Tsontos
03-07-2006, 11:24 PM
http://www.antiwar.com/malic/?articleid=3957
a good quote which isnt relevant to the title but a good one nonetheless about Tito
Despite constant talk about "stability" and "peace," the Empire wants neither. Stable and peaceful nations cannot be controlled or bullied into obedience; they must be persuaded, and the Empire considers itself above persuasion. The strategy seems to be "divide and rule," first developed by Romans and perfected by the British. At this point, it is worth remembering the U.S. system was modeled after the Roman Republic, while its foreign policy has been dominated by admirers of British imperialism for well over a century; that such a philosophy became dominant is not at all surprising.
In the Balkans, Yugoslav leader Tito had employed this particular strategy for 35 years. He kept Yugoslavia at peace by sub-dividing Serbs and encouraging others' ethnic separatism, then slapping it down whenever it got too far out of hand. Tito's "peace" was nothing more than managed social warfare – precisely what takes place in any democratic political system.
a good quote which isnt relevant to the title but a good one nonetheless about Tito
Despite constant talk about "stability" and "peace," the Empire wants neither. Stable and peaceful nations cannot be controlled or bullied into obedience; they must be persuaded, and the Empire considers itself above persuasion. The strategy seems to be "divide and rule," first developed by Romans and perfected by the British. At this point, it is worth remembering the U.S. system was modeled after the Roman Republic, while its foreign policy has been dominated by admirers of British imperialism for well over a century; that such a philosophy became dominant is not at all surprising.
In the Balkans, Yugoslav leader Tito had employed this particular strategy for 35 years. He kept Yugoslavia at peace by sub-dividing Serbs and encouraging others' ethnic separatism, then slapping it down whenever it got too far out of hand. Tito's "peace" was nothing more than managed social warfare – precisely what takes place in any democratic political system.