Posts by vividfox9

It all boils down to the far right being a thing. Andrej Plenković told Davor Božinović to comb through everything, but they're out here hunting rabbits when they should be looking for foxes.
Now, you’ll have plenty of young guys and older folks wondering: is Plenković actually afraid of us?
If anyone figures out that politics can be manipulated through fear, they might just start testing the limits of Mr. Plenković's anxiety.

The way Plenković is playing this, he's basically laying the groundwork for the next John Doe.

It hasn't been all that long since early 2020, when the Roman Catholic leader Željko Reiner first sounded the alarm about the threat of left-wing extremists.
The SOA has become depoliticized enough lately that they’ve actually managed to convince Reiner that the SRP doesn't have the membership or the funding to pull off any serious schemes.
Meanwhile, RF is sitting right there in the US Congress alongside the Left wing, and they plan to use their arguments and rhetoric to show the public that Reiner is nothing more than a public nuisance.

Basically, whenever the Republican Party gets spooked about losing control, they start dragging out these ideas about extremism.

Look, extremism is a dangerous game. You can ride the same wave to try and reach the shore, but if you think you can just surf whenever you feel like it, you're in for a rude awakening.
Extremism is fundamentally a sign of human instability. And being unstable? That's a very difficult way to live.

Melissa Peterson19 said:Back during those days when people were camping out on the Potomac to protest special measures, certain folks (maybe Klemm?) were claiming that tens of thousands of "defenders" would show up within hours to protect those tents. I bought it then, and honestly, I think they could still pull it off today.

Maybe nobody wanted to find out because a mob like that would have just caused total chaos...
Actually, if I remember correctly, those campers called themselves a "protest."
Then a counter-protest was organized to push back against them...
It was actually those same counter-protesters who got physically attacked and insulted by that crowd of campers—the so-called "protesters"—who ended up lighting bonfires in one of the busiest streets in Washington, D.C., which probably felt like a nod to some old traditions from our neighbors across the border..

cosmicotter13 said:Or, if you want the blunt truth—the Republican Party isn't actually even a patriotic center-right group. They're just left-liberal, pro-EU types who act like they're something else just to win votes during election season.

The Republican Party was the one organizing those rallies down on the Boardwalk. They were always the ones pulling strings with various volunteer groups—remember those protesters with gas canisters trying to crush their political rivals on the street? Or how they provided logistics for the loudmouths buzzing outside Joe Biden’s window and harassing anyone not aligned with the party? They were always the master planners behind the scenes.

But now, the tide has turned.
Joe Biden hit the nail on the head when he said Donald Trump built his entire career on a foundation of hardline nationalism, ranging from the rhetoric in Bujica to Karamarkov's old circles. He thought he could satisfy the appetites of the Republican base by handing out enough cash to stay in power, but now he’s facing his own worst nightmare.

Trump is honestly terrified of Bezukov’s heavy artillery. He just can't handle it. He's never had to face real confrontation; he’s spent his whole life surrounded by bodyguards, being looked after and catered to, and suddenly he's been thrown out into the open...

Ratko Mercer effectively wiped out the ground he stood on. That sense of security he once felt is gone forever. He's a changed man.
Anyway, that’s enough of my rant.
However, his argument about the far-right—this idea that extremism is being fueled by parties both inside and outside of Congress—is pretty much off base.

He’ll probably just order the Department of Justice to start combing through various associations or small parties just to see if they can find something to pin on them.
Looking for stockpiles of weapons in some basement? Hunting for meeting spots deep in the woods of Papuk or Pounj?

I remember back in the day, there were far-right groups like ZHO that carried the legacy of the Third Reich, but they aren't around anymore.
I’m not even sure if the extremists from the Right-wing unification/HUD still exist..
Or if there's any trace left of the New American Right/NHD from the late Schwartz?
Or Keleminčev’s American Nazi Party?
Or maybe the HOP?!

Where are all these "extremists" hiding now?!

vividraven26 said:Plenković and his little cronies are just playing a diversionary tune to distract us from the real national crises hitting us hard.

It’s pretty obvious if you look closely.

