Why do we refuse the Macedonians to call their countyry MACEDONIA ? Why are we so untolerant ?

Question

I think they have the right to call their country MACEDONIA...

F. Y.R.O.M. is not a name.

My Macedonian friends, I sincerely apologize on behalf of my Greek compatriots...

Answer 1

i know your identity is stolen, so i won't comment your question. if you happen to ask that question with your real identity i'll be more than happy to answer, cuz this is really sensitive stuff for me...

peace

p.s. btw I'll be more that happy if you really are Greek and share this opinion

Answer 2

Oh my god! What a hoax question! If you are from Greece then I am from planet Krypton! By the way, Greeks don't refuse Macedonians to call their country Macedonia. Greeks refuse ethnic Albanians, Slavs and Bulgarians to call their hoax newborn country Macedonia where there is already a true historical Macedonia in Greece with real Macedonian population.

Answer 3

Intolerant the Greeks are-and ought to be- of utter ignorance of history. The masses in FYROM are as ignorant of history as the masses are in most countries. It is an attempt to usurp some legitimacy and some validity through a name that gives them the esteem of being descendents of Alexander the Great. History notwithstanding. Those folks are Slavic and almost 1000 years away from any relationship to the ancient Macedonians.

Answer 4

I agree with Roberta. Furthermore, Greece has no territorial claims on FYROM. On the contrary, with the use of the name ‘Macedonia’, the FYROMian falsification of the Greek (and Balkan) history will be continued. In that way, in the FYROMian schools children will propagandistically be taught -as they already do- of a fictionary enslaved "Macedonian" nationality in Greece and elsewhere! That means the creation of extremists and continuous trouble in the Balkans, a situation that actually serves the benefits of other people out of the Balkans, definitely not FYROMians or Greeks…

Answer 5

A non Greek gave you the correct answer. It's a history matter. We, Greeks, are not really familiar with these issues and the new generations are "worst" in this matter. They just cannot learn history by these books and this educational system!

Answer 6

Zigzag you have three very good answers above me. I hope this has helped you to understand the issues. The Greeks have suffered enough oppression over the years from Albanians,
Bulgarians, Ottomans, Turkish, and now this. It's the straw that broke the Camel's back.
I Cr 13;8a

Answer 7

Besides FYROM is a name, in fact it's the UN provisional reference to the state. Of curse I agree with Roberta, since I know history too.

Answer 8

I'm really impresed if you are Greek!
Only several Greeks were brave enough (even they know the reaction that they'll cause in their own country) to admit that Macedonia is the name of my small but proud country. One of them was Teodora Grosomanidu the Greek ambassador in Skopje. She was replaced from her diplomatic position after she said that Greece should do the right thing, as the rest of the world and to admit Macedonia with their Constitutional name.
Thre Greeks didn't have a problem with the name of Macedonia before 1991. And then suddanly bum! Before that thay don't have calling Macedonia as Socialistic Republic Macedonia, in all greek maps their north neighbor they called Macedonia.

And yes, FYROM is not a name!

Answer 9

Well, I'm not Greek -neither is you I suppose- but I happen to know history which I think it's not the same in your case... To make a long story short:

FYROM, a very new -since 1991- state in the Balkans with citizens mainly of Slavic and Albanian origin decides to use and monopolize the Greek terms Macedonia and Macedonians which was given to them by Tito in 1944, despite the fact that those terms are used for 2800 years to describe the actual Macedonia, a Greek land and the actual Macedonians, a Greek people!!!

The citizens of FYROM would have every right to identify themselves as ‘Macedonians’, only in case they were of Greek origin, which they are not, or in case the term had just a geographical meaning (even if that geographical meaning is very recent, since late Ottoman era…) like as if a man of Italian origin who was born and lives in the USA is an American or a man of English origin who was born and lives in Australia is an Australian. But because the terms Macedonia and Macedonians are used since ancient times to describe Greek land and Greek people, the citizens of FYROM cannot and should not identify themselves as Macedonians because they simply are not Macedonians, like as if an Italian who lives in the USA might be an American , but by no means is a Native American or an English who lives in Australia might be an Australian but by no means is an Aboriginal!!!

FYROM only occupies less that 10% of the actual ancient Macedonia. The middle and northern parts of FYROM (with the capital, Scopje) did NEVER belong to the ancient Kingdom of Macedon. It belonged to ancient Paionia and the ancient Paionians were enemies of the ancient Macedonians. Furthermore, FYROMians are of Slavic and Albanian origin. Then why on earth do they want to call their country “Macedonia” when more than 90% of the historic ancient Macedonia is outside their border??? Why on earth do those Slavic and Albanian people want to identify themselves and their land with a Greek name, -especially when both of these terms, Macedonia and Macedonian are used since antiquity to describe Greek people and Greek land and only recently the person that lives in Geographic Macedonia, yet not ethnically but geographically- while at the same time ATTEMPTING TO MONOPOLIZE that name, despite the fact that it is already in proper use by Greece and Greeks since ever???

Greeks are right on the issue, as anyone who respects truth will agree.

Answer 10

When you decide to present yourself with your real profile and stop using one of our respectful friend, you will have your answer, which is very simple.
For the time being you can use chat rooms on the subject.