Dear Mr. Davis, et al.
Yes, my name is Luka and I am clearly a Serb. Unfortunately, much to your chagrin (i.e. GK and YOkes), I live in CANADA and have a largely unbiased view of my native Jugoslavija due to my Western education. Unlike your Albanian, or Croatian, universities (university, singular, in Albania) we have not been taught to forget the crimes perpetrated by the Ustasha regime in WWII. As Mr. Davis is keen to point out Yokes, you, like most of the world, have a dual-standard in regards to the Serbian people. I am sure that you are quite eager to move on and forget about the 1.2 million Serbs, Jews, and Roma killed in WWII at the hands of the Croats. Unlike the Serbs, the Croats were quick to join forces with the Nazis in an attempt to become de facto rulers of the Balkans. Furthermore, contrary to your primitive views of Serbs, I am NOT a radical, murderer, or ethnic cleanser. In fact, with my annual summer visits to my home in Belgrade, I am filled with joy to see a new direction for Serbia. It is a future that I take great pride in as I will be able, as a member of the next generation, to shape the socio-economic path of my trouble nation. Moreover, the majority of my friends and family in Belgrade are like-minded. Contrary to popular belief, the majority of contemporary Serbs are tired and fed-up of politics in war, and just want to return to a normal life. For example, during the most recent demonstrations in Belgrade, I was not shocked by the destruction of the U.S. Embassy. To me, that was just an outlet for a frustrated people that have been perennial scapegoats for the West’s quest to appease the Islamic world. However, the friends I spoke to were APALLED at the U.S. Embassy fiasco, and called me a fool for condoning such outbursts of violence.
Overall Mr. Davis, I must thank you for presenting a well structured and critical text. I am sure I will get many responses claiming that I am biased, but that is far from the truth. Although I am a Serb at heart, and will always love my country and people, I am more of a Westerner by common classification. IN any case, kudos to the author for trying to sort through the rubble of modern journalism and propaganda, and attempting, albeit in vain, to educated the less fortunate (i.e. GK and Yokes).
