What do the recent unrests in Serbia concerning the declaration of Kosovo independence indicate?
The unrealistic perception of the position of Serbia in the Balkans, in Europe and in the world in general, as well as a blatant ignorance or the ruling structures (the inability to see the difference between the role of the state and the role of society, which can be seen in the example of state organized street demonstrations) uncovers a completely immature power, ill-equipped to grapple with these circumstances. The outcome of the joint policy of one part of the government and the extremely nationalistic policy was visible in the wild outbursts of the hooligans and gangs of sport supporters that culminated on 21st February 2008. Those violent outbursts were by no means a manifestation of social discontent, but rather an indicator of the social pathology that Serbia cannot manage to overcome. It is the very same pathology that generated the so-called weekend warriors and other war criminals in the past, which today has acquired the form of professional supporter gangs and growing neo
