Self-identification

[mbourdes]

Yes the Hellenic one that the normal world refers to when talking about Greek things.

[Risto the Great]

Do you mean that small Sicilian tribe from antiquity when you mean Greek?
Because there was no other.

[mbourdes]

Yes but father's self identification is not necessarily his son's. Nor his father's. It's an individual thing like the name says. So if Alexander I claimed he was a "Greek", then fine. But his people and his closest family didn't necessarily think so of themselves.

Are you disputing Alexander I claims that he was Greek.?
Why would that be Mr Anomaly?

[Volk]

he was not called a philhellene for no reason

[Delodephius]

Yes but father's self identification is not necessarily his son's. Nor his father's. It's an individual thing like the name says. So if Alexander I claimed he was a "Greek", then fine. But his people and his closest family didn't necessarily think so of themselves.

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Slovak/Anomaly/Tomas said:
Every person in the world has the right to self declare him/herself as he/she pleases without objection from others, even if the others don't agree with it. If I wanted to call myself an Eskimo I really don't give a damn if anyone else of the Eskimos agree with me or resent it.

SoM said:
Truth Bearer, he was banned for not showing the most common decency of respecting a people's self-identification.

Jankovska said:
I suggest you go back to Maknews if you cannot respect my right to self identify as I choose.

Risto the Great said:
It is easy. Millions of us self identify as Macedonians and you are not convinced. It is not my job to convince you. As a Greek, it apparently is your job to remain belligerent and unable to acknowledge a people's right to self determination. This is very common amongst your people Giorikas. Let me know if I can help you get over this