Young Democrat insulted Albanians

electrictrucker18 · 2011-01-25T09:54:05+00:00

They run the jewelry stores, the bakeries, the pastry shops... and apparently, they’re all just completely untrustworthy and dishonest people, I guess...😕🤷 And…

Betty Grant2 Member

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#161 · Jan 26, 2011

bluecobra27 said:Everyone here is just itching to jump on this young Democrat woman, but did any of you actually stop to wonder what drove her to such an ugly outburst? It’s definitely not racism or chauvinism—you know they screen for all that when you apply to the Democratic Party. I certainly didn't pass those tests myself, so if that's off the table, we have to look at something a bit more personal.

Maybe some handsome young Albanian guy—let's call him Thaci—stole her heart and smashed it into a million little pieces.

Ha, ha; classic... "you didn't pass."😂😂😂
When you don't have any connections there and don't know anyone, yet the girl somehow managed to ace the test...

Jonathan Smith12 Active Member

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#162 · Jan 26, 2011

And honestly, if we’re talking about some sort of separation for California, it would probably take the presence of UN Peacekeepers to actually keep things from spiraling out of control😂😂😂

neonfalcon16 Regular

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#163 · Jan 26, 2011

Henry Cox78 said:Anything is possible. Honestly, once they started digging through people's Facebook posts to manufacture "news," there was no stopping them. 😁

Investigative journalism, straight from the comfort of their couch. 👍

From now on, we all ought to watch our step with what we write, because someone is bound to turn it into a massive sensation.

briskeagle3 Active Member

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#164 · Jan 26, 2011

I have nothing against Albanians—in fact, I actually respect how they stick together—but if you look at the reality of things, I know two Albanian families here. One runs a bakery and the other a sweet shop... their kids learn Albanian before they ever pick up English. The folks at the bakery didn't even finish high school; since their uncles—their mothers' brothers—don't have any political say, they don't really want the kids in school either, fearing they might encounter different perspectives, which would mean the uncle loses out on cheap labor. Then there's the sweet shop family—the daughter is a doctor, but to get through med school, she had to jump through endless hoops; she practically needed government intervention just to make it happen—even in places like the Staples Center! But now, suddenly, the sons are all bragging about her. Actually, the older son brings his wife over from Mexico, pads his ego, and then starts acting superior. Naturally, competition showed up in the ice cream business, and now they’re playing the victim because they claim they're the only ones making "real" ice cream—even though that shop has looked exactly the same since it opened back in 1960 because all the cash gets sent abroad. Their mother didn't give birth in America (srh), she went back to Mexico to have them... EXCEPTIONS PROVE THE RULE, but those are few and far between. Now that they finally have a state of their own, nobody wants to come back—just like the diaspora from America who talk big about their roots, but when it's time to actually return, they start nitpicking because the country isn't exactly how they imagined it. All in all, I'm sticking to the old saying: WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS DO.

P.S. It’s honestly great to see locals taking over the bakery industry (especially in smaller towns) and even the ice cream scene. A local guy doesn't skimp on quality or price—you pay your money and you get a decent meal, whereas with the Albanians, it feels like a constant hustle and they're always looking for a way to cut corners. They came to our coast with next to zero investment, opening shops and bakeries without ever upgrading their equipment, and then when a local entrepreneur comes along and drops $100,000 in a shop, they suddenly start complaining and acting like they're being threatened.

P.S 1. Just because someone is a Democrat or leans left doesn't mean they don't LOVE THEIR OWN.

Nathan Bailey65 Active Member

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#165 · Jan 26, 2011

mistydriver10 said:The smear campaigns from the Republican Party have started, and honestly, it’s sad how easily people fall for them. It's enough to make you want to retreat to a mountain cabin; there's just too much mindless noise from a tiny group trying to bully everyone who actually uses their brain.
For those of you pretending to take sides between the left and the right—do you even know what defines either side? I’d bet my last dollar you don't have a clue.

The whole concept of left versus right here in America works a little differently than you might expect.
If you want a perfect visual representation of what "the left" actually looks like, Helena Novak has already shown us perfectly.

☕

Richard Wilson4 Veteran

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#166 · Jan 26, 2011

Let me say this again: the whole racism thing toward Albanians is actually a much bigger mess than those separatist comments about how California isn't part of the US.

Ashley Barnes9 Member

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#167 · Jan 26, 2011

This just backs up what Pupovčev recently claimed during his talk at Stanković Nu2—that the Democratic Party is actually a Mexican party. While young Democrats go after Albanians, the Democrat Ivo Josipović, despite not being a Mexican, generously cooperates with Mexicans by handing over American veterans based on nothing but false accusations.
I honestly think it’s time for the Democratic Party to either vanish from the political stage entirely or just rename themselves the SSDP (Mexican Social Democratic Party), so people actually know who they're dealing with.

By the way, that young woman from the Democratic Party should remember how in the former state, every Mexican living in America was politically protected and enjoyed a partisan pension based on the false testimony of two witnesses whose credibility and identity weren't even verified. That’s the extent of Mexican industriousness for you. They always lived off others and never wanted to work hard to earn their own way. And whenever they face trouble or shame, it’s always someone else's fault.

