Serbian fans questioned by Australian police after they unveiled banned flags in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including with a large picture of Putin’s face, chanted "Serbia-Russia", and threatened security guards during Australian Open.

[u/augmonst70]

[u/newman_2019]

Put them on the next flight to Moscow. New positions opening up in Putin's Army every day.

[u/hagrid2018 → u/newman_2019]

Yep fuck them off we don’t need this shit in Australia we have enough of our own dramas

[u/DePraelen → u/hagrid2018]

I genuinely have a hard time understanding how 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation migrants like these guys can have such strong patriotism for another country - that they often haven't even been to.

Like I'm 3rd generation Dutch and lived in the Netherlands for a few years....but at most they are like the sports team I support if Australia are eliminated. I identify as Australian first and foremost.

[u/RobWed → u/DePraelen]

People struggling with identity but without the brains to see that culture is more than draping themselves in a flag.

Flags have nothing to do with culture. They're symbols of nationality. Culture is much more persistent than nationality.

[u/curlywurlies4all → u/RobWed]

I wish I could find the reference, but I remember reading of something called Fringe Empire Syndrome (EDIT: Borderlands Syndrome).. the premise was that those born on the outer edges of a powerful empire can lean towards the most radical, hardline support of that empire. Some examples were Stalin, leader of Russia but born in Georgia, Napoleon Bonaparte leader of France but born in Genoa, Napoleon III leader of France but raised in Austria, Hitler leader of Germany but born in Austria and Spain's Army of Africa who spent much of their lives in Algeria and went on to help Franco overthrow the Spanish Republican government.

The reason for their hardline stance typically boiled down to a separation from the social connections that typically keep propaganda under control. They believe the imagined idealised past that they are told in propaganda as an absolute truth. Ie. Germany was the most powerful military empire before the Jews took over, France lead the world in every aspect before Napoleon was overthrown, Americans had perfect lives in the 50s etc etc. Without being moored to real people and experiences that may limit their acceptance of propaganda, they instead build their entire cultural identity around the imagined past and form a cultic milieu of grand conspiracies that try to explain why the realities of the empire now don't match the stories they were told.

EDIT: Borderlands Syndrome, coined by Sir Isaiah Berlin. (Still can't find the original paper but found this quote from the NY Times)

Sir Isaiah Berlin once elaborated a kind of borderland theory of charismatic political genius. Citing Napoleon, Joseph Stalin, and Theodor Herzl as well as Hitler, he speculates that the peculiar psychology of many of the most charismatic, fanatic, possessed nationalist political leaders can be traced to their borderland origins: to the fact that they came "from outside the society that they led, or at any rate from its edges, the outer marches." The borderland syndrome, Berlin argues, has given rise to a disproportionate number of "men of fiery vision, whether noble or degraded, idealistic or perverted," men who developed "either exaggerated sentiment or contempt for the dominant majority, or else over-intense admiration or even worship of it ... which leads both to unusual insights, and--born of overwrought sensibilities--a neurotic distortion of the facts."

[u/ObscuratronIsUnsure → u/curlywurlies4all]

I’ve never heard of this, but that was a fantastically written explanation.

[u/Cutsdeep- → u/curlywurlies4all]

would love if you could find that reference. experiencing the same with my inlaws, 1st and 2nd generation migrants. nothing crazy or illegal, just that lack of social connection to keep as a cultural touchpoint for direction.

[u/Used_Conflict_8697 → u/DePraelen]

Multigengerational households along with hyperconcentrated suburbs of single ethnicities?

[u/Longjumping_Win4291 → u/DePraelen]

If they are that enamoured of their old country, they threaten violence for it or carry it out, they can go back to that country and live in it. We don’t want that kind here. We accepted their older generations because they wanted a better life with more opportunities for their families, so do others that live here. I believe Tennis Australia needs to do what the footy clubs now do to stop the parental aggression spilling into the field, stop play and the side whose ugly parent became the first problem, means that side loses their game. This should be brought into tennis and the players supporters. The team whose supporters turn ugly gets failed in their match .

[u/moojo → u/DePraelen]

You just have to hang out with your family and friends who all share the same background as you. Once you are indoctrinated it's difficult to escape

[u/middle_earther → u/DePraelen]

People don’t change ethnicity even after several generations and often identify more with their parents’ culture than the country they were born in for various reasons. I know a girl who was born and raised in Singapore but both of her parents are English and she identifies mainly as English.

