Geography of Macedonia and being Macedonian (split thread)

[Truth Bearer]

Terastios that is a mad statement I must say.
"To be a Macedonian is not a matter of geography - just as living in Constantinople doesn't make the Turks Byzantine..."

[terastios]

Originally Posted by Truth Bearer

Terastios that is a mad statement I must say.
"To be a Macedonian is not a matter of geography - just as living in Constantinople doesn't make the Turks Byzantine..."

Who is Macedonian?
The crucial question is not racial but cultural, as Greeks themselves knew, when narrow and inferior interests did not hinder their thinking: whoever honors the values Alexander honored, whether being racially Greek or not, is to be considered a Macedonian, while people ignoring Homer, Plato, Aristotle and all Greek culture, not even taking pride, as Alexander did, in being Greek, should not be considered Macedonian. To be a Macedonian is not a matter of geography - just as living in Constantinople doesn't make the Turks Byzantine...



Is it better now?

P.S. THE SKOPIANS DO LIVE IN A PART OF MACEDONIA BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE THEM MACEDONIANS!

[masolord]

whoever honors the values Alexander honored, whether being racially Greek or not, is to be considered a Macedonian,

exactly !! spot on, alexsander would off been ashamed if he saw what greeks are doing to us today

P.S. THE SKOPIANS DO LIVE IN A PART OF MACEDONIA BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE THEM MACEDONIANS

of course we live in part of macedonia

[Tsontos]

Prilep, where your from, is not Macedonia and never was.

[Mygdonia]

You got it the other way around.

He would have Hellenized you lot by the sword. Or would have simply wiped you off the map.

You should be lucky he is not with us today. Because Alexander liked tasting his opponents blood in battle.

[masolord]

Originally Posted by Voulgaroktonos

Prilep, where your from, is not Macedonia and never was.

yes it was even in the northern part of our country are finding things from the ancient macedonian time.

[Mygdonia]

What did Aristotle teach Alexander?

"Non Greeks are born slaves and are like plants and animals and should be treated as such."

[masolord]

Originally Posted by Mygdonia

You got it the other way around.

He would have Hellenized you lot by the sword. Or would have simply wiped you off the map.

You should be lucky he is not with us today. Because Alexander liked tasting his opponents blood in battle.

no he would off incorporated us inside his army.he would off welcome us with open arms

[masolord]

Originally Posted by Mygdonia

What did Aristotle teach Alexander?

"Non Greeks are born slaves and are like plants and animals and should be treated as such."

who cares what aristotle thought

[Mygdonia]

Haaahahaha....

It's not what litereature states when Philip was expanding. But nonetheless it's nice to have good dreams.