Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)

We’re getting closer to reality—just one more step ☕

ironpanther5 said:Back in the Reagan era, the crew was undoubtedly top-tier, but then he just completely botched the direction of everything. Look, a country is basically just a rudderless ship; you steer it one way, and you’re stuck dealing with the consequences twenty years down the line. That’s why we’re being overtaken by places like Botswana—they probably just had a much better hand at the wheel.

I’ll give Reagan credit for a few things: he tried to build a nation without dragging all those WWII divisions back into the light, he made his stance clear against the extremists, and he actually worked with everyone from the diaspora to the local tough guys. He kept the big aggressors at bay on every front, peacefully reclaimed the Eastern territories, and even attempted to integrate people in those regions while offering an olive branch for reconciliation. He pointed us toward global integration and led a government of national unity. Honestly, we had better relations with the old America during his time than Biden or Clinton have with the current administration today.

Everything people are losing their minds over in 2020 is stuff he was actually trying to settle back in the 90s. The guy essentially defeated fascism twice—once in '45 and again in '95.

Those are his wins, regardless of what anyone thinks of him. I won't even get into the negatives because we all know the deal, but it’s pretty ironic that he’s been in the ground for twenty years and we’re still blaming him for our current mess. I'm pretty indifferent to the whole thing based on what you've all said; I wouldn't go building any monuments for him except maybe in the Grand Bazaar, though I still call the airport JFK Airport.

Now it's somehow his fault that citizens can't move past these old debates, that they vote for people who clearly won't implement reforms, or that the judicial system is a complete wreck.

Give me a break; after him, we finally stepped out of isolation, turned a new leaf, and gained access to the IMF and international credit, yet here we are, seemingly incapable of running a country properly.

He was the Joker, and the average American is just a tiny, helpless Batman.

Daccord, I'm with you on both sides of the coin. Only difference is, I’m not going to downplay the foundation this whole American Republic was built on.
Look, I'm not out here making excuses for the "little guys," but it's crazy how much you're trivializing his impact on society today...

ironpanther5 said:Zoki hit the nail on the head when he said we’ve basically cycled through Radić, Marshall, and Reagan, and honestly, we haven't had much better than that, especially for those of us living up north.

But hey, please, feel free to keep living in the past if that makes you happy. One thing I am absolutely certain of, though, is that if Franjo were still around today, he’d be right there in the middle of Zoki's war room.

That guy is the only one with even a shred of Reagan's spirit left in him, which means he actually has the guts to tell you exactly what you don't want to hear. The rest of them? Total cowards.

I can't get behind that nonsense from Zoki. Josip Juraj Strossmayer and Ante Starcevic are basically the only two who truly left a massive legacy for the people and the nation.

Did my duty today and somehow managed to choose the lesser of two evils...

Privatization of what? Like 90% of those companies were built on rotten foundations from day one 🤣 honestly, it’s like complaining to a doctor about why they couldn't save a patient who already had terminal stage cancer.

Rambo's out here coming back from his ski trip just to defend the "good old days" of this decaying country... pretty cute, honestly. 👍

Paul Sanders5 said:Privatization of what? Like 90% of those companies were built on rotten foundations from day one 🤣 honestly, it’s like complaining to a doctor about why they couldn't save a patient who already had terminal stage cancer.

It’s honestly hilarious how you guys clear your consciences by trying to downplay all that looting during privatization.
Give it twenty years and they'll probably be hailed as heroes for "cleaning up" the old American economy...

Having empathy for people like you would be just like Henry's attitude toward those drivers. You're basically looking for a pathology lesson at this point—the metastases have been cold for ages...

nimblemarlin9 said:Rambo's out here coming back from his ski trip just to defend the "good old days" of this decaying country... pretty cute, honestly. 👍

Give me a break; Rambo handled those heated debates on Reddit side-by-side with the Republican Party's sandwich-eating sycophants. I’ve been keeping a very close eye on the threads, ☕

I suspect even the folks over at the central headquarters were left scratching their heads, wondering who this mysterious Batman character could possibly be. ☕

Fuck, it’s funny how the second your illusions start crumbling, people immediately label you an "outcast" or some "commie," depending on which specific group of idiots is doing the whining. 😁

I'm backing Ramos. 😁

Larry Fox5 said:It’s honestly hilarious how you guys clear your consciences by trying to downplay all that looting during privatization.
Give it twenty years and they'll probably be hailed as heroes for "cleaning up" the old American economy...