[u/mrarbitersir → u/middle_earther]

Not always the case but it definitely happens.

My parents are Maltese. They were born there, married and moved to Australia. What was meant to be a 3 year move to make some money and move back has turned into 41 years in Australia.

We speak Maltese at home however they, myself and my siblings all say and truly believe we/they’re Australian first and foremost.

I’ve been to Malta once, hated it. Wouldn’t want to go back.

Australia is home. I’m an Aussie.

[u/TheRealDarthMinogue → u/DePraelen]

The siege of Belgrade was in 1456 and they're still going on about it so 4 generations might not be enough!

[u/poopoopeepeewastaken → u/DePraelen]

It's ok, you don't have to understand and you never will.

[u/Oscarcharliezulu → u/hagrid2018]

They were banned from the soccer so they went to the Open?

[u/goosecheese → u/newman_2019]

Except they are the cowards who fled the war. All full of big talk but when push comes to shove they are the first to run like little bitches.

[u/crystalincyberspace → u/goosecheese]

Fled what war? They are all born here.

[u/AusGeno → u/crystalincyberspace]

Yeah this is almost always first generation wankers.

[u/Bigbillbroonzy → u/AusGeno]

Fuck, in terms of the major waves of migration from former Yugoslavia it’s down to second or third at least. I’m in my 40s and went to school with heaps of first and second gen Croats and Serbs and that was 30 years ago.

[u/RobWed → u/AusGeno]

It's rarely first gen. The first generation know why they're here. It's their kids and/or grandkids.

[u/RobWed → u/[deleted]]

Actually both definitions are in use. Which means lots of conversations like this...

Either way we mean the same thing.

[u/J005HU6 → u/AusGeno]

ah not always. australia hosted large numbers of croatian ustaše and im sure there are many ex bosnian and serb nationalists (remember Damir Dokić?)

[u/joeohyesjoe → u/AusGeno]

Who know nothing about the history of their own communism

[u/darkeststar071 → u/joeohyesjoe]

And the genocide

[u/boogercgee → u/joeohyesjoe]

Putin the big red communist?

[u/goosecheese → u/crystalincyberspace]

Generational idiocy. Their coward parents taught them their ways.

Speaking of, what kind of shitcunt runs away from a war then raises their own children to be a hardline nationalist?

You’re too cowardly to stand for it yourself so you indoctrinate your children to do it for you? What an embarrassment.

Serbian nationalists stand for nothing other than the right to commit war crimes against others, but only when it’s one sided and there’s no fear of retaliation. Cowards.

There’s a reason you only ever see them in a pack…

[u/DiamondGlum556 → u/crystalincyberspace]

Their parents fled a war and brought their shit with them. Well, their parents can pack their bags and take their shit back.

[u/The_Polite_Debater → u/DiamondGlum556]

Now extend this line of reasoning to African immigrants... or is this sort of thinking racist when applied to one race but not to another?

[u/OpeningGolf → u/crystalincyberspace]

If they feel so strongly about it, why don't the leave their comfortable homes and join in the invasion?

[u/cookiewookiewoo → u/goosecheese]

Tennis fans are not known for their strength. This is like a bunch of toddlers having a tantrum, smack one of them and they will all quickly move on

[u/goosecheese → u/cookiewookiewoo]

It’s what’s needed, but VicPol have formed an armed guard around them for years. Rather than actually dealing with the problem they protect it.

[u/cookiewookiewoo → u/goosecheese]

Send them home if they are feeling homesick

[u/[deleted] → u/goosecheese]

yeah I mean why should we close down manus and naru when in reality those people could be fighting for their own country back?

[u/TinyBreak → u/newman_2019]

Pretty confident we can just chuck them in the meat grinder here and save the fuel from the flight. Same outcome either way.

[u/Defy19]

Pretty out of character for Serbian fans to act up at the Aus open /s

[u/buyinggf25k → u/[deleted]]

Playing the victim when nato bombed them after their ethnic cleansing

[u/jiggjuggj0gg → u/Defy19]

I (from UK) was at the AO for the De Minaur Djokovic match, expecting a big home crowd for the Aussie, and instead everyone was screaming for Djokovic with a sea of Serbian flags. Is this a normal thing? Are there loads of Serbians in Melbourne? In the UK you’d get a pint thrown at you for supporting someone playing a Brit

[u/SEXPILUS → u/jiggjuggj0gg]

Didn’t help that the AO banned booing Novax. Most Melburnians hate him.

