Originally posted by Soldier of Macedon
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If a foreign man (who isn't familiar with Macedonia's problems) reads your post he will get the impression that Albanians rose up in an uprising only because they wish to take weapons and to fight without reason. No normal human being love wars. All hate it.
That's why the system we call as democracy makes possible of resolving problems and conflicts without taking guns, violence, etc. But in the pre-period of uprising, there were exhausted ways of resolving normally problems. Some irresponsible political circles of Macedonian policy rose up a special war against Albanians.
In all aspects, Albanians were discriminated culturally, economically, politically, etc. Have a look how far went fascism mentality of some paramilitaries:
Excerpt from the "MACEDONIA PARAMILITARY 2000 ORDER":
"We order all Shiptars [derogatory term for ethnic Albanians-tr.] who have objects for sale-shopkeepers here and around the Kwantaskhi bazaar-to leave within three days, and for those Shiptars from Aracinovo, the deadline is 24 hours. After this deadline, all the shops will be burned, and if someone tries to protect [them], the same will be killed without warning."
"We inform Shiptars of the Macedonian republic that for every killed police officer or soldier 100 Shiptars who do not have citizenship or who took citizenship after 1994 will be killed. For every police officer or soldier disabled, 50 Shiptars will be killed. For every wounded police officer or soldier wounded, 10 Shiptars will be killed, no matter what gender or age."
So if nothing else, Ohrid agreement should be taken in consideration because prohibit some potential criminals to make such atrocities.
Originally posted by SoM
There are issues between our people that need to be addressed. Macedonia is the nation-state of the Macedonians and home to all its people, minorities and citizens.
There are issues between our people that need to be addressed. Macedonia is the nation-state of the Macedonians and home to all its people, minorities and citizens.
"The key to Macedonian stability rests with the Albanians and the Macedonians. Albanians have their representatives in the Macedonian government and the are supporting Macedonias integrity. In the long run, though, Macedonia has to become a state based on citizenship and not on nationality. The Macedonian state must cease to identify exclusively with the Macedonians as an ethnic group, it must cease to be the state of the Macedonians. Otherwise, there is not going to be any kind of peace in Macedonia no matter how much support is given to Macedonians and Gligorov by the international community. In the past, the Albanians in Macedonia have shown that they could live in peace with the Macedonians. It is the Macedonian state which should do more to convince the Albanians to support Macedonia. If the Macedonian state is able to solve its internal matters in the proper way, that is by becoming the state of all citizens of Macedonia, there should be no reason for the international community to continue to live in fear that Macedonia will dissolve at any regional whirlwind. Albanians in Macedonia will support the integrity of the Macedonian state."
http://www.albanian.com/IJAS/vol2/is1/art1.html
http://www.albanian.com/IJAS/vol2/is1/art1.html
Originally posted by SoM
The ethnic Albanians in Macedonia deserve all of the rights that other minorities have, and nothing more. They are not a special case
The ethnic Albanians in Macedonia deserve all of the rights that other minorities have, and nothing more. They are not a special case
Originally posted by SoM
Put yourself in our shoes and then ask yourself how long you would tolerate the 'Greek' community in Albania putting up Greek flags all over Gjirokaster, not allowing authorities to access certain villages, disrespecting the state they live in, calling for national treason by supporting a name change of Albania
Put yourself in our shoes and then ask yourself how long you would tolerate the 'Greek' community in Albania putting up Greek flags all over Gjirokaster, not allowing authorities to access certain villages, disrespecting the state they live in, calling for national treason by supporting a name change of Albania
Thirdly, Albanians of Macedonia do not support changing of constitutional name of Macedonia. Republic of Albania was one of the first states who admitted Macedonia's independence and its constitutional name. Also Kosova recognize Macedonia's official name.
Originally posted by SoM
not allowing authorities to access certain villages, disrespecting the state they live in,
not allowing authorities to access certain villages, disrespecting the state they live in,
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