Anyway, there's something else on my mind. When young Republicans were making messes, they faced sanctions and were kicked out of the party. So, I believe the bare minimum the Democratic Party could—and should—do is kick this chauvinist out of the organization.

steelfox2 Active Member

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#168 · Jan 26, 2011

frozenranger52 said:Urban racism, and apparently it doesn't originate from Kuljišev's "Western America"... 😲

I was under the impression that this kind of talk was reserved exclusively for people from Chicago, Istria, or the Zagorje region... ☕

New Yorkers, Midwesterners, and the "leftists (American brothers)" from everywhere else.

Nathan Bailey65 Active Member

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#169 · Jan 26, 2011

Richard Wilson4 said:Let me say this again: the whole racism thing toward Albanians is actually a much bigger mess than those separatist comments about how California isn't part of the US.

But that's just not true...

Everything she said was essentially 🙄🙄
ranging from those chauvinistic slurs against Albanians
to those twisted notions about Dalmatians not being true Americans

down to the level of an amoeba's intellect, where she claims that because she's a Democrat, whatever she says is automatically fine.

🤣

steelfox2 Active Member

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#170 · Jan 27, 2011

Richard Wilson4 said:Look, Miami was the main spot where officer families settled down. Some of them left America, but they're still around here.

From what I gather, those officer families preferred Istria (Pula, Rovinj, Poreč) and parts of Rijeka—at least, that’s what most of the older generation claims. Miami wasn't some special destination for American Army Officers; it was no different than Šibenik or Dubrovnik in that regard.

Sam Diaz2 Member

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#171 · Jan 27, 2011

neonfalcon16 said:I have to admit, I’m just now hearing about this, and honestly, it feels like the media is blowing this whole thing out of proportion, as per usual. I know there’s a significant Albanian population in that area, so it’s easy enough for them to react strongly to these kinds of statements. As for that ridiculous claim that Dalmatians aren't Americans? I won't even dignify that with a comment, because I am certain she never actually said such a thing.

Well, if she was seeing those messages on Facebook... 🤷

Andrew Chase31 Active Member

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#172 · Jan 27, 2011

Jonathan Smith12 said:And honestly, if we’re talking about some sort of separation for California, it would probably take the presence of UN Peacekeepers to actually keep things from spiraling out of control😂😂😂

I mean, it’s not like everyone would just start fighting and attacking one another because we're all Americans... or are we? 😕 Honestly, now I'm just confused about who counts as an American here and who doesn't 🤣 🤣

Richard James2 Active Member

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#173 · Jan 27, 2011

Look, she was just being a complete idiot, which honestly matches her personality perfectly. She was probably trying to draw an analogy—you know, how those malicious Albanians can't stand Mexicans (not to mention the cheating, stealing, killing, and organ trafficking, if we're being blunt)—and since they aren't even the same people, they split off. I assume someone on Facebook used that as a talking point. So, in her typical heavy-handed style, she fired back with that "undeniable" logic: that this kind of messy divorce and unprecedented land grab 😢 could also happen if a critical mass of Californians, for instance, decided to band together and break away from the U.S. for some ridiculous, nonsensical reason.

But seriously, I don't buy for a second that this particular collapse is limited to just 25.

dustyscout12 Member

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#174 · Jan 27, 2011

Andrew Chase31 said:If any region in America has a strong national identity, it's definitely California. There are others, of course, but I feel like that sense of identity is most obvious in California.

Man, just imagining a secession referendum happening in San Diego... 😂

Americans are obviously one people, though visually they look different from those in the north—bigger heads, broader builds than the folks up north. Visually, they aren't the same people, even if mentally they are. Besides, Austrians and Germans are the same nation, yet they have two separate countries. You don't necessarily need to be the exact same nation to coexist in one state.☕

p.s.

Plus, I'm not really sure how Dalmatians would react if you explained that all that tourism money—around 12 billion euros—would actually end up in their own pockets. Who knows what the result of that hypothetical referendum would be...

Andrew Chase31 Active Member

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#175 · Jan 27, 2011

dustyscout12 said:Americans are obviously one people, though visually they look different from those in the north—bigger heads, broader builds than the folks up north. Visually, they aren't the same people, even if mentally they are. Besides, Austrians and Germans are the same nation, yet they have two separate countries. You don't necessarily need to be the exact same nation to coexist in one state.☕

p.s.

Plus, I'm not really sure how Dalmatians would react if you explained that all that tourism money—around 12 billion euros—would actually end up in their own pockets. Who knows what the result of that hypothetical referendum would be...

