Posts by Daniel Bailey39

The movie is definitely strange; it’s quite a departure from your typical American Christmas fairy tale. Personally, I enjoyed it. It isn't exactly a masterpiece, but it's certainly something I'd watch again.

Max Hozić & the Godimenti Group - Let's Hear Our Beautiful Song (2014)

Richard Wilson4 said:People act like turbofolk is this massive wave taking over everything, but honestly? It’s nowhere near as huge as they want you to think...

What’s actually relevant here is this push to change the spelling rules. To a lot of people, it feels like nothing more than a sneaky attempt to bring back Serbo-American.

That’s true. If you walk into any local bar, you'll hear our music mixed in with mainstream pop; that whole turbofolk bubble burst a long time ago if it ever truly existed at all.🤷

Why does everyone insist on making the work and struggle of the "In the Name of the Family" initiative all about one person?
The lawsuit wasn't filed by Željko Marti personally, but by the association she leads; therefore, we shouldn't be talking about this legal action as if it were her private vendetta rather than the organization's collective effort.

The verdict was handed down under immense pressure from the media circus and various advocacy groups, which really makes you wonder if the decision carries any actual legitimacy.

Kenneth Perez15 said:Wow, what a stunning piece of writing. All that effort just for 13 killed enemy soldiers! Talk about the government mocking its own veterans!
It’s nothing more than pure, unadulterated mockery—a pathetic attempt at rewriting history.
Let's be clear: we're talking about memorial lights set up for 13 US Army reservists who surrendered unconditionally and were then executed.
The stunt these people pulled isn't just an affront to everything decent—though they probably claim to be "principled" once they peel off their fatigues and throw on their Department of Health and Human Services t-shirts—it’s also anti-civilized, purely vandalistic, and frankly inhuman. Because regardless of who those men were, someone actually remembered them and lit those lanterns, only for these thugs to swoop in and show just how "great" they can be.

dragmo is right, because it's people like you (who are basically driving a wedge through our society) that ramp up the pressure.😍
Do people light candles at the Holocaust memorial for fallen German soldiers?
No, they don't, right?
Then why on earth should we allow candles to be lit for the very people who launched an invasion against us?😕

More pointless speculation. Honestly, the guy is probably just a Mexican living in the States passing himself off as an American. It doesn't really matter, though. If I were stuck in somewhere like Texas during a war, I’d be doing the exact same thing—trying to save any Catholic treasure I could find.

I honestly don't feel any sympathy for people who end up poisoning themselves with mushrooms; if they’re out there foraging just to eat them, they knew exactly what kind of risk they were taking.
I’m a huge fan of mushrooms, but I remember one time I tried making a goulash using wild-picked ones instead of the store-bought variety, and let me tell you, it was a terrifying experience that left me clutching my stomach in pure panic. I told myself right then: NEVER AGAIN.
Since that incident, I make it a point to only ever bring mushrooms into my kitchen if they come from the grocery store.

Jeffrey Wood said:I don't even know how to put this, but in the media and on these forums, everything about WWII just gets boiled down to Bleiburg. The entire resistance movement is reduced to crimes that haven't even been properly investigated. Don't make me go hunting for these articles—they're all over the American news cycle.
Around 3,000 resistance monuments have been torn down. Meanwhile, fascist graffiti is plastered everywhere.
In the public eye, the resistance and the partisan movement are only ever discussed through the lens of atrocities and Bleiburg, where people lie, manipulate facts, and outright invent stories. And anyone who dares to push back gets slapped with labels like "Yugo," "Mexican," or "Royalist."

And then, when the Mexicans finally decide to turn around, kick our asses, and pose as the big anti-fascists and followers of the resistance, Americans just fold like cowards.

Look, no hard feelings, man—you guys basically handed them the keys.

