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[utu]

Folks,

I read a news report about Greece once again digging in its heels regarding the Republic of Macedonia's name. Macedonia (or FYROM to you Greek Cypriot folk out there) has been independent for some years now, and yet Greece still blocks it's participation in various international forums over the name. This shows a very hard-line and uncompromising stance. Certain countries in thew world share the same name (Look at Congo for example, and the official name of Mexico is actually the United States - Estados Unitos de Mexico), yet Greece simply won't hear of the government in Skope using "Macedonia'.
The opinions expressed on this forum by Greek Cypriots also show a hard-line stance towards their estranged Turkish Cypriot brethern. The lack of compromising could thus be viewed as a general trait of those with Hellenic blood. Is this an accurate observation? Can Hellenes be incapable of a compromising disposition? Lack of compromise is hampering the solution to the Cyprus Problem, and the problem will continue for as long as there is an unwillingness for BOTH sides to compromise.

[boulio]

Since im greek and have knowledge of the issue with FYROM,Greece has in the last 15 years all but tried to comprimise on the name issue.the only thing greece asks for is a distiction of the territory of fyrom ex:north macedonia or upper macedonia.so that it differntioates from macedonia the greek region.also greeks dont appreciate fyrom trying to still her history concerning ancient macedonians.Ive been to vergina in veroia,greece all the inscriptions on the tombs are in ancient greek which a 14 year old greek can read,im sure none of the fyroms can however.the name issue was created in 1944 by communist yugoslavia with intentions of annexing territory from greece and getting a outlet to the aegean,if however the fyroms do not comprimise they are the ones facing internal destruction with the albanians of there statlet.

[DT.]

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[Simon]

The thread GR started is perfect proof that Greece's concerns are absolutely justified, with all the FYROM propaganda floating around about how Alexander was a Slav etc.

Utu you must be joking? Greeks don't compromise? Many TCs and Turkey still seek partition (or veiled forms of it through AP), this would be the equivalent of GCs still calling for enosis, and you say we don't compromise? As far as I'm concerned, compromise is all I ever see the GCs do, whilst Turkey remains hardline.

[Get Real!]

The thread GR started is perfect proof that Greece's concerns are absolutely justified, with all the FYROM propaganda floating around about how Alexander was a Slav etc.

Utu you must be joking? Greeks don't compromise? Many TCs and Turkey still seek partition (or veiled forms of it through AP), this would be the equivalent of GCs still calling for enosis, and you say we don't compromise? As far as I'm concerned, compromise is all I ever see the GCs do, whilst Turkey remains hardline.

Perhaps we should’ve started with a Greek mythological fanaticism thread…

[Simon]

The only myth around here is that you are a purveyor of fine messages

[boulio]

If Greece was ucomprimising all they would do is say that the only name that she will accept must not have the term macedonia in it ie:Vardaska Banovina(name pre 1944)or rumelia(ottoman era).But the fact that they will allow the term in the name ie:north,upper,new,slavo, shows that they are willing to comprimise.

[Viewpoint]

The thread GR started is perfect proof that Greece's concerns are absolutely justified, with all the FYROM propaganda floating around about how Alexander was a Slav etc.

Utu you must be joking? Greeks don't compromise? Many TCs and Turkey still seek partition (or veiled forms of it through AP), this would be the equivalent of GCs still calling for enosis, and you say we don't compromise? As far as I'm concerned, compromise is all I ever see the GCs do, whilst Turkey remains hardline.

You rejected the AP how can that be compromise? You must be GC so you probably dont.

[DT.]

The thread GR started is perfect proof that Greece's concerns are absolutely justified, with all the FYROM propaganda floating around about how Alexander was a Slav etc.

Utu you must be joking? Greeks don't compromise? Many TCs and Turkey still seek partition (or veiled forms of it through AP), this would be the equivalent of GCs still calling for enosis, and you say we don't compromise? As far as I'm concerned, compromise is all I ever see the GCs do, whilst Turkey remains hardline.

You rejected the AP how can that be compromise? You must be GC so you probably dont.

I've lost count the number of tc's on this forum that said we would never had voted for the plan had we been GC's.

Compromise doesn't mean suicide.

[Viewpoint]

The thread GR started is perfect proof that Greece's concerns are absolutely justified, with all the FYROM propaganda floating around about how Alexander was a Slav etc.

Utu you must be joking? Greeks don't compromise? Many TCs and Turkey still seek partition (or veiled forms of it through AP), this would be the equivalent of GCs still calling for enosis, and you say we don't compromise? As far as I'm concerned, compromise is all I ever see the GCs do, whilst Turkey remains hardline.

You rejected the AP how can that be compromise? You must be GC so you probably dont.

I've lost count the number of tc's on this forum that said we would never had voted for the plan had we been GC's.

Compromise doesn't mean suicide.

Compromise means taking into account realities on the groud and adapting to reach an agreement.