In an interview with Zëri, Albin Kurti, leader of the Self-Determination Movement, said Kosovo was heading toward negotiations on status and this implies reaching a compromise or giving up on independence.
‘They can find some politicians who can sign the new formal dependence of Kosovo from Serbia, but the people will never accept this. This is the reason why I think the current political system should be changed in a radical manner and this radical change is nothing else than a revolution which will not cause war but will prevent war from happening,’ Kurti was quoted as saying.
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Bad luck for Kosovars. Unfortunately, the present government and leaders (position and oposition) were freely elected by Kosovars, and this time, under no pressure by Serbia. Elections were widely qualified as free and fair by International Community and locals alike. Old saying applies fully ” Leadership of one Country/Nation is a true reflection of the County/Nation itself”. You voted for them, now put up with them. If you didn’t vote, why didn’t you? You think you can do better, form a party and participate in elections next time. There was a time for revolution (personally I think that was late 1960’s) but now that is, not just out of fashion but irresponsible too. Sometimes I think that Kosovars are genetically programmed moaners and complainers.
In response to Chris Balaku.
It might just as well be true that ” Serbs are genetically programmed etc…” but that does not exclude that Kosovars are too. However ridiculous my quote may seem and however pedantically you try to explain with % of electoral proportion that voted for this or that party, my impression is that ”Leadership of one Country/Nation is a true reflection of the County/Nation itself”. This holds for every country and democracy including Kosovo. Kosovo is not a democracy and not a recognised country yet. For now it is a very “ridiculous” creature described by a number. 1244.
Comparison between Kosovo and Serbia is not a very good one.
In terms of politics, the state affairs and government organisation, culture, industry, science, sport, (and yes why not) crime, etc, Kosovo can learn a lot and is far behind from Serbia. Serbia, however, should not be Kosovos benchmark in any of the aforementioned areas.
By the way, Natasa Kandic is not a politician and since we’re here Kosovo to date doesn’t have an equivalent of Kandic too.
I wonder why Kosova is so far behind Serbia, Ibro? Serbia treated Kosovars in the best possible manner, but who knows, Kosovars might just be genetically programmed not to want to develop, right? I
Kosovars might be behind in all the fields you mentioned, except culture :). I don't know but it seems like you are praising a culture that encourages massacres and mass killings. What is one good thing in the Serbian culture (if there is such a thing)?
Lastly, we (Kosovars) DO NOT need a Natasha Kandic type of a person for the simple fact that those alleged of committing war crimes and such DO NOT hide behind their actions, in other words they are not pussies like Serbs. This brings up another field where Serbs trail very very behind, manhood :).
Best,
Mr. F
Ibro - Let me clarify a few things. Mr. Blaku never stated that Natasha Kandic was a politician. This is what he did say: "the opposition and those with opposing views are able to voice them without fear, something far-fetched for the Serbians, such as Natasa Kandic, who lives in fear for her life." This statement pertains to citizens and politicians alike.
Yes, Kosova does not have an equivalent to Natasa Kandic. But if your logic wasn't so backwards, you'd understand why. Kandic is an advocate for human rights and a beacon of hope in a nation where the extremist policies of the past regime resulted in hundreds of thousands of lives lost, millions displaced, and four wars within the span of a decade. However, it is these same policies which have compelled men and women within Belgrade, like Natasa Kandic, to act, exposing the wrongdoings of the Serbian government. Bear in mind that Kosova is the victim of ethnic cleansing, not the perpetrator, so it is only natural one who denounces atrocities and human rights abuses would emerge from a populace that has committed so much of it.
In terms of industry, government, and other economic aspects, Kosova does lag behind somewhat, but you are mistaken in inferring that the people of Kosova are accountable.
Do not be so careless as to forget that for nearly a century all of these entities were controlled by and manipulated for the benefit of an oppressive Serbian regime. In fact, given the situation Kosova is in, it has made exceptional progress in all of these areas.
You are right, however, in stating that Serbia should not be Kosova's benchmark in any of these fields. If we were to follow this policy, we would first have to forcefully colonize our neighbors, demoralize them by underminding their most basic of human freedoms, falsify their history, exploit their resources, and, when they dare rise to challenge our control, butcher and massacre them by the thousands.
well said by both chris and the anonymous writer after him.
