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I still just can’t grasp what’s going on there. I can see why Kosovo would want to be independent. They’re in a region where the majority are of a different ethnicity and culture as their rulers. Makes some sense. It doesn’t mean we should support them but I can grasp that.
What I can’t grasp is, why all the protesting in Belgrade? Why are young men and women in their early 20’s burning cars and attacking our embassies?
Why so much hostility to Kosovo’s independence?
What do young college students in Belgrade have to lose?
Why would Russian risk international condemnation and further strain ties with western “friends” over this?

I see the protesters’ photos and they look like the same kids in the US who only care about porn and beer bongs. Maybe you’d get a couple who’d burn some SUV’s over Global Warming. But they wouldn’t care at all if South Carolina wanted to be independent.

I don’t believe it’s the Muslim thing. Although that would be important to me. I perceive the youngsters of Belgrade as being liberal minded, socialist, humanist, hedonists. Who would only jump into action if somebody wanted to take away their right to spit on Bibles. Am I wrong? Are they that ideological?

Why so much hostility to Kosovo’s independence?

Fair question. Here's an analogy which I hope will help.

The year is 2020. The Aztlan Party in Texas want to leave the United States. They are supported by 80% of the population of Texas, who snuck over the border during the McCain years.

I would expect the rest of America to be livid, and I would President Jeb Bush to send the national guard in. And if the Chinese bombed the White House to stop them, citing fictional-but-widely-reported atrocities that were reported happening in Texas, where a civil war had been raging between the immigrants and some heavily armed FReepers - I'd expect the Americans would be even angrier.

Remember that Kosovo is only 80% Albanian because Hitler introduced them en masse during WWII. They don't belong there.

Wait until the Mexicans use the same tactic on Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexice. And the muslims use the same tactic on Michigan.

Then what will you say?

Iknow, I know, it will never happpen.