Why is there so much historical revisionism/nationalism among Serbians?

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It also hasn't helped matters that Serbia was not 'hauled over the coals' for committing acts of genocide. It was ethno-religious in nature, with Bosniaks (Muslim) and Croats (Catholic) the victims and it is apparent that this sentiment still lingers. What's problematic is that only the massacre of Srebrenica is legally considered to be 'genocide' in the traditional sense, because acts of detainment, forced movement of people, abuse, rape etc don't quite meet the rather arbitrary requirements for what constitutes genocide.

So Serbia was never really charged with anything tangible and what it was to be charged with outside the usual umbrella of 'war crimes' is considered up for debate. Because of that, denialism sets in which is no doubt endemic (and I think the education system probably promotes that)