Saturday, February 16, 2008

Albanian Nationalism

The Albanians of Kosovo are prepared to declare the independence of the region. This action in addition to the consequences, which would bring in both political and military levels and the bad precedent which will establish, for many other similar cases, is accompanied by the expressions of an unprecedented form of nationalism. In any case, we do not hasten to denounce celebration of Albanians, but to identify a new form of a nationalistic consciousness. In all relevant events that Albanians appear to be proud of the "great Albanian nation" by holding two flags: their own and US'. What meaning do they give to the term large Albanian nation?
Other nations also were supported in their national demands by powerful countries, but at the time of intense nationalism waved their own flags alone. All the others, in similar cases believe to the strength and the greatness - real or imaginary is irrelevant- of their nation. This new phenomenon of Albanian nationalism is a creature of the ideological foreign policy of the USA, which supports the adoption of Albania in order to create an anobserved yet threat to Europe, which is Great Albania. Imagine in a few years a vast USA military presence in the soft underbelly of the old continent. The most tragic of all perhaps is that the first people who will suffer the effects of this phenomenon is the now foolishly celebrating Albanians, who seem not to want or not to be able to raise this question, why they were adopted by the United States. They will understand I believe, when the friendly US army will be established in their country. But maybe the Albanians cannot have something better. The other Balkan states and the European Union; They too do not wish or can not understand?

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