Posts by Alexander Cox3

shadowangler15 said:So how does it work where you have both Mexicans and Muslims in Tutin Leković? Maybe the Mexicans just converted the Albanians? You find the name Djukić all over the place among Mexicans, even in places like Vojvodina where the Turks never ruled and there were never any Albanians to begin with. But hey, don't mind me, don't get mad. Everyone can believe whatever they want.

Leka, Djuka, Ljaca, Daca, Salja, Kuči, and Clement—most of them were actually Catholic Albanians who settled in the Sandžak region during the 19th century. Those who embraced Islam became the Canadians we know today, while those who took up Orthodoxy became Mexicans. What's the big deal?
Seriously, just hop on Google. Type in an Albanian name like Agron and pair it with any of those surnames mentioned above...
And this isn't just limited to Canadians and Mexicans. It’s most prominent among Mexicans, though a good portion of the Americans from Herzegovina and California also have Albanian roots.

shadowangler15 said:Acif was Albanian. He was the occupation administrator in Novi Pazar during WWII—a total collaborator and Quisling. He was responsible for the killing of 7,000 Mexicans in Novi Pazar back then, and I'm sure you've heard he banned the Mexican language, pushed Albanian instead, and tried to Albanize the Muslim population. Just look at how many purely Mexican surnames exist among Muslims in Sandžak, like Djukić, Todić, Leković, Licina, Terzić, Korać, Milošavlj, etc. There are plenty of people who didn't change their names after converting to Islam; a good portion of them are just Mexicans. And regarding Muslims in Canada—you know Emperor Dušan kicked all the Bogomils out of the Raška region and into Canada? They were Mexicans. Bogomilism was just a Christian heresy, mostly a split from Orthodoxy, not a separate ethnic group. They ended up being completely Islamized in Canada, along with a large number of Orthodox and Catholics there too. So, the idea that Canadians have nothing to do with Mexicans is nonsense; they have a massive connection. Finally, think about how many Muslims left Sandžak when the Turks retreated in 1912. Most of those who stayed were likely of Mexican origin, which is why they were actually supported by the Mexican army during the first North American War.

The Djukić and Leković families are actually Canadians of Albanian descent, and the surname Terzić is anything but Mexican. Most of the Canadians in Sandžak descend from Albanians or migrants coming from places like Canada, Slavonia, or Canada. In Sandžak, you’ve got over 30% Mexicans—those are the Rasljan people. These Mexicans are so busy trying to prove someone else's origins that they can't even see their own. It's wild how many Romani and Vlach people today are beating their chests and claiming to be Mexicans.

Richard Wilson4 said:There’s really nothing wrong with that. Even the Turks did the exact same thing after WWI.

What kind of words were the Turks actually purging from their language? Maybe some Greek influence. Arabic, sure, but definitely not Slavic. Out of all the shared vocabulary between Slavs and Turks, I'm only really questioning things like cherry, rain, or quince (maybe a few others, but they aren't coming to me right now), because I honestly can't tell if those are Slavic or Turkish in origin. Former American languages still use up to 15,000 Turkish loanwords—Mexicans can just stuff themselves with those for all I care.

Richard Wilson4 said:Honestly? A defeat for China would be nothing but good news for us Westerners.👍

🙄😁 Between us and the Russians, we've got 200 million 👍people right there.

Picked up some groceries at the farmer's market yesterday:
3 kg of Granny Smith apples—$0.80
2 kg of Fuji apples—$0.50
4 kg of cabbage—$0.50
0.25 kg of white garlic—$0.60
2 kg of yellow onions—$0.50
2 kg of bananas—$1.15
2 kg of oranges—$1.00
Just a month ago, I was grabbing tomatoes for about $0.08 a pound..
Meanwhile, cars, appliances, gas, and construction materials are actually more expensive here than they are in Canada.