tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post1996096121441782114..comments2023-06-14T09:10:27.097-04:00Comments on Gray Falcon: Irrelevant RootsCubuCokohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-11832331870346253122009-02-06T11:50:00.000-05:002009-02-06T11:50:00.000-05:00Deucaon wrote: if a Serb can stop being a Serb the...Deucaon wrote: <I>if a Serb can stop being a Serb then can a non-Serb become a Serb? If so, how?</I><BR/><A HREF="http://de-construct.net/e-zine/?p=4465" REL="nofollow"><BR/>Here is one non-Serb who became a Serb</A> and is now far more Serbian than Blagojevich, Voinovich and the rest of their ilk.<BR/><BR/>The future belongs only to those nations wise enough to realize that nationhood is defined not by blood but by tradition and culture. Not for nothing do "ethos" and "ethnos" sound so alike!Michael Decerbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776598414948015386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-29832048067127865522008-12-21T00:02:00.000-05:002008-12-21T00:02:00.000-05:00A minor and naive question on the name - Blagojevi...A minor and naive question on the name - <I>Blagojevich</I><BR/><BR/>Is there anything about it that would distinguish it from other Slav names? Can one know from it RB was of not Croatian or Montenegran lineage? For that matter Polish or Russian?CAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861096695503969576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-47406109907149531392008-12-20T21:04:00.000-05:002008-12-20T21:04:00.000-05:00I fully agree that it not genetics or blood that m...I fully agree that it not genetics or blood that make you who you are, it the way you act and feel. Blagojevich acted and felt like being a serb got in the way of his ambitions of his political career.Robstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080913377547236519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-26638552153378700112008-12-19T01:15:00.000-05:002008-12-19T01:15:00.000-05:00One can stop being a Serb the same way one stops b...One can stop being a Serb the same way one stops being anything: by renouncing one's Serb identity and embracing another. And yes, someone not born a Serb can absolutely become one; for example, there's an MP in Serbia born in Jordan, who embraced the language, culture and traditions of the Serbian people. And there are - unfortunately - all too many who reject their heritage and style themselves something else: "Yugoslavs", "citizens", "Europeans" or whatnot, or even declare themselves separate ethnic communities ("Montenegrins").CubuCokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-3210793311071795972008-12-18T21:03:00.000-05:002008-12-18T21:03:00.000-05:00How do you "stop" being a Serb? Do you get a blood...How do you "stop" being a Serb? Do you get a blood transfusion and go through gene therapy? Also, if a Serb can stop being a Serb then can a non-Serb become a Serb? If so, how?Deucaonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09912203797099601649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-32300241217138352008-12-18T11:10:00.000-05:002008-12-18T11:10:00.000-05:00But I do disown the "Serbs" who call for NATO bomb...But I <I>do</I> disown the "Serbs" who call for NATO bombs and serve as Empire's quislings... More importantly, they disown themselves. They are ashamed of their identity and insist on being "citizens" or "cosmopolitans" or "Yugoslavs" or what have you. Blagojevich falls into the same category: he may have been a Serb once, but he gave that up to become an American politician.CubuCokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-13028559731706018972008-12-18T06:01:00.000-05:002008-12-18T06:01:00.000-05:00Blagojevich is a Serb and he grew up in a Serb hou...Blagojevich is a Serb and he grew up in a Serb household. I agree that corruption isn't part of Serb culture like some idiots would have people believe but trying to disown Blagojevich is the same as trying to disown the Serbs who were calling forth the NATO bombs while residing in the Balkans and who stole what they could during 3 years immediately after Milosevic's reign. Serbdom isn't an ideology, after all.Deucaonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09912203797099601649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-1356902940138386942008-12-18T05:36:00.000-05:002008-12-18T05:36:00.000-05:00The MSM never miss an oppertunity to have a shot a...The MSM never miss an oppertunity to have a shot at serbs, no matter how small the linkRobstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080913377547236519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-10765297935964218642008-12-17T03:08:00.000-05:002008-12-17T03:08:00.000-05:00Good luck trying to un-Serb Blagojevich within thi...Good luck trying to un-Serb Blagojevich within this racist culture. But, it is important to keep at it. Here's a link to anothers such good try:<BR/><BR/>http://wordsmoker.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/scrappy-son-of-immigrant-persecuted-for-pursuing-american-dream/ajokichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724778870513718843noreply@blogger.com