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Received late December, 1998 |
How many of you were actualy in Serbia?
How do you know there is no democracy in Serbia? Do you know that Belgrade
(serbian capital) has more daily newspaper than New York? How can
you speak about something you have
heard just from CNN? Have you ever thought
that Yugoslavia was broken with US help? Why do you think yugoslav people
want you and your army to help us? We can see how your army and "democracy"
help Iraq. I am apsolutly sure that people here don't want your "help"
and your type of democracy. Thank you but don't help us any more......PLEASE!!!!!!!!
I realy can't understand this....Do you (teachers)
know that over one million Serbs was killed in WW2 by Germans? Do you teach
your children that Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia were on Nazi side during
WW2 and Serbia was ally??? Do you know that those "poor" muslims in Bosnia
want religious country(muslim country)? Why don't you try to read history
books. Serbia
didn't attack anybody. Serbian people (who
were born in Bosnia!!) are fighting against people(muslims and Croats)
who were killing them during WW2!!!
My e-mail is: vboc@hotmail.com if you have any question.
I would like to say something about your The
Revolution in Serbia Discussion Page. We, here in Yugoslavia, know
that you (Americans) are not informed about our country but your
page is more that lack of information. I am surprised that teachers
of one high school use not complete and politicaly coloured information
about one country. For example, Serbia fought AGAINST Nazi Germany
during WW2 and Slovenia, Croatia and Muslims and Croats in Bosnia were
on Germany side. There is no Nazism in Serbia!!!!!! I just want to say....Please,please
use history books and facts when you speak about somebody. PLEASE!
P.S.
Slobodan Milosevic was choosen by people of
Yugoslavia to be a president. People here do support him (not everybody...but
...that is democracy). Contrary to CNN reports. Sorry for my
bad english.
Uros
Uros vboc@hotmail.com
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Posted mid-December, 1996 |
The trade unions decided to go on strike because the Serbian President
would not reinstate the oppositions local elections victories. Street marches
have taken place by workers, but have not by organized labor. There are
also many complaints about having poor living conditions, unemployment,
and civic freedoms. Many workers are on paid leave due to shortage of raw
materials and other economy failures.
Slobodan Milosevic will not outlast the protest. One reason why I think
so is because trade unions threatened to go on strike. The citizens will
rise above Slobodan Milosevic because Milosevic should have listened to
the people of his country. He should have kept the results of the election
instead of throwing them out. Then his people would be happy and the protests
would never have happened.
I don't think that Serbia will become democratic because they are very
big on authoritarian government. If the people don't vote the way the government
tells the to they are imprisoned. So they will stay authoritarian.
I agree with American soldiers being in Bosnia. They are there because
they were told to go there. They are just obeying their government and
doing their jobs in the Armed Forces. All people need to do is understand
that people are there to help not to kill. They are doing good for America
and doing good for the country of Serbia.
Slobodan Milosevic will stay in power and not resign because he is
to bullheaded to be smart enough to give up and face the facts that he
is not going to win anything. Reasons for this is: He thinks he is power
of everyone, He thinks he is to good for everyone and he thinks everyone
likes him when the truth is everyone is just scared of him.
The crisis could effect teens overwhemingly. We are the new generation.
If the war causes some kind of revolution then we have to deal with its
consequences. It may put a strain on our resources, or another depression
could arise from the Dayton Agreement. So the war could effect the teen-agers
of the world.
The American government has a responsibility to go and stop the Ethnic
Cleansing in Serbia. What the Serbians are doing to the Muslims could lead
to another Holocaust. Our responsibility comes in to play when another
country like Serbia starts to kill people in Bosnia because of their being
Muslims. We believe in the right to free religion so we should at least
try to stop the killing , after all we have American troops in Bosnia that
might get killed because they are American. I bet it sounds stupid for
Americans to die because of a tiny difference in background. Well, if we
let the Serbians kill the Muslims in Bosnia we might as well let someone
kill our own family.
There is a revolution going on right now in Serbia. A majority of the
people do not want their president Slobodan Milosevic. On Saturday (Dec
7, 1996) trade unions threatened to go on strike. Under the Milosevic government
the economy has failed. Thousands of workers are on paid leave because
of lack of raw materials.
Majority rights should be protected. World nations should support the
protesters against the Milosevic government and help remove him. If people
do not want Milosevic then he should be removed.
Serbia will fall to pieces if there are no changes in their government.
Milosevic may find it hard to keep everything in control if the workers
become organized.
I feel that the American government should help resolve this conflict,
perhaps by arbitration. But Serbia, unlike the U.S., is not a democracy.
The US must set a good example for non-democratic countries such as China,
North Korea, and Haiti. The U.S. government should not join forces with
any particular side (the Serbian government or the protesting citizens),
but the main concern is that peace is maintained.
The Holocaust could happen again. But this time not in Germany, but
in Serbia and Bosnia. The people of Serbia and Bosnia are trying to get
rid of the Muslims by what they call Ethnic Cleansing. But really all they
are doing is starting the Holocaust all over again. It may happen again.
I think are U. S. troops should help the Muslims, stop the efforts of the
Serbian government as they did in World War 2, with Hitler and the Nazis.
It should not happen again. But most of all we should not let it
happen again.
Take a look at the PBS
New Hour Report on Serbian protests (very complete).