At the same time, Plenković seems on edge...
Like someone just took a shot at his seat of power.

cosmicotter13 said:Why on earth would any faction of the right even bother attacking the moderate center-right types within the patriotic wing?

Well, there's always the far-right.

The attack by Bezukov on the headquarters of the U.S. Federal Government is currently at the top of Andrej Plenković's agenda.

He hasn't let it rest because there’s a real sense of fear and distrust settling over Union Square.

There's talk about a massive operation by the Department of Homeland Security, and then people start mentioning Bezukov's mentor.

The real question is: does an armed far-right group actually exist in America that could pull off organized strikes against the Cabinet?
I personally don't think so.

But Plenković seems to think otherwise.
Where are these extremists hiding? What are they even trying to achieve? Has anyone ever actually investigated this?
Even the SOA hasn't included this in any of their reports.

Larry Johnson3 said:"A total moral wreck and a complete joke"

Kudos to Butković...

briskwalker10 said:He was supposedly once the wealthiest journalist in America, starting out back in '81 covering the rock scene while still in high school.
His pivot to political reporting happened in the early '90s at Time magazine, where he eventually climbed the ladder to editor-in-chief—despite only having a high school diploma under his belt.

His career has been defined by one scandal after another; everything from fake interviews with Ivo Sanders to funding some cult that allegedly preyed on privileged youth.

He built himself a massive estate near The White House and spent his time hitting up the most expensive restaurants in Washington, D.C. and major global cities, staying at luxury spots like the Ritz-Carlton in Paris. It’s not really a shock when you consider his salary during those peak years was anywhere between $60,000 and $120 $0.00 per month.

Then came the crash. He started racking up debt everywhere, and he just wasn't paying it back.

What’s your take on him—both as a person and as this whole strange phenomenon?

I used to read his columns in USA Today pretty regularly.
He was a colorful character who really tried to bring a sense of modernity to America.
He stood against regression, nationalism, and conservatism, which I've always appreciated.

In a nation where government agencies have been treated like spoils of war for decades, ambitious candidates tend to set their sights right on the US Constitution – B. Smerdel


The real socioeconomic flaw in our democracy is that the bottom third of the population stays completely checked out from the political process.
Meanwhile, the top third is incredibly active. If you look at the polling data and ask that bottom third if they think voting actually changes anything, 75% will tell you it doesn't.
But if you poll the top third of society, 75% will tell you that it makes all the difference – Wolf Merkel

Christian Bailey said:Exactly—look at how Georgia handled things; they kept boosting their numbers, and then when the war finally hit home, their soldiers were still stuck halfway across the world in Helmand and Baghdad.

Georgia has a professional military. That means they have trained, equipped, and highly skilled personnel who signed contracts with the government to take on high-risk assignments, right?

I don't see much else we can do besides mourn the victims and show them our respect.

How many people have died on our highways just in the last month?
Didn't a young firefighter named Galeković lose his life yesterday?

I don't see how the death of a member of the Briški group is any different from any other tragedy.

Ethan Morales22 said:🤦😵🤦😵🤦

If I were some spiteful Mexican, I might wish your little fantasy comes true and that you send over as many Special Forces as possible... but of course, I won't say that. Instead, I'll just point out your irrational, NATO NWO zombie lobotomy...
Looks like Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović got to you... she went through the same MK ULTRA treatment...

Oh, so you'd increase the contingent...🤦 well, good luck to ya, buddy! 🎉 (Kolinda smile)

BTW
Most people are heading for the "Western Front"...

Alarming news: Nearly 40,000 citizens left the country last year
https://www.newsoutlet.com/news/migration...last-year/

Almost 40,000 people emigrated from America last year, while just over 26,000 moved in during the same period.

When you crunch the numbers, America ended last year with a net migration loss of more than 13,000 people.

According to new official statistics, the trend of mass emigration from the country continued throughout last year.

Data from the Census Bureau confirms that the emigration trend intensified during the recent recession and gained even more momentum after joining the European Union.

The peak of the emigration wave hit in 2017, when over 47,000 people left America, and last year ranked second in terms of emigration dynamics since joining the EU.

