Do you think that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has any rights to use the Greek name Macedonia?

A country can call itself with any name it chooses as long as this is not already taken by somebody else.





Unfortunately the name Macedonia was already taken by the ancient Greeks a few thousant years back.





This Former Yugoslav Republic has to find a new name to call itself otherwise it will allways be a confusion between the original Macedonia and this country.

Do you think that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has any rights to use the Greek name Macedonia?
AdamB You have a point that France is not worried that there is a city in Texas also called Paris however the difference is that the people in "Texas Paris" are not claiming that their American Language is Paris-ian and that they have built the Eifel tower.





Neither in Georgia Athens people claim that their American Language is "Athenian" and they are "Athenians".





Unfortunately the Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia is trying really hard to create confusion by renaming its airport and main squares as "Alexander the Great" and using ancient Greek Macedonian Star of Vergina as a flag.





This needs to stop.
Reply:Thr FYROMians keep giving examples of other nation that have names like Paris, Texas... Athens, Georgia... Ithica, NY... etc. but these are poor example beacuse none of these claim the others history and identity like the FYROM is.





New Mexico in USA does claim to be Mexican... or claim it's history... but the FYROM claims land and teaches in its schools that it will once again regain all of Macedonia which most of is in Greece. It attempted to print money with landmarks located within Greece's borders and a flag with a Greek symbol. They lay claim to the history of Phillip and Alexander but their people entered the region more than a 1000 years later.





What the FYROM is doing is grounds for war but Greece is attempting to let them be and trying to keep peace in the region. But who long will they be able to tolerate such insolence, insults and attacks on our history and ethnic pride... not too much longer!!!





Can you say VETO?





Edit to Alexander if you say good bye to FYROM then say good bye to your economy...Greece owns that... the only reason you pretended to be sincere is because you were in financial ruin... let us see who will bail you out now with out NATO or EU allies you will say good bye to everything but that is what happens when you are ungrateful
Reply:People can call themselves anything they like. Does it threaten Paris, France that there is a city in Texas also called Paris? Or is Athens, Greece worried about Athens, Georgia?





Macedonia is a weak, poor country. Much of its territory really is where historic Macedonia was. No one really believes that Macedonia has any designs on northern Greece, and I don't understand why people are actively fighting over something that happened 1000 years ago. Complete waste of time.
Reply:The name Macedonia is not Greek at all. That name is only from Republic of Macedonia same as the part in Greece called Makedonia. And Republic of Macedonia have all the rights to use it.





And what ??? Veto!!!


Cool, then after that say "bye FYROM hello Macedonia"

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