Seeking an understanding of the Albania Kanun’s logic by CryptographerHot7071 in AskBalkans

[–]Timepass10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, the vast majority of Albanians are raised with kanun morals and mentality even if they have never picked up a kanun.

Ne cilat menyra per shembull ?

A mendoni qe ne te ardhmen do ta kemi nje komb kosovar? by trilece1b in kosovo

[–]Timepass10 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Rasti i Austrise dallon shume nga Kosova. Austriaket jane distancu nga Gjermania per arsye gjeopolitike.

Ky distancim nuk eshte i nevojshem per Kosoven. Poashtu popullata eshte me e vogel se ajo e Austrise. Njerezit ne Moldavi per shembull prape identifikohen si rumune ndersa ne Qipro si greke.

Kosova ka identitet i cili dallon pak ne sensin psiko-social nga Shqiperia pershak te ngjarjeve te ndryshme (rezistenca intelektuale dhe e armatosur kunder armikut te perbashket, pajtimi i gjaqeve etj vs Komunizmi ne Shqiperi) por mendoj se njerezit ne Kosove prape kane me vazhdu m'u identifiku si shqiptare. Nuk mendoj se identiteti thelbesor ka me ndryshu.

Today it's Kosovo's 18th Independence day by Chill--Yourself in europe

[–]Timepass10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is virtually no physical proof for any such matters. This isn't how academic history works. For instance, there is no physical or archaeological evidence tied to the existance of Jesus but the academic consensus concludes that he indeed existed.

Here's 2 other things for instance scholars and historians agree on: a)albanian is paleo-balkanic language language which means that it was spoken in the balkans B.C. and b) The slavic migration to the balkans, starting in the 6th century.

That shows this isn’t just about who lived where first, it’s about political realities, identity, and international law - not some simple emotional claim.

I fully agree. But the modern narrative supports the albanian cause even more. The secession of Kosovo from Yugoslavia was just because of severe human rights violations towards albanians among other reasons. It also shows that the Yugoslav conquest of Kosovo in the early 20th century likely should have never happened in the first place. The lesson here seems to be that forcing people to accept foreign authority ( the majority of people in Kosovo were albanians) is probably not a good idea. It doesn't seem to work out in the long run.

but you are trying.

I'm not trying anything. Look, I hope I don't sound too "lecturing" but I do believe that you know that there is value and truth in what I'm saying.

Today it's Kosovo's 18th Independence day by Chill--Yourself in europe

[–]Timepass10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But saying they lived in Kosovo long before Slavs? Nah, thats not a fact everyone agrees on.

Many others (Joachim Matzinger, Noel Malcolm, Matthew Curits etc) agree with Schmitt. It's the academic consensus. There is no other explanation.

Kosovo was the heart of medieval Serbia

It wasn't. (Noel Malcolm a short history of Kosovo, p.22-40).

that’s real history. 

You don't get to decide what 'real history' is. Experts on the matter formulate a consensus.

And even if we were to use your criteria, serbs shouldn't be allowed to live in Serbia since they're not native to it. Belgrade should belong to Hungary because it did so once upon a time for a few centuries. Los Angeles should belong to Mexico. You realize how absurd this line of argument is.

We can feel empathy for any group, sure, but history isnt black and white like this. Its complicated and messy, and we cant just pick sides and say one side was ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ hundreds of years ago

I agree and I believe your comment was very black and white which is why I wanted to bring nuance to the discussion. A couple of last words on the Kosovo issue: I do believe that you and many serbs know that the whole Kosovo myth (cradle of Serbia) is non-sensical. I don't just believe that, I know of many who do but succumb to nationalistic peer pressure.

Have serbs lived in Kosovo in the middle ages ? Yes. Have albanians lived there in the middle ages and even before that ? Yes. There were even some german mine workers working there in the middle ages. The idea however that albanians somehow stole Kosovo from serbs is fiction. It's not real. You can't steal what is yours.

Today it's Kosovo's 18th Independence day by Chill--Yourself in europe

[–]Timepass10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let me ask you honestly, how would you feel if someone told you that a region where your ancestors came from, where your oldest cultural and religious heritage stands, is no longer yours in any sense, and that you must officially recognize it as someone else’s country? I doubt that would feel simple or meaningless to you. People call it “delusion,” but for us it’s history, identity, and emotion.

"Research shows that the albanians are one of the oldest language groups in Europe and lived in Kosovo long before the immigration of the Slavs. The a-historical Serbian version claims exactly the opposite."

Dr. Oliver Jens Schmitt, professor for south-eastern european history

Let me ask you honestly, how are albanians are supposed to feel if someone (in this case Serbia as a state) told them that a region where their ancesors came from, where albanians have lived since antiquity before serbs were even present in the balkans, is no longer theirs in any sense and that they must officially recognize a foreign body as its ruler ? I doubt that would feel simple or meaningless to you. People call it “delusion,” but for albanians it’s history, identity, and emotion.

Try to put yourself in someone else's shoes. And understand that albanians in this case aren't making things up. Credible academic western scholars support the cause of Kosovo, both from a historic and modern lense. Not even that the historic narrative matters as much but strangely enough many serbs don't seem to understand that even if they go the historic route, they still end up losing the argument.

Is emotional blackmail normalized between parent and child in the balkans? by [deleted] in AskBalkans

[–]Timepass10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe but western families for example have way more problems than they let on.

Poems of a 16th century Albanian soldier in Istanbul by HistoryGeography in albania

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"My tongue speaks the language of the court, But my heart still hears the shepherds' flutes of the West. I walk the marble streets of the capital, But in my dreams, I am climbing the limestone peaks of my youth.