[u/goosecheese → u/SEXPILUS]

This is the part that riles me the most.

We ban booing Djokovic, and he got people barracking against him removed from the crowd, but the Serbs singing songs of Genocide and assaulting the general public get to stay?

Also, one of the main reasons I hate Djokovic is his support of these skinhead fuckwits.

[u/MarshalBrozDinko → u/goosecheese]

One of the main reasons I hate Djokovic is because he hangs out with genocidaires.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/21/djokovic-sparks-controversy-after-meeting-drina-wolves-commander

And not to mention the years of him hailing the 3 fingers on national television for all the world to see, and all the victims of genocide to hurt.

​

He's a četnik sympathizer.

[u/[deleted] → u/MarshalBrozDinko]

The three fingers symbolize the father,son, and holy spirit. You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about yet still choose to open your stupid fucking mouth.

[u/Defy19 → u/jiggjuggj0gg]

It’s common in Melbourne for our large ethnic populations get behind foreign athletes and sport teams. Like when Italy plays Australia in the football World Cup the streets of Melbourne are full of Italian’s, most of which are 2nd or 3rd gen Aussies who would support Australia if we were playing anyone else

[u/gccmelb → u/jiggjuggj0gg]

Serbs don't have many things to cheer themselves up with, so they latch onto Djokovic. Many come from around the country to watch him.

Quite a few of the Serbs at the match are Croatian born refugees after being defeated by Croatia, in Croatia's war for independence.

The funniest about Djokovic is he is half Croatian.

[u/Fidelius90 → u/jiggjuggj0gg]

Oh wow, that’s sad. Most Aussies would want to tell Djokovic to F off after the shit he pulled last year so I reckon the local Serb community were just wanting to support their favourite anti vax hero. There were even people supporting him outside his hotel last year when he was quarantined before he was sent back.

[u/MarshalBrozDinko → u/Fidelius90]

I can't help but generalise when I say this, Serbs are so BLINDLY patriotic (eg: the entire novak visa debacle)

Their unbridled nationalism (disguised as patriotism) is problematic and one of the reasons if not the MAIN reason the war started in the first place.

[u/Heads_Down_Thumbs_Up]

My family were expats in Serbia and were friends with an ambassador there whose husband was a Serbian.

He spoke about Serbia’s obsession for Russia yet for the past few decades they have strived for American things. They want their kids to have high levels of English, they consume American media, they want their kids in international schools, they want them attending Anglo universities, yet they sit there and glorify Russia as an idol.

I have mixed emotions about the Serbian culture after dating a Serbian born Australian. They’re such a proud group of people with a rich history and culture that will do anything for their community. But at the same time they walk around like they’re the best culture in the world and fetishise the motherland despite leaving it.

Sorry if I’ve upset any Serbians, I can call out the crap in other cultures including my own and your culture is great but the levels of patriotism and Russian fetish is shit.

[u/decayexists → u/Heads_Down_Thumbs_Up]

I was born in Serbia but came here when I was young and have since spent time back and forth between Europe and here, and I fully agree with you.

It’s quite frustrating seeing how blindly nationalistic Serbs can be and they let their hatred of the West and the things that NATO did to Serbia means they’re more than willing to support awful warmongers like Putin.

I’ve also noticed we have this perpetual victim complex while also being insanely proud of our culture and people and ignoring any negatives.

Not all Serbs are like this but it can be tiring to deal with.

[u/Levijatan70 → u/decayexists]

I couldn't agree with you more. Just one note: what NATO did to Serbia is nothing else but world's answer to Serbian ignorance to everyone and everything especially not accepting responsibility for their involvment in Balkan war. While Serbia media keep telling in Serbia that was nation war whole worlds knows fact. That was agression by Serbia to Croatia, Bosnia. You are free to google destruction level of Serbia comparing with Croatia or Bosnia.

Yes, you are right...not all Serbs like that. I second that.

[u/darkeststar071 → u/decayexists]

Lol, if serbia didn't do all the shit to Croatia and BH, NATO wouldn't need to do anything to serbia.

[u/MarshalBrozDinko → u/decayexists]

I've found their lack of remorse offensive. Every Serb I've ever known has never quite understood the shocking horrors of what was committed by them during the Bosnian war. I'm sure I've met people who were involved in the war, but generally everyone I've known is too young to have been.

