In 1992, 63.4% of the country turned out to vote of which 99% voted for independence according to Yugoslav constitution. Bosnia wasn't an entity at a time like RS is but a Republic and did it lawfully. The only reason they did it was b/c Serb leaders were arming people already.
https://twitter.com/krivalj/status/1456070773332799493
If Serb leaderships in the 1980's and 1990's did not ramp up their ethno-nationalism, did not threaten a Greater Serbia, did not completely shit on Tito's legacy...the likelihood is that there wouldn't have even been a referendum. But there was b/c they were preparing for war.
The RAM plan wasn't some hidden thing, it was an open agenda to arm Serbs in order to gain control over the territories & ensure a Greater Serbia. People voted for a multi-ethnic, sovereign, united, and equal Bosnia. That's different than once again Dodik wanting a Greater Serbia
& btw Yugoslavia was already dissolving by the time the Bosnian Independence Referendum was voted on. The choice wasn't stay in Yugoslavia or be independent, the choice was Greater Serbia or an equal state of all people...we chose the latter & rightfully so.
So no, RS leadership continually violating Bosnian constitution, threatening war and secession, is not at all the same thing. Most importantly, it's not the same thing b/c they are an entity which was built on genocide...and genocide is what they want yet again.
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