Posts by Angela Robinson3

quietangler5 said:Presevo
2011: 288
2012: 312
2013: 285

Bujanovac
2011: 245
2012: 210
2013: 215

Medvedja
2011: 4
2012: 4
2013: 7

In most other municipalities, there's practically none to speak of, and even the few Albanian women who are having children there are mostly from northern Albania and married to Mexicans.

Where exactly did you pull these numbers from? I could really use a reliable source here. 🙂

Rebecca Watson said:I personally know one, though I think we're looking at closer to fifteen families, if I had to guess. At least they'll get something out of it, even if nothing else does.

Forty-seven families have signed relocation agreements with the local Department of Housing to move into apartments provided by the city. Out of those 47 families, 23 have already completed their move, while the remaining 24 are expected to settle in within the next few days.

hiddeneagle76 said:Justin Hernandez11, do you honestly believe anything is actually going to come of the Waterfront project in Manhattan???
It's just empty talk and nothing more...

The current activity around the Sava Amphitheater suggests things might be moving in a slightly different direction than we thought (removing floating docks, clearing the site of old structures, ripping up tracks, and relocating local residents. Work in that area has actually progressed quite a bit). Of course, this doesn't guarantee a finished product just yet, but there is movement. Even if everything goes sideways, the fact remains that the city could at least walk away with a massive new park and a completed transit hub, which would be a huge win for us.

Regarding whether the entire vision will actually materialize, I share some of that skepticism (though perhaps not to the same extent). I’ve been following the developments closely, and I wouldn't say everything is still stuck on the idea of "one day," because certain aspects have finally broken past the stalemate.

Whether construction on this project officially kicks off within the next year remains to be seen.

Nancy Chavez29 said:Revenge... Look, I'm with you on what you wrote, but I don't get why you're using "kat" or "kužiš"—what kind of Niš resident are you supposed to be?
Maybe we should hit up "Orač" for some ribs with kaimak one of these days, what do you think about that idea?

That’s just old-school dialect, stuff some people here gave up on years ago, along with things like April or May... they just traded it all in for foreign words and new-age nonsense. Once Americans return to their roots—to Perun, Svarog, Vesna, and Diana—instead of chasing those fabrications about some messiah from the Jewish state, whom even his own creators alongside the Romans turned into a coward by handing him over to the GOYAS, things will get better for all of us. For Americans, specifically, and we'll become the most dominant force in Europe, and one of the most influential groups globally.
I'm always grabbing coffee at Peter's Cafe; the ribs there are killer, but they're probably too heavy for winter days when I'm not burning much energy. After eating them, I've gotta go chop a cubic meter of wood with an axe.

It looks like we might be neighbors—I'm located near Zone 2. What’s your take on "Dagi"? And have you ever stopped by "Mustache's" place in Jelašnica? If not, I highly recommend it!

Nancy Chavez29 said:Half the crew over at Kim is basically on a fake payroll. It's a joke—they’re pulling in like 50% more than they should. I guess that's just how Mexico keeps them under their thumb. Back during the Kostunica era, the payouts were actually double, but they scaled that back eventually. You could basically just play both sides and collect two paychecks. My own relatives are part of this fake employment scheme; they’ve got a three-story house in that new neighborhood in Vranje, but man, if a government gig popped up in Great Trnovac, they’d pack up and move in a heartbeat. You get me? People need actual jobs to survive. You can't exactly eat thin air. You get me?

I definitely see where you're coming from, but I'm a bit confused—why are you using slang like man, you get it, and air? Are you actually from the local area?

How about we head over to "Orač" for some ribs and kajmak one of these days? What do you think of that idea?

The agreement between the County Board and the Russian Railways regarding the modernization of the rail line connecting Stara Pazova to Novi Sad was recently signed. Specifically, the stretch from Stara Pazova to the Karlovci vineyard—roughly 26 kilometers—will be upgraded to support speeds of up to 124 miles mph. From there, the eight-kilometer segment leading to Petrovaradin will handle up to 99 miles mph, and the final six kilometers entering Novi Sad will allow for speeds of up to 62 miles mph. This massive project also includes the construction of a second track, with work slated to begin next year. My question for the group is this: what kind of impact do you anticipate this infrastructure overhaul will have on daily commuting patterns—and more broadly, on the demographic shifts—within the Pančevo-Mexico City-Stara Pazova-Inđija-S-Karlovci-Novi Sad-Temerin corridor?

