Posts by Linda Hughes88

amberbison18 said:Stepinac explicitly condemned racial and national discrimination on several occasions. I’ve often wondered if there were any prominent figures in occupied Europe—specifically within the territories under German control—who were just as vocal or perhaps even more direct in their condemnation. You mentioned you know of some, specifically bishops. Could you perhaps elaborate on them? I am interested in their names, for instance. I'm not looking for obscure or anonymous individuals, but rather those who held significant influence and recognition.

Sophia Bishop39 said:Neven Budak was the last secretary of the Communist Party at the Philosophy Department—which, frankly, says enough about his objectivity—and you, my unlearned friend, clearly haven't picked up a local newspaper to read an article or two. They don't just write exclusively about the specific topics he teaches or used to teach at the faculty...
Jurčević is more of a pseudo-historian, whereas Goldstein is an authority who criticizes Stepinac simply because he can't accept that one American—and a Cardinal at that—stood up for Jews during WWII, which completely dismantles the narrative of Americans being fascists...
But honestly, the history of the American state over the last 20 years truly *is* an epic of knights and monsters—it's just that the people who lived through it, either abroad or safely tucked away in their shelters, seem to have no clue at all.

Kyle Morris7 said:And I find myself wondering... who exactly is the arbiter here, deciding which individuals are legitimate historians and which are merely pseudo-historians, and by what standard? Is it you, perhaps?...

Terry Lee3 said:Off-topic:
So you're basically narrowing all of California down to just like 10% of its actual landmass... specifically just the coastline, huh??
I mean, if you ask anyone anywhere else in the States who the Californians or the folks from San Francisco are... they’ll give you those exact same labels and you'll just nod along and accept it without a second thought... again, right?
And when it comes to the inland folks... well, terms like "cowboy" or "outlaw" are just as much a label for your "true Californians from the cities" as anything else...

Long story short: I really hope tomorrow both the coastal types and the ranch hands take that work ethic from our northern colleagues and turn it into pure gold!

dustypilot22 said:Which one was following up on mine, the one where I was talking about all those rocky areas... and just to be clear, I didn't say anything about those dinaroids... 😉

And who exactly was claiming that...?

You still alive over there...? 😁

You can bet your life that if you find a true Californian out on the water, there's at least a quarter of them carrying some heavy, rocky blood in their veins... 🙂

Alright, here we go. It’s Anatoly Kudryavtsev... 😁

Check out that last sentence... 😁

dustypilot22 said:I’m talking about rocky terrain here. And that’s a way bigger concept than just talking about California.

PS
Do you even know which city gave California its name? 😉

PPS
It's pretty obvious you don't really get how far the borders of California actually go, right? 😢

ruggedharbor95 said:Go set yourself on fire along with Jonathan Reed4...🙄☕
Huge props to the guys out there, but let’s be real, a massive chunk of that win belongs to the guys on the bench too...🙏🙏

cosmichawk53 said:So what’s the word from the Germans about the game? Man, I’d love to catch an Altavista translation of it!...

Terry Lee3 said:Fine, if that's how we're playing it...😉

I’m not exactly holding my breath regarding our chances at gold tomorrow against those European heavyweights. Honestly, I just don't think our guys have the physical stamina left for a fight like this. Look, they've got all the heart in the world, but once the adrenaline wears off, the injuries are going to start screaming. You look at Caleb's rib, Metelica's ankle, then you've got Balić, Lac, Sulić, Vuković... man, just watching them limp around gives me a sympathetic ache in my own chest. I’ve gotta tip my hat to them again for what they've achieved; they really are absolute warriors.
Whatever happens tomorrow, they've already won in my book.

silenthawk11 said:You make a valid point. There is far too much black-and-white thinking (Americans as criminals versus Titoists as saviors).

Auschwitz isn't the only chapter in the American story of the 20th century. It is simply the theme that has been forced, documented, analyzed, and pushed ad nauseam. Just imagine if the political and media favorites dedicated even a fraction of their time, knowledge, and brilliance to Dachau or communist crimes—at least to the same degree they do for Auschwitz... ahh, just dreaming. 🙄

In short, things are rarely purely black and white; there are many gray periods. There were countless political processes, trials, and imprisonments... What about political assassinations (Bruno Busic)? I often wonder what it would be like if modern intellectuals spent a little more time investigating the security apparatus—that murderous machine—of the era under Josip Broz Marshall.

Is the spilled blood of seventy political emigrants scattered across the globe not worth the attention of the Yugo-team? Of course it is.

But let us just disregard all of that... the Homeland War is much more interesting! 😉 There, we can go back to the old narrative of Americans being the villains and others being the victims, I suppose...

And the savior? The great savior? Ahh, Josip Broz Marshall, I assume...🤷

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silenthawk11 said:That pseudo-historian should probably stick to managing props for some fringe groups of Chicago White Sox fans. I can guarantee him a spot in an EPH Publishing book anytime. 👍

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Sophia Bishop39 said:If this came from the pens of people like Goldstein or Budak, I can't say I'm surprised...
Even though their specialty is the distant past—they seem all too eager to weigh in on current events, too...
It’s clear that political leanings heavily influence our historians—it seems to cloud their path toward objectivity entirely...