A woman's voice came from behind.
Is it my imagination… but my heart has felt unsettled for a while now.
Still, the music selection on this radio station I've been listening to lately is quite good.
What a wonderful era it is, when Serbian radio has such good music choices.
In other words, you can tell a lot about a city from its music selection.
Mi Swing Es Tropical Quantic & Nickodemus
Isn't this a song I played on PIRATE RADIO a long time ago?
Serbia. Huh?
What do I even know about Serbia?
The Bulldozer Revolution [Edit]

See "Bulldozer Revolution" for details.

On October 5, 2000, Slobodan Milošević, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, resigned. The series of demonstrations that led to this is often considered the first example of a non-violent revolution that followed. However, in terms of citizens driving the movement to encourage voting and opposition parties uniting, similar developments were seen earlier in the parliamentary elections of 1998 in Slovakia and 2000 in Croatia. While no specific symbols like colors were used in the nationwide protests, a slogan used afterward to celebrate the completion of the protests was "Gotov je" (meaning "He is finished" in Serbian). Despite many commonalities, many believe the "Color Revolutions" began with the case of Georgia. In the Serbian demonstrations, the student organization Otpor! (meaning "Resistance!" in Serbian) was central, and its members later became involved in revolutions in other countries.

Yugoslavia had ceased official involvement in the Croatian War of Independence and the Bosnian War, which arose from its dissolution. Although Serbia maintained peace, economic sanctions continued, leading to economic hardship. Nationalists within and outside the government continued to be involved in the conflicts by forming paramilitary organizations.

Although both conflicts ended in 1995, from around 1996, armed struggle began, primarily by the Kosovo Liberation Army, an Albanian nationalist force in Kosovo, seeking independence. This triggered the Kosovo War, leading to the bombing by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1999. The capital, Belgrade, was subjected to intense bombing by NATO forces, mainly American. Since 1999, Serbian rule has been excluded from the autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbian territory, and it has been placed under international supervision.

Due to economic hardship following the collapse of Yugoslavia and defeats in various conflicts, dissatisfaction with Slobodan Milošević, who held strong power in Serbia, grew, leading to his downfall in 2000 (the Bulldozer Revolution).

In Montenegro, which together with Serbia formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, demands for independence also intensified around 1997, led by Milo Đukanović. Through EU mediation, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was transformed in 2003 into Serbia and Montenegro, a looser state union. Montenegro, with a significantly smaller population than Serbia, was granted greatly expanded political authority, and the union was changed to a loose confederation on the condition that Montenegro could hold another independence referendum after three years, from 2006 onwards.

The Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Republika Srbija), commonly known as Serbia, is an inland republic located in the central-western part of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is situated in the heart of the region that once belonged to Yugoslavia and was its political center.

The capital, Belgrade, served consistently as the federal capital from the birth of Yugoslavia until the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro in 2006.

Following Montenegro's declaration of independence on June 3, 2006, Serbia also declared its independence.

The Color Revolutions, or Flower Revolutions, is a collective term for a series of regime changes that occurred in former communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia from around 2000. Some also refer to them as waves of revolution.

In the Color Revolutions, non-violent activities were predominantly employed when confronting corrupt or dictatorial regimes, or when demanding democracy and self-determination. In most of these movements, colors or flowers were adopted as symbols. Notably, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and particularly student movements, played a crucial role in executing non-violent resistance.

Examples of these movements include the Bulldozer Revolution in Serbia in 2000, the Rose Revolution in Georgia in 2003, the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004, and the Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan in 2005, although the latter involved significant violence. In all cases, large crowds took to the streets to protest election results that were deemed problematic, leading to the resignation or overthrow of leaders considered dictators by the opposition.

On the other hand, whispers have repeatedly circulated about the involvement of the United States Department of State, which sought to create a "democratization domino" (i.e., a pro-American shift in political systems) against "dictatorial and oppressive regimes."

Color Revolutions - Wikipedia. Thank you, as always.



That's why, for a while now, I've been feeling this unease. In my heart.
But there's nothing I can do about it.
But isn't that what being alive is all about?
“Just like a music,” the radio is singing. That’s what it’s saying.
It would be nice if we were all alive tomorrow, wouldn't it?
I want to be alive too. Because there are still things I want to do.
Hey hey hey, that's how you encourage yourself.
“I'll live on for those who have died,” you tell yourself.
That's… that's what “Just like a music” is all about…
Liking music means you're alive, right?
I see. “Heart Beat Radio” – isn't that a heart-wrenching name for a radio station?
Enjoy your life! joyjoyjoyjoyjoyjoy…
It's not that I couldn't write it, it's that I didn't want to write it.

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