Tragic Death
of the Young Frenchman: the Last Warning
Belgrade, September 29, 2009
For the Serbian society, the tragic death of the young
Frenchman Bris Taton should serve as a final warning that fascization is
in full swing and that citizens, the same as governmental institutions,
should start coping with it seriously. One cannot but be worried over
the fact that this tragic death is only a natural outcome of the policy
of non-impunity and the regime's incapability to take stock of
Milosevic's legacy. Greater Serbia aspirations have been rehabilitated
ever since Premier Djindjic's assassination. Younger generations, raised
on the model of the warring propaganda of 1980s and 1990s, are the
biggest victims of such policy. The matrix of public discourse - whereby
minorities, neighbors, EU and USA, actually everything different and
nonuniform is treated as hostile - remained the same.
Serbia's democratic and pro-European forces, including
the incumbent government, are on the defensive. They have failed to
adequately name Serbia's problems, while always insisting on
consequences rather than on their causes.
The conservative bloc plays on the government's and
institutions' weaknesses, intent to induce early elections and thus slow
down or annul Serbia's endeavor to move closer towards European
integrations.
It is of major importance, therefore, that not only
state bodies but also all the citizens of Serbia raise their voices
against violence we are facing on daily basis. This is not only about a
bad image such tragic incidents are giving Serbia internationally but
about us above all - and about a threat to each and every citizens of
this country.
Apart from the state's resoluteness to implement the
law, Serbia needs a comprehensive social campaign against the legacy of
Milosevic's policy - because this is the legacy that still generates
xenophobia, social autism, isolationism and anti-Westerism. |