Kosovo

I would like to know more about what’s actually going on with Kosovo. As an Orthofriendly person, I am somewhat aware of the Serbian position and why the Slavic cultures of the world are sensitive about this, and I am also pretty sure that I remember that the Kosovar secessionists are largely Muslim. Of course, as always the Christian-Muslim dispute always gets played down by the media. They seem pretty upbeat about the secession: I read this article this morning and immediately noticed the tone of the article: much of it focused on the words of the new PM Hashim Thaci, followed by this little editorial gem:

Thaci pledged that the new nation would be “a democratic, multiethnic state” – an attempt to reach out to Serbs who consider Kosovo the cradle of their medieval culture and religion.

Not only is Kosovo going to be a “democratic, multiethnic state” (is Serbia not?), but Mr. Thaci is so kind as to “reach out” to Serbs who are “concerned” about the cradle of their “medieval” culture and religion. Sorry, is Serbian culture and Serbian Orthodoxy derived from or stuck in the Middle Ages? Does the term “medieval” even apply to this region? Why even use such a condescending, patronizing word?

A migrant culture that wants to wipe out someone else’s cultural heritage by force. Since when has this been tolerable? Again, maybe I’m missing something, but I wish people would take a moment to think about how we would feel and respond if this happened on our soil.