Many Modern Greeks believe Greek-Macedonians live in Macedonia
Risto Stefov
October 18, 2008
By Macedonia I mean the 51% part of Macedonia that is currently under Greece, the part of Macedonia Greeks call the "Greek Province of Macedonia". The part of Macedonia the Greek armies invaded and occupied in 1912 and partitioned in 1913.
In 1928 Greece declared to the world that 98% of the population living in Greece was pure Greek and 2% were Muslim Greeks. So where did these so-called "Greek-Macedonians" come from? But wait a minute? What is a "Greek-Macedonian"? Is it a person who has one parent Greek and the other Macedonian? If that is the case then where did these Macedonians in Greece come from? Was it not Greece that declared, by its own admission, that "there is no such thing as Macedonians"? So who and what are these so-called "Greek-Macedonians"? Are they Greek settlers who happened to live in Greek occupied Macedonia?
To be honest with you not even those people who call themselves "Greek-Macedonians" really know who and what they are.
This phenomenon, like a virus, sprang up just before the Republic of Macedonia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. You see the Greek Government is so paranoid about being discovered for having illegally expropriated Macedonian lands and having committed atrocities against the Macedonian people, that every time there is a mention of anything Macedonian it becomes very defensive. What Greece is doing is in fact trying to confuse the world about who the Macedonians are. If the Republic of Macedonia has Macedonians then so does Greece. After all Greece occupies 51% of the Macedonian lands, how could it justify its position without uncovering its deeds? Unfortunately Greece will try anything, even confusing its own people, in order to hide its past from them and from the world. Before the 1980īs there was no such thing as a "Greek-Macedonia" or "Greek-Macedonians", there was only "Northern Greece" and "Greeks", now there is a "Greek-Macedonia" populated by "Greek-Macedonians".
Allow me to break it down for you; 51% of Macedonia was occupied and annexed by Greece after the second Balkan War in 1913. At that time the ethnicities living in Macedonia were a large majority of indigenous Macedonians and smaller minorities of Vlachs, Albanians, Jews, Turks and others.
Upon occupying Macedonia the Greek State ethnically cleansed the population by forcibly assimilating most of it and that which couldnīt be assimilated was either expelled or outright murdered. Then in the early 1920īs the Muslim population was cleansed by deporting most Muslims to Turkey and importing a large Christian Turk population from Asia Minor and other parts of Turkey. After all that was done, Greece conducted a census and declared to the world that is was pure Greek.
So once again, where do these so-called "Greek-Macedonians" come from?
If you ask me I honestly donīt know, but I do have a theory!
To understand where the "Greek-Macedonians" come from one has to determine who these so-called "Greek-Macedonians" are. As far as I can gather the people that classify themselves as "Greek-Macedonians" come from the following categories;
1- The majority are imported Turkish settlers brought to Macedonia in the 1920īs. These people have been educated by the Greek Government into believing that they are the real-Macedonians and descendents of Alexander the Great and his Macedonians who were actually Greeks. They were taught to believe that they were the rightful heirs to the Macedonian lands. They were also taught to detest the indigenous Macedonian people and treat them as their enemy whom the Greek State labeled as "Bulgarian" and unworthy of the Macedonian heritage. Up to the 1980īs these settlers were told that they were "Greeks" but the moment the Republic of Macedonia declared its independence from Yugoslavia, they were told they were "Greek-Macedonians".
2-There is a smaller minority of Macedonians who pay homage, for various reasons, to the Greek State and pretend to be Greeks because they are given favourable positions in society. There is also a criminal element of Macedonians who have committed crimes against the Macedonian people on behalf of Greece. These people enjoy the status quo because they believe they are untouchable as long as Greece refuses to recognize the Macedonians. They are loyal to Greece and to the Greek cause because they believe Greece will protect them from being prosecuted for the crimes they committed. These people will fight tooth and nail to prevent Macedonians from gaining any rights just to protect themselves.
