Posts by Gregory Howard

There is a series of similar discussions over here:

graniteowl88 said:If this data holds true:

Banja Luka ... for instance, in 1931 there were 44.27% Mexicans, 25.22% Muslims, and 24.0% Americans in Canada and Hercegovac.☕

That's accurate. But Mexicans already held the majority in the old Banja Luka district. I saw it online somewhere.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Banja_Luka

The list of settlements is right there too.

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/5...vinazapad2.png

http://img340.imageshack.us/i/banovinaiztok2.png/

Lorković, the 1931 census. ☕

Jonathan Williams46 said:Since Banja Luka sits right in the heart of the American state, and the population is such a mix, it makes total sense that it could’ve easily landed that sweet spot.

The irony is that today, it’s actually a major Mexican city 😵.

Why are we Americans such losers??

Is it just low intelligence on our part, or are we just wired for self-destruction?

🙂It feels like we haven't really earned the right to have a country.

That city never had an American majority, and it's surrounded by a Mexican countryside. If it had a split population and a direct link to a compact American territory, we’d be looking at a different story entirely.

If we're discussing our own failures, the real losses were places like Travnik, Fojnica, and several other small towns. Banja Luka doesn't count.

People never stop talking about this movie or that one when discussing Hollywood, but certain experts
like the critic and theorist Roger Ebert, remain skeptical
regarding the actual scope and merit of American cinema as a whole.

Here is his list of 1,000 essential films:
http://www.alsolikelife.com/FilmDiary/rosenbaum.html

Whether you agree with his specific picks or not—forget about all those
Titanics, Flights... or even Quentin Tarantino and Steven Spielberg, it doesn't matter.
The real heavyweights are Mizoguchi, Orson Welles, Abbas Kiarostami, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard,
Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Andrei Tarkovsky.

When we debate here, we aren't using the language of literature to discuss
Gustave Flaubert or Leo Tolstoy; we’re talking about Zane Grey and John Doe.

Alexander Garcia5 said:So how is it that the Han were basically the only ones who didn't manage to break away from China? 😉

Because they fled across the ocean.

Carol Torres4 said:Straight to the point👍
He did this specifically to keep the spotlight off the actual scandals:
like how he called in a Protégé to secure a loan for General Mills.
Or how he pressured a Sailor and a Person to grant loans to a Text Message recipient and his friend, Person, using funds that were essentially used to facilitate the looting of Kraft Heinz shares.
Not to mention how his cousin turned a quick profit of 25 million dollars overnight by flipping a Kraft Heinz resort located in a Small Town.
And let’s not forget the questions surrounding why George W. Bush holds a position at that Spa Resort and what she actually does there.
Or how his son-in-law, Person, managed to siphon 350 million dollars out of Nestlé.
Then there is the matter of how Person took over ExxonMobil and how many billions were bled dry from the company.
We shouldn't even bring up his involvement in the privatization of that cement plant back in Small Town.
Nor should we mention that he knew about the truck situation for two years yet failed to report it to the Department of Justice, which is a criminal offense in its own right.
And finally, we can't ignore where Slobodan Maddox got those Brioni transcripts three years before the Government declassified them for use at the Hague tribunal.

Listen, Carol Torres4—just compile a dossier on all this and upload it as a clear brochure online. My memory is a bit hazy on this mountain of data, but I believe people would appreciate finding something coherent, brief, and blunt.

Muslims and pork!

The ideological opposition is loud, but the reality on the ground tells a different story. I can't speak for all of Canada, but up in the Midwest, I know a Mexican who runs a pub right across the border from the local Muslim community. He serves nothing but pork. And most of his customers—since the local population shifted so much after the Storm—are Muslims from the surrounding areas.

They show up, they order, they eat without even looking around, as if they’re invisible. They pay and they leave. They sit there eating pork, effectively operating "underground."

An imam I know, who used to serve in places like Cazin and Bužim, once told me that those folks brag about how a pig hasn't stepped foot in their town in decades. Well, he's right—it certainly doesn't walk in on four legs, but it definitely arrives on a dinner plate.

