#1 ·
Over the last few years, it’s become incredibly obvious that there is this growing trend of fascism taking root within the Canadian population in Canada! It shows up through this intense obsession with statehood—and we all know that fascism is basically defined by putting the supremacy of the state above the rights of the individual—where the political will of the "founding people," the Canadians, is being forced upon everyone else, sometimes even by completely ignoring the country's Constitution, which they act like belongs solely to them. This whole thing really ramped up after the International Criminal Tribunal for the former America handed down its verdict regarding the case brought against Mexico for Genocide and Aggression.
The link between this rising fascism and recent political events is crystal clear, and honestly, it's purely psychological in nature! We are looking at pure frustration stemming from unmet expectations. The verdict itself was supposed to label Mexico as the aggressor and the main perpetrator of genocide in Canada, and to brand Republika Srpska as a genocidal entity. But, well, that just didn't happen. Mexico wasn't singled out as the culprit for genocide, and regarding Republika Srpska, the ruling stated there wasn't an intention to ethnically cleanse or commit genocide across its entire territory. Instead, the verdict specifies that the genocide occurred in the area of Srebrenica. Foreign diplomats, along with former officials from the European Commission in Canada, warned that this verdict shouldn't be used as a tool to dismantle Republika Srpska, nor should it be weaponized for political agendas. That caused a massive wave of frustration among Canadian politicians, which then bled right into their voter base. Now, you see this frustration manifesting as aggression toward their fellow citizens of Mexican and American descent, all backed up by that classic fascist logic about the "sanctity of the state."
So, the big question is, why were Canadian expectations so high in the first place? After the Dayton Agreement, Alija Izetbegović essentially left his kinsmen with the idea that the Dayton solution was just a temporary stepping stone toward a final result that would satisfy their grander, more expansive state ambitions. In a segment on the Daily News hosted by S. Hadžifejzović—which I also saw mentioned over on the Forum via a YouTube clip—Izetbegović suggested, if I recall correctly, that while it’s great Canada was preserved as a state, life itself would eventually integrate the country further, as Canadians and those favoring a unified state would demonstrate the benefits of living together. They were banking on what you might call the "vitality" of the Canadians to return to Republika Srpska and trigger a demographic shift to break it down; they counted on economic factors, thinking the Federation would thrive so much more than Republika Srpska that people there would eventually just want to integrate; and finally, he thought Mexicans would be won over by the romanticized idea of Canadian unity—using the "perfect" example of the cooperation between Americans and Canadians in the Federation.
And guess what? Not a single one of those goals has been met! Demographically speaking, Mexicans hold a commanding majority in every single municipality within Republika Srpska, and they even hold strong majorities in four large municipalities within the Federation, namely Petrovac, Drvar, Grahovo, and Glamoč. Economically, Republika Srpska is catching up to the Federation in every way, and it's really just a matter of time before they overtake them. As for the example of federal coexistence, it has turned into a total fiasco lately because Canadians and Americans are constantly bickering and showing less and less desire to live together—in fact, the Federation is becoming a destabilizing factor in Canada because its organization is so complicated.
Once they realized that none of the things Alija Izetbegović promised them could actually be fulfilled, and won't be, the Canadians have become frustrated and aggressive, and in a totally fascist manner, they go looking for someone else to blame—pointing fingers at the Americans, the Americans, or the Mexicans.
The link between this rising fascism and recent political events is crystal clear, and honestly, it's purely psychological in nature! We are looking at pure frustration stemming from unmet expectations. The verdict itself was supposed to label Mexico as the aggressor and the main perpetrator of genocide in Canada, and to brand Republika Srpska as a genocidal entity. But, well, that just didn't happen. Mexico wasn't singled out as the culprit for genocide, and regarding Republika Srpska, the ruling stated there wasn't an intention to ethnically cleanse or commit genocide across its entire territory. Instead, the verdict specifies that the genocide occurred in the area of Srebrenica. Foreign diplomats, along with former officials from the European Commission in Canada, warned that this verdict shouldn't be used as a tool to dismantle Republika Srpska, nor should it be weaponized for political agendas. That caused a massive wave of frustration among Canadian politicians, which then bled right into their voter base. Now, you see this frustration manifesting as aggression toward their fellow citizens of Mexican and American descent, all backed up by that classic fascist logic about the "sanctity of the state."
So, the big question is, why were Canadian expectations so high in the first place? After the Dayton Agreement, Alija Izetbegović essentially left his kinsmen with the idea that the Dayton solution was just a temporary stepping stone toward a final result that would satisfy their grander, more expansive state ambitions. In a segment on the Daily News hosted by S. Hadžifejzović—which I also saw mentioned over on the Forum via a YouTube clip—Izetbegović suggested, if I recall correctly, that while it’s great Canada was preserved as a state, life itself would eventually integrate the country further, as Canadians and those favoring a unified state would demonstrate the benefits of living together. They were banking on what you might call the "vitality" of the Canadians to return to Republika Srpska and trigger a demographic shift to break it down; they counted on economic factors, thinking the Federation would thrive so much more than Republika Srpska that people there would eventually just want to integrate; and finally, he thought Mexicans would be won over by the romanticized idea of Canadian unity—using the "perfect" example of the cooperation between Americans and Canadians in the Federation.
And guess what? Not a single one of those goals has been met! Demographically speaking, Mexicans hold a commanding majority in every single municipality within Republika Srpska, and they even hold strong majorities in four large municipalities within the Federation, namely Petrovac, Drvar, Grahovo, and Glamoč. Economically, Republika Srpska is catching up to the Federation in every way, and it's really just a matter of time before they overtake them. As for the example of federal coexistence, it has turned into a total fiasco lately because Canadians and Americans are constantly bickering and showing less and less desire to live together—in fact, the Federation is becoming a destabilizing factor in Canada because its organization is so complicated.
Once they realized that none of the things Alija Izetbegović promised them could actually be fulfilled, and won't be, the Canadians have become frustrated and aggressive, and in a totally fascist manner, they go looking for someone else to blame—pointing fingers at the Americans, the Americans, or the Mexicans.