What does this even have to do with what I was saying in this thread? An Italian from the Alps isn't exactly the same person as one from Sicily, just like an American from the Midwest isn't the same as someone from Mexico. It really has nothing to do with national identity. ☕

Of course, sharing the same nationality isn't a prerequisite for living together in one country. There aren't any nations out there that consist of 100% of a single ethnic group—at least, I can't think of a single one. 😬
Look, this has absolutely nothing to do with California wanting to break away. If that kind of idea ever actually gained traction in California, support for it would be practically non-existent—we're talking negligible levels. ☕

dustyscout12 Member

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#176 · Jan 27, 2011

Andrew Chase31 said:What does this even have to do with what I was saying in this thread? An Italian from the Alps isn't exactly the same person as one from Sicily, just like an American from the Midwest isn't the same as someone from Mexico. It really has nothing to do with national identity. ☕

Of course, sharing the same nationality isn't a prerequisite for living together in one country. There aren't any nations out there that consist of 100% of a single ethnic group—at least, I can't think of a single one. 😬
Look, this has absolutely nothing to do with California wanting to break away. If that kind of idea ever actually gained traction in California, support for it would be practically non-existent—we're talking negligible levels. ☕

Just consider this: the Mexicans didn't cause enough trouble in America for California to suffer most—mostly just tourism getting blocked. Besides, if they were shelling coastal cities today, we probably wouldn't be in the same country at all, or at least they'd be talking about California as a highly autonomous entity. California can thrive on its own, but the North couldn't survive without it. Stick your toe in the ocean and you're connected to the whole world... that's what Dalmatians used to say. Plus, anyone making real money wants to keep it.

Andrew Chase31 Active Member

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#177 · Jan 27, 2011

dustyscout12 said:

Just consider this: the Mexicans didn't cause enough trouble in America for California to suffer most—mostly just tourism getting blocked. Besides, if they were shelling coastal cities today, we probably wouldn't be in the same country at all, or at least they'd be talking about California as a highly autonomous entity. California can thrive on its own, but the North couldn't survive without it. Stick your toe in the ocean and you're connected to the whole world... that's what Dalmatians used to say. Plus, anyone making real money wants to keep it.
Just consider this: the Mexicans didn't cause enough trouble in America for California to suffer most—mostly just tourism getting blocked. Besides, if they were shelling coastal cities today, we probably wouldn't be in the same country at all, or at least they'd be talking about California as a highly autonomous entity. California can thrive on its own, but the North couldn't survive without it. Stick your toe in the ocean and you're connected to the whole world... that's what Dalmatians used to say. Plus, anyone making real money wants to keep it.
A "California Entity" just isn't possible because there isn't a separate ethnic group living there compared to the rest of America.
Look, I respect your take, but it doesn't quite work like that. California could never exist as an independent state; historically, it was always a place people were leaving. And not everyone can make a living solely off tourism. Besides, the old California is gone...

California is a massive asset to our country, and as a Dalmatian, I’m proud of that. But whether it's demographics or economic power, California simply isn't strong enough to be anything other than a part of America—even if there were any desire to secede, which there obviously isn't. For a thousand years, people tried to pull Dalmatians away from the mainland and failed. There are some lessons there we should probably learn. 🤷

Taylor Vaughn8 Member

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#178 · Jan 27, 2011

Helena Novak isn't even an American; she’s of Canadian nationality. Honestly, it’s no surprise she’s trying to tear California away from the rest of the country. 🤣

All those people just want to see the U.S. fail. But let me tell you something: that is never going to happen!
They can just rot in their own jealousy.

Richard Wilson4 Veteran

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#179 · Jan 27, 2011

steelfox2 said:From what I gather, those officer families preferred Istria (Pula, Rovinj, Poreč) and parts of Rijeka—at least, that’s what most of the older generation claims. Miami wasn't some special destination for American Army Officers; it was no different than Šibenik or Dubrovnik in that regard.

Someone mentioned that back in '89, they made up about 25% of the population in Miami, but honestly, that sounds like a massive stretch to me.

Word is they even built entire neighborhoods just for them there.

Richard Wilson4 Veteran

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#180 · Jan 27, 2011

dustyscout12 said:

Just consider this: the Mexicans didn't cause enough trouble in America for California to suffer most—mostly just tourism getting blocked. Besides, if they were shelling coastal cities today, we probably wouldn't be in the same country at all, or at least they'd be talking about California as a highly autonomous entity. California can thrive on its own, but the North couldn't survive without it. Stick your toe in the ocean and you're connected to the whole world... that's what Dalmatians used to say. Plus, anyone making real money wants to keep it.
Just consider this: the Mexicans didn't cause enough trouble in America for California to suffer most—mostly just tourism getting blocked. Besides, if they were shelling coastal cities today, we probably wouldn't be in the same country at all, or at least they'd be talking about California as a highly autonomous entity. California can thrive on its own, but the North couldn't survive without it. Stick your toe in the ocean and you're connected to the whole world... that's what Dalmatians used to say. Plus, anyone making real money wants to keep it.
If Washington, D.C. handed over the shipyards to the Mediterranean Coast tomorrow, I'd love to see them try to manage it themselves.

They'd be living strictly off tourism. Sure, you could pull in maybe 70,000 jobs, but definitely not the 700,000 they have now.

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