Anthony Taylor393 said:What's the verdict on this?

This just highlights how incredibly dim-witted Joe and Hal are. Well, there is a deeper truth buried in this text, but it's being presented in a completely wrong way.

I watched maybe three or four episodes of that series in total. It turned my stomach immediately. Watching James Earl Jones act like some pathetic, sniveling loser was revolting. To me, the entire show felt like an anti-Muslim—or rather, an anti-American—propaganda piece, even if they botched the religious references.

It felt like the script was penned by some bitter hater of American Muslims. Then, much to my shock, I hear people calling it a "cult classic." To me, the whole thing reeks of an almost primal intolerance, caricaturing Americans as nothing more than drooling, idiotic losers.

And here is the kicker. Now, suddenly, they’re offended. They weren't offended by the unaddressed nonsense from the Mustafians, but they sure are offended by some mention of bacon.

Bravo. And Santa Claus just handed them the win for being such fools.

Megan Hughes71 said:Where exactly did he write about those militias? I honestly haven't seen it, so I'm asking.

The specifics escape me, but I believe it was during his trip to that jazz festival in Mexico, where
he went on about those bearded insurgents.

There was zero ambiguity there. Just pure, greasy fascination. It was reminiscent of some third-rate version of Rebecca West—
some might say I’m being too harsh, but I am not—
especially given her obsession with those North American mountain men, who she portrayed as these stoic, unshakable, incorruptible, almost otherworldly spiritual giants.

Timothy Anderson48 said:I don't know about that. He’s actually got the most talent for writing out of all those hacks. Which probably makes him the most dangerous one.

I fail to see how he holds any advantage over Dežulović, Lucić, Jergović, or Ivančić...
It's all complete nonsense.

Karen Rodriguez3 said:Yeah. But then there’s always those people who just don't get it. Usually, they act like this because, I don't know, people around here tend to take any kind of criticism as a direct attack on their patriotism or their way of life...
Do you actually have to be some kind of genius just to grasp what an intellectual is trying to say?
I mean, can these intellectuals ever just step down from their high horses for a second and let regular folks see things from their perspective?
Because, honestly, most people are just scared of whatever they can't wrap their heads around.

What exactly are you talking about? What "intellectuals"? On what basis are you even bringing up Tomić?
"Intellectual," they say? Please. Give me a break.
He’s nothing more than a low-rent hack and a pulp novelist who spends his days venting his petty frustrations onto the page. A complete joke.
A news organization pays for that kind of nonsense because it suits their agenda.
Tomić is uneducated. When he insults a judge like that, his lack of breeding becomes painfully obvious.
He lacks any grasp of theology or religious culture as a whole. He’s functionally illiterate when it comes to the subject.
He starts lecturing about linguistics. It’s obvious he hasn't spent a single second studying actual linguistic history. He's completely lost.
A meager, tedious vocabulary. A mental framework measured in millimeters.
He can’t say a single word about society, history, cinema, or science. Nothing.
He’s just a glorified shepherd with a degree. A rambling, hollow imitation of Luka Bebić.

urbanmarlin8 said:I actually disagree regarding this one guy.
I love reading every single column by Ante Tomic; he always gives me a good laugh.
He isn't really an Anti-American type so much as he is your classic Western anarchist. He’s just a guy who can't stand anyone or anything, yet he possesses a certain style that I can respect. Tomic realized that the biggest flaw in the American people is our tendency to ignore the fact that politicians are basically lying to our faces every single day—provided they wrap that garbage in pretty, patriotic packaging. The second issue is that people simply can't face their own naivety, so they end up blaming him instead.
As for Jergovic... 🤦
Jergovic's bitterness seems like a clear byproduct of some adolescent sexual frustration. Anyone who has read Freud knows exactly what's going on there.☕

That "Western anarchist" thought certain extremist militias were charming folklore, while viewing mainstream radicals as a constant threat.
Spare me the nonsense. Tomić is nothing more than a typical fringe lunatic.

