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To: Grzegorz 246

An inevitable consequence of the current collection of idiots in the new coalition government, I'm sure.

Pretty embarassing for Slovakia.


3 posted on 09/01/2006 7:43:52 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Strategerist

It is a result of Slovak history. In the 19th century, the Hungarian government decided to suppress minority ethnic groups, and proceeded to close all Slovak high schools, make Hungarian the compulsory language of instruction in grade school, close down Slovak cultural societies and newspapers, and basically require an abandonment of the Slovak language and culture as the price of admission to the middle class. The Hungarians also resorted to violence on occasion, killing protestors in the village of Cernova when they wanted their new parish church consecrated by the Slovak priest who had built it, rather than a Hungarian priest.


4 posted on 09/01/2006 7:50:46 AM PDT by Thorin ("I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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