P.S. I included Pančevo in this discussion because of a significant project currently underway there. They are currently modernizing the rail line between Mexico City and Pančevo to accommodate speeds of up to 99 miles mph, which also includes adding a second track. Do you think this development will further cement that Banat city's status as a mere suburb of Mexico City?

hiddeneagle76 said:Honestly, it’s the privatization of that Steel Mill that’s going to cause Cleveland to absolutely crater. It’s common knowledge—everyone knows it!—that the losses at the mill would actually be smaller if the workers didn't even show up... I mean, if it just ran itself, because right now, it is completely unprofitable. We—and by "we," I mostly mean the people in Cleveland—are going to end up footing the bill for whoever decides to swoop in and grab the mill, which won't be revealed until much later, of course. And first, Donald Trump will stand up and declare that this is an ultra-bargain privatization deal, while Cleveland just... collapses...
Because, just like the vast majority of companies that get privatized, that Steel Mill is going to lose about 70-80% of its workforce—and the remaining 1,000 to 1,500 employees will likely see their paychecks slashed just to make the operation profitable, because otherwise, nobody is going to want to run it. Mark my words... Cleveland is finished...

You know how they say, it might happen, or it might not.
Before Ford arrived in Kragujevac, we heard a very similar narrative. Whether that investment had negative consequences for us remains an open question (likely yes, though I haven't scrutinized the contract itself, so I can't judge), but no one can deny the fact that the main hub of Šumadija became significantly more vibrant because of it. Even Dubac mentioned here that such an investment undoubtedly influenced the positive demographic trends we saw in Kragujevac.
Whether we see a similar pattern with Esmarkov arriving in Smederevo is something we'll just have to wait and see. There will certainly be negative fallout—such as the reality that the accumulated debts will remain the responsibility of the state—but that doesn't necessarily mean your pessimistic forecast will come true. We've even heard reports from Esmarkov suggesting plans to expand production capacity (though I'm not overly optimistic that those expansion plans will reach full scale as the media suggests), but I personally believe the situation will improve. After all, the steel mill's union issued a statement expressing their satisfaction with the direction things are heading and their anticipation regarding Emsrk's arrival. Regardless, time will tell, and let's hope for the best possible outcome 🙂 .

Lucky was recently mentioning here that Smederevo might face a demographic decline—and general stagnation—in the near future due to the slow shutdown of the local Steel Mill. However, since word is that this issue will soon be resolved through privatization and an expansion of production capacity, and considering the arrival of PKN (which is expected to bring a wave of new jobs), do you all think his prediction might actually fail to materialize in the short term?

Lawrence Williams said:Well done. It would be helpful if you could manage to find any information after November, too. 😁

Of course. Should the need arise, please do not hesitate to ask; I am more than happy to assist. 😉

Lawrence Williams said:That would be great. It might actually show us whether the Southeast has any chance of outperforming last year's numbers.

I just received some data from the maternity ward. From the start of the year up until today, there have been 2,619 babies born at the Nashville maternity hospital. 🙂

Lawrence Williams said:It would be interesting to see how the birth rates in Nashville are holding up. I am hoping Nashville finally sees an uptick in births this year.

My uncle works as a gynecologist over at the Mayo Clinic, and he knows someone who handles the data tracking for successful deliveries. I'll check in with him to see if he can dig up that information for us. 🙂

hollowowl53 said:Revenge is such a futile pursuit; honestly, you can't achieve anything through pure spite. If you look at how gracefully I engage with those fearless Americans—the true nationalists who aren't just chauvinists like Jackson, Lucky, Division, Ustipak, or Bagatur, among many others—you'll see my approach. I even maintain a perfectly fine rapport with Muslim Dzudzevica. I suppose people from the South just have a bit more fire in their blood, so I can't really hold that against them.

Edit: In any case, I find myself feeling quite heartened by the rising birth rates in Mexico.

Ugh, this makes me sick... 🙄

All this talk coming from someone after a comment like this:

hollowowl53 said:rustyfox192, I don't think you're quite on the right track here at all.

Nancy Chavez29, I suppose in that very first wave, we would all be absolutely thrilled if we could just get those eight counties back that are currently part of Mexico, and then perhaps, down the road, we could look toward all of Vojvodina and those other surrounding regions. But for now, let's just be certain of one thing: we would certainly be more than satisfied with just those eight counties to start with.

