Remembering the Ragusan Republic

Long live the spirit of Ragusa!

Author: Lawrence W. Reed

 

Visitors to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic are struck by the magnificence of the stone walls that surround its Old Town, the beauty of the red-tiled roofs against the blue sea, and the stunning view of the entire city from the summit of nearby Mt. Srd. Even if you know little of its medieval background or its more recent wartime tragedies, Dubrovnik is a jewel to the eye from any angle.

 

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Sjećanje na Dubrovačku Republiku

Živio duh Dubrovačke Republike!

Autor: Lawrence W. Reed

 

Posjetitelji hrvatskog grada Dubrovnika na Jadranu zadivljeni su veličanstvenošću kamenih zidova koji okružuju njegov Stari grad, ljepotom crvenih krovova nad plavim morem i zadivljujućim pogledom na cijeli grad sa vrha u blizini brda Srđ. Čak i ako znate malo o srednjovjekovnoj pozadini ili njegovim novijim ratnim tragedijama, Dubrovnik je dragulj za oko iz bilo kojeg ugla.

 

Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian

War is a racket

War is a racket.  It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope.

It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.

- Smedley Butler

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RAT je reket

"RAT je reket.

Oduvijek je to bio.

On je možda i najstariji, s lakoćom najprofitabilniji, i sigurno najpodliji. On je jedini internacionalan u dosegu. Jedini je u kojem se profit računa u dolarima, a gubitak u ljudskim životima.”

- Smedley Butler

Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian

How Ayn Rand's Dystopian Novella Anticipated Cancel Culture

Photo by Maria Krisanova on Unsplash

Author: Caroline Breashears

 

One of Ayn Rand's lesser-known works of fiction paints a disturbingly familiar picture.

 

English

Kako je distopijski roman Ayn Rand predvidio kulturu otkazivanja

Photo by Maria Krisanova on Unsplash

Autor: Caroline Breashears

 

Jedno od manje poznatih književnih djela fikcije Ayn Rand oslikava uznemirujuće poznatu sliku.

 

Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian

Ayaan Hirsi Ali - The Market for Victimhood

Question:

Hi, thank you for sharing the story of your upbringing. I have not lived in the places that you have

lived but I know that today we are standing on the Arapaho indigenous land and that unresolved

conflict is the reason why you see so many white faces here today.

 

At the end, you said that people deserve to be able to push towards their own liberation. I am

wondering if you could give a concrete example of how a group can do that, towards emancipation

without evoking, as you say, victimisation.

 

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Tržište mentaliteta žrtve

Pitanje:

Zdravo, hvala što ste sa nama podijelili priču o vašem odrastanju. Ja nisam živila u mjestima u kojima ste Vi živjeli, ali znam da danas stojimo na autohtonoj zemlji Arapaho i da je taj nerješeni sukob razlog zašto danas ovdje vidimo toliko bijelih lica.

Na kraju ste rekli da ljudi zaslužuju mogućnost da se zalažu za svoje oslobođenje. Zanima me da li biste mogli dati konkretan primjer kako neka grupa to može učiniti, sa ciljem emancipacije a da ne izazove, kako Vi kažete, viktimizaciju.

Odgovor:

Hvala Vam za to pitanje.

Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian

The Rise of Independent Individuals

AUthor: Chris Rossini

 

During the unfortunate times when collectivist ideas dominate, it means that, for most people, their unique individuality has been drilled out of their belief and value system.

 

For those who lust after power, job number one is to strip the people that you want to rule over of their belief in themselves. One cannot rule over a people that recognize and guard their natural individuality.

 

English

Pojava i uspon nezavisnih pojedinaca

Autor: Chris Rossini

 

Tokom nesretnih vremena kada dominiraju kolektivističke ideje, jedinstvena individualnost je kod većine ljudi isprana od njihovih uvjerenja i sistema vrijednosti.

 

Za one koji žude za moći, zadatak broj jedan je oduzimanje uvjerenja u sebe ljudima kojima žele da vladaju. Ne može se vladati nad ljudima koji prepoznaju i čuvaju svoju prirodnu individualnost.

 

Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian

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