{"id":919,"date":"2007-10-31T00:54:42","date_gmt":"2007-10-30T14:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=919"},"modified":"2007-10-31T17:25:32","modified_gmt":"2007-10-31T07:25:32","slug":"the-serbs-can-say-what-they-like-heil-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=919","title":{"rendered":"“The Serbs can say what they like.” Heil Thompson!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Croatian star\u2019s gig sparks outrage
\nGreg Roberts
\nThe Australian<\/em>
\nOctober 31, 2007<\/p>\n

SERBIAN and Jewish community leaders are outraged that the social arm of the Melbourne Knights Soccer Club is hosting a concert by a Croatian rock star<\/a> with a strong following among neo-Nazi sympathisers.<\/p>\n

The revelation follows the club\u2019s apology<\/a> for staging a concert for neo-Nazi skinheads<\/a> at its North Sunshine complex this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A concert by Marko Perkovic will be hosted by the Knights-affiliated Melbourne Croatia Social Club at the complex on December 28.<\/p>\n

Perkovic, Croatia\u2019s top rock star, uses the stage name Thompson, in honour of the American-issued submachinegun of the same name that he carried as a soldier in Croatia\u2019s war of independence against Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

George Markovic, the publisher of Melbourne\u2019s Serbian Voice<\/em> newspaper, said the Knights should steer clear of extremist elements.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople in our community are thinking of the Knights as the Gestapo Club,\u201d Mr Markovic said.<\/p>\n

Mr Markovic said Perkovic had been granted visas for previous visits to Australia, while Serb singer Ceca Raznatovic has been denied a visa in 2005. \u201cIt\u2019s double standards,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

B\u2019nai B\u2019rith Anti-Defamation Commission director Manny Waks said Perkovic\u2019s visit reflected badly on the Knights and the Croatian community. \u201cIt is unacceptable,\u201d Mr Waks said.<\/p>\n

The Weekend Australian<\/em> reported on Saturday that Melbourne Knights chairman Matt Tomas had censured his club\u2019s social arm for providing a venue for the October 13 concert by skinhead [that is, bonehead<\/a>] rock bands.<\/p>\n

Mr Tomas yesterday again expressed exasperation at the Croatia Social Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can understand why people are upset and just wish the social club would focus on its football identity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Croatia Social Club committee member [and former Football Federation Victoria VIP] Ivan Skunca said the club was not concerned about outside criticism.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Serbs can say what they like. It doesn\u2019t bother us,\u201d Mr Skunca said.<\/p>\n

Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said Perkovic had yet to submit a visa application, but it would be carefully considered.<\/p>\n