Reflections on Yugoslavia’s Socialist Past and Present-Day Colonization, by Milina Jovanović

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by Milina Jovanović
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originally published on www.lifeinthemix.info, Nov. 16, 2012
December 5, 2012

In this essay I present my personal reflections on the life in the former Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) and on the current trends of privatization and corporate takeover of Yugoslav natural, economic, and human resources.  Years ago, I personally experienced the best phase of Yugoslav socialism and worked in academic and research institutions. Even though the following pages don’t appear in the form of a scholarly article, I attempt to briefly present and explain the most important institutions and aspects of the Yugoslav socio-political and economic system, highlighting “the Yugoslav way of life” and what it meant for the diverse peoples of Yugoslavia. 

Michael Parenti: The Destruction and Colonization of Yugoslavia

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with Michael Parenti
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Michael Parenti Blog
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October 30, 2012

Oct 21, 2012 by Milina Jovanovic

Destruction and Colonization of Yugoslavia event, 09-15-2012 Parenti’s introductory comments.

Time to Get Crazy, by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges
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Truthdig July 2, 2012

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Native Americans’ resistance to the westward expansion of Europeans took two forms. One was violence. The other was accommodation. Neither worked. Their land was stolen, their communities were decimated, their women and children were gunned down and the environment was ravaged. There was no legal recourse. There was no justice. There never is for the oppressed. And as we face similar forces of predatory, unchecked corporate power intent on ruthless exploitation and stripping us of legal and physical protection, we must confront how we will respond.

Colonized by Corporations, by Chris Hedges

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May 14, 2012

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In Robert E. Gamer’s book “The Developing Nations” is a chapter called “Why Men Do Not Revolt.” In it Gamer notes that although the oppressed often do revolt, the object of their hostility is misplaced. They vent their fury on a political puppet, someone who masks colonial power, a despised racial or ethnic group or an apostate within their own political class. The useless battles serve as an effective mask for what Gamer calls the “patron-client” networks that are responsible for the continuity of colonial oppression.

Welcome to the Asylum by Chris Hedges

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Truthdig
April 30, 2012

John Pilger: Palestine Is Still The Issue (2002)

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with John Pilger

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BAFTA nominated 2002 film, written and reported by John Pilger.

“In the special report John Pilger returns to the Occupied Territories of the West Bank and Gaza where he filmed a documentary with the same title, about the same issues, in 1974. He finds the basic problems unchanged: a desperate, destitute people whose homeland is illegally occupied by the world’s fourth biggest military power.

Zionism loves colonialism, Zionism is colonialism By William Bowles

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7 March 2012

Ynet Op-ed: Zionism will only cease being demonized when West stops to demonise colonialism [sic]

If I didn’t know any better I’d think the following Op-ed piece from the rightwing Israeli news source Ynet was another Yes Men spoof but it’s for real. I decided finally to publish the opinion in its entirety (if in a somewhat fragmented form) for it reveals the insane irrationality that underpins Zionism as the only ‘defender of the Jewish people’ (aside that is from its benefactor the US).

Holly Barker: The Consequential Damages of Nuclear War

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talkingsticktv on Feb 23, 2012

Interview with Holly Barker author of “Bravo for the Marshallese: Regaining Control in a Post-Nuclear, Post-Colonial World” and “The Consequential Damages of Nuclear War: The Rongelap Report”.

Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space (2009; must-see)

with Bruce Gagnon
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Organizing Notes
February 9, 2012

Space4Peace on Feb 7, 2012

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The prospect of Earth being ruled from space is no longer science-fiction. The dream of the original Dr. Strangelove, Wernher von Braun (from Nazi rocket-scientist to NASA director) has survived every US administration since WW2 and is coming to life. Today the technology exists to weaponize space, a massive American industry thrives, and nations are maneuvering for advantage.

The Left has lost its way over Libya By William Bowles

by William Bowles
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williambowles.info
26 July, 2011

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In an essentially excellent piece Sarah Flounders’ ‘Libya: Demonization and Self-determination‘, near the beginning under the sub-head ‘What should be the response to this terror?’ she writes:

The Invasion of Australia – Official, At Last, by John Pilger

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by John Pilger
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July 2, 2011

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The City of Sydney has voted to replace the words “European arrival” in the official record with “invasion”. The deputy lord mayor, Marcelle Hoff, says it is intellectually dishonest to use any other word in describing how Aboriginal Australia was dispossessed by the British. “We were invaded,” said Paul Morris, an Aboriginal adviser to the council. “It is the truth and it shouldn’t be watered down. We wouldn’t expect Jewish people to accept a watered-down version of the Holocaust, so why should we?”

John Pilger: The New Rulers of The World (2001)

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