3-There is also an element of people, including indigenous Macedonians, who actually believe the Greek propaganda and subscribe to the idea that they are the true descendents of the ancient Macedonians. These people were taught by the Greek state that the ancient Macedonians were actually Greek.
4-And finally there is a large xenophobic and ultra nationalist group of people who know the truth about Macedonia but are so poisoned and caught-up in the Greek propaganda that they will do anything to deny the Macedonians their rights.
And there you have it.
I just want to add here that the "imported settlers from Turkey", just like the indigenous Macedonians, are victims of "Greek chauvinism" and I sympathize with their plight just as I sympathize with the plight of all victims of Greek chauvinism. You are not our enemies and we are not your enemies.
Although I am frustrated with those Macedonians who pretend to be Greeks, I hold no grudges against them because I understand that they are my brothers and sisters who have somehow lost their way. I hope some day soon they will come around.
Unfortunately I cannot forgive those who committed crimes against the Macedonian people or against any people and I believe the time will come when justice will be served. For those people who are lost in space, may the Macedonian sun and Godīs light guide you back to find your way.
As for those of you who call yourselves "Greek-Macedonians", for one reason or another, where will you stand when Greece recognizes the Macedonian nation? Where will you stand when you are no longer needed and have served your useful purpose in serving the Greeks who work against the Macedonians? Do you think that Greece will accept you as "True-Greeks" and respect you as "Greek-Macedonians" or will they cast you out as they have cast us out, when your usefulness has expired? Some food for thought!
The "Greek-Macedonian" phenomenon is a Greek State response to the Republic of Macedoniaīs declaration of independence. There were no "Greek-Macedonians" before the 1980īs, in fact the official Greek Position has been that "Macedonians do not exist". So where did the "Greek-Macedonians" come from? They came from the Greek imagination. Greece created the so-called "Greek-Macedonians" or fake Macedonians to rob the real Macedonians of their heritage. Another Greek method of divide and conquer and spread confusion while doing it.
Thus what is fake is not real and what is not truth is a lie. Therefore, the "Greek-Macedonians" are nothing more than another modern Greek invention.
You can contact the author at rstefov@hotmail.com
In 1928 Greece declared to the world that 98% of the population living in Greece was pure Greek and 2% were Muslim Greeks. So where did these so-called "Greek-Macedonians" come from? But wait a minute? What is a "Greek-Macedonian"? Is it a person who has one parent Greek and the other Macedonian? If that is the case then where did these Macedonians in Greece come from? Was it not Greece that declared, by its own admission, that "there is no such thing as Macedonians"? So who and what are these so-called "Greek-Macedonians"? Are they Greek settlers who happened to live in Greek occupied Macedonia?
To be honest with you not even those people who call themselves "Greek-Macedonians" really know who and what they are.
This phenomenon, like a virus, sprang up just before the Republic of Macedonia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. You see the Greek Government is so paranoid about being discovered for having illegally expropriated Macedonian lands and having committed atrocities against the Macedonian people, that every time there is a mention of anything Macedonian it becomes very defensive. What Greece is doing is in fact trying to confuse the world about who the Macedonians are. If the Republic of Macedonia has Macedonians then so does Greece. After all Greece occupies 51% of the Macedonian lands, how could it justify its position without uncovering its deeds? Unfortunately Greece will try anything, even confusing its own people, in order to hide its past from them and from the world. Before the 1980īs there was no such thing as a "Greek-Macedonia" or "Greek-Macedonians", there was only "Northern Greece" and "Greeks", now there is a "Greek-Macedonia" populated by "Greek-Macedonians".
Allow me to break it down for you; 51% of Macedonia was occupied and annexed by Greece after the second Balkan War in 1913. At that time the ethnicities living in Macedonia were a large majority of indigenous Macedonians and smaller minorities of Vlachs, Albanians, Jews, Turks and others.
Upon occupying Macedonia the Greek State ethnically cleansed the population by forcibly assimilating most of it and that which couldnīt be assimilated was either expelled or outright murdered. Then in the early 1920īs the Muslim population was cleansed by deporting most Muslims to Turkey and importing a large Christian Turk population from Asia Minor and other parts of Turkey. After all that was done, Greece conducted a census and declared to the world that is was pure Greek.
So once again, where do these so-called "Greek-Macedonians" come from?
If you ask me I honestly donīt know, but I do have a theory!
To understand where the "Greek-Macedonians" come from one has to determine who these so-called "Greek-Macedonians" are. As far as I can gather the people that classify themselves as "Greek-Macedonians" come from the following categories;
1- The majority are imported Turkish settlers brought to Macedonia in the 1920īs. These people have been educated by the Greek Government into believing that they are the real-Macedonians and descendents of Alexander the Great and his Macedonians who were actually Greeks. They were taught to believe that they were the rightful heirs to the Macedonian lands. They were also taught to detest the indigenous Macedonian people and treat them as their enemy whom the Greek State labeled as "Bulgarian" and unworthy of the Macedonian heritage. Up to the 1980īs these settlers were told that they were "Greeks" but the moment the Republic of Macedonia declared its independence from Yugoslavia, they were told they were "Greek-Macedonians".
2-There is a smaller minority of Macedonians who pay homage, for various reasons, to the Greek State and pretend to be Greeks because they are given favourable positions in society. There is also a criminal element of Macedonians who have committed crimes against the Macedonian people on behalf of Greece. These people enjoy the status quo because they believe they are untouchable as long as Greece refuses to recognize the Macedonians. They are loyal to Greece and to the Greek cause because they believe Greece will protect them from being prosecuted for the crimes they committed. These people will fight tooth and nail to prevent Macedonians from gaining any rights just to protect themselves.
3-There is also an element of people, including indigenous Macedonians, who actually believe the Greek propaganda and subscribe to the idea that they are the true descendents of the ancient Macedonians. These people were taught by the Greek state that the ancient Macedonians were actually Greek.
4-And finally there is a large xenophobic and ultra nationalist group of people who know the truth about Macedonia but are so poisoned and caught-up in the Greek propaganda that they will do anything to deny the Macedonians their rights.
And there you have it.
I just want to add here that the "imported settlers from Turkey", just like the indigenous Macedonians, are victims of "Greek chauvinism" and I sympathize with their plight just as I sympathize with the plight of all victims of Greek chauvinism. You are not our enemies and we are not your enemies.
Although I am frustrated with those Macedonians who pretend to be Greeks, I hold no grudges against them because I understand that they are my brothers and sisters who have somehow lost their way. I hope some day soon they will come around.
Unfortunately I cannot forgive those who committed crimes against the Macedonian people or against any people and I believe the time will come when justice will be served. For those people who are lost in space, may the Macedonian sun and Godīs light guide you back to find your way.
As for those of you who call yourselves "Greek-Macedonians", for one reason or another, where will you stand when Greece recognizes the Macedonian nation? Where will you stand when you are no longer needed and have served your useful purpose in serving the Greeks who work against the Macedonians? Do you think that Greece will accept you as "True-Greeks" and respect you as "Greek-Macedonians" or will they cast you out as they have cast us out, when your usefulness has expired? Some food for thought!
The "Greek-Macedonian" phenomenon is a Greek State response to the Republic of Macedoniaīs declaration of independence. There were no "Greek-Macedonians" before the 1980īs, in fact the official Greek Position has been that "Macedonians do not exist". So where did the "Greek-Macedonians" come from? They came from the Greek imagination. Greece created the so-called "Greek-Macedonians" or fake Macedonians to rob the real Macedonians of their heritage. Another Greek method of divide and conquer and spread confusion while doing it.
Thus what is fake is not real and what is not truth is a lie. Therefore, the "Greek-Macedonians" are nothing more than another modern Greek invention.
You can contact the author at rstefov@hotmail.com
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