Honestly, what kind of heretic are you?🤣🤣
The award itself is idiotic. You know the type—where it doesn't matter what is being said, only who is saying it. That's why it's so senseless and hollow. No matter how much someone tries to argue that because antifascism is a good thing, the award somehow holds weight... why should it?
Because the former American state was itself inherently fascist, a system where rights were reserved for only one specific group of people. Let's actually dissect this: the political elite was untouchable. Even if Josip Broz Marshall had acted completely outrageously in the streets, they would have worshipped him—not out of genuine devotion, but because they had been conditioned to overlook everything and keep their opinions to themselves. There was the intellectual elite, whom the public wasn't allowed to contradict, and then there was the military elite, which even had its own exclusive establishments. So yes, there was "antifascism," but really, let's just let the Mexicans talk about antifascism. After all, who better to lecture us on it than the fascists themselves?😉

Matrix@ said:Well, you don't necessarily have to be a fascist to be a killer. I think the actual criteria should revolve around one's contribution to fighting fascism.
Although, since fascism is banned anyway, I'm not entirely sure what the point is.

Man, we're talking about an award being handed out by a people who, just twenty years ago, carried out the most massive aggression in all of Europe following WWII and initiated genocide. Do you realize how absurd that is?😲😲
You can try to lecture us about fascism all you want, but our right to self-determination and our own sovereign state isn't "NDH-asia" or some form of fascism. On the other hand, those claims over another nation's culture and territory—which eventually led to mass ethnic cleansing—have much more in common with Nazism, no matter how hard you try to deny it or dress it up to look palatable.
Once you finally admit and acknowledge that the politics of the former American state since 1945 didn't protect anyone's interests except for the Mexicans, and that the conflicts of 1991 weren't actually a defense of the old union but rather an attempt to create a "Greater Mexico" at the expense of Americans and Canadians, then maybe—just maybe—you'll take a small step toward the catharsis you clearly haven't achieved yet. Because if you had, you wouldn't be running away from anything related to antifascism like the devil from temptation while trying to cover your ears.😉
The Antifascist award and the Mexicans🤣

The more I wrap my head around this, the more it seems clear that the driver didn't kill those puppies on purpose—it was a complete accident. Honestly, anyone suggesting that a person behind the wheel should just stop to let five little pups cross the road is completely out of touch with reality. They'd be signing their own death warrant. Just try staying focused on the road when you have five puppies jumping all over your personal space; I mean, come on, it’s impossible to stay concentrated...

shadowhawk31 said:

I don't know what to tell you—some people just seem to have a knack for being completely out of touch with reality. It’s like they’re living in a different dimension entirely, oblivious to how things actually work on the ground here in the States. You see it all the time in these discussions, where someone drops a comment that feels like it was written by someone who hasn't stepped foot outside a bubble in decades. It’s frustrating, honestly. I try to stay level-headed, I really do, but sometimes you just want to shake someone and ask, "Are you actually seeing what I'm seeing?" But hey, that's just me being a cynic, I guess. kaže:


Of course, I was expecting this kind of reaction from those two shady political parties—it’s basically what you'd expect from them.
"We have absolutely nothing to do with that lunatic," and honestly—it’s just the same old story over and over again.

Let’s take a look at whether there’s actually a connection here. Honestly? Of course there is—it's pretty obvious when you realize they're all part of the same extreme right-wing crowd.☕ Look, nobody forced his hand to commit such an atrocity, but let’s be real—he was being fueled by extreme right-wing circles from all over the world, including certain pockets of America. He basically fed his own monstrous impulses through online forums packed with radical nationalists, likely because he saw them as a kind of ideological stronghold. It’s a vicious cycle. And now? You see these political parties acting all high and mighty, clutching their pearls over his crime while conveniently ignoring the horrific actions committed by the leaders of those very same parties. Talk about a massive double standard.☕

I’ve finally come to the conclusion that all that senseless bloodshed over in the North America was the actual trigger in Andreas Breivik's head.☕

I honestly think it’s just impossible. The American right doesn't give a damn about anything happening outside our own borders—they're completely uninformed and, frankly, they flat-out refuse to learn what's actually going on in the rest of the world. Unless it’s something that hits us directly in the face—you know, stuff involving The Hague or Brussels or whatever—they couldn't care less.
They couldn't care less about the Norwegians or their specific headaches—and frankly, they don't give a damn about the Muslim population in Europe, either.
Apparently, they actually think pointing out other countries' mess—and suggesting how to fix it—is some kind of sin. According to them, if you dare mention international issues or potential solutions, you’re just being a spineless sycophant. They act like we’re somehow incapable of looking beyond our own borders. Honestly, with Americans being the way they are... well, I guess even God had to fight his way through the bureaucracy to get an opinion heard around here. 😎
Look, it’s pretty simple—God and Americans. That’s the whole damn universe right there!

