[This is the third and longest cut from Simonovic's book 'Philosophy of Olympism. I won't burden the reader with another rambling introduction. Suffice to say, Simonovic sent me these last two pieces to post in honor of the upcoming World Cup.

But since then Montenegro has decided to follow its ciggie-smuggling gangster president Djukanovic and declare its independence from Serbia. The delusion that such 'self determination' (or self-destruction) as is expressed by a 51% or 55% majority of those who turn up for these stage-managed state-jackings will legitimate a thoroughly illegal and in every way, politically, socially, economically, militarily, irrational ...   more »