| Protest in front of Bulgarian ConsulateOctober 7 2000 at 1:05 AM
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| Protest in front of Bulgarian Consulate
Sunday, October 8, 2000 - 1:00pm
65 Overlea Blvd. (across from St. Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Church)
The United Macedonians Organization calls on all Macedonians and their friends to attend this very important demonstration demanding human rights for the Macedonians living in Pirin Macedonia.
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MACEDONIANS
We are, unfortunately, witnesses to the fact that, despite the bitter lessons of history, the Bulgaroman Organization MPO and Bulgarian agents of influence, once again have risen to challenge the Macedonian nation with falsifications, disinformation and misrepresentation of Macedonian history and identity, in the hope of justifying their territorial pretensions, in view of this fact, i urge all Macedonians to join in the protest for human rights of our enslaved Macedonian brothers in Pirin. It is our duty as Macedonians, to protect the dignity,honour and continuity of the Great Macedonian nation, we, must put an end to the continuous humiliation of the Macedonian identity, we must put an end to Greek and Bulgarian propaganda, we must put an end to the Blood-thirsty Greek and Bulgar Vampires.
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I urge all Macedonians, young and old to join hands, in this peaceful protest for human rights, we must show our solidarity behind this noble quest for freedom denied, to our Pirin brothers under Bulgarian tyranny.
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DA ZHIVEE MAKEDONCITE-DA ZHIVEE MAKEDONIJA-DA ZHIVEE REPUBLICA MAKEDONIJA
KOLKU SME, TOLKU SME, DOSTA SME.
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MACEDONIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS
"In the face of even the greatest loss we must instantly review what is left to us, and what is left to us to do.
MACEDONIA FOR THE MACEDONIANS
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REMEMBER:
"It is not important what your enemie says or does, it is important what you say and do."
Vapiro
P.S See you! at the Tataro-Mongolbulgarian fortress------->
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| | Author | Reply | ILINDEN
(no login) | TO VAPIRONo score for this post | October 14 2000, 6:22 PM |
Vapiro se soglasuvam so tvojte idei, ti si 100% prav.
So pochit,Ilinden
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| Lelemaiko
(no login) | Interesting post from MACEDONIA FORUM by LexterNo score for this post | October 15 2000, 10:14 PM |
Well now this is better
October 15 2000 at 6:32 PM Lexter
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I' glad the forum administrators put a reign on Heracles and others of his ilk. Everyone has a right to free speech but the content and tone of their inflammatory postings ruined this forum, for me at least. Given the chance I would liked to have asked Heracles what does he put down on his census form, Macedonian or Greek?
Although during the past half dozen years I have traveled to MK many times, I really learned nothing of our history growing up in the West. I'm trying to compensate for this now by discussing such issues and learning as much as I can whenever I go back. My impression is that there is no consensus on our Macedonian background, however the majority of the people I've spoken with seem to share my feeling that we are primarily a Slavic people who have absorbed elements of those who lived in this region prior to and since the Slavic migrations, including ancient Macedonians.
However, 500 years of Ottoman rule certainly must have had some impact as well, both culturally and physiologically. Since we typically do not have fair features it is hard to argue that we are just like Russians or Poles, though I have been mistaken for both due largely because of my surname.
So I suppose my take on this subject is that Macedonians from the time of Alexander were absorbed in stronger and more numerous subsequent peoples over the centuries, including the Slavs. What is ironic to me after reading several diatribes from Greek nationalists is that modern Greeks are not direct descendents of ancient Greeks, they are a combination of the peoples who have settled in and moved through the Balkan penninsula over the past 2,000 years. They criticize Macedonians for showing the most minute attachment to ancient Macedonia yet they have as little or less of a claim to the history of ancient Greece. It is difficult to believe that any peoples in a region of the world as volatile as the Balkans, a region in which mixture of the races was sometimes encouraged (during Byzantium, I believe), that a people could maintain an unbroken ethnic identity for such a long period of time.
Having said this, I am also of the opinion that we should not be bullied by Greeks who wish to remove our identity as Macedonians, or by Bulgarians who claim we are Bulgarian. Whether our ancestors have lived in the land known as Macedonia for the 1,400 years since the Slavic migrations or longer, we have established a sufficient enough connection to the land to earn the right to call ourselves Macedonian. Ancient Macedonians were not Greek and neither are modern Macedonians. A Greek may hail from northern Greece, but he is still Greek.
It is bad enough we gave in to the Greeks and changed our flag, and that Macedonians have to grovel for visas to enter GR, but the name is one issue we cannot compromise on. Regardless of Greek lobbying efforts, blockades, financial might and nationalistic hysteria, the name Republic of Macedonia must be maintained.
I know many of my opinions run counter to what others in this forum believe, but I guess that is why they call it a forum and that's why I'm writing. I would like to hear input from others on the subject.
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