Misplaced Pages

Revision as of 19:51, 25 August 2008

How propaganda works

How does propaganda work? With your own sources and photoshop. Create a website in which you can post ANYTHING on there, then use that website as a SOURCE on things like Misplaced Pages. It's done here by the Greeks using Macedoniaontheweb and Greek media who write false articles time and time again, without confirmation (ie: Panama case). It's also used by Bulgarians, who often use links made by unprofessionals. I recently read one of those links in which the articles weren't complete and stated Bulgarians were Slavicized Finns, but it was still used as a source. In spit of it all, Maknews or Macedonian media are rarely allowed on here since they are deemed "biased".

It's very simple: Misplaced Pages isn't used to talk about the persons life, effects in history and their legacy, Misplaced Pages is used as a medium to propagate that Macedonia = Greek and ethnic Macedonians = Bulgarians. Look at the articles across Misplaced Pages, most Macedonia related articles dedicate a good amount simply to prove their ethnicity, which uses Bulgarian/Greek sources which I spoke of earlier. It is also under constant supervision of the Bulgarians and Greeks. Bulgarian/Greek to Macedonian ratio would be about 10:1 based on populations so its no surprise those with the numbers get the history.

On the Vergina Sun

Ethnic Macedonians use of the Vergina Sun was introduced in the 1980s and is a new symbol, but Greek Macedonians use of the Vergina Sun was introduced in the 1980s also. During the Greek struggle for Macedonia, there was no flag with the Vergina Sun on it. Most of the Macedonian fighters were Cretan volunteers, and even Pavlos Melas, the leader of the struggle, originated from Epirus. From 1913 to the 1980s the "Greek Macedonians" did not use the flag, because it was long forgotten.

Greek Macedonian is a new phenomenon which is comprised of Pontic Greeks, Christian Turks, assimilated ethnic Macedonians/Bulgarians/Vlach and also some Hellenic Greeks just like Ethnic Macedonian is an ethnicity comprised of Vlach/Slavs and some natives of Macedonia who only called themselves Macedonian. In any case, the use of the Vergina Sun in modern times cannot be associated with the use of the Vergina Sun in the ancient times because the Macedonia history is complex, and the use of the Vergina Sun was abandoned a long time ago before it was introduced again in the 1980s. And in my opinion, the use of it in Greek Macedonia is to develop the Greek-Macedonian identity and further assimilate the natives.

Articles of irresponsible treatment of Macedonians by Greece

Greek Paper shows Bush as Hitler and a Macedonian swastika (the same time the Greek swastika occurred - right before NATO)

Macedonians attacked in Greece

Another cowardly attack on Macedonians in Greece

Greek authorities continue to abuse ethnic Macedonians

Greece abuses Macedonians at the border, again

Greek MP asks for death penalty for Macedonians in Greece

Greek-Macedonian name dispute leads to ban on lamb meat

Macedonia Plane Barred from Greek Airspace

Macedonia to ask Greece for explanation on MAT

Greece bans financial transfers from, and to Macedonia

Greece outrages Macedonia with ban on presidential flight

UMD Taken Aback by Metropolitan Anthimos’ Threatening Statement (Top Greek bishop calls for war with Macedonia)

Another Greek metropolitan bishop states territorial claims for Macedonia

Greek media fumes over comments from MOC

Greece's comments of H.H. Stefan's statement in Rome intended for domestic political scene

Heated debate at the EU, Macedonian delegation not present

Protest letter sent to Nato over an incident

To do List

• Mike Zigomanis
• Thea Andrews
• Andrew Peykoff Sr.
• Denise Ilitch
• Ivan D. Markovski
• Katrina Markoff
• Kristopher Maslardzievski
• Lou Vlasho
• Mike Vrabel
• Slavco Madzarov
• Notable Aegean Macedonians

Awards

Mactruth (talk) 21:36, 12 June 2008 (UTC)