These were one of a few senseless slaughters which were actually caught on tape. My mind boggles at the thought of all other crimes that WEREN'T recorded for history to see and abhor. Of course crimes like that were done by Croatians as well, while Bosnians always seemed to be on the recieving end.
It's funny though Serbs I've met were all great and decent people. Very relaxed, very generous and joyful. It's hard to believe something so horrid can stem from an otherwise healthy national psyche. And all it takes is a pinch of nationalism mixed with some good old fashioned Balkan arrogance. Then on the other hand - it doesn't take much to turn a man into an animal. Just look at the (today ultra liberal) Germans. It's hard to grasp such tame and disciplined people were capable of producing idealism of pure evil only 60 years ago.
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