.... also in a metaphoric sense. the reform agenda in serbia is not asked for anymore, though we still see a number of people working hard on a non-nationalistic, democratic and european future of the country. no, these people definitely do not want to go back to the times when serbia was the paria of europe: but even the strongest ones are slowly starting to loose their energy and optimistic attitude. and: this decrease of hope may be very much welcome by nationalistic powers: to fill the empty space with the old slogans and emotions of the past .......