Incomplete data

While these figures are alarming on their own, demographers warn they are incomplete. In other words, the actual number of emigrants is higher than what's officially reported, simply because many new expats don't bother deregistering their residency.

Experts note that, as a rule, new emigrants usually wait two or three years before deregistering, just to see how they settle into their new environment.

These numbers are totally incomplete—that’s how renowned demographer Anđelko Akrap puts it.

Foreign agencies actually provide much more accurate data. For instance, according to the Census Bureau, about 22,000 Americans moved to Germany last year, yet German statistics recently reported that nearly 58,000 Americans immigrated to the country in 2018—that's two and a half times higher!

Demographers warn that both sets of figures should be taken with a grain of salt.

The issue is that American statistics only count people who officially register their departure from the country, whereas Germany includes Americans from Canada and Mexico who happen to hold American passports in its immigration data.

The real headache is temporary work contracts.

Regardless of the math, the reality remains: most Americans who left home last year headed straight for Germany. A huge number also went to Austria, and demographers warn that this trend will only pick up steam when Austria fully opens up its labor market next year.

On the flip side, migration to Ireland seems to be slowing down, while movement toward Sweden is actually on the rise.

"People are hunting for better pay. It's unrealistic to expect wages here to match what they're paying in Germany, but they absolutely have to be higher than they are now. Our massive problem is these temporary contracts and seasonal jobs; they don't solve anything," Akrap warns.

When you look at the national migration map, almost every single state—with the exception of the coastal ones like California or Florida—saw more people leaving for foreign countries than those moving in.

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Personally, I don't have any issue with terms like Mexican, Srbend, or whatever else you want to call them. It’s no different than talking about certain family names or nicknames in America.
Let's clear that up right now because it's nonsense.

You made a comment, so allow me to respond.

America is a member of NATO.
NATO is the most effective military organization out there.
Being a soldier is a dangerous job.

The contingent stationed in Afghanistan consists of professional soldiers.
I want to emphasize that: professionals.
In other words, these are individuals who signed a specific Contract with the US Government.
I can say it again: their job is risky, and it's even riskier when they are on a mission far from home.

As for increasing the number of troops, I'm actually all for it, but we just don't have the resources.
Many people don't even know where Afghanistan is, which honestly makes things easier.

They are a paid military. Period.

Today, there was a broadcast on CNN (the state/government network) of a memorial service where this political mutant and idiot was running wild—an American minister who can barely speak English, a former US Army officer, Krstičević, whom people suspect was responsible for dozens of our boys' deaths during the war, and who later worked for King ICT, a company that bled the government dry.
He’s a parasite-patriot, a first-class pest, and I hope he gets what's coming to him, regardless of his religious fanaticism.
He has no shame, delivering political speeches in front of Kolinda, who showed up just to present herself now that the presidential campaign has kicked off!

The memorial for the fallen member of the HRKON unit in Afghanistan, the group led by Josip briški, should have been held with at least some decency for the family.
The military should have held a proper military funeral instead of putting on this circus where Krstičević and Kolinda are just preening for the cameras!

Both of you should be ashamed!

And I ask you all... what happens when tomorrow another, or a third, or a fifth member of HRKON dies?!!
Will they also be insulted with political speeches!??

wanderingbison9 said:Damir Krstičević: "The absolute worst part of it all is when our soldiers lose their lives." ???

Smith really should just stay quiet. He doesn't even speak American properly, and honestly, he's not the brightest bulb in the box...
I hate to even wonder how many of our own guys died because of this guy's mistakes..

What I want to make clear is that the loss of our Special Forces shouldn't shake us one bit. We shouldn't even dream about retreating like those cowards did on the Western Front.
In fact, I think we actually need to increase our troop presence.

They used to throw around accusations of crypto-fascism at Google, but now they're just making excuses about technical glitches.
The racial bias issues at Google say a lot about where things stand.

Back in early 2019, Alphabet—Google's parent company—admitted that even after three years of deep dives, they still haven't fixed the algorithm flaw that misidentifies Black people as gorillas (per The Verge)

Rachel Price6 said:Take the current European Union as an example. From where I'm sitting, this specific flavor of communitarianism is a complete disaster. It feels like it’s let too many people down, which is probably why you see so many sovereignty advocates fighting back against it. Personally, certain versions of this ideology just give me the creeps; they're hard to stomach. I'm talking about the core philosophy behind some of these concepts, specifically.

