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9. Kick and recommend. It has echoes in the Serbian conflict

Thu Feb 11, 2021, 08:02 AM

Feb 2021

An intimate hate where people you live with or thought you shared peaceful cooperation could turn your country into a fascist hellhole.

“I realize that what happened in Bosnia could happen anywhere in the world, particularly in places that are diverse and have a history of conflict. It only takes bad leadership for a country to go up in flames, for people of different ethnicity, color, or religion to kill each other as if they had nothing in common whatsoever. Having a democratic constitution, laws that secure human rights, police that maintain order, a judicial system, and freedom of speech don't ultimately guarantee long lasting peace. If greedy or bloodthirsty leaders come to power, it can all go down. It happened to us. It can happen to you.”
― Savo Heleta, Not My Turn to Die: Memoirs of a Broken Childhood in Bosnia

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Here is the link to it Tumbulu Feb 2021 #41

thanks! LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #43

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And there bdamomma Feb 2021 #35

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I reluctantly recommend this post Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2021 #8

Kick and recommend. It has echoes in the Serbian conflict bronxiteforever Feb 2021 #9

Good post PJMcK Feb 2021 #12

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