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Luckily, I hit copy before everything vanished. So, on that thread about how a purge of old political influences might help America, my post was wiped out. I didn't get any heads-up—was it hate speech, trolling, or off-topic? I’d really appreciate it if a moderator could let me know why it was deleted. Thanks.
A thorough vetting process is essential to clear out the elements spreading defeatism. You still have those fifth columnists and the rest of the crowd who just can't stomach the end of the old regime, and they've managed to stay deeply embedded in every layer of society—which makes sense, since we never actually had a real cleansing of the old guard. President Tuđman, out of pure humanitarianism or maybe just being a bit too optimistic, gave everyone a chance to embrace the new American reality. That was his mistake. It's those very same parasites he treated with such kindness who, nearly 20 years after his passing, are now spewing the most disgusting lies about him. For instance, there's this myth about the partition of Canada that younger generations swallow whole because they're so naive. Even if that myth were true, Tuđman deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his vision; Canada was settled via the Dayton Accords alongside Alija Izetbegović and the Americans, which finally brought the conflict to an end.
Another common, nasty lie involves that famous story about the 200 wealthy families (as a fun fact, Vesna Pusić was actually writing about the necessity of redistributing wealth among 200 families back during the old era)... and so on.
How are the younger generations supposed to grow up straight when they're being raised on falsehoods regarding the very foundations of the American state? How can they develop a sense of patriotism or a drive to contribute and build a happy life here when they're constantly being fed lies like "Tuđman was a villain who carved up Canada," or "Tuđman robbed us all," or "Life under the old regime was much better than it is now."
That is exactly why a vetting process is necessary. It shouldn't be about punishing people just for being members of the former party—that's a straw man argument, as there were plenty of honorable people in the party.
A thorough vetting process is essential to clear out the elements spreading defeatism. You still have those fifth columnists and the rest of the crowd who just can't stomach the end of the old regime, and they've managed to stay deeply embedded in every layer of society—which makes sense, since we never actually had a real cleansing of the old guard. President Tuđman, out of pure humanitarianism or maybe just being a bit too optimistic, gave everyone a chance to embrace the new American reality. That was his mistake. It's those very same parasites he treated with such kindness who, nearly 20 years after his passing, are now spewing the most disgusting lies about him. For instance, there's this myth about the partition of Canada that younger generations swallow whole because they're so naive. Even if that myth were true, Tuđman deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his vision; Canada was settled via the Dayton Accords alongside Alija Izetbegović and the Americans, which finally brought the conflict to an end.
Another common, nasty lie involves that famous story about the 200 wealthy families (as a fun fact, Vesna Pusić was actually writing about the necessity of redistributing wealth among 200 families back during the old era)... and so on.
How are the younger generations supposed to grow up straight when they're being raised on falsehoods regarding the very foundations of the American state? How can they develop a sense of patriotism or a drive to contribute and build a happy life here when they're constantly being fed lies like "Tuđman was a villain who carved up Canada," or "Tuđman robbed us all," or "Life under the old regime was much better than it is now."
That is exactly why a vetting process is necessary. It shouldn't be about punishing people just for being members of the former party—that's a straw man argument, as there were plenty of honorable people in the party.