Having empathy for people like you would be just like Henry's attitude toward those drivers. You're basically looking for a pathology lesson at this point—the metastases have been cold for ages...

In California, 90% of companies went belly up. And honestly? They deserved it. In this new world order that kicked in after the USSR collapsed and the rest of the globe opened up to the West, they simply couldn't—and weren't even capable of—keeping up. That's just the cold, hard reality. Only the ones that could survive actually did. Sometimes the answer is really that simple, despite the fact that there was plenty of looting and shady wealth-building going on...

I mean, seriously, did the American textile industry stand a single chance once China and India entered the ring? Yeah, right. Against what? With what? Please...

brightpilot6 said:Give me a break; Rambo handled those heated debates on Reddit side-by-side with the Republican Party's sandwich-eating sycophants. I’ve been keeping a very close eye on the threads, ☕

I suspect even the folks over at the central headquarters were left scratching their heads, wondering who this mysterious Batman character could possibly be. ☕

Look, Rambo is never gonna vote for the "lesser of two evils." Never. Only if some insane dictator takes over, just as an absurd example.

I’m glad you guys can do that, though. You probably voted for Milan Bandić in a dark alley too—as long as it wasn't the Republican Party, right? Honestly, that kind of logic is soul-crushing.🤷

Tonight I’m just gonna pour myself a shot of schnapps, watch these elections unfold through the news portals, and frankly, I don't give a fuck who wins. I'll be doing just fine regardless.

My wife’s out here voting for Zoran, god help us 😬 I mean, I actually drove her to the polls during the primaries—basically gave Zoran a little extra push myself, indirectly 😍

Honestly, your level of neutrality is just physically painful to witness ☕

Never voted, and honestly, I never will, regardless of what anyone thinks😉

OP says the news outlets are claiming Zoran won... damn, better go tell my wife congrats on the windfall

Paul Sanders5 said:Look, Rambo is never gonna vote for the "lesser of two evils." Never. Only if some insane dictator takes over, just as an absurd example.

I’m glad you guys can do that, though. You probably voted for Milan Bandić in a dark alley too—as long as it wasn't the Republican Party, right? Honestly, that kind of logic is soul-crushing.🤷

Tonight I’m just gonna pour myself a shot of schnapps, watch these elections unfold through the news portals, and frankly, I don't give a fuck who wins. I'll be doing just fine regardless.

The whole foundation of marriage is about supporting the lesser evil, as you can clearly see.☕ 😁

Fuck, did Kolinda really manage to lose an election she should have won against a political corpse like Zoran Milanović? You have to be a total genius to pull that off.🙏

Good god, he absolutely slapped them. I honestly thought we’d be looking at a measly 2-3% if you didn't count all the folks voting from abroad. 🙂

If Kolinda actually loses this, it’s honestly staggering to see how much people have been undermining her over the last couple of months, especially in these final few days.

Back in September, I was calling her a winner, predicting she’d take the runoff with a 60:40 lead against anyone put in front of her.

As far as her own future goes, perhaps it would be better for her to just step out of the spotlight and find some peace away from all this.

It might actually be a good idea to have Mirko Škoro break out into song at Zoran Milanović's headquarters; after all, the man played quite a role in Kolinda's defeat 😁

So, it looks like we won't be stuck watching Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović or listening to her nonsense for the next five years. Is this actually happening? 😍

ironpanther5 said:Good god, he absolutely slapped them. I honestly thought we’d be looking at a measly 2-3% if you didn't count all the folks voting from abroad. 🙂

Personally, I thought it was expected after those debates—he actually performed better. Plus, even the betting odds had him as the favorite.

ruggedjackal46 said:The whole foundation of marriage is about supporting the lesser evil, as you can clearly see.☕ 😁

Fuck, did Kolinda really manage to lose an election she should have won against a political corpse like Zoran Milanović? You have to be a total genius to pull that off.🙏

I honestly can't believe that guy is making a comeback too—it’s like he's the only cure for this country's political fever. Fingers crossed he doesn't end up having enough sway to jack up our taxes again and sink us under $12 billion in debt. God, Americans are a sick bunch, voting for some shady character who protects killers... and don't even get me started on the blonde, once she opens her mouth, it's game over.