[u/Borgo_San_Jacopo → u/Heads_Down_Thumbs_Up]

Another Serbian born Australian here who agrees with you. I moved here when I was young and thankfully my parents didn’t bring any of that nationalistic bullshit with them, it probably helped that my family is from all over the Balkans as well. Before we moved here my father had the pleasure of having almost all his Serb friends and coworkers turn on him because he was Bosnian, despite the fact that they’d known each other for over a decade. He experienced first hand how nationalism warps people, and was determined to leave that shit behind him. Some people brought it with them though, I have cousins who were born here and are super nationalistic. Anyway this display is incredibly fucking embarrassing and disgusting to see.

[u/[deleted] → u/Heads_Down_Thumbs_Up]

I've got both Hungarian and Serb background. Both of these communities are so full of eating their own shit they don't realise they've got their heads stuck in their ass.

Way too proud, can't take the slightest of criticism, ultra nationalistic, racist, homophobic, the lot. Avoid them all like the plague.

The food is way too good, though.

[u/shiny_things71 → u/[deleted]]

This is my background, along with Ukrainian. Love the food, but ffs I'm so glad I'm an Australian. They can take their jingoistic shit and shove it. My forebears who emigrated to Australia NEVER wanted to return to their home countries; as far as they were concerned Australia was the best thing that ever happened to them. My dad even asked to be buried with his favourite Australian flag, which he proudly flew in our yard for many years. He would have been furious at these dickheads and told them to fuck off back to Europe.

[u/ranny_do → u/[deleted]]

ahh the homophobia. I work with a serbian who constantly calls musicians fags. but i know another who is waving the rainbow flag

[u/CaptainDetritus → u/[deleted]]

Hah. Dad was Hungarian but not quite Hungarian enough for some of his fellow emigres. They were largely titled and entitled where they came from. He was poor, not from the heartland, and a bit of a lefty. Some lovely people sprinkled amongst them, but... I hate natiionalism.

[u/Michael_je123 → u/[deleted]]

Agreed. There's a lot to dislike. This is Australia, time for you to leave your petty racism and nonsense back on your home country, where it started

[u/asscopter → u/Heads_Down_Thumbs_Up]

I feel like you’ve described a lot of the Balkans.

[u/TheRealStringerBell → u/Heads_Down_Thumbs_Up]

But at the same time they walk around like they’re the best culture in the world and fetishise the motherland despite leaving it.

I almost feel like this is Australian culture for people to act this way. Like they are born and bred in Australia but will say they are Serbian/Greek/Italian/etc...

[u/RobWed → u/TheRealStringerBell]

I think that's fine. It's healthy to be proud of one's ancestry. It's unhealthy to think one culture is better than another. Being Australian means having ready access to a wide range of cultural influences.

[u/TheRealStringerBell → u/RobWed]

You think it's fine for someone born and bred in Australia to identify as being from a country they have never even lived in?

[u/azzartan → u/TheRealStringerBell]

Yes

[u/TheRealStringerBell → u/azzartan]

As an outsider it's extremely weird that's all. At what point do people stop identifying as being from another country here? 3rd/4th generation?

[u/azzartan → u/TheRealStringerBell]

I understand it being strange from an outside perspective, but living in Australia if you were asked 'Where are you from' or 'What nationality are you' it's natural to identify as the ethnicity of your ancestors, particularly if you don't appear as the typical anglo-Australian. I know if, as an Asian, I responded with 'Australia' to the above questions it'd probably illicit a laugh or a look of confusion. However, I would expect that most 3rd/4th generation immigrants would identify as Australian when in a foreign country.

[u/Tisnotmyusernamee → u/Heads_Down_Thumbs_Up]

From a similar part of Yugoslavia... we aren't the same. My family is very proud to have moved here. Albeit, my grandmother misses her friends & family from overseas however she only thinks of the past with sadness. I am thankful for my heritage and speak the language. I can say though, we are a bit different to Serbs from what I've seen. I think the easiest way to describe us is hard working, love to have a laugh and are very self depreciating lol.

[u/Icy-Information5106 → u/Heads_Down_Thumbs_Up]

It is my experience with many other cultures that they all think they are the best. Nationalism is in no way limited to white (anglo) Australians and tbh although nowhere near perfect we are often less outwardly racist than some other groups.

