Fields of Wheat, Hills of Blood - Anastasia Karakasidou

[Soldier of Macedon]

To argue there were never Greeks in Macedonia before 1922 is ridiculous nonsense. There are alot of hypocrites on this forum.

Who said there were never Greeks in Macedonia before 1922? There are some people on this forum who conjure fiction. Are you one of them?

[Phoenix]

To argue there were never Greeks in Macedonia before 1922 is ridiculous nonsense. There are alot of hypocrites on this forum.

Who said that there were NEVER any 'greeks'...you seem a bit touchy there buddy...lol

[Risto the Great]

To argue there were never Greeks in Macedonia before 1922 is ridiculous nonsense. There are alot of hypocrites on this forum.

Oh there were very small Greek pockets Damian.
They would have sooner shot themselves than describe themselves as anything other than Romioi (or later "Greek"). So, again, the fascination with "Macedonia" by Greeks over the last few years is a little bit painful.

You seem a little touchy about things Damian. Tell me, how many Greeks do you think would have been in what is now RoMacedonia before 1923?

[George S.]

i read somewhere that the local greek population in the aegean area was about 10% of the
macedonian one numbering more than a million & was the major population there prior to 1912.The greeks prior to 1912 were a minority & in solun they had a consular embassy.

[damian]

Oh there were very small Greek pockets Damian.
They would have sooner shot themselves than describe themselves as anything other than Romioi (or later "Greek"). So, again, the fascination with "Macedonia" by Greeks over the last few years is a little bit painful.

You seem a little touchy about things Damian. Tell me, how many Greeks do you think would have been in what is now RoMacedonia before 1923?

I dont know the exact stats but there were Greek-speakers all over Macedonia. South Macedonia, Bitola, Serres etc West Macedonia going into Epirus and towards Thessaly. I really doubt Greek speaking peasants in Macedonia ever reffered to themselves as "Romaioi". I am familiar with the rural-highland Greek spoken in West Macedonia there is no such word as "Romaioi".

[makgerman]

I dont know the stats but there were Greek-speakers all over Macedonia. South Macedonia, Bitola, Serres etc West Macedonia going into Epirus and towards Thessaly.

If you don't know the stats then you shouldn't claim that there were Greek speakers all over Macedonia unless you are certain.

It's a deceiving statement similar to someone saying there were Albanians all over Macedonia when we all know it isn't correct.

[damian]

If you don't know the stats then you shouldn't claim that there were Greek speakers all over Macedonia unless you are certain.

It's a deceiving statement similar to someone saying there were Albanians all over Macedonia when we all know it isn't correct.

I dont know the exact numbers but I know there were Greek speakers in the places I referred to, and yes before the Pontians were resettled. There were also Greek revolts in West-South Macedonia during the Greek Revolutionary War and 1854 etc. By "all over" I meant spread out throughout Macedonia.

Do you deny there were massacres of Greek speakers in Macedonia by Bulgariaophiles etc which reached their zenith during Bulgarias occupation of Macedonia during WWII?

[makgerman]

By "all over" I meant spread out throughout Macedonia.

That is incorrect. There wasn't Greeks spreadout throughout Macedonia, eg Skopje, Struga, Ohrid, Shtip etc- do you understand what my point is?

As I don't know the correct number and if I used your method then I can say there were Romi (Gypsies) and Turks all around Greece who were also massacred by the Greeks.

[damian]

That is incorrect. There wasn't Greeks spreadout throughout Macedonia, eg Skopje, Struga, Ohrid, Shtip etc- do you understand what my point is?

Not really. There are/were Greeks in : Bitola, Serres, Grevena, Kozani, Salonika etc.

As I don't know the correct number and if I used your method then I can say there were Romi (Gypsies) and Turks all around Greece who were also massacred by the Greeks.

There were considerable numbers of Turks in Greece proper and yes they were massacred. Do you deny Bulgarophiles massacred Greeks?

[makgerman]

There were considerable numbers of Turks in Greece proper and yes they were massacred. Do you deny Bulgarophiles massacred Greeks?

Please define a Bulgarophile?

[damian]

Please define a Bulgarophile?

Someone who wants Macedonia to be part of Bulgaria.

[makgerman]

Someone who wants Macedonia to be part of Bulgaria.

Are you implying that there were Macedonians who acted as Bugarophil and in turn massacred Greeks?

[Stojacanec]

I dont know the exact numbers but I know there were Greek speakers in the places I referred to, and yes before the Pontians were resettled. There were also Greek revolts in West-South Macedonia during the Greek Revolutionary War and 1854 etc. By "all over" I meant spread out throughout Macedonia.

Do you deny there were massacres of Greek speakers in Macedonia by Bulgariaophiles etc which reached their zenith during Bulgarias occupation of Macedonia during WWII?

Do you deny that the Macedonians tried to obtain their own literal language about 100 years before they actually did under the new Yugo? If not, would that change your definition of a Bulgariaophile?

[damian]

Do you deny that the Macedonians tried to obtain their own literal language about 100 years before they actually did under the new Yugo? If not, would that change your definition of a Bulgariaophile?

What does that have to do with the subject? To be more precise: did Exarchists massacre Greeks? And what does what Makedonci speak have anything to do with a literary language or even a religious liturgy? Are you saying no Macedonians were Bulgarophiles?

[makgerman]

What does that have to do with the subject? To be more precise: did Exarchists massacre Greeks? And what does what Makedonci speak have anything to do with a literary language or even a religious liturgy? Are you saying no Macedonians were Bulgarophiles?

You haven't answered my question. Are you implying that Macedonians massacred Elleni/Grci?