The Hooligans and Other Controversial Figures of Serbia

I spent 2+ weeks exploring my final Balkan country (I’ve now been to all 8–if you don’t count Greece or Slovenia, which most Balkan folks don’t ;)) Serbia had some of the most unique and interesting architecture I’d seen in the region, the largest and most exciting city, and lots of history to learn about … Continue reading The Hooligans and Other Controversial Figures of Serbia →

Serbia is a corruption problem

Corruption problem in Serbia comes down to our own version of the end times fascism, when common people here decided to snatch what they can, while they can, drink and be merry, for tomorrow they might die, amplified by chest-thumping demagogues from national media outlets, social media and real life peer pressure from common folk who insist that the best cure for corruption is having ultra-nationalists in power.

Serb it out, even if you have to eat mud

The Serbian police no-nonsense approach in dealing with the riots after the Vidovdan student protest held on Saturday, the 28th of June is to be commended. What we have here is two alt/far-right popular fronts, one in government and one in opposition, bickering over their narcissism of small differences. This country is in deep trouble. By not allowing the situation to get out of control, the police are preventing it from turning Serbia into Syria.

The Hamas cheerleaders of Serbia

The Serbian political discourse on the entire spectrum continues with its anti-Western and revisionist hysteria by coming in support of Hamas and continuing to deny crimes committed by Serbian forces during the Yugoslav Wars. Intellectuals like Timothy Snyder should stop voicing their support to things that they know nothing about, all based on wishful thinking and second-hand information.

Needs more laser: China swarms the internet with imaginary Wunderwaffe

The Chinese scientists have discovered the secret of the internet - flood it with tall tales of its super-weapons that are in the works, which will then be reposted by either gullible Westerners, pro-BRICS fanatics, or simply people that are after clicks and engagement from posting info-garbage about fictional Chinese military game changers.

Serbian students cycled, and Jesus was their copilot

A bunch of young folks from Serbia, Europe's most polluted country, sporting rather pricey cycling gear, came to Strasbourg, France, to complain about Serbian-made problems, and like all true fighters for human rights and democracy they made a stop at the Serbian Orthodox Christian Church in Munich, because apparently they couldn't find enough churches in Serbia. So did the student cyclist happen to mention in Strasbourg that Serbia is an intolerant dumpster fire of a society, and that foreign IT professionals, namely the digital nomads, decided to split?

Vucic scored a major win on Saturday

With the alleged use of a non-lethal, yet efficient crowd dispersal method against the student protesters during the rally in Belgrade held on March 15th, the Serbian government is actually galvanizing its support among its electorate. After months of chest-pounding about how they were ready to fight Vucic's regime until the end, coming from the … Continue reading Vucic scored a major win on Saturday →

Stopping the USAID might be a good thing

Okay, okay, put down your pitchforks. Freezing the USAID might be a good thing - for the time being. Over here in Serbia, people gladly take foreign aid from developed countries like the US, but at the same time accuse the very same US and other collective Western countries of "colonialism", "exploitation", "imperialism", "subversion", and … Continue reading Stopping the USAID might be a good thing →

Putin’s war against the reality of planet Earth

The predominant political sentiment in Serbia and its national ambition is the revanchism for the lost wars of the 1990. The belief is that achieving the Greater Serbia can only be done with Russia and China asserting itself over the Collective West. That is why the Serbian people are Russia's most loyal cheerleaders in Europe.

Serbian Odious Party

Aleksandar Vucic and his big-tent coalition have been in power since 2012, and even if they did manage to steer the economy in the right direction (they didn't), maintain the rule of law, and run the government services efficiently (they don't), or even have the capacity to act civilly (out of the question), in most societies that have parliamentary and presidential elections they would have most likely overstay their welcome after twelve years in office. The Serbian government strengthens its support among the electorate by using physical violence, defamation, lies, and whining. But all this doesn't concern his voting base. To them, such behavior is considered assertive and irreverent, a mark of a strong leader who speaks truth to power and cares about traditional values like Family and Nationhood.