From: michael.polymenakos@factory.com (Michael Polymenakos) 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,soc.culture.yugoslavian
Subject: The new [insert insult here] of the Balkans (part 23 of 2,343)
Date: 5 Sep 92 00:30:00 GMT
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Organization: Invention Factory's BBS - New York City, NY - 212-274-1243v.32bis
Reply-To: michael.polymenakos@factory.com (Michael Polymenakos) 


 To all those on USENET crying and weeping about Greek phobias and
worried about Greek mental health etc, etc, etc.

GET A LIFE!

Fact 1. Greece has the support of 97% of the world. The Skopjie gvmnt
        has only managed to get recognised by four countries.
        Now imagine this: It's the bottom of the ninth. The Yankees
        are leading the Astros 160-4 (I did say "imagine"). Suddenly
        Steinbrenner walks to the mount and announces: "Hello. We are
        winning big, but this is ony because we are paranoid
        schizophrenics, and for this reason we decide to forfeit
        the game".
        Now would you ever consider this a reasonable move? Why are
        you expecting the Greek government to do just that? Get a life!

Fact 2. The Macedonian affair hasn't cost Greece anything, politically
        or economically. Sasa is talking about how angry the Europeans
        are with the "nasty Greeks", meanwhile Europe, the USA,
        Australia, Canada, and just about everyone else are taking the
        Greek side on the issue. Boy, they are really determined to
        teach the "Nasty Greeks" a lesson. I propose that the Greek
        Air Force go out and bomb Paris, then they'll get so upset,
        they may declare Athens the capital of Europe. And if we
        go further and bomb London, the British will demand that
        Greek becomes the official language of the EEC as a
        retaliatory measure.
        Why, the Americans are SO upset with Greece, that American
        tourism to Greece is up 107.8% from last year, in spite of
        the war raging so close to our northern border.
        Why, in Spain the PM mr Gonzales was so infuriated with
        Greece that he recently stated that he sees no reason to modify
        the Lisbon decision (3 Sep 92).

Fact 3. You can scream all you want, Sasa. I can scream all I want, too.
        But my Net Address is not Michael.Polymenakos@White.House.US,
        and your address is not Sasa@ten.downing.street.UK. For as long
        as the guys at those nodes agree that the Vardarii demands are
        without merit, I can just sit back and relax, feeling sorry
        for a small cental Balkan state with no name, that has isolated
        itself from the rest of the world, all because of a name that
        does not belong to them, and that is sinking deeper and deeper
        into poverty every day while the rest of ex-communist Europe
        is on the road to recovery.

Fact 4. Your own people are tired of this nonsense, Sasa. Most Vardaris
        in Vardar and abroad know that this is not a fight worth
        fighting, and want to see Vardar become an internationally
        recognised state with any name.  In Australia, the infighting
        between those for the name "Macedonia" and those for choosing
        an alternate name is so fierce, that the pro-macedonian fraction
        circulated a forget ASIC document accusing the leaders of the
        other fraction of being Greek, Bulgarian and Serb spies.
        How's this for phobias and paranoia.

Fact 5. Even inside Vardar, 40% of the population is Moslem. They
        completely reject the name "Macedonia". You are complaining
        about Greece trying to tell the world what not to call you,
        but you are trying to shove an undesirable name down the
        throats of 40% of your population. You are claiming the
        high ground, meanwhile your head is under the water line.

Get a life, Sasa. Same goes to all those who post various Freudian
analyses of the Greek people, not bothering for one second to think:

"Hey, if the Greeks are such morons, then why is the whole world behind
them? Is there something here that I don't know about? Maybe I should
read some unbiased sources about Balkan history before I post to
USENET".

Take care, and try to relax before you post.

Michael.
                                                  
Newsgroups: soc.culture.greek