5-Feb-18 World View -- Hundreds of thousands in Athens Greece protest Macedonia name compromise

[John]

5-Feb-18 World View -- Hundreds of thousands in Athens Greece protest Macedonia name compromise


Officials go from optimism to pessimism over solving Macedonia issue

** 5-Feb-18 World View -- Hundreds of thousands in Athens Greece protest Macedonia name compromise
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/ ... tm#e180205


Contents:
Hundreds of thousands in Athens Greece protest Macedonia name compromise
Officials go from optimism to pessimism over solving Macedonia issue


Keys:
Generational Dynamics, Greece, Athens, Macedonia,
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM,
Alexander the Great, Kingdom of Macedon,
Mikis Theodorakis, Zorba the Greek

[Guest]

They claim that he was Greek because at that time the Kingdom of Macedon was part of Greece.

This is incorrect. We claim that all of Greece (except for Sparta) was at that time part of the Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander lead a Greek army in his conquests. He even send back the spoils of war with a message that they belonged to "all of the Greeks, except the Spartans."

[Guest]

They claim that he was Greek because at that time the Kingdom of Macedon was part of Greece.

This is incorrect. We claim that all of Greece (except for Sparta) was at that time part of the Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander lead a Greek army in his conquests. He even send back the spoils of war with a message that they belonged to "all of the Greeks, except the Spartans."

this man not good please go to doctor. you dont have a brain

[psCargile]

Hope they don't hear about Athens Georgia.

[Tom Mazanec]

Hope they don't hear about Athens Georgia.

SSSSSHHHHH!!!

[devorah]

This is really out of hand. But then these are citizens of Greek heritage, and Greeks insist on fighting. Pretty much the national pastime. There will be fist-a-cuffs and maybe even shooting. Whatever occurs will be done with great passion--hystrionics even.

[FishbellykanakaDude]

Hope they don't hear about Athens Georgia.

SSSSSHHHHH!!!

..I'm guessing bringing up that whole "Troy" thing (MI, NY, Turkey) would be ill advised?

[Guest]

Macedonians and Greeks were different nations. Ancient Greeks considered Macedonians to be foreigners, not fellow Greeks. In modern terms think o the differences between Albania and Greece.

[Guest]

Macedonians and Greeks were different nations. Ancient Greeks considered Macedonians to be foreigners, not fellow Greeks. In modern terms think of the differences between Albania and Greece.

Actually, there was great distension on the mater even in ancient times as to whether the Macedonian language was a dialect of Greed or another language. What is clear from the archaeological record is that there was no Slavic language written in the Kingdom Macedon, only a divergent dialect of Greek.

As far as considering the Macedonians to be foreigners, the Athenians certainly considered the Spartans, Macedoneans, Thebeans and Corinthians to be foreigners.

[Guest]

Macedonians and Greeks were different nations. Ancient Greeks considered Macedonians to be foreigners, not fellow Greeks. In modern terms think of the differences between Albania and Greece.

Actually, there was great distension on the mater even in ancient times as to whether the Macedonian language was a dialect of Greed or another language. What is clear from the archaeological record is that there was no Slavic language written in the Kingdom Macedon, only a divergent dialect of Greek.

As far as considering the Macedonians to be foreigners, the Athenians certainly considered the Spartans, Macedoneans, Thebeans and Corinthians to be foreigners.

Greeks all over Greece considered Macedonians to be foreigners. Only the Spartans had a king. The Greeks didn't like monarchy. The Macedonians were ruled by a king; that's something the most Greeks despised. Alexander the Great adopted aspects of Persians culture, especially in regards to monarchy. He declared himself a living god, something that Greeks and Macedonians thought was ridiculous. While Macedonian elites might have learned Greek, the average Macedonian did not.

Macedonians were not Greeks. Alexander the Great never called himself Greek. He might have appreciated some aspects of Greek culture, but he liked Persian culture more.

The Greeks are hijacking Macedonian culture themselves. What hypocrisy.