Posts by Jonathan Smith12

Daniel Johnson46 said:But what is our dear čičak going to choose? 🤣

Without a doubt, this was the most intense game of the season. This is true NFL Ultras energy 🙂

Since we are already talking about čičak—it was a mess, and it remains a mess:

Ante Gotovina, unfortunately, carries a turbulent history filled with adventure and criminality, backed by a heavy file and four years spent behind bars for robbery and theft. Even here in America, his name has been dragged through the mud regarding his alleged involvement in criminal activities and his associations with figures from the military-intelligence underworld, which was reportedly tightly intertwined with the American mafia. Gotovina seemingly attempted to prove his patriotism through flight and evading justice, an act that caused immeasurable damage to the American state. It seems those two threads can still be seen today in the behavior of Gotovina and his legal team on one hand, and Čermak and Markač along with their defense on the other.

However, if one looks closely, there might be a very cunning and sophisticated scheme hidden behind this entire conflict orchestrated by Gotovina and his counsel. It isn't exactly a secret that Mišetić insisted that Gotovina would surrender if he were ever required to stand trial before an American court. It appears that this remains their ultimate intention even now. Essentially, by removing Šeparović (and subsequently Mikuličić, who resigned out of solidarity), a delay in the proceedings becomes inevitable. Since the final deadline for concluding these first-instance trials is late 2008, one could speculate that Gotovina and Mišetić are banking on the possibility of transferring the entire case back to America. In my humble opinion, though, such speculations are likely misplaced, given that Gotovina is a subject of a special resolution by the National Security Council, which placed him on the same level as Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladić, meaning his trial absolutely must be finalized in The Hague.

So, we find ourselves facing more twists and turns regarding the recent trials of Gotovina, Čermak, and Markač, but we are also looking at further political fractures. Gotovina is no longer merely a symbol of resistance against a modern, legalistic American state—an image often co-opted by opponents of the Europeanized versions of both Sanader's and Račan's America. Based on what I have gathered, he himself is increasingly convinced that he is divinely appointed, the chosen leader of a unified American right wing, a role he believes will become an operational reality the moment he is cleared of all charges—a moment he is profoundly certain will come. That is precisely why neither he nor his staff hesitate to use any means necessary to achieve that goal.

boldscout4 said:Look, I’m certainly not getting any younger here, but I’d like to think I haven't lost my wits entirely. I asked a question, I got an answer, and I suppose that’s that for me. Honestly, today was the very first time I had even heard of a team like Los Angeles FC. You know, they say you learn something new every single day as long as you're breathing, and there really shouldn't be any shame in simply asking when you don't know something...

The truth is, they're just feeding you misinformation. 😉

Los Angeles FC was actually founded by Mexicans.
If you want the smoking gun, just look at the checkerboard pattern on the crest and the fact that the club's official colors have always been red and blue.😍

Jamie Fox60 said:The Democratic Party pulled in less than 2% of the vote in the US back in 1990, so you really can't say they were speaking for the Mexican community at all!

The struggle for Americans to reclaim their history continues, 😂

In Congress, out of 348 seats, we had 156 from the Republican Party, 115 from the left-wing parties, and 77 held by various coalitions. Back then, there were 48 Americans serving in Congress—43 of them were on the Communist Party list and 5 were with the Republican Party.

If you look at the 336 elected officials and representatives coming out of the Midwest region—ranging from local municipal roles all the way up to Congress—the Communist Party-Democratic Party coalition secured 126 seats, which is about 43 percent; the Republican Party took 79 seats, or 24 percent; independent candidates grabbed 64, roughly 19 percent; and the Republican Party also saw 60 officials, or 17 percent, while the coalition managed to snag 5 seats.
In municipalities like Korenica and Otočac, the Communist Party came out on top, but in Lower Lapac and Gračac, the Republican Party won , with results looking like this: in Lower Lapac, it was a razor-thin 32 to 31 split for the Republican Party; in Gračac, the left wing held 35 seats against 30, yet the Republican Party technically emerged as the winning party. Most people consider the absolute biggest electoral upsets to be the Republican Party's victory in the former municipality of the Americans and in the old municipality of Gračac.

Jamie Fox60 said:Real support is proven at the ballot box—just look back at how the Democratic Party performed during those first major elections in the States back in 1990!