I don't know any Serbians, my comment is not about Serbians in particular.

[u/Pottski]

Used to cover local league soccer for work. The amount of shit that people get up to at those leagues because “my dad’s dad came from here and your dad’s dad came from there” is next level. So many punch ons, shooting flares at each other, chanting the names of cities that were bombed during the war. It’s pretty toxic shit that 15-40 year old men at these games are obsessed with. Really pathetic stuff.

[u/kaibai123 → u/Pottski]

I would worry about brain damage after so many fights, but it’s obvious there wasn’t much to damage….

[u/DePraelen → u/kaibai123]

Well, maybe the damage has already been done and this is the result

[u/EntrepreneurMany3709 → u/Pottski]

My primary school had a lot of Serbs and Croatians, and parents were banned from most school events because there were too many punch ons between Serbs and Croatians.

[u/Fejsbukgram → u/Pottski]

Be thankful you don't have that in your family. My Uncle & aunt were murdered in Bosnia in 93' . My aunts mother was also murdered during the same night. All three of them were civillians. I am very picky who I spend time with. I'm not trying to justify rowdy behaviour at sporting events.

[u/Tomicoatl → u/Fejsbukgram]

Plenty of people from the Balkans that are normal, regular people. Nobody is wishing it on others or saying it’s good.

[u/Fejsbukgram → u/Tomicoatl]

& I'm not at all trying to say you said it was good. Thought I'd share a story.

[u/More_Roads]

Wankers, is the Aussie term you are looking for.

[u/Weak_Celebration160 → u/More_Roads]

Shit cunts is fitting too.

[u/PurpleCoffinMan → u/Weak_Celebration160]

nah that's just insulting to shit cunts

[u/_justpassingby_ → u/PurpleCoffinMan]

Look at a certain point

[u/BadLuckBajeet]

They will do anything for Serbia except live there.

[u/Purpington67]

Same dickheads as every year. Just looking for a stink.

[u/beepboopchooken]

There’s nothing more Serbian than cheering for Serbia while not living anywhere near Serbia.

Coming from someone who is from the Balkans.

The Balkan states are the arsehole of Europe. They suckle off the teat of the EU while undermining all that brings them a chance of prosperity.

Petty bickering between almost identical people who have more in common than they are different.

The main objective of most of the people is to leave. But once they do they tend to forget what an absolute backwards shithole they came from.

I’m sure that’s the reason Djokovic lives in Monaco, because Serbia is just the best…

edit: a word

[u/Indigofan → u/beepboopchooken]

They cheer for Russia but love the money given to them from the EU.

[u/06021840 → u/beepboopchooken]

Well, tax evasion is probably the first reason he lives there.

[u/beepboopchooken → u/06021840]

Of course! But he just pops back in to help his mates grift every once and a while.

[u/augmonst70]

Im just amazed that some people can be so fkn stupid.... hope this makes the nation news and these assholes are publicly shamed

[u/trolleyproblems → u/augmonst70]

Given the shit that has made the news in the recent past with Serbian ultranationalists, I'm fairly sure this is why they did it.

[u/Toeslastump]

Why is it always the Serbs acting like dickheads at the tennis? Piss off you morons.

[u/assettomark]

As a Serbian born there but came here when I was a toddler, these guys are a disgrace. I just don't get this crap, I have best friends who have backgrounds of Croatia and Macedonia, but we are all Australians who live and work in this beautiful country. This bullshit of supporting war mongering assholes is an embarrassment, nearly every one of these flogs would be born here and have no idea on what was going on over there.

[u/Rogue_Vaper → u/assettomark]

When people migrate here they tend to embrace "being Australian". This is especially true for migrants from conflict zones. Australia is a nation of peace & relative prosperity. Migrants from all backgrounds embraced it made this nation Australia & Australian.

Where things tend to fall apart is the Australian born 2nd & 3rd generation folks who want to embrace their heritage & are ripe targets for nationalist type groups to plant their seeds.

Every Balkan migrant I know who emigrated here post civil wars realise how lucky they are to live here & appreciate Australia in ways native born folks can't by luck of having been born here.

[u/RobWed → u/Rogue_Vaper]

I think you've nailed it. Of course it's not all 2nd and 3rd gen aussies, just the one's who haven't the smarts to see that culture is more than rah rah rah the flag.

[u/Rogue_Vaper → u/RobWed]

Absolutely. Far from all. Really a small minority but they are most visible.