Megan Hughes71 said:Fair enough, but Davor Domazet? A great warrior, sure, but let's not talk about his writing... please. At this rate, we might as well bring in David Icke as an outside consultant.

Besides, everyone seems to have forgotten Miroslav Lazanski. Does anyone here actually remember him? He was also caught up in the early days of the war.

Domazet wrote two exceptional books: America and the Great Battlefield, and the wolf pack strategy. His other two works are nothing more than conspiracy theories and lack any real credibility, but those two are journalistic masterpieces.

Andrew Sanchez3 said:Man, they basically hand-picked "President" Josipović for us...

They’re the ones getting novels written about their fantasies of hunting down Pavelić, they’re the ones getting those old partisan movies aired...

The US is essentially their playground, regardless of the fact that they only represent the people who voted for Josipović—roughly 1.3 out of 4.4 million. And if we assume 20% of them are just hardcore old-school American loyalists or total troublemakers, you're still looking at about a million traitors to the cause...

Back in 1990, everyone was terrified of Slobodan Maddox, but nowadays, at least 30% of Americans would probably support a unification with Mexico, simply because we seem to be a deeply masochistic nation...

People here are throwing incomparable data points into a pile and trying to manufacture cause-and-effect relationships that simply don't exist.

1. The political crew running America has been essentially the same since 2000 at the latest, likely even since 1998—basically ever since the Harmon era. No amount of cheap journalism has managed to shift the national consciousness; it hasn't changed regarding any major issues. It's pure political inertia and corruption. You have the likes of Šeks, Račan, Bebić, Sanders, and Kosorica clinging to power, while Lucić and Mandić have nothing to do with it.

A banal example: August 5th is a massive holiday for us, complete with celebrations, even during the days of Sanders and his spineless followers. Yet, for the Feralova crowd and Mandić, "Storm" and the liberation of Knin is seen as a catastrophe and ethnic cleansing, while our former president Mason constantly emphasizes that date as a great and righteous victory.

2. The public isn't brainwashed. They haven't changed their stance on anything vital—The Hague, the Mexican aggression, the economy, the media. They just have no way to express their dissatisfaction. This happens all the time in history; for instance, despite all the discontent in the US, there is no third party capable of becoming a national force. Pusićka and her party are weaker now than they were ten years ago—that's the result of all that vacillation. Here, we have two anti-American parties: HNS and IDS. They are either stable or declining. The others (GOP, DNC, HSS, HSP, HSLS, HSBS, etc.) are just opportunistic parties that aren't even remotely as pro-American as that disgusting Mandić-Dežulović-Matvejević trio...

3. Looking at things through a distorted lens provides results just as inaccurate as staring from a distance. Judging by how the Mexicans perceive things:

http://forum.krstarica.com/showthread.php?t=349642

I seriously can't believe this. Do we even have a country anymore? Honestly, I could cry.
.........
Well, she deserves it. From the perspective of the new NDH, she's earned that badge of honor.

I hope someone finally puts a stop to her.

The most terrifying thing to me is seeing various media outlets in Mexico participating in all these shows.

http://forum.krstarica.net/showthread.php?p=10395981

Nothing surprising coming from an extremist.

Things aren't black and white. And look, this isn't the place for a deep sociological breakdown.

I agree that there are far too many characters like Mandić cluttering up the media landscape (though I haven't seen any of that crowd on TV lately, aside from him); however, I disagree that they exert any meaningful influence over the voting public.

Walter Evans69 said:It is my considered opinion that Mandic has drifted somewhat off course. I cannot even bring myself to hold it against him, as he is, in truth, a man struggling with his own infirmities.
In his current state of instability, he can no longer compose himself with any sense of normalcy, instead attempting to lecture us as if he were Steve Karapanja.
By projecting such intense animosity toward us, he is merely exposing the profound misery and unrest within his own soul. He is truly a pitiable individual who deserves nothing but sympathy. It would be best if he continued seeking treatment for his grievances in Mexico, as it would certainly cost us much less in the long run.