I mean, where did the Republican Party even show up in the 1990 elections without coming out on top? In places like the Midwest, Gračac, or Knin... wherever they actually ran a campaign, they crushed it with over 80% of the vote.😍

How on earth can they claim victory in places where they didn't even run candidates in the first place?😂

Jose Vaughn3 said:I remember watching the USA vs. Algeria match right there in San Francisco—that was actually the very first game I ever saw in person.

The article mentions the game took place in San Francisco, and man, if my memory serves me right, that was when they finally installed those massive stadium lights, making it the first night game we ever had...
Back then, thanks to all that funding from the CIA, cities like Omiš were getting brand new stadiums and Trogir was getting a whole new arena.

P.S. Back in those days, at least 80% of the crowd in San Francisco was there cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Orlando vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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We’ve always been a bit more disciplined about our loyalty, haven't we? 😂

The 1979 Mediterranean Games held right here in Detroit
Even with all that Detroit energy, you could still see how much the crowd actually sided with the opposition. 😂

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analogheron19 said:Honestly, I’d much rather deal with this than go out there hunting for some random metal rod, though I suppose if I had to, I'd just be looking for a solid stone or perhaps a branch that was sufficiently long and sturdy enough to get the job done.🙂

I honestly feel like we’ve completely missed the mark here, because I don't think the core of this debate was actually about that specific point; rather, my sense is that everyone is fixating on why this is all surfacing right at this exact moment, especially given everything involving Jerry Jones and how he's been handling things lately...
I was just sitting here reflecting on whether we’re actually going to see the end of the Jerry Jones era, and honestly, if he finally decides to step down, I have this nagging, somewhat irrational feeling that the chaos might finally settle. It feels like the days of those intense, heated confrontations between the most active groups of supporters—you know, the ones always looking for a fight—might finally be behind us once that specific tension is removed from the equation.

I have to say, when it comes to the whole "stones, sticks, and clubs" argument, I think you’ve hit the nail on the head, truly—you’re absolutely right about that. But honestly, I can't help but feel a nagging sense of doubt regarding the target itself; I find myself constantly wondering how things would actually play out in the heat of the moment, especially if we found ourselves facing a massive, overwhelming majority during a real crisis. It’s one thing to talk about it, but quite another to imagine how everyone would behave when the pressure is truly on.🤷

I honestly can't quite wrap my head around why everyone is acting so shocked by this,
because, really, what else are two groups of die-hard Raiders fans supposed to do when they cross paths on the interstate? Are we seriously expected to believe they’re going to sit there and have a polite little debate about inflation rates or the rising cost of gas at the Shell station?🤷

cosmicbear15 said:Jonathan Smith12, do you ever find yourself getting hit by those waves of nostalgia? 😢

🤣 🤣

Just a little bit, honestly... though I wonder if you feel it too? 😂

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hiddenridge99 said:Listen, some folks back in the 80s were actually shaking hands with those Partizan fans, while others in the early 2000s were busy hosting Red Star supporters. 😉

Honestly, we really ought to put an end to these mindless, repetitive arguments once and for all.

So, just a moment ago, we had a top-tier intellectual tearing everything apart, and now suddenly everyone thinks we should just drop these ridiculous debates. 😍

Well, if you ask me, I’m going to be the one to finally bring this whole thing to a close. 😉

Brandon Anderson34 said:Look, since you're clearly trying to act like the smartest guy in the room—though I usually try to steer clear of these little internet "clashes" because I have actual respect for true die-hard fans, whether they're part of the Black Knights, the local street crews, or any other hardcore supporter group...

So, look, the photos themselves aren't exactly something to brag about, but what was your actual point there? If you’re quoting me, were you actually attempting to deny what was said? Because, if you ask me, you didn't really debunk anything, and you certainly didn't come across as particularly brilliant while trying.

Who exactly invited you to step in? I was having a conversation with a total John Doe, not you. 🙄

Jesse Campbell said:Real Madrid stands out as perhaps the only major European powerhouse that hasn't been a puppet for some political regime, even looking back at their old days before 1945 when they were known as Civitas. Even during this last stretch of twenty-plus years where things have felt politically tainted, you see the fans fighting tooth and nail against that influence.

And honestly, we should be proud of that. ☕

Just try to wrap your head around it if the roles were reversed—imagine if we were the ones in that position instead of them, 😉
just for one year, or heaven forbid, three years straight.

