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Citat: › The European Union's 2006 progress report criticized Mr. Sanader's administration for having "no overall strategic framework" for reform. The report decried Croatia's lack of political transparency and accountability, state meddling in the judiciary and rampant corruption. Mr. Sanader's response was foolish: He simply lied. The prime minister told the Croatian public the EU had "praised" his government for "progress... when it comes to reforms." This prompted the Wall Street Journal to denounce him for "playing spin doctor."

anakonda je napisao/la: ›
...prvo i osnovno, ameri zapravo nemaju pojma o europi opcenito...

MissTake je napisao/la: ›
...(čitaj debela oprah)...

Citat: › CSM: 'Samopouzdanje preraslo u narcisoidnost'
Bojan Klima
Washington
04/03/2007

Dnevnik Christian Science Monitor piše o mogućim štetnim posljedicama bezrazložno velikog samopouzdanja mladih Amerikanaca – pogotovo kada se ono ne temelji na znanju i općenito kompetentnosti.

Ankete pokazuju da, primjerice, prosječni američki gimnazijalac smatra da je 'vrlo dobar matematičar', no rezultati na međunarodnim testovima često su lošiji od očekivanja.

'Samopouzdanje, odnosno osjećaj vlastite vrijednosti, preraslo je u narcisoidnost' – piše dnevnik iz Bostona, navodeći rezultate nedavno provedenog istraživanja koje pokazuje da je nova generacija fakultetski obrazovanih građana 'sebičnija' od prethodnih te da zbog toga ima problema u uspostavljanju trajnijih veza.

Mladjo je napisao/la: ›
znam, ali mislim da dotični gospodin kada proda takvu priču nema namjeru vjerodostojno pokazati svojim sunarodnjacima fakte već vjerujem da se radi o tekstu isključivo senzacionalističkog tipa.

Mladjo je napisao/la: ›
da se majstor malo više pozabavio zbivanjima od ´45 do danas i napravio detaljnu analizu te to ukomponirao u tekst ne bi riječ rekao. ovako se radi o stvarima izvučenim iz konteksta i baš zato ne bi rekao da se radi o ozbiljnom članku. samim time sadržaj istog nije mi bitan.

Mladjo je napisao/la: ›
<bla, bla> dotični autor je ipak po mom mišljenju morao biti malo taktičniji jer svjetlo u kojem je predstavio nas kao narod mi se nimalo ne sviđa. razlozi zbog kojih je objavio tekst takvog sadržaja nisu mi poznati ali pošto se radi o novinama s vjerojatno ogromnom nakladom možemo zamisliti reakciju prosječnog "tabula rasa" amera nakon pročitanog teksta. ne kažem da se navedena sranja nisu dogodila, znam da jesu, ali to nije razlog da dotični bez određenog konkretnog povoda objavi takvo negativno obojeno štivo. ko zna šta njega muči. možda mu obala nije bila dovoljno lijepa ili su mu poslužili hladnu juhu negdje u restoranu, možda mu je savo kovačević roknio dedu ´45, ko će ga znati. ali ako ti misliš da se ne radi o senzacionalizmu onda smo se frajeru nešto gadno zamjerili.

Citat: ›
The communist habit of deceit and double-speak continues to haunt countries once trapped behind the Iron Curtain. Such is the case in Croatia as it is led by Eastern Europe's most incorrigible and brazen liar, Ivo Sanader.

Few peoples in Eastern Europe suffered under the yoke of Marxism-Leninism as much as Croatians did. For decades, Croatia was a captive nation within Yugoslavia. From 1945 until his death in 1980, communist dictator Josip Broz Tito brutally suppressed dissent. Presented to the world as a utopian multinational federation, Yugoslavia was in fact a Serb-dominated totalitarian empire. The regime's victims included Germans, Slovenes, Albanians, Montenegrins, Macedonians and even royalist Serbs — known as "Chetniks" — who were critical of the Titoist myth of "brotherhood and unity."

Tito's greatest victims, however, were the Croatians. Hundreds of thousands were murdered; countless dissidents were imprisoned; Catholic priests and nuns were slaughtered; basic press freedoms and human rights were abrogated; the economy was collectivized; and Croatia's distinct cultural identity was nearly eradicated. In short, Tito sought not only to subjugate Croatia, but to transform it into a vast social engineering laboratory for his murderous ideological experiment.

Despite its economic failures and genocidal criminality, Titoism sustained itself by relying on two things: a ubiquitous propaganda machine and loyal local communist parties willing — and even eager — to mouth the regime's lies. This led to a public culture of mendacity, in which Zagreb's communists constantly issued statements in direct contradiction to reality.

After the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, Croatia won its independence and overthrew the old communist system. The Titoist order disappeared, but its mindset and habits persist — especially in Zagreb's odious practice of denying reality.

Citat: ›
The government presents EU membership to ordinary Croatians as a foregone conclusion. This is inaccurate. In fact, Mr. Sanader's government has failed to overhaul Croatia's economy to make it ready to join the EU. In matters of economic and judicial reform, Croatia lags behind other former communist states. Yet instead of confronting this difficult reality, Mr. Sanader denies it — or even worse, lies in order to conceal his government's poor performance.

The European Union's 2006 progress report criticized Mr. Sanader's administration for having "no overall strategic framework" for reform. The report decried Croatia's lack of political transparency and accountability, state meddling in the judiciary and rampant corruption. Mr. Sanader's response was foolish: He simply lied. The prime minister told the Croatian public the EU had "praised" his government for "progress... when it comes to reforms." This prompted the Wall Street Journal to denounce him for "playing spin doctor."

Citat: ›
The political culture of mendacity inherited from the Titoist years is crippling Croatia's ability to become a truly democratic, prosperous modern European state. Facts do not lie, and they reveal Croatia is falling behind. Unemployment is 14 percent. Zagreb is burdened with a massive public debt. Tariffs are a draconian 22 percent on most imports — which hurts Croatian consumers, particularly the poor. Government expenditures consist of 52 percent of the country's gross domestic product. Excessive regulations, a bloated and inefficient bureaucracy and the lack of protections for private property stifle the economy. They discourage much-needed foreign investment, entrepreneurial initiative and wealth creation.

Mladjo je napisao/la: ›
p.s. naravno nije mi i dalje jasno kakve veze ima tito sa sanaderom, i zašto je gosn imao potrebu povezati te priče

Mladjo je napisao/la: ›
Tito's greatest victims, however, were the Croatians. Hundreds of thousands were murdered; countless dissidents were imprisoned; Catholic priests and nuns were slaughtered; basic press freedoms and human rights were abrogated; the economy was collectivized; and Croatia's distinct cultural identity was nearly eradicated. In short, Tito sought not only to subjugate Croatia, but to transform it into a vast social engineering laboratory for his murderous ideological experiment.