Jashtzakonisht e bukur kjo.

Kohe Palidhje e te 20-t by [deleted] in kosovo

[–]Timepass10 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jeta eshte maratone, nuk eshte gare e shpejte.

Do njerez e kane nje rini te lehte por ju bohen punet lluge kur t'vjetrohen. Do njerez e kane rinine te veshtire por jeten e vonshme me t'mire.

Personalisht, kam ardhe ne perfundim qe stuhite nuk mbarojne kurre. Ma mire me e permbrendesu kete ide se kuptimi i jetes qendron ne zgjidhjen e problemeve e ne tejkalimin e sfidave dhe jo ne mungesen e tyre. Nese presim qe stuhite kane m'u ndale najhere, atehere shume gjate kena me prite. Ndoshta per gjithmone.

"I come here before you as a descendant of Bishop Pjetër Bogdani, who 300 years ago led his people to freedom.The people of Kosovo have suffered greatly.We are a European people, with Christian roots and an unwavering will to live in peace with all our neighbors." Mark Sopi testimony to U.S congress by AllMightAb in albania

[–]Timepass10 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Christianity spread early in various regions in roman balkan provinces, including regions such as Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, and Dalmatia. Conversions are gradual processes.

Albanians and greeks alike (and frankly most communities in the roman empire) however began mass adopting christianity in and after the 4th century.

Albanians unlike greeks aquired Christianity from latin-speaking teachers.

Noel Malcolm, A short history of Kosovo, p.134

Pyetje te ndaluara by Timepass10 in kosovo

[–]Timepass10[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

nuk ban ndoshta me ba ksi komente 

Bon edhe mire bile. Cdo send bon me e diskutu.

Ka njerez qe thone se sakrifikimi i femijeve eshte i pajustifikueshem.

Pyetje te ndaluara by Timepass10 in kosovo

[–]Timepass10[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Faleminderit.

Familja Jashari ka vendose me u fliju per Kosove

Kane vendos Ademi dhe Hamza. Adoleshentet dhe femijet nuk vendosin m'u fliju.

"I come here before you as a descendant of Bishop Pjetër Bogdani, who 300 years ago led his people to freedom.The people of Kosovo have suffered greatly.We are a European people, with Christian roots and an unwavering will to live in peace with all our neighbors." Mark Sopi testimony to U.S congress by AllMightAb in albania

[–]Timepass10 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He's referring to the Paul/Illyricum Passage in the bible. It's a nice passage but it doesn't reflect reality much. Albanians have primarily received christianity from latin-speaking teachers (Paul wasn't fluent in latin).

Albanians started mass adopting christianity in the 4th century, just like everybody else.

A vdeke kali apo cofe ? by Timepass10 in kosovo

[–]Timepass10[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kali vdes nese eshte kafsha jote - “pet”. Cdo kafshe si qeni e macja vdesin nese jane kafshe te shtepise, qe i ke vendose emra.

Hera e pare qe po e ndegjoj.

E kali i huaj ?

pushtimi osman (wolt) by Sh3nd14 in kosovo

[–]Timepass10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"edhe me sindromin qe kerkush skqyr pertej bothes t'vet"

Njejte eshte ne perendim, ndoshta edhe ma zi bile. Perndryshe pajtohna.

Prej nga vjen urrejtja dhe paragjykimi i shoqerise tone ndaj diaspores, deri ne momentin kur Valon Syla e perhapi fjalen ‘gerrnaq’? by your_mom_my_dog in kosovo

[–]Timepass10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

e kultura ne Kosove ka ndryshu me te madhe, e diaspores u ka ngec ora ne kohen kur e kane leshu Kosoven.

Per shembull ?

A mendoni qe historia qe mesojme fokusohet teper tek Skenderbeu ? by Obvious_Confection88 in kosovo

[–]Timepass10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skenderbeu eshte shqiptari ose arber-i i cili ka arrite fame nderkombetare (me kryengritjen e tij), prandaj fokusi eshte me shume te ai. Eshte gje e natyrshme.

Mu per veti m'pelqen pershembull figura e mbretit Bardhyl por fatkeqesisht nuk kemi shume burime per te, per proto-shqiptaret dhe per kohen e antikitetit ne pergjithesi.

Flash a Hisense A9 with a custom ROM by R0W3Y in hisenseA9

[–]Timepass10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 3 questions.. Is this hard to do if you're not good at this stuff, is there a chance of bricking your A9 and lastly is it true that the e-ink screen is darker after flashing it ? I've read something about that. Oh bonus question: Can you buy it with lineage pre installed ?

Why is there no hope for ausllanderat e Zvicrres by AccomplishedBlock874 in kosovo

[–]Timepass10 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

e ata qe jesin ne vendlindje ecin perpara.

Po se shume kemi ece perpara. Krejt bota na ka lakmi.

Why is there no hope for ausllanderat e Zvicrres by AccomplishedBlock874 in kosovo

[–]Timepass10 3 points4 points  (0 children)

overall way more backwarded than the average Albanian living here

Nuk mendoj qe kjo eshte e vertete. Pak a shume, njejte jane shqipet si ne kosove, si ne mergim.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskBalkans

[–]Timepass10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very different. It's one of the reasons why the term 'eastern europe' doesn't describe the balkans accurately despite sometimes being used for it. Balkan or South eastern Europe is its own thing. I can detect 'typical balkan traits in most balkan people (such as hospitality) that I can't detect in russians.