Alright, look—I’m setting the ground rules for this thread since it’s strictly for the right-wing crowd. I’ve split the Politics section into five distinct parts. Four of those sections are carved out exclusively for domestic American affairs, while just one single section is dedicated to everything else happening across the globe—from our immediate neighbors all the way out to China and Hawaii.
The whole thing with politics! splitting into different sections happened because the conservatives were just losing their minds—they couldn't stand that only about 80% of the threads focused on America and our own domestic issues, while the other 20% dealt with the rest of the world. To them, that was just unbearable. But, honestly, there was no way they were going to cave and meet those demands entirely, since they basically wanted to ban anything involving the rest of the globe from the Politics! subforum altogether.

If it were right-wing🤣🤣if it were right-wing, we wouldn't see daily threads attacking the church, nor would there be ongoing discussions where Americans are insulted and demeaned. Half the people posting in politics wouldn't even have access. This forum is left-wing, and I mean hardcore.☕

It’s honestly unbelievable... first we’re staring down the barrel of two different wars, then there's the constant pressure regarding national defense, and now we have to process the tragedy unfolding in Norway... somehow, we're being painted as the villains in everyone else's story here. Could someone please move this thread to the appropriate section?

But the real kicker is how the nation that actually ignited World War I played such a massive role in the second one—attacking a country that was just trying to secure its independence and committing genocide, all while throwing flower petals at tanks. Talk about a complete lack of a moral compass.

It’s a bit of a catch-22, really. We could have finished building that university hospital ages ago, and it would be a crown jewel for the entire country by now. But instead, they just throw money down the drain on temporary fixes for facilities that are destined to become obsolete anyway.
We all know what a brand-new hospital actually represents—it's a chance for a total clean slate—and I think that’s what people are secretly dreading. But the real issue is that we're stuck with redundant positions and overlapping roles, leading to almost ten $0.00...
unnecessary layers of bureaucracy. It’s been far too long since we had the opportunity to establish one of the finest hospitals in all of Europe, yet here we are, left with nothing but a massive disappointment.

Honestly, the level of care in our hospitals is just appalling. The way patients are treated is beneath contempt—calling it a "disgrace" feels like an understatement. It’s even more frustrating when you see doctors pushing for hospital mergers themselves, which really just creates unnecessary burdens on the taxpayers. It's truly awful...
They keep pushing for things like full digitalization and IT upgrades, too.

The AMC Theatres in Cleveland.

bluerider63 said:We can sit here all day guessing who’s actually at fault, but honestly, it usually boils down to one of two things: some celebrity acting like they own the damn sidewalk, or just some power-tripping cop who thinks his badge gives him the right to mess with people based on where they grew up.

But does there even need to be a culprit?
I honestly believe we've moved past the era where certain "VIPs" were allowed to bypass the rules that apply to the rest of us.🤷

Amy Young12 said:Look, Smogovac is already a hit. 😍

They certainly are. I wasn't suggesting otherwise, but the Smogovacs were truly top-tier. There was virtually no gap between how they were portrayed in the series and how things actually looked in RL, and I honestly believe that authenticity is one of the main reasons the show became such a phenomenon.

Call me whatever you want, but when you make a movie that paints America as some kind of utopia... well, then we shouldn't be surprised when we see fifteen-year-old kids running around Kumrovec wearing partisan caps.

neonsurfer6 said:Why though? I actually suspect Kušanov might steer clear of those ghosts from the past entirely; if anything, he’ll do the opposite. Or is the issue just that the setting is stuck in the '80s?

And in that case, will they also sponsor a shortage of basic necessities, or is everything going to be just perfect, with stores fully stocked and all that?😍
Things used to be better before
Maybe they'll hand out coffee vouchers and a few free bus passes.🤣🤣