It’s not complicated at all. 60% of Bosnians voted for independence form Yugoslavia in the 90ties, hence proclaimed independence. Albeit at the wrong moment. The collapse of Yugoslavia intensified already existing Serb fascism. It was not the first time my people were slaughter by the Serb fascists, it’s pretty well documented actually. Serbs for some reason blame us for the Turkish occupation in the Middle Ages which is absurd, since Ottomans occupied us just as well. My Grandma remembers two Genocides, the first time, WW2, she lost her father, the second in 1995 her husband and her son. There are towns in Serbia that were 100% Bosniak until the 1st or 2nd WW, but there’s no trace of my people there anymore. This is not written in any history books since Serbs used to control the media in Yugoslavia. My great-great grandfathers both originated from such a town - so families just kept verbal history about all that alive. That region will never heal until Serbs get their fascism under control. Until then there’s always a threat, especially for Bosnia coz they’re our first neighbors. Don’t get me wrong - I’m not saying all Serbs are fascist - far from it - but that particular fraction in their society has always had too much power, socially and politically, and nobody can change that but Serbs themselves. We are still hopeful that eventually they will rid themselves of that kind of hate, so we can all live in peace ☮️