[u/Michael-Tee]

As a Serb, I'm utterly ashamed and appalled.

[u/Mean_Gene66]

I'm pretty sure if we set up a "go fund me" account we can get enough money together to send these more than willing volunteers to Putins' front lines. Let them wave their idiotic flags there.

[u/Levijatan70]

Brainwashed nationalist who lives in past. Not kids fault but parents who don't appreciate chance given by Australian government. Serbian people can leave Serbia but Serbia can't leave them. I always asking them: why you don't go to Russia and stay there? So easy to be keyboard "warriors" from safe distance....

[u/LachlanOC_edition → u/[deleted]]

For real? Source?

[u/buyinggf25k]

Serbs being Serbs 🤢

[u/TaxiSonoQui]

Smotani

[u/astrospud]

Serbians have always been a fan of war criminals. Just look at how they venerate the convicted war criminals of the Yugoslav wars in the 90s

[u/Emergency-Vast-8032 → u/astrospud]

That and farmers sticking bottles up their butts, look it up if you don’t know wild thing to pull a federation apart about

[u/KissKiss999 → u/[deleted]]

Is he the one wanted for assault but hiding in the Russian embassy?

[u/wharblgarbl → u/KissKiss999]

Yep! https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/arrest-warrant-issued-for-number-one-putin-fan-seeking-refuge-from-police-in-russian-consulate/news-story/597aa6efd352017236b97cdc2c3cd213

[u/RobWed → u/wharblgarbl]

Jesus wept! Seeking political asylum... He's delusional!

He's just trying to avoid the consequences of his criminal behaviour. Nothing political there. Not that I'm not in favour of him getting it.

I imagine the russkies will boot him out after they've convinced him it's better he stays in Australia stoking up division.

[u/[deleted]]

Classic serbs

[u/Beasting-25-8]

Today, roughly 100 Western Main Battle Tanks were announced for Ukraine. If these assholes really support Russia, they'll join Putin's army of cannon fodder.

Slava Ukraine!

[u/nothofagusismymother]

Fuckwits. I'm just so sick of this crap. People pretending to be oppressed who bully and dismiss those who actually are because they refuse to recognise their own privilege.

[u/maosleftnut]

being an ethnic serb born here i am both proud of my heritage and thoroughly disgusted by it. shits confusing

[u/Environmental_Eyez → u/maosleftnut]

Only real behavioural requirement in life....just be a good human.

[u/mishrod]

Serbs in australia supporting Putin is ironic when most of the Russians in Australia do not. Hint: they moved here to get away from that shit and those types of arseholes.

Source: my entire family.

[u/Slayers_Picks]

I mean, what are the cops doing?

"hey uhhh, guys? please please PLEAAASEEE dont do this :( it hurts my pinky toe staring at this... pls no. nooo pls no stop stop pls :("

Cops are tough on global warming protesters, yet suckle the tits of protesters of covid lockdowns and now putins war machine.

Cmon Melbourne, we get it, we have nazi's here, but fuckin hell at least bring out the big spooky stuff to sccare them away, instead of grabbing their asscheeks and spreading them.

[u/Seagoon_Memoirs → u/Slayers_Picks]

graphic, well observed and you have a point

[u/Slayers_Picks → u/Seagoon_Memoirs]

Oh, i didn't mean it to sound graphic or anything like that lmao, that's my... abrasive humour sticking out, when i get angry, i type like i think instead of having a filter lol.

[u/handfosa]

These cunts sook to high heaven if we say Joker is a flog, but roll around doing this.

[u/therenamed]

Why are they not on a flight to Russia ?

they pro Russia invasion - send them back and let them get shot..

what is the problem here.

If you a pro invasion of Ukraine you are a enemy of Australia.

[u/44gallonsoflube]

Fuck Putin.

[u/beldocavista]

Strangely they still prefer to live in Australia

[u/macfaddenstrews]

If this was a peaceful protest by vegans or Nuns outside of Julie Bishop's office, the AFP would have hauled their collective arses out of there for interrogation and an invasive strip search.

[u/twcau]

At the very least, I hope these clowns end up on a terrorist watch list.

Would be nicer however if they were publicly identified, shamed, and shunned enough to realise that nobody wants to be around these ideological nazi-adjacent fuckwits.

[u/Maximus93]

I swear we’re not all like this.

