Imagine this: half a million people in Zagreb at a concert by Marko Perković Thompson, ecstatically chanting the Ustaše salute “Za dom spremni” and celebrating the expulsion of Serbs! Yes, you read that right. While Serbia opened its most modern highway yesterday, Croatia celebrated its fascist past as if it were a proud holiday. Thompson, the idol of Croatian youth, openly expresses hatred towards Serbs and glorifies Ustaše crimes. His concert has been called the biggest fascist rally in Europe since World War II.
At the concert, black shirts with Ustaše symbols were everywhere, flags with the checkerboard starting with a white square, all accompanied by songs glorifying the crimes of the NDH and the figure of Ante Pavelić. Even a speech by Franjo Tuđman, Croatia’s first president, echoed on stage.
Miodrag Linta, president of the Serbian Association in the region, clearly states that the presence of half a million people at this concert is proof that Croatia today is a pro-Ustaše state. While Serbia builds infrastructure and looks to the future, Croatia is returning to the darkest chapters of its history.
Historian Miloje Pršić reminds us that the NDH was proclaimed on April 10, 1941, and the first crimes began on April 28. The Jasenovac concentration camp, known as the site of the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Serbs, Jews, and Roma, was a symbol of genocide. Today, unfortunately, part of Croatian society still celebrates these crimes and their perpetrators as heroes.
This concert is not just a musical event but a political manifesto of hatred and denial of history. While Europe remains silent, Croatia proudly returns to Ustaše ideology, and Serbia continues to build its future. Who’s crazy here? Or is all of Europe blind to the dangers coming from Zagreb?
If this seems too much, just wait for the next concert. And ask yourself — where is this headed? And if you have your own take, feel free to share it. It’s not shameful to be angry about these things, right?
