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Upheaval In Yugoslavia

October 11, 2000 | Issue 36•36

After refusing to concede defeat in the Sept. 24 election, Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milosevic finally stepped down amid mass protests Friday, ceding power to opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica. What do you think of the Yugoslavian uprising?

Young Woman

Rachel Klein,
Waitress
"Just when everyone was getting used to all the hatred and killing, they had to go and change everything."

Black Man

Milt Burris,
Systems Analyst
"Dude, this is so Ceaucescu."

Asian Man

Joe Bonner,
Dishwasher
"Somehow, I don't think we've seen the last of Slobodan and his unholy legion of the undead."

Old Woman

Anita Pall,
Flight Attendant
"You know, I'm thinking of getting my home Balkanized. No, wait, I mean winterized."

Old Man

Bob Potvin,
Marketing Executive
"Those genocidal-dictator types have no respect for the democratic process."

Young Man

Bill Sherman,
Shipping Clerk
"Like the Yugoslavian people, I once participated in violent, impassioned street demonstrations. We were so fuckin' psyched the Bulls three-peated."

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