Please try (I know it is hard for you guys) and leave out emotions and national romantism when you address important issues such as the future of your country (or number thingy as I say).
Quickly:
1) I am reading your responses and trying to change my mind about Bush (or any president vs nation) reflection of Americans, but you failed to convince me.
2) Culture issue, some examples - the biggest event in Kosova recently was a certain Ibrahim Tatlises concert while just few weeks ago in Novi Sad has finished EXIT festival where top world DJ-s and dance artists have participated and this was hottest topic within most of dance community world wide. It is a matter of taste but, would you rather be associated with western DJ’s or Tatlisess? Most of the famous rock/pop bands from around the world (Classical and jazz music too) have concerts in Belgrade and the same cannot be said about Pristina. One of the top directors although of muslim and Sarajevo origin creates his movies in Belgrade(Kusturica) and they are presented as made in Serbia and Montenegro. Serbs, have a writer Nobelist while Kosovans still don’t. Examples like this are numerous.
3) Kosovo maybe doesn’t need a Kandic of it’s own for war crimes but it most definitely needs a brave person of some sort to point out and talk about all the corruption and misuse of public funds.
4) I completely share the view of mr Kurti in regards of current state of affairs in Kosovo but disprove of his methods of achieving his goals.
5) If Kosovans are at ease and don’t have anything to complain about its leaders than they better get up because it could be very late. I think that it is not going 100% Kosovars way. This time you have to do something about it and not let others do your work for you. It worked out when you made NATO fight the fight that you’ve picked but it may not happened this time.
What's wrong with Tatlises? Man you have the same name as him. Just FYI a difference in music taste doesn't make a culture better or worse, even though this is not the case in Kosova.
You should visit Kosova sometimes and see how many clubs are playing Tatlises.
The fact that the event was so big, was that he is a Turkish music legend, and we are happy when distinguished artists throw a concert in our country.
The reason why we dont get many of those DJs in Kosova is because of Serbs who are the ONLY reason why Kosova is still so unstable.
We have been supressed for decades and yet we have produced some of the world's most valuable people (see Chris Blaku), while Serbs with all the opportunities to produce and show their work have produced less than others in their position.
Man goes on rampage in tax office
Fri Jul 29,11:30 AM ET
BELGRADE (Reuters) - After twice receiving a tax bill, an enraged Serb stormed the tax office, started shooting and tried to set the tax chief and the building on fire, Serb media reported Friday.
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Nebojsa Miladinovic, a saw-mill owner in his fifties, tried for days to convince tax officials in the central town of Gornji Milanovac he had paid his 192,200 dinar ($2,794) bill. They said he had not, sent the bill again and blocked his bank account.
After arguing his case Thursday, Miladinovic returned, doused tax chief Gojko Stefanovic and the office files with petrol, shot at computers and yelled "I was ripped off."
Two people were injured in the melee and parts of the office caught fire, with panicked staff escaping through the windows.
Police arrested Miladinovic, whom neighbors described as a hard worker who never made trouble. Witnesses said he even paid for parking his car in front of the tax office before the rampage.
Kurti is good listener of A.Demaci.
Demaci national hero of albanians one time he used to work for UDBA, yogoslavian secret service.
I don't believe him, I don't belive Kurti too. Both of them, they work for western secret services. Western countries destroyed serbian, croatian, bosnian and albanian culture and tradition. There are working to make a new war again for anglo-british-american interest. In the end they will colonize this region with people from Africa and Asia.
Albin Kurti is right, the decisions here are being taken from a very small number of politicians, why for example, in the Europian Union, the citizens themselves decide for important issues, the last example is that of the Constitution, in Kosova, it is different. The International community decided to take into consideration the oppinion of the politicians only, and left behind the people themselves. After all, the people are those who will live in the Independent Kosova or the dependent one, the peopel are those who will suffer the consecuences of their decisiones, as for the politicians, now they have enough money to live happily in some island with all the good things around them. But the poeple won't have the chance to do so.
After all, how can one expect to create a democratic state where democratic values are respected when from the beggining ignores the most fundamental democratic right: the right to self-determine!
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