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I think there is some connection between the Serbian and Russian academic strategists because the Milosevic regime used a similar playbook during the Yugoslav w
by foobarian 5y ago
I think there is some connection between the Serbian and Russian academic strategists because the Milosevic regime used a similar playbook during the Yugoslav wars in the 90s. Step 1: spend decades encouraging your ethnic group to migrate outward, Step 2: once there is a decently sized minority (or even majority) announce it now belongs to the main country and use your group to stand up a resistance.
The sinister thing is that Step 1. is done very slowly over a long period of time, and can be sold as various pleasant sounding ideas such as "brotherhood and unity," becoming a modern melting pot nation like the USA where everyone is equal, etc.
- jacquesm 5y agoLet's hope Putin ends the same way that Milosevic did.
- shimonabi 5y agoI don't think Serbia ever encouraged their ethnic group to move outward. The opposite. They became the minority in their own territory (Kosovo) because Albanians had a higher birth rate. The problem was that they were mixed with other ethnic groups, but wanted to keep their own in the same country.
- jacquesm 5y agoI've seen former Yugoslavia described as social dynamite and it took me a while to get it but the analogy is pretty apt.
- hiavraham 5y agoI suggest you take a look in the historical demographics of Kosovo [0], before making statements that paint Albanians as the minority in the region. [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_Kosovo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_Kosov...