tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220576471648313696.post5985571054141368773..comments2022-11-24T15:09:02.086-08:00Comments on The Serbian Roundup: Voting Out of Spite: The American Serb No-Choice BallotUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220576471648313696.post-3383474891778725702012-11-13T08:43:24.132-08:002012-11-13T08:43:24.132-08:00I agree once again on Johnson. Another difference ...I agree once again on Johnson. Another difference between him and Paul is that Paul is a symbol while Johnson is not and even writing in Paul's name is more meaningful than voting for Johnson - neither will affect the outcome, but the symbolism is on Paul's side.<br />Serb leaders in the American Serb Diaspora can't garner any real local support because they do not represent any local interest, in my view. Being embedded, or trying to get embedded, with the Serbian government for the wrong reasons moved them away from the real strength of the American Serb Diaspora.Srbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954978311211803253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220576471648313696.post-68550998159121799762012-11-10T21:17:35.714-08:002012-11-10T21:17:35.714-08:00Yes, Gary Johnson is not in the mold of RP. But a...Yes, Gary Johnson is not in the mold of RP. But at least, he wouldn't launch any attacks against Serbia were he the president.<br /><br />The "leaders" of the Diaspora are a joke.<br /><br />They need to answer Aleksandr Konuzin's question:<br /><br />Are there no Serbs in this room?"<br /><br />The problem is they have NO clue as to what a true Serb actually is supposed to be.<br /><br />I actually believe that quite a few of them are ashamed & trip over themselves apologizing for being Serbs.<br /><br />You know the "We're not that type of Serb" types.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731913495080613195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220576471648313696.post-47578773403236471492012-11-10T20:20:14.459-08:002012-11-10T20:20:14.459-08:00I found Gary Johnson not to be a true libertarian ...I found Gary Johnson not to be a true libertarian in the mold of RP. <br />I can't disagree with you when it comes to the American Serb leaders. In the 1990s they were impeded by the fact that the Milosevic state didn't utilize the Diaspora as well as the Tudjman state, which grew out of the Ustasha movement in the Croat Diaspora. After October 5th, the dog and pony show between self-promoted leaders of the Diaspora and the Serbian government took on a new dimension. Neither side seriously undertook to organize the American Serb communities for the purpose of aiding the Fatherland in any way more serious than random humanitarian actions. The Fatherland itself still hasn't found a direction in which the American Serb Diaspora can help. Even if we organize into voting blocks, what exactly can we ask for?Srbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954978311211803253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220576471648313696.post-63849022281631520182012-11-09T17:44:24.412-08:002012-11-09T17:44:24.412-08:00I also voted in the elections. My first choice, R...I also voted in the elections. My first choice, Ron Paul, was not on the ballot. I ended up voting for Gary Johnson of the LP.<br /><br />The leaders of the American Serb communities for the most part, are sellouts. They would be perfect in a Tadic regime.<br /><br />About 20 years, when all the crap started with the break up of Jugoslavia, they did nothing. <br /><br />Meanwhile, the ustashi & their islamofascist cousins hired Ruder Finn, bribed congress, etc.,& did a full scale offensive aiding their brethren. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731913495080613195noreply@blogger.com