Croatia, Europe's Adriatic Idyll, is Shifting Right Deutsche Welle (Germany)
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SvmhdkwKS2BeEXHPlEzeZJsIBDS3PCWFye2tZDyHSqiL alT_1TQmA7RhLC0G5nNBVB3V11zvUYT7J3LGaWafkHmvpRuU38HvRhuA4c-C-gU4An4puWMVfV82 EFA2GSl5U35e9uUDYittTBz-PKDHmhmKEyiY_mLx79QHMCR4gWgKM_dWARsqlJcB9pXWB68K6ELp GTYhzh9RM_e3Z4mB-90vgcv9xgpYnXA6nAgdDDY-lsA0OsLkrC-M8Rr8u2gf&c=TcH5agbcBdneL DN_ZVySD2xeFxuFV4G_JdYMtVN2SfrVjrO22jzLaw==&ch=9wlkcD4PkC2DSveZVSdiyIla-lhtU K37YhGsKN5oMP9Du2_dT50MGQ==> http://www.dw.com/en/croatia-europes-adriatic-idyll-shifts-scarily-right/a-1 9453643 ... Physical violence rarely occurs on the streets, but nationalist rhetoric and overtly neofascist symbols are everywhere. "Right-wing extremist iconography is part of everyday life in Croatia," said Boris Raseta, a publicist and political analyst from Zagreb. "Even 20 years after the war, Croatia is living in an atmosphere dominated by wartime rhetoric," he added. "Independent Croatia grew out of a right-wing political movement. And patriotic rhetoric is still the measure of all things here." ... During World War II, the Ustasha regime [in Croatia] collaborated with Nazi Germany to abuse Serbs, Jews and communists and even erected concentration camps; now, that government is portrayed as the "patriotic defender of Croatian interests in difficult times." ... The neo-Ustashe have become socially acceptable. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/serbia. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
