Feral Tribune Selects
SHIT OF THE YEAR 1999
prepared by Predrag LUCIC
Feral Tribune, Split, Croatia, January 3 2000
Selections of an Expert Jury
- The boycott of Dr. Franjo Tudman's funeral by many foreign statesmen is the greatest reward he could have earned.
Anto Dapic in an interview to Slobodna Dalmacija, December 1999
- One of the foreigners who were active in supporting dissidents in Communist countries told me this: "You know, professor general", that's what they called me during the eighties, "If you were not a Croat, you would have won the Nobel prize by now!"
Franjo Tudman in an interview to Croatian TV, June 1999
- It is not true that HDZ has not achieved anything. Look, there are no more Serbs in Benkovac. That's worth something!
Svemir Vrsaljko on a HDZ election campaign rally held in Benkovac, December 1999
According to the votes of Feral's readers
- One of the foreigners who were active in supporting dissidents in Communist countries told me this: "You know, professor general", that's what they called me during the eighties, "If you were not a Croat, you would have won the Nobel prize by now!"
Franjo Tudman in an interview to Croatian TV, June 1999
- Nothing in the contemporary Croatia has failed as badly as Croatian propaganda - the people are convinced that they live in poverty!
Fr. Anto Bakovic in Narod, June 1999
- Tycoons [Croatian robber barons] are not responsible for the crisis in the state. Lazy workers should be blamed instead.
Josip Gucic, a tycoon, in an interview to Jutarnji List, February 1999
Golden Bukalin[1] for Antifascism
Antifascism is a lasting, reliable and merciless enemy of Croat freedom and separate identity! Because of that, let us kill off antifascism, and exterminate "victims of fascism" wherever they may be! That will resolve all our problems.
Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska, the publication of the Croatian Liberation Movement, July 1999
Golden Bukalin for Antropology
A Croat man is still an ordinary social-realist, hungry beast. Because he is stupid, a stupid and wild horse that kicks without reason and oversight, and should have been turned into hay a long time ago.
Djovani Matesic Jeremija in Narodni List, December 1999
Golden Bukalin for Immortality
Honorable President! You did not die! Thanks a lot!
Ante Klaric in the book of condolences in Pantovcak, December 1999
Golden Bukalin for Respect of God
chetniks give me back my song give me back my song give me back my song you beastly motherfuckers give me back my song it is everything I got left and if you do not give me back my song may you forever be damned you motherfuckers give me back my song my dream my peace my homeland give me back my killed children you uncivilized give me back my song my song chetniks chetniks animals gangsters give me back my children you motherfuckers forgive me god
Stjepan Gulin in Hrvatsko Slovo, November 1999
Golden Bukalin for Economics
Sanctions against Croatia would cause more harm to New Zealand, since we import lamb meat from there, Spain from where we import tomatoes, Italy from where we import chocolate flavored milk and all other countries from where we import Western garbage.
Dr. Anto Kovacevic in the lower chamber of the Parliament, October 1999
Golden Bukalin for Humanism
At one point during the war there were many prisoners and a need for camps became obvious. But to call those camps concentration camps makes no sense. For God's sake, concentration camps are killing fields for persons of different religion and different political convictions!
General Slobodan Praljak in Novi List, January 1999
Golden Bukalin for Privatization
During the Independent State of Croatia [NDH], property of Croatian Jews was not confiscated. It was given to other people.
Anto Dapic at a discussion in Varazdin, November 1999
Golden Bukalin for Fashion
For more than 75 years this company has been following changes in the market and successfully adapting to them!
Advertisement for the factory of military and police uniforms TKZ, published in Croatian Soldier, in May 1999
Golden Bukalin for National Security
Honest and loyal citizens have no reason to fear eavesdropping by security services. Only traitors are afraid if their conversations are monitored.
Dr. Nedjeljko Kujundzic in Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska, Febraury 1999
Golden Bukalin for Marketing
On invitations I wrote that "physical eviction" of Serbs from Croat houses may take place, only because I wanted to make it more attractive. I am an economist by training and know the importance of marketing.
Vlado Kockar, president of the Association for eviction of Serbs from Croat houses, in Vecernji List, July 1999
Golden Bukalin for History
There are too many historians in Croatia who would like to expunge from Croatian historical and cultural heritage everything that hasn't been proven.
Rade Milisic in Vecernji List, October 1999
Gloden Bukalin for the Rule of Law
It is incomprehensible that the Council for Establishment of Trust deals with problems of Serb returnees arising due to discrimination by the Croatian authorities.
Marinko Cavko, mayor of the Kijevo municipality, in Slobodna Dalmacija, October 1999
Gloden Bukalin for the Laws of War
The destruction of the old bridge in Mostar is not a war crime because of a simple reason that a bridge must be marked by the UNESCO flag, must be proclaimed to be an object which must not be touched!
General Slobodan Praljak [the man who ordered the destruction of the old bridge in Mostar] on Radio Free Europe, March 1999
Golden Bukalin for the Serb Problem
Serbs are insolent and threaten Croats who live in their [Serb-owned] houses.
Tomislav Juric at a HSP rally held in Gracac, August 1999
A dog is a friend to everyone, a Serb to no one!
a placard seen at the same HSP rally held in Gracac, August 1999
Of course, we shall allow a few Serbs who haven't bloodied their hands to return.
Dr. Franjo Tudman during his visit to Gracac, October 1999
Golden Bukalin for Tolerance
Representative in the Parliament Anto Kovacevic was talking about Croatia after Tudman, and Brozovic was also present. I told him: "Prey to God for the Leader's health. If it weren't for him we would have already been killing. He does not let us do it."
Miroslav Ciro Blazevic [coach of the Croatian national soccer team] in Globus, March 1999
[1] Bukalin is a potty or chamberpot
Translated on 2/10/00