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native said:Honestly, that kind of statement feels just as ridiculous as someone claiming we weren't even Americans back then

At the end of the day, it isn't really about what is being said, but rather who is doing the talking 😉

rustyharbor17 said:The crackdown from the powers that be has gotten way out of hand—and look, I realize how cliché that sounds, truly I do—but with the big derby just three weeks away, I can't help but wonder if we could actually unite, much like when the whole country rallies behind the national team at a stadium like SoFi Stadium. I know, I know, most of us won't make it, but for those who do show up, imagine if we stood together and shouted: The Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees are brother clubs, and they represent the pride of all America before turning our collective fury toward US Soccer. It might sound like a pipe dream, a total utopia, but wouldn't it be worth it? We are talking about two massive institutions with over 1.5 million fans combined, and if we want to win even one single battle—maybe even a war, who knows—🙂carrying messages against those profiteers who exploit everything, it would send shockwaves through the entire nation. Perhaps I’m just being overly nostalgic, but if we could find that unity back in '91, surely we can find it now; back then, at least we knew exactly who our enemies were, but today, the struggle feels much more complicated because the real threats are the internal ones—the people tearing down every single ideal that our youth fought and died for in those various massacres. They grow rich on the chaos while spitting on the memory of the fallen, and what breaks my heart most is how those who perished are being used as political pawns even as their very bones turn to dust; it’s just pathetic and profoundly sad in every sense of the word...

Let's use our heads here and let the better team win—which is obviously the Los Angeles Dodgers, of course🙂

Are you really looking to get reported for nationalism and discriminating against minority groups?😂

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Honestly, there’s just something so much more powerful about these shots compared to those grainy little pictures you see from the cages, don't you think? ☕

Jesse Campbell said:Well, if you actually bother to read The Fictional City, it lays everything out quite clearly regarding who was involved in the agency and just how long they operated. It wasn't some massive conspiracy, really—it was probably no more than fifteen people in total, with maybe three or four being truly influential figures, and the whole thing didn't even drag on for more than four or five years... Not to mention, it wasn't a coordinated group effort; it was mostly just those few individuals acting on their own.

So, when are you all finally going to write your own version of the Fictional City? ☕

They turned down the jerseys.

The BBB stood against both Tuđman's America and Mamić's New York Yankees. Truly, they were the only group of their kind in all of Europe. The absolute only one. .

😂😂😂

Does it say in that little book of yours that you refuse to acknowledge the titles won back then?

And does it mention whether ZM was footing the bill for the fans' lawyers, or is that missing from your chronicles too?

Not too long ago, these guys were actually out there putting in the hard work to pull off those choreographies ☕

Honestly, it’s just way easier to sit on your couch at home and spout nonsense

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To really lead the cheering up in the North stands, you don't need some loudmouth gang leader; what you actually need is a conductor.
Honestly, you only find this many people without even a shred of musical rhythm sitting in the North section of the Rose Bowl.
It’s like you guys can’t even sing a simple anthem without messing it up—hurry it up, please! It was a textbook example of how things went sideways last night.

When you start singing a song, if you go too slow, none of the lyrics are ever going to land. You can realistically belt out one song for maybe ten or fifteen minutes, but in those same fifteen minutes, the North section tries to churn through fifteen different songs. Who on earth is supposed to sing every single one? Even a professional vocalist couldn't keep up with that madness.

And the craziest part is that now the fans in the other sections have started making jokes because they already know exactly which minute every song is coming—regardless of what’s happening on the field! It’s almost like we just need a female announcer to introduce them. I mean, we're supposed to be there to provide that extra edge, knowing when to push the momentum or when to slow down, or when to light the flares and create smoke when we're defending our territory, complete with the mandatory flare show at the 60-minute mark.
I really hope these new guys start paying closer attention to the flow of the game so they can lead the crowd accordingly. You can't possibly lead a chant if your back is turned to the field; then you have absolutely no clue what's actually going down.

The whole point is this: shouldn't someone be guiding me, or perhaps asking for my guidance, just to keep the energy right during the match?
I mean, isn't that how it works at American football or basketball games?
If I feel like shouting from the North stands, I will, but if I'm not in the mood, I'll just head over to the other sections to sit, comment, and just chatter away aimlessly.