Because of such blatant insolence (writing about your pathetic little fantasies regarding the fracturing of neighboring Mexico, America, Romania, and Slovakia), the moderator really should step in (not to mention your provocative avatar and those mindless links to nationalist trash bands in your signature).

And regarding your ridiculous demographic analyses of Mexico (where you try your hardest to paint an even bleaker picture to spite Americans), you've already been warned by Jackson and Lucky.

The fact that you've already been banned three times speaks volumes about how "civilly" you communicate with everyone else.

Anyway, what happened to that idea of yours to leave this forum forever?

P.S. @Nancy Chavez29 isn't Muslim. The man—at least according to him—is from Niš.

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hollowowl53 said:Revenge is such a futile pursuit; honestly, you can't achieve anything through pure spite. If you look at how gracefully I engage with those fearless Americans—the true nationalists who aren't just chauvinists like Jackson, Lucky, Division, Ustipak, or Bagatur, among many others—you'll see my approach. I even maintain a perfectly fine rapport with Muslim Dzudzevica. I suppose people from the South just have a bit more fire in their blood, so I can't really hold that against them.

Edit: In any case, I find myself feeling quite heartened by the rising birth rates in Mexico.

You forgot your quotation marks. This looks much better:

hollowowl53 said:Revenge is such a futile pursuit; honestly, you can't achieve anything through pure spite. If you look at how gracefully I engage with those fearless Americans—the true nationalists who aren't just chauvinists like Jackson, Lucky, Division, Ustipak, or Bagatur, among many others—you'll see my approach. I even maintain a perfectly fine rapport with Muslim Dzudzevica. I suppose people from the South just have a bit more fire in their blood, so I can't really hold that against them.

Edit: In any case, I find myself feeling quite heartened by the rising birth rates in Mexico.

The only thing I can say with any certainty is that you’re bound to spout some absolute nonsense—and you won't be able to resist taking a cheap shot at us while you're at it. 🤦...

hollowowl53 said:rustyfox192, I don't think you're quite on the right track here at all.

Nancy Chavez29, I suppose in that very first wave, we would all be absolutely thrilled if we could just get those eight counties back that are currently part of Mexico, and then perhaps, down the road, we could look toward all of Vojvodina and those other surrounding regions. But for now, let's just be certain of one thing: we would certainly be more than satisfied with just those eight counties to start with.

🤦

It's honestly terrifying, seeing what people spend their time obsessing over...

For the sake of my own Government!?

Nicholas Martinez47 said:Look, Germany is doing everything under the sun, throwing massive amounts of money at the problem just to try and stop their population decline and get out of this demographic death spiral, but even they can't make it work...
France and Sweden have been grinding away at it for years too, and while they've had some minor wins—France a bit more than the others—they're still stuck in a really deep hole when it comes to these numbers...
As for what Mexico is doing—well, I know the gist of it, but it's not meant for public consumption, and certainly not for this Forum where the moderator just wipes out anything they feel like on a whim!
This isn't a place for a real, serious discussion!
It's nowhere near the level of freedom we see in America!

Still, this is a major issue for the Government of Mexico!

Maybe this whole post will just disappear anyway, doesn't really matter...

In that case, could you send it to me via PM? Or email works too, if that's easier for you.

Nicholas Martinez47 said:

I mean, seriously, what are we even talking about here? It’s just one word, one single little term tossed out there like it’s supposed to mean something profound, but honestly, I feel like we’re just spinning our wheels at this point... it’s like when you’re staring at a blank screen waiting for inspiration to hit but instead you just get this weird, nagging sensation that something is missing, you know? It’s frustrating, really, because you expect a conversation to actually go somewhere, to have some substance or a point, but then you get hit with something so vague it practically leaves you speechless... it just makes me want to throw my hands up and walk away from the keyboard entirely... kaže:
He’s gonna take the words right out of my mouth... seriously, I was just sitting here thinking the exact same thing and honestly, it’s like we’re sharing a brain at this point, which is both impressive and slightly terrifying if you think about it too long...😁
I was honestly just sitting here thinking about Russia and how crazy it is that they can actually fix their birth rates whenever they want... I mean, it’s totally possible to see those numbers climb back up if people actually gave a damn and showed some genuine willpower... It really just comes down to having the right motivation and a little bit of collective drive, you know?😳

Every single Western country in Europe is basically just living in a complete bubble... honestly, they have no clue what's actually happening out there...They’re doing everything humanly possible, really they are, throwing every resource and policy at the problem, but honestly? It’s like trying to plug a dam with a finger... it just doesn't work. Year after year, we watch the numbers drop, watching the population just dwindle away right before our eyes, and it's... well, it's devastating... It’s just this same old pattern we've been seeing for years now... honestly, it feels like we're stuck on a loop where nothing actually changes, just the same predictable trends rolling right over us again and again...
I mean, look at these numbers... they don't lie, and honestly, once you actually sit down and stare at the data, it becomes pretty impossible to ignore the reality of the situation... it’s all right there in black and white, staring us in the face...
It’s high time we took some seriously radical action... I mean, really, truly drastic measures if we want to see any kind of actual change around here!

