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Post by radovic on Sept 17, 2008 11:45:21 GMT -5
Croat-Language TV Gets Go-ahead in Bosnia Email a friend Save article Print article Increase text size Decrease text size BHTV17 September 2008 Sarajevo _ The Upper House of Bosnia’s Parliament has ordered the state government to launch the procedures for setting up a Croat-language television station.
This decision was made on Wednesday by the majority of Bosnian Serb and Croats votes. Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) delegates tried to block it but were outvoted. This development is expected to further increase ethnic and political animosities among local leaders.
The issue of Croat-language television channel has been one of the most disputed issues in Bosnia for years.
The Bosnian public broadcast service is currently made of three broadcasting companies, the state radio and television, BHRTV, as well one emitter in each of the two entities: RTVFBiH in the Federation entity and RTRS in Republika Srpska. Complaining that Sarajevo-based FTV is largely broadcasting in Bosnian language and reflecting positions of the Bosniak leadership, Bosnian Croat politicians have been pushing for a separate channel in the Croat language. This motion was repeatedly rebuffed by other local politicians, as well as many international organisations and experts, who said that ethnic division among public broadcasters is neither professional nor democratic. Yet the situation changed dramatically after Bosnian Serb delegates in the House of Peoples backed the Croats’ claim. Although it is still not clear what motivated this change in attitude, some believe that it came as a tit-for-tat move for Bosniak politicians’ growing pressure aimed at abolishing the Republika Srpska. It could also be a part of the Republika Srpska government campaign to weaken Bosnia’s central institutions. Over the past few months, the Republika Srpska government has repeatedly stressed that the ill-managed and debt-ridden BHRTV should be abolished and that the entire broadcasting system should be revised. A few weeks ago, Bosniak politicians tried to block this move by citing the protection of vital national interest and forwarding this case to the state Constitutional Court. Yet the Court rejected the claim, which enabled Wednesday’s decision by the House of Peoples. Bosniak representatives in the state government and the lower Parliament House, the House of Representatives, are yet to react to this development.
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Post by MiG on Sept 17, 2008 13:46:17 GMT -5
Seperation goes further and further. It will lead to another war.
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Post by radovic on Sept 17, 2008 16:11:28 GMT -5
^ No it will mean worstening economics and more taxes on the citizens of BiH. Given that BiH already has 3 public broadcasters whose profitability is questionable, now just add a 4th one to service at most 12% of the population.
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Post by Croatian Vanguard on Sept 17, 2008 18:21:33 GMT -5
^ No it will mean worstening economics and more taxes on the citizens of BiH. Given that BiH already has 3 public broadcasters whose profitability is questionable, now just add a 4th one to service at most 12% of the population. Indeed and this is why abolition of public broadcasting and private TV stations is more practical , efficient, and moral. Yes I said moral because you aren't forcing people to pay for something they don't want. Why should a portion of the population that doesn't want to pay for a specific television service be forced to pay for it? In a larger scope, this is the main difference between what is called 'public goods' and 'private goods.' Public goods require coercion where private goods are traded on a voluntary basis. This will give the politicians more meat to chew on to legitimize their enslavement of the people. It gives them a new 'purpose' for 'serving.' Croat nationalist politicians will use this as a prop for their power and Bosniak nationalist politicians will use the prop for opposing views. It is my belief that if the people were not educated in public school gulags then more rationality would spread via education to the entire population. In my opinion the rational response to this TV debacle is not to use violence ( the state) to support a particular TV station but rather for everyone to push for complete abolishment of state TV altogether.
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Post by tito on Sept 17, 2008 18:37:30 GMT -5
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Post by CiKoLa on Sept 17, 2008 19:28:35 GMT -5
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Post by CiKoLa on Sept 17, 2008 21:25:21 GMT -5
^ No it will mean worstening economics and more taxes on the citizens of BiH. Given that BiH already has 3 public broadcasters whose profitability is questionable, now just add a 4th one to service at most 12% of the population. then give up your srpska tv and all will be good.? ... Didnt think so.
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Post by MiG on Sept 17, 2008 22:32:43 GMT -5
Yeah dude, you're cool.
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Post by vinjak on Sept 17, 2008 22:39:19 GMT -5
Hahaha
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Post by CiKoLa on Sept 17, 2008 23:23:32 GMT -5
And who said there would be no Herceg-Bosna again ... lol. First the tv ... then who knows.
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Post by SKORIC on Sept 18, 2008 1:13:09 GMT -5
................ then the world
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Post by Croatian Vanguard on Sept 18, 2008 1:20:50 GMT -5
My crazy irrational tribe says your crazy irrational tribe is evil.
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Post by MiG on Sept 18, 2008 2:06:02 GMT -5
My crazy irrational tribe says your crazy irrational tribe is evil. Yes. Let it run through your veins! Embrace the irrationality!!
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Post by tito on Sept 18, 2008 7:04:58 GMT -5
And who said there would be no Herceg-Bosna again ... 2/3 of the national parliament of BiH and some 80% of the FBiH parliament.
