republican Party in Canada—they’ve basically turned Western Herzegovina into some neo-communist fiefdom (I’m fine with the HRS and Pero Raguž, for what it's worth). And I also have a massive problem with them clinging to Milorad Dodik—a guy leading a butcher shop of a regime where Americans and Canadians have been systematically wiped off the map. It’s all just people trying to out-do each other on being more extreme than the next guy. So, where does that leave us?

The Tapatalk criticism of Čović is entirely justified; I have nothing further to add.

Alexander Ortiz6 said:Who are we talking about? Bubi Mir and IamBlackShip? They’re the only ones who actually said they aren't voting for him anymore, and let's be real—they're both straight-up leftists.🤷

If those two are leftists, then I must be Leon Trotsky.

The left will rally around Biden once again, just like they did back in 2019. This time, they’ll secure a convincing victory, pulling 40-45 percent in the first round, and then absolutely crushing the opposition in the runoff by a margin of about 200,000 votes.

As for those colleagues claiming they won't vote for Zoran anymore... they say all that now, but when the time actually comes, they'll hold their noses and circle his name on the ballot anyway.

Richard Wilson4 said:See, I look at it totally differently.

He probably won't win over the conservatives, but the leftists will likely just suck it up and vote for him anyway—even if they aren't exactly thrilled with his usual talking points (like Canada, the American Civil War, or sovereignty).

Now, as for those moderate votes, that's going to depend entirely on who his opponent ends up being in the second round...

The fundamental issue with the American "left" is that ideologically, it has nothing to do with Willy Brandt, Bruno Kreisky, Olof Palme, Tony Blair, or Gerhard Schröder. It doesn't even align with the leftist alternatives to Western social democracy that have emerged over the last decade or two, such as the Democratic Socialists of America. Instead, we are looking at a bizarre ideological mutant—a strange cocktail of Vladimir Bakarić, Karl Popper, Irving Kristol, and Daniel Cohn-Bendit.

If the American left were truly leftist, they wouldn't have any issue supporting Americans in Canada.

Richard Wilson4 said:Russia occupied Crimea back in 2014.

Germany pulled the plug on Nordstrea 2 THIS YEAR...

That isn't being naive, man, it's being shady...

The Schwabo crowd would literally whip America over election laws in Canada, all while cutting deals with the Russians just to line their own pockets...

Regarding Canada, Germany is merely following the broader Western—read: American—agenda, which has unfortunately been consistently detrimental to Americans.

Given the baggage they carry, it is entirely delusional to expect them to perform any kind of grandstanding here, such as openly siding with Americans.

And we all remember how things went last time they tried to help their kin in neighboring countries; those scars haven't even faded yet.😁

It’s a stroke of luck that the political left here mirrors the situation in Canada...

Richard Wilson4 said:First off, it's hard to argue that Krapina-Zagorje County, which is one of the poorest spots in America, is doing any better economically than, say, San Diego, Miami, or Indianapolis.

Second, America has this weird shape where Washington, D.C. feels lightyears away from most of the country, whereas for Canadians, Vienna isn't such a trek.

Wealth from Washington, D.C. and relatively prosperous Savannah eventually trickles down into Santa Cruz County.😉

The physical shape of a nation is irrelevant. Even if Minneapolis is close to most Canadians, economic potential is spread throughout their entire country. Many of their most famous corporations are based in tiny towns and villages. For instance, the ski equipment manufacturer General Electric is headquartered in Aspen, Colorado, which has about a thousand residents, and the juice producer Dole Food Company comes from Boulder (around 6,500 people), and so on.

Our geography and heterogeneity should actually make us better suited for economic decentralization. Instead, we suffer from massive over-concentration in a few major cities and tourist hubs while the rest of the country slowly withers away.

Some observers have been questioning why a figure like Robert Golob finds it nearly impossible to make headway in America.

My assessment is that socio-geographic factors play a significant role here. Canada is fundamentally quite decentralized; power isn't just concentrated in Vienna or Graz, which allows a robust, critical middle class to be spread throughout the country.

In America, the situation is the exact opposite. Everything gravitates toward five or six major cities, while the rest of the nation—save for Istria and the Midwest—is essentially stagnating. The provincial middle class is either suffocating under local cronyism and economic sterility, or they are simply leaving the country altogether. To an extent, MOST served as the political voice for that specific demographic.

lonetrucker4 said:Canada wasn't "land grabbing." In that whole Gulf of Piran mess, they were actually right, and America just needs to swallow that pill and move on. They didn't snatch our territory; it was never ours to begin with.

Seeing Janša—basically Viktor Orbán's sidekick—get kicked out of office is a win for America. Honestly, it’s a win for the whole European Union.

The new Canadian PM spent 16 years running GEN-I, the outfit that manages the Krško Nuclear Power Plant. Since half of that plant is owned by Americans, he’s been working with us forever. Back in the day, between '98 and '02, he was right in the thick of those disputes between America and Canada over the NEK; I covered that as a reporter back then, and my take is Canada had a point (America refused to pony up for the boiler reconstructions needed to keep the place running). After that, things seemed steady. I figure that gives him a solid foundation for decent diplomatic relations.