[u/karly__45]

Disgusting display of support for this evil animal u all should be ashamed of ur selves go live in Russia u think putin so great

[u/ElfPagan]

….deportation?

[u/crystalincyberspace → u/ElfPagan]

Guarantee all these shitheads were born in Oz.

[u/[deleted]]

Deport, and ban them from ever entering again.

[u/Rumpleshite → u/[deleted]]

Most of them are probably young cunts who were born here to Serbian parents or grandparents.

[u/AngrySchnitzels89]

Well, it figures. Arseholes being arseholes, sucking up to one of the biggest arseholes we’ve seen in our time.

[u/Tired_57]

Why can’t us Balkans chill, first it was the Nazi Croats now the Pro Russian Serbs. Why are some of us so stupid

[u/drilovac → u/Tired_57]

Too much time on our hands

[u/soccermum_00]

Yet other fans weren’t allowed to boo Djokovic

[u/eltara3]

Whenever I see comments online like 'Z forever, Putin is a god', I swear 90% of the time it's a Serb. This isn't at all surprising.

[u/BozayTrill]

Serbs are the dumbest lot I've met

[u/pskip48Syd]

Those who are on visitor Visas, cancel their Visa immediately as they were involved in Political Demonstrations, those on Permanent Residency should he required to show why their PR is not canceled, those who are Australian Citizens, put on ASIO watch list if not already on it in case war breaks out.

[u/goosecheese]

Fuck me. How are these cunts still getting tickets?

It’s 20 years these chodes have been doing their best to ruin the open for everyone else, while the neonazi sympathising VicPol do nothing except protect them from the glassings they deserve.

Fucking blacklist them already.

[u/JamboAus]

Absolute cunts

[u/Thesilentsentinel1]

What is with shit hole countries with this holier than thou mind set. Most of them have the same mental capacity as if we found and thawed a Neanderthal.

[u/goosecheese → u/Thesilentsentinel1]

Nationalism requires a special kind of stupid.

[u/JussAYoungMan]

So many brain dead racists in these comments that think because their racism and disgusting vitriol is in the “right” direction they are justified in spouting their nonsense. Wearing “Z” shirts is cringe and despicable and they’re textbook idiots for doing this, but the vilification of an entire Serbian nation based off of this video is disturbing to see. Lots of racists and rednecks in these comments coming out of the woodwork and piggybacking on this video to spew their own bullshit.

[u/Peregrine4 → u/JussAYoungMan]

Such as this lovely, heavily upvoted comment "Their parents fled a war and brought their shit with them. Well, their parents can pack their bags and take their shit back."

Imagine saying this and thinking that youre the good guy. Also imagine saying this about any other group of people

[u/bozzas_laugh]

Stupid cunts

[u/Crazyripps]

Vile cunts, wanna support a dictator so much go fight for him then. And never come back

[u/SpaceAdventureCobraX]

Where’s egg boy when you need him?

[u/bemyking]

Deport them!!!

[u/JustThisGuyYouKnowEh]

Deport them to Russia. Simple.

[u/OpeningGolf]

Seriously, why are the police allowing this? Last week, a couple of guys had a Russian flag, and the tennis organisers said all flags had been banned.
Then we see a group of people holding like 7 Russian flags, and shouting pro Putin Genocidal rubbish, and nothing is done.
They should have stopped the match until these guys left, the whole crowd would have turned on them. Disgusting.

[u/CarrotOdd80]

The Russians and Americans are the same. War-loving, power hungry, rich, who sacrifice the young to get more wealth and more power. They invade countries around the world constantly and no one battered an eye-lid until it erupted in Europe. What? Europe is more important than the Middle East, Asia, Africa? More white I guess… #fucktherich #fuckwar

[u/mika_87]

Send them over there then

[u/pedrosneakyman]

Children of Serbian deserters who got out of 'their homeland' as soon as the going got tough against the Croats. Send them to Moscow and then straight to the front line to fight with their Orthodox brothers. I bet they run away as quickly as their fathers....

[u/DrClawsChair]

Send em all to fuckin Russia then. Fuck off out of Australia traitors

[u/37Schmeckles]

Man Serbians are pretty war mongering motherfuckers eh….

[u/trans-adzo-express]

Serbians being cunts? I’m so shocked

[u/Lizid_King]

Serbians. Russians with even less class.

[u/andro6565]

Probably the same assholes that stormed the aleague game. As someone else said, deport them to Moscow.

