ɪᴛ's ᴛrue, anᴅ ɪ was sʜown ǫuɪᴛe a numʙer oꜰ ꜰascɪnaᴛɪnɢ ᴛʜɪnɢs ʙʏ mʏ ꜰrɪenᴅ, as weʟʟ as seeɪnɢ some ɪnᴛeresᴛɪnɢ sᴛuꜰꜰ ɪn an oʟᴅ caꜰe/ʙar aᴛ ᴛʜe oʟᴅ ʙeʟɢraᴅe cenᴛraʟ raɪʟwaʏ sᴛaᴛɪon ʙeꜰore ᴛʜeʏ ᴅecomɪssɪoneᴅ ɪᴛ ꜰor ᴛʜe new one a ꜰew ʏears ʙacᴋ.

ɪ ᴛʜɪnᴋ sᴘecɪꜰɪcaʟʟʏ ɪᴛ was ʙeᴛween ᴛʜe ᴛɪme oꜰ ᴛʜe ᴅeaᴛʜ oꜰ ᴛɪᴛo anᴅ ᴛʜe sᴘʟɪᴛᴛɪnɢ ʙacᴋ ɪnᴛo ᴛʜe oʟᴅ reᴘuʙʟɪcs aꜰᴛer ᴛʜe war.

ɪᴍᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴀ ɪɴꜱᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʀ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟ L ʟɪʙᴇʀᴀʟ ᴀꜱ ɪɴ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ. ᴄʀᴏᴀᴛɪᴀ, ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ, ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛᴀʀɪᴀɴ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ʏᴜɢᴏꜱʟᴀᴠɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴇᴍꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀʟɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏᴜʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ - ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ꜱᴏ ʙᴀᴅ. ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ, ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ꜰɪɴᴇ, ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪ ᴍᴀʏ ꜱᴇᴛᴛʟᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ɪ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴛɪᴄᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴜɴɢᴀʀʏ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ɪɴ ꜱʟᴏᴠᴀᴋɪᴀ.

aꜰᴛer ᴛʜe war, ᴛʜere seemeᴅ ᴛo ʙe a race ᴛo ᴊoɪn ᴛʜe eu, ʙuᴛ serʙɪa ɪn ᴘarᴛɪcuʟar ʜas ʙeen ᴅeemeᴅ "ᴛoo corruᴘᴛ", aʟso ɪ ᴛʜɪnᴋ ʙosnɪa anᴅ monᴛeneɢro, ʙasɪcaʟʟʏ maceᴅonɪa, sʟovenɪa anᴅ croaᴛɪa are memʙers, ᴛʜe ʟaᴛᴛer ᴛwo are now scʜenɢen, ꜰor wʜɪcʜ reason aʟso ɪ am ɪn croaᴛɪa as weʟʟ as ʜavɪnɢ a ᴘʟace ᴛo ʟɪve ɪn a smaʟʟ vɪʟʟaɢe ɪn ᴛʜe norᴛʜeasᴛ near ᴛʜe ʙorᴅers wɪᴛʜ ʜunɢarʏ anᴅ serʙɪa. (mʏ ᴘassᴘorᴛ ʜas now exᴘɪreᴅ, anᴅ wouʟᴅ ʜave ʙeen verʏ comᴘʟɪcaᴛeᴅ ʜaᴅ ɪ sᴛaʏeᴅ ɪn serʙɪa wʜere ɪ ɪnɪᴛɪaʟʟʏ ᴘʟanneᴅ ᴛo move.)

Yugoslavia was a competitor to EU, that is why it had to go. But that was not achieved via war per say, that was just a manifestation of failing economy caused by taking foreign depth, adopting western banking practices, and asking IMF for "help". That was the real psyop, which took place during Tito's time.

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ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ. ɪ'ᴍ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴘʟᴀɴɴᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ, ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴇꜱ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴇʙꜱ ᴏꜰ ʏᴜɢᴏꜱʟᴀᴠɪᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ɢᴇɴ-x ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ꜰᴏʟᴋ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏꜰ ʟᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ "ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ" ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛɪᴛᴏ.

ᴀʟꜱᴏ, ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ:

ɪɴ ɢᴇᴏʀɢᴇ ᴏʀᴡᴇʟʟ'ꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɴɪɴᴇᴛᴇᴇɴ ᴇɪɢʜᴛʏ-ꜰᴏᴜʀ, ʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴄ "ᴇᴜʀᴀꜱɪᴀ" ᴀꜱ ꜱᴘᴀɴɴɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴡᴇꜱᴛᴇʀɴ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ʙʟᴏᴄ, ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜꜰꜰᴇʀ ᴢᴏɴᴇꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪɴᴀ (ꜱᴏ, ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴛᴀᴊɪᴋɪꜱᴛᴀɴ, ᴋᴀᴢᴀᴋʜꜱᴛᴀɴ, ᴍᴏɴɢᴏʟɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴠʟᴀᴅɪᴠᴏꜱᴛᴏᴋ) ᴀꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ ʙʟᴏᴄ

ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴɪᴀ ɪꜱ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴋ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀꜱ, ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀꜰʀɪᴄᴀ, ᴀᴜꜱᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴡ ᴢᴇᴀʟᴀɴᴅ. "ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴀꜱɪᴀ" ɪꜱ ᴄʜɪɴᴀ, ᴠɪᴇᴛɴᴀᴍ, ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴀꜱɪᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇꜱ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴘʜɪʟʟɪᴘɪɴᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴅᴏɴᴇꜱɪᴀ.

ꜱᴏ, ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʟᴀɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴏʀᴡᴇʟʟ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪꜱᴛꜱ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ꜰʟɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴀʀᴄʜɪꜱᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘᴀɴɪꜱʜ/ᴄᴀᴛᴀʟᴀɴ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴜ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴜɴɪꜰʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ, ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏɪɴɢ ɪᴛꜱ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀɪᴀʟ ʙᴀꜱᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴜɢᴏꜱʟᴀᴠɪᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴛᴏᴏ, ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜʟɢᴀʀɪᴀ, ᴀʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀɪᴀʟ ʙᴀꜱᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛꜱ, ᴀꜱ ʙᴜʟɢᴀʀɪᴀɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴɪᴀɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴᴜꜰᴀᴄᴛᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ ɢᴏᴏᴅꜱ. ʙᴜʟɢᴀʀɪᴀ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ꜱɪʟɪᴄᴏɴ ᴠᴀʟʟᴇʏ.

ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ɪꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ɪᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡᴀʀ ɪɴ ᴜᴋʀᴀɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴜʟʟ ʙʟᴏᴡɴ ʜᴏᴛ ᴡᴀʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴜᴋʀᴀɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴘᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ 2026, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜꜱꜱɪᴀɴꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ʙᴀʟᴛɪᴄꜱ, ʏᴜɢᴏꜱʟᴀᴠɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜʟɢᴀʀɪᴀ/ʀᴏᴍᴀɴɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀᴜꜱᴛʀɪᴀ, ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ, ꜱᴡɪᴛᴢᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ, ɪᴛᴀʟʏ, ꜰʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, ꜱᴘᴀɪɴ, ᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɢᴀʟ, ɴᴇᴛʜᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅꜱ, ᴅᴇɴᴍᴀʀᴋ, ʙᴇʟɢɪᴜᴍ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ꜰɪɴʟᴀɴᴅ, ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ, ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴡᴇᴅᴇɴ, ꜰɪɴʟᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏʀᴡᴀʏ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ. ɴᴏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴀɴ ᴍᴀʀɪɴᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴜxᴇᴍʙᴏᴜʀɢ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏᴜʀꜱ.