A Greek case of blatant hypocrisy
Gandeto
November 15, 2008
Re: FYROM - A Country With A Borrowed Identity
Australian Macedonian Advisory Council
Oct 29, 2008
George C. Papavizas writes:
"This is disputing Risto Stefov(a.k.a Christos Stefou) & Mr. J.S.Gandeto (birthname Grezlovski) absurd and falsified claims on Greece and Macedonia."
The AMAC´s writer attempts to ´promote truth´ and to ´dispute absurd and falsified claims on Greece and Macedonia´.
Again, and with added distaste, I am being called to respond to an article I recently wrote in the American Chronicle. Having no desire to enter into a lengthy discussion with the opponents of my article I will simply point to some glaring hypocrisy on their part.
First and foremost his accusations are groundless and unsubstantiated; the accuser is shooting blanks. Instead of addressing and exposing the ´falsities and the absurdities´ of my claims, he goes into lengthy diatribes about irrelevant topics, far from the gist and the content of my article. Perhaps, the author is using ready-made-for-publication responses given to him by his handlers. Be that as it may, this person purports to promote the truth and to dispute absurd and falsified claims on Greece and Macedonia.
With the following passage from Levy (History of Rome, XXXI, 29) he attempts, I think, to show that Macedonians and Greeks were the same people who speak the same language; he quotes:
"Livy (History of Rome, XXXI, 29) wrote: "The Aetolians, the Akarnanians, the Macedonians, men of the same speech, are united or disunited by trivial causes that arise from time to time" (Templar 2003)".
There are a few anomalies connected with this quote:
(a) We have no idea who this person is who speaks,
(b) Whom is he speaking to? And
(c) What are the extenuating circumstances preceding or following the speech?
First, this is a Macedonian delegate speaking in front of Greek city-states´ delegates trying to persuade them not to become Roman allies in the war against King Philip V from Macedon.
Second, he is speaking at Naupactus, the council of Aetolian League and the Panaetolian Congress.
Third, at this time Rome has gathered enough allies from the Greek city-states that Macedon had no other choice but to prepare for another war with Rome.
Even with these minor flaws, his delivery of the "truth" would have been sufficient except for one monumental oversight that I, even though favorably inclined, will not be able to accommodate him; he arrogantly doctored the quote to suit his needs.
Here is the actual quote from Levy (Book XXXI, 29): Penguin classics. Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert
"The Aetolians, the Acarnanians, the Macedonians, are divided or united by unimportant causes that arise from time to time;"
As you can see there is no mention of "men of the same speech".
Australian Macedonian Advisory Council
Oct 29, 2008
George C. Papavizas writes:
"This is disputing Risto Stefov(a.k.a Christos Stefou) & Mr. J.S.Gandeto (birthname Grezlovski) absurd and falsified claims on Greece and Macedonia."
The AMAC´s writer attempts to ´promote truth´ and to ´dispute absurd and falsified claims on Greece and Macedonia´.
Again, and with added distaste, I am being called to respond to an article I recently wrote in the American Chronicle. Having no desire to enter into a lengthy discussion with the opponents of my article I will simply point to some glaring hypocrisy on their part.
First and foremost his accusations are groundless and unsubstantiated; the accuser is shooting blanks. Instead of addressing and exposing the ´falsities and the absurdities´ of my claims, he goes into lengthy diatribes about irrelevant topics, far from the gist and the content of my article. Perhaps, the author is using ready-made-for-publication responses given to him by his handlers. Be that as it may, this person purports to promote the truth and to dispute absurd and falsified claims on Greece and Macedonia.
With the following passage from Levy (History of Rome, XXXI, 29) he attempts, I think, to show that Macedonians and Greeks were the same people who speak the same language; he quotes:
"Livy (History of Rome, XXXI, 29) wrote: "The Aetolians, the Akarnanians, the Macedonians, men of the same speech, are united or disunited by trivial causes that arise from time to time" (Templar 2003)".
There are a few anomalies connected with this quote:
(a) We have no idea who this person is who speaks,
(b) Whom is he speaking to? And
(c) What are the extenuating circumstances preceding or following the speech?
First, this is a Macedonian delegate speaking in front of Greek city-states´ delegates trying to persuade them not to become Roman allies in the war against King Philip V from Macedon.
Second, he is speaking at Naupactus, the council of Aetolian League and the Panaetolian Congress.
Third, at this time Rome has gathered enough allies from the Greek city-states that Macedon had no other choice but to prepare for another war with Rome.
Even with these minor flaws, his delivery of the "truth" would have been sufficient except for one monumental oversight that I, even though favorably inclined, will not be able to accommodate him; he arrogantly doctored the quote to suit his needs.
Here is the actual quote from Levy (Book XXXI, 29): Penguin classics. Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert
"The Aetolians, the Acarnanians, the Macedonians, are divided or united by unimportant causes that arise from time to time;"
As you can see there is no mention of "men of the same speech".
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