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Post by Caslav Klonimirovic on Sept 18, 2008 8:39:10 GMT -5
In my opinion the rational response to this TV debacle is not to use violence ( the state) to support a particular TV station but rather for everyone to push for complete abolishment of state TV altogether. Being against something is not an opinion dipshit. In this case you're even making up an action to disagree with. You have nothing to offer except for opposition to anything that resembles opinion & emotion.
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Post by radovic on Sept 18, 2008 10:13:24 GMT -5
^ No it will mean worstening economics and more taxes on the citizens of BiH. Given that BiH already has 3 public broadcasters whose profitability is questionable, now just add a 4th one to service at most 12% of the population. then give up your srpska tv and all will be good.? ... Didnt think so. Oh please. Republika Srpska TV is financed by the RS, FTV is financed by the Federation. The Croat station will be financed by who, oh yeah it will be financed by Bosniaks and Serbs more then by Croats. FTV serves the entire territory of FBiH. RTRS serves the territory of RS. Hence why they are entity financed, owned and operated. BHRT is pan-Bosnian hence why it is federally run, owned and operated. Now this Croat channel. It serves Croats. Who will run it, the federal governmeny, they also own it and will operate it. This is a blatant case of discrimination. If the Croats so blatantly want their own channel, why don't the Croat cantons (i.e. Canton 10, West Hercegovina Canton, Hercegovina-Neretva Canton (technically mixed), Posavina Canton) use their powers to tax their citizens and use the money to create this station. Oh yeah, their goal is to waste the money of others.
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Post by tito on Sept 18, 2008 10:39:35 GMT -5
why don't the Croat cantons (i.e. Canton 10, West Hercegovina Canton, Hercegovina-Neretva Canton (technically mixed), Posavina Canton) use their powers to tax their citizens and use the money to create this station. Oh yeah, their goal is to waste the money of others. 65% budžeta FBiH finansira Sarajevo, Tuzla i Zenica 19.08.2008 Ponovljene primjedbe da se iz budžeta Federacije BiH ne vodi dovoljna briga o kantonima s hrvatskom veæinom, a koje sve više dobivaju na znaèaju s približavanjem lokalnih izbora, bile su razlog za pravljenje posebne analize prihoda i rashoda po svakom kantonu. Dokument koji je u posjedu "Dnevnog avaza", a s kojim æe uskoro biti upoznata i Vlada FBiH, otkriva šokantne èinjenice o finansijskim tokovima unutar Federacije. Tako se èak 36 posto svih prihoda koji dolaze u budžet Federacije BiH finansira iz Sarajevskog kantona, u koji se potom, kroz razne projekte, transfere i ostale vrste investicija iz federalnog budžeta, vraæa samo 9 procenata novca! Uz Sarajevski, glavni finansijeri budžeta FBiH su Tuzlanski sa 16 i Zenièko-dobojski kanton sa 13 posto ukupno naplaæenog novca za Federaciju, a kojima se vraæa 10, odnosno 11 procenata. Potpuno je drugaèija slika s dijelovima FBiH koji uporno mimo matematièkih pokazatelja tvrde da su nepravedno zaobiðeni u raspodjeli novca iz budžeta FBiH. Najradikalniji je primjer Hercegovaèko-neretvanskog kantona, u koji se s nivoa FBiH izdvaja 20 posto od ukupnog budžeta, mada on u prihodima participira s 8 procenata. I inaèe, upravo uz ovaj kanton se i veže najviše federalnih rashoda, u prošloj godini više od 32 miliona KM, koliko zbirno dobiju Livanjski, Zapadnohercegovaèki i Srednjobosanski kanton. Ako se izuzmu Posavski i Bosanskopodrinjski kanton, kao podruèja od posebnog interesa, mnogo više novca od onoga koji ulaže u budžet FBiH transferira se Livanjskom kantonu.
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Post by Demonel on Sept 18, 2008 11:24:02 GMT -5
BHT1 -> BiH FTV -> FBiH RTRS -> RS
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Post by kapetan on Sept 18, 2008 11:58:33 GMT -5
I dont mind this, but still it's kind of dumb and just "inat".
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Post by Croatian Vanguard on Sept 18, 2008 14:02:45 GMT -5
In my opinion the rational response to this TV debacle is not to use violence ( the state) to support a particular TV station but rather for everyone to push for complete abolishment of state TV altogether. Being against something is not an opinion dips**t. In this case you're even making up an action to disagree with. You have nothing to offer except for opposition to anything that resembles opinion & emotion. I didn't insult you so the fact that you immediately jump to personal attacks without even showing a perk of curiosity shows that you have some psychological issues for sure and that your projecting some madness in your own life on to a forum member. What did I make up? Clearly it bothers you that I point out the violence behind it which makes me think something was triggered in your own psychology to make you react the way you did. Its not all too surprising since you come from a heavily abusive traditional background. Opinions don't reflect anything true about reality, they are fundamentally aesthetic preferences. If someone passes opinion off as objective truth then I'll interject if I see it.
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