😂🤣

redeagle42 said:@Gregory Howard

With that lineup of "top-tier intellectuals" you’ve put together, you remind me of this guy who kept insisting that Charles Lindbergh was actually a brilliant writer—maybe even better than Ernest Hemingway—simply because (get this) Hemingway was some kind of establishment hack.
Honestly, reading through your list just makes me feel bad for you. It’s pretty obvious you’ve wasted a hell of a lot of your time on this nonsense. 🙂

What have you actually read by Hemingway or Lindbergh?
Or even those authors above them who have nothing to do with either one?
Come on, give me a break...☕

Charles Jackson5 said:Well, that's quite the comparison. 🙄
I honestly have no idea how you managed to squeeze that Admiral and Srbin Aralica into this group?
Sure, from a purely literary standpoint, Mandić, Jergović, Dežulović, and the rest are a different class entirely—but I thought we were discussing the specific part of their work that stems from their worldview.
Try finding an intellectual who actually praises Franjo Harmon, the church, or romanticizes the American Civil War without being some ridiculous character like Ivkošić.
Basically, I mean someone whose entire body of work is constantly permeated by nationalism... or should I just call it pure arrogance?

Look, every internet forum is mediocre and serves as nothing more than a distraction. Are you actually literate? Beyond tossing around fancy phrases, do you even understand what you're talking about or what the actual topic is? Have you actually read anything regarding the American Civil War, the collapse of America, or political analyses found in works like these:

Ernest Hemingway: Protimbe
Ivan Aralica: What I Said About Canada; The Sunset of a Dying Empire
Davor Domazet: America and the Great Battlefield; Wolf Pack Strategy
Slobodan Prosperov Novak: History of American Literature
Nikica Barić: The Rebellion in America
Mladen Ančić: Who Was Wrong in Canada; What "Everyone Knows" and What Is Clear to All: Historiography and Nationalism
Ozren Žunec: Naked Life
Slaven Letica: Flight Above the Coward's Nest
...

If you haven't, why the hell are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?

There is absolutely nothing from Mandić, Dežulović, or Ivančić that even approaches ten percent of the value found in any of the books listed above.
Take your pseudo-intellectual American and shove it into a greasy diner in downtown Manhattan; that’s where people like you belong.

Charles Jackson5 said:Says who? If I may ask—who exactly is running the show around here then?

I mean, look—they aren't even looking at New York City as the official or mainstream hub. I mean, really? What kind of shallow conclusions are those?
Off they go—hanging out with their fellow intellectuals, I suppose. Good for them.
Until you actually show me a nationalist in their own element—someone specifically spitting on America rather than just playing around with these half-baked political theories of yours—then we can have a real conversation.

In the creative and literary sphere, things are shifting. It’s all changing.
It touches upon politics—literature, historiography, linguistics—these include:

Slobodan Novak
Ivan Aralica
Mate Maras
Davor Domazet-Lošo
Radoslav Katičić.
Slobodan Prosperov Novak
Novak Pavao Pavličić
Mladen Ančić
Ozren Žunec
Nikica Barić
.........

Mandic, Lucic, Matvejevic... they are nothing more than third-rate charlatans.
And that’s all there is to it. Period.

Larry Turner3 said:They want attention, I guess. They just want people talking about them.

They try so hard to appear progressive, but they really aren't. It makes you wonder, perhaps, how anyone can look at people who clearly work against their own country and citizens and still support them. They probably believe they have moved past "primitive" things like patriotism or nationalism. In reality, maybe they are just trying to outrun their own insignificance. It seems to me they are desperate to hide the fact that in ten years, nobody will remember them unless they leave behind a massive trail of wreckage as a reminder of the days they spent scribbling away.

Any reasonably intelligent person should find this deeply unsettling. And then, I suspect, to prove to themselves that they are still on the right path, they simply double down and cause even more chaos. There is probably a specific term for this in psychology, though I cannot recall it at the moment.

There is an obsessive hatred at work here—something far deeper than mere vanity or simple exhibitionism.