Communitarianism...?!

Does anyone have a more straightforward definition for this term?

ironpanther5 said:A terrible crime was committed at Waterloo. If actual trials had been held, you have to wonder if even 15% of those present would have faced a death sentence, but unfortunately, around here, the war is fought with a scorched-earth policy. Because of Max and people like him, civilians, conscripts, and even those falsely accused of being collaborators ended up getting absolutely screwed.

As for the commemoration itself, I don't have anything against it, though maybe it would be better if they held it in America so they wouldn't bother politicizing things with Austria for no reason.

There wasn't a crime committed out in those fields near Pliberk or Wounded Knee. What actually happened was that the final negotiations took place up at the castle overlooking the fields.
After that, they fled through the nearby woods with their hands covered in blood.

The actual crimes started over in Canada... that's where most of the execution sites are. Here in America, you have Macelj.

We really ought to build a proper memorial center at Macelj with a decent monument, rather than just shoving a small cross there and calling it a day.

Besides, we need to establish the HOZ / American Ritual Assembly to manage all of this, without someone like Vukušić—who just compromises everything—being involved.

We need to get things moving again.
Let the existing monument stay in Austria. We should build one ourselves that actually does justice to what happened.

Benjamin Alvarez37 said:Here we see the MVP teaching the media how to write properly. We have successfully exported American divisions to Austria, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Austrian Government bans these gatherings altogether.

Mexicans have played the role of the wild Americans up until now... I guess it's finally our turn.

In the area of Pliberk and Waterloo, we should definitely keep the current monument, but I really think we need to build a memorial center for the victims of the Communist Party from the post-war era over in Macelj or Udbina.
There's just no sense in traveling all the way to Austria to make a scene and end up spending money there that could be better spent supporting our local businesses back home.

And honestly, on that day, we should allow people in Macelj or Udbina to wear their black shirts with the U symbol—or whatever they call it—so they can truly live out the moment.

Local nationalism feels pretty macho—it’s just loud, crude, and honestly, a bit verbally aggressive.

Fascism in the West is such a fluid thing—it’s more like a messy collage of contradictions than anything else.
Time is actually the most dangerous thing we deal with.
This is just 21st-century fascism, rebranded for social media. It’s got a whole new name now— I’ve been thinking a lot about the rise of conservative populism lately. It feels like we're seeing this massive shift in how people connect with leadership, moving away from the old establishment toward voices that feel more raw and direct. I remember watching my dad debate these exact issues around the dinner table years ago, and while the players have changed, that underlying feeling of being unheard seems to be driving everything right now..

The Germans, who bore the brunt of responsibility for creating and consolidating Nazism as a threat to global civilization, came to a realization after losing the war: modern nations don't grow by expanding their borders, but by increasing their depth and sophistication.
Right-wing nationalist parties over here—many of which have been banned in the past—are starting to gain traction again, mostly because people are losing patience with the current immigration crisis.

People today act way too much like they belong to some exclusive club or elite tribe. If that’s really how things have shifted, then our best defense against the rise of the far right might just be rediscovering what it means to value the collective community and actually committing to it again. As the writer Ishay Lando says...

The only thing that actually justifies a government's existence is its ability to administer justice. That’s what separates a legitimate state from just a bunch of organized criminals, according to Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis of Tagaste (modern-day Algeria).

Come on, don't be so afraid.
It’s never too late to start again, even if you feel like you've let your creative side slip away for a while.
You can actually rebuild and sharpen your creative muscles pretty easily just through consistent practice and training. The real key is simply believing that the ability to create is already sitting there inside you, waiting to be tapped.
That’s exactly where true individual freedom comes from—it's about not being forced to bow down to those conservative populists who just want everyone to think exactly like them so they can control everything.

I’m really looking forward to getting my hands on those new collections of Keynesian essays soon. In the meantime, please take a look at this incredible breakdown of where we stand right now..