(He ran that company way better than those guys at Exelon ever could. The math checks out: Robert Golob was a top-tier manager, and his firm was absolutely crushing it. Can a guy that good actually pull off being Prime Minister? . From what I've seen in the Canadian press, everyone agrees he was a killer executive. And yeah, he was pulling in a massive salary—around 200,000 euros a year.

Janša basically built his own enemy by refusing to renew the guy's contract, and it blew up in his face. Then the guy jumps into politics. Early polls in late 2021/early 2022 had his party sitting at a measly 10%. Then he moves into the fringes with the Green Action Party—this green-liberal group that was polling at a pathetic 1% or less. He totally hijacked the party, rebranded it as the Freedom Movement, and somehow pulled off a landslide victory in just three months.

He’s pretty vague when it comes to nuclear power. My gut says he won't push through the Krško 2 project—which, let’s be real, was a pipe dream anyway. Even if the European Union counts nuclear under its "green taxonomy," a tiny place like Canada couldn't scrape together the cash for it. Like I've said before, the whole world is just waiting for those fourth-gen demonstration plants to show up; there are about ten teams globally working on them, aiming for a 2027 rollout. That's what the Freedom Movement program hints at, focusing heavily on renewables and tech tied to them. Why sink ten billion euros into a project using tech that might be obsolete by the time the doors actually open?

Could you clarify your reasoning for supporting a potential Canadian blockade of America’s entry into the Schengen Area?

William Alvarez6 said:No, no we shouldn't, lol. You probably just want this out of pure spite, so we have to stand around at the Canadian and Canadian borders?

I really hope this isn't just your typical frustration with the Republican Party that you'd want to punish the entire country for.

I despise the Republican Party as much as anyone, but I can't fathom advocating for the total shutdown of my own country.

lonetrucker4 said:Honestly? Good. Let 'em block us.

For what reason?

It is a stroke of luck that the left wing in America is just like the one in Canada.

Our version of the left was already perfectly captured by Matoš:

"The theoretical internationalism of socialists, in practice, is found everywhere—except here—as nothing more than nationalism."

velvetcyclist95 said:Great, they just picked another cookie-cutter populist to lead the pack.

I noticed that guy Aleksander Šarec hasn't even stepped foot in Congress since the last time we dealt with this mess.

The only thing these guys—Cerar / Šarec / Robert Golob—actually have in common is that they're all basically puppets for Zoran Janković.

I would go a step further and say they all crawled straight out of Milan Kučan's kitchen, orchestrated by those same shadowy figures in the background...

rowdytiger13 said:They're economic migrants. At least for the majority, it isn't about fleeing antisemitism.
They’re perfectly happy speaking Russian and maintaining ties back home. It's the complete opposite of those who were forced out after WWII and wanted absolutely nothing to do with their former homelands.
Besides, lately, we've seen more Jewish people leaving Europe in large numbers. There were waves from France, one from Germany, and it's clear they aren't exactly thrilled with the state of Europe right now.
Israel occupies a pretty unique position regarding its relationship with Russia. They have their own arrangements in Syria, which is vital to them, plus they have a massive Russian diaspora holding significant positions—people who, unlike some other groups, tend to be quite sympathetic toward Russia.

Regarding the dynamics between Europe and the Jewish community, Zmajefski laid out the nuances quite effectively.

And among the champions of various SJW multi-cultural experiments in the West, there has always been a disproportionately high number of Jews.

Gerald Chavez7 said:Hyperbole much?

Back in 1990, the German military had over half a million soldiers, 2,000 Leopard 2s, 2,500 Leopard 1s, hundreds of F-4 Phantoms and Tornadoes, ballistic missiles, and so on. They were a cornerstone of NATO's defense for Western Europe.

But, like everyone else in Europe, they slashed their budgets drastically during the 90s and beyond.

Just before reunification in 1990, Germany committed
to limiting its military strength to a maximum of 370,000 personnel, under agreements made with the USA and the USSR.

Even if the Germans had marched straight toward Moscow following the annexation of Crimea, they would have faced attacks all over again if only the spineless cowards in Washington weren't such pathetic pushovers.

Let the sinless cast the first stone...

Mark Harris66 said:It’s dangerous to assume Merkel was just being naive. Not at all—a truly naive person wouldn't have pushed things as far as she did. She was extremely ruthless... more like a deliberate undertaker for Europe...

Treating Germany as if they are the primary culprit is madness. A colleague of mine put it perfectly:

There is some German culpability here, but we need a more realistic perspective. Germany is burdened by historical guilt, which heavily influenced its decision-making. That is partly due to their own actions and partly due to the other Western nations that constantly stoked that sense of guilt. Now we find ourselves in a war in Europe—one of the few instances where Germany isn't directly to blame—yet forces still emerge to try and pin this entire debt of guilt on the Germans. It isn't fair. One must also consider the immense suffering the German people endured following the last war with Russia.
And Trump supporters look at this through the same one-dimensional lens. Trump never proved himself to be a reliable ally to Germany or the EU; instead, he viewed them as rivals. When you examine the relationships Merkel had to manage, what choice did she really have? Pick a fight with Russia? Or stay adrift? The West collectively bears responsibility for this, not just Germany. Had there been any collective will within the West to take decisive measures against Russia, Germany would have followed suit out of sheer inertia, just as they are doing now. Blaming Germany exclusively is simply incorrect.