[u/twwain]

Bet ya these cunts would not last a minute in a war. More bark than bite. Easy to look hard in a country that values free speech. Fuck em off to Putin's shithole.

[u/RobWed]

Wow, fans of Poo Tin being aggressive dicks. Who would have thought..?

[u/BrilliantInspector64]

To be fair, at least you know where they stand.

How about India?

[u/stevesmithy48]

Spastics

[u/fauxanonymity_]

I stand with Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦🇦🇺

[u/husored]

No surprise there at all just look at the genocide they cause in the 90s in Europe. Worst one since WWII.

[u/patricktranq]

heh. ^idiots

[u/Ladnarr2]

I swear that smiling woman at the bottom of the screen looks like a Serbian woman my sister went to university with.

[u/paulybaggins]

Fucking loseeerrrsssss

[u/lettuce_cos]

Germany need to send us Leopard 2’s to disperse the gronks

[u/ResponsibleTurnip29]

Disgusting.

[u/johnas_pavapattu]

Sucks when people bring politics into sports.

[u/27drillisreal]

Deport them

[u/peterm2125]

Deport them

[u/Billabongbunyip23]

If they love Russia so much, piss off to the front lines and fight in Putin’s shit show

[u/Love_Leaves_Marks]

Incredible small dick energy

[u/xSERGIOx]

Not surprising really. Serbia is a hate filled country. Not all of them are shitty people but the majority are. The (fucked) Serbs would lick the dog shit of Putin's boots.

Fuck them Serbs!

[u/BrilliantInspector64]

Left their flares at home? Shame shame shame

[u/thatshowitisisit]

Fuckin idiots

[u/dribblychops]

i hope they enjoyed there holiday here.I highly doubt border force will let any of them in again

[u/Ddogfish]

These aggressive ethnicities are a stain on Australia. We’d be so much better off if they’d all bugger off back to whatever donkey-infested craphole they come from.

[u/[deleted]]

What a bunch of brainless imbeciles. The Russian conflict has nothing to do with Serbia and why are they even bringing this up here in Australia? Possibly ban the Serbian flag to teach to teach these pelicans a lesson..FFS

[u/Eye_Adept1]

Worst Aussie minority 💀

[u/Brotherdodge]

This raises serious ethical questions. Yes, state violence and police brutality are bad, but I also want to watch someone club these dingbats like they're baby harp seals.

[u/DiamondGlum556]

They are that dumb the Serbian government is begging, Russia, not to mobilise Serbs Put them on a plane and let them go and see a bullet

[u/Bazza_McAwesome]

wow. never seen so many racist comments in melbourne subreddit before. especially by the usual lefties. strange thing to post, a 9 second out of context clip with flags that look the same colour to me. i assume the serbian flags are the ones with eagles? is this post meant to be a data mining exercise or something? strange post and crazy responses. weird.

[u/[deleted] → u/Bazza_McAwesome]

[removed] — view removed comment

[u/WAzRrrrr]

Security should have put them down

[u/Mcflyinyoursoup]

Herald Sun tomorrow: violent serbian youth gangs terrorrise the Australian Open

Surely???

[u/[deleted] → u/Mcflyinyoursoup]

Not black enough

[u/CheekiChops → u/[deleted]]

Yeah which means they're not eligible to be "teenage gangs"

[u/[deleted]]

Try not being offended by everything and that usually works. Giving them a platform usually doesn’t

[u/[deleted]]

fuck off ivan, we’re full

[u/Tricky-Warning-3489]

Just Scum.... Deport.

[u/aziz34]

I know from history ,Serbians always love to be the servant of russia

[u/Bayes_MD]

Is the Australian Open more hassle than it’s worth?

[u/Device-Massive]

So, Im looking at this video, and it seems to be one bloke holding the Russian flag and one or two adding "Russia" after the Serbs are chanting Serbia. What should the other people there have done? Caused a scufful or been aggressive towards the bloke that would've resulted in media coverage of Serbs "at it again."

Im Serbian, and I have lived in Australia for 35 years.. I am proud of my heritage, and I am by no means ignorant to the things people say and think about Serbs. But I also have to say that Australia is by no means innocent and has its fair share of atrocities that seem to be ignored.

The world hates Serbs for many things, in many ways, and as a person born in Serbia, simply because my name is not anglo, I cop crap. It's not all sunshine and roses by any means in Australia as a balkan born person.