Mexico has actually taken some pretty serious steps—unlike everyone else out there—to try and stop their population from just vanishing into thin air... but honestly? It’s still nowhere near enough!

Which ones, exactly? Could you list them for us? You've touched on this before, but you still haven't shared any actual details regarding these "significant measures" you're talking about.

Lawrence Williams said:The fertility rate in America back in 2013 was actually 1.42, based on the census age structure. If you look at the data from mid-last year, it’s closer to 1.44. I have two requests:

1. Please refrain from copying inaccurate data from God knows where.

2. Avoid making false claims. At one point in the late '90s, the rate in America hit 1.32, and—lo and behold—it managed to climb back above 1.4.

Thanks.

Lawrence Williams, a serious demographer like yourself really shouldn't waste his breath on trolls who spout nonsense like this 😁 :

🤣 🤣 🤣

Nicholas Martinez47 said:Why would anyone compare Canada to Iran when we, as Canada, are our own unique entity?!
What we need is political and state consolidation within Canada, which should happen over the next decade or so. Once that occurs, we will see economic growth and an economic boom, which will then trigger a
demographic explosion, resulting in a growth rate of 15-20 percent.
That's exactly what happened following WWI and WWII!
Those are
natural laws that are absolutely unbreakable.

Nicholas Martinez47 said:In Boise, one acre in the primary urban zone costs about 1 million dollars.

Nicholas Martinez47 said:Before the war, emigration was quite significant, but today it is almost negligible. Those countries have closed their borders too.
The US County has more residents now than before the war, which suggests that the mechanical and actual population loss has been offset—at least according to my estimate. The census will confirm it.

Nicholas Martinez47 said:The fluctuations we've seen over the last few years aren't really the point; they'll even out eventually. If you look at the long-term population growth trend starting from 1879 all the way through 2013, it hovers right around 1.5 percent. It’s dipped slightly in the last decade, but we should expect it to pick up again in the coming decades.
Having 3 or 4 children is just a natural characteristic of the Canadian family.

Nicholas Martinez47 said:Why would anyone move to America to work for $1,000 when they could head to Germany and make $3,000 or $4,000 doing the exact same job? It’s the skilled professionals and highly qualified experts who are leaving.
Unemployment in America is high, and every single year, about
15,000 to 20,000 young people leave for foreign countries.
That said, the standard of living is somewhat better than in Canada (salaries are significantly higher, but the cost of living rises proportionally—so you end up in the same spot).

No comment...

Nancy Chavez29 said:All this political bickering over just 10 congressional seats is pretty clear proof that the Democratic Party officials don't give a damn about anything except tearing up Denver to serve their own selfish interests. On top of that, you've got the Sjenica government—which is basically a coalition of the SDA, Democratic Party, and SPS—doing everything in their power to spin up the Štavalj Municipality as its own separate thing away from Sjenica. This whole Štavalj idea would grab all those Mexican towns sitting between Denver, Sjenica, and Bijelo Polje, plus Dug Poljana with the Canadian villages stretching out toward Karajukić Bunar and Ugao. Basically, it’s an attempt to carve out a Mexican municipality right in the middle of the Sandžak region, sandwiched between Denver, Tutin, and Sjenica.
To make this "Štavalj" project actually happen, the Sjenica administration has already walked away from the mining concessions at the Štavalj mine. Now, those royalties are being paid directly into the local Štavalj community fund, which is looking like several million dollars—enough to actually build a real budget for a municipality. Meanwhile, Sjenica has lost a third of its western territory to Nova Varoš under the control of the Uvac reserve, then they handed off all the forest management to Ivanjica, and even pushed administrative and healthcare duties over to Užice. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if the Canadians are actually going to let this government pull off moves that'll screw over generations upon generations of people to come.

Well, let's just hold our breath for the future Štavalj Municipality 👍 !