MILOSEVIC

This past weekend saw the death of Slobodan Milosevic.

While it was possible to view a number of Serbs who mourned the death of Milosevic, the Renaissance Man mourns his life. It is lamentable that he lived.

Most people go through life, leaving an impression on their family and friends, but little on the world at large. A few achieve fame and honour. Whether great or minor, these people manage to leave a positive impression on the world at large.

It is the rare monster whose entire legacy is unmitigated disaster, horror and without redeeming quality. Such a creature was Slobodan Milosevic, who mobilized ethnic pride and mutated it into ethnic hatred. In the end, as a result of his endeavours, hundreds of thousands of people were killed while others, seduced by his perverted vision committed atrocities that will jeopardize their eternal souls. The country of Yugoslavia, that seemed so joyful during the Sarajevo Winter Olympics was rent asunder.

The Renaissance Man mourns the life of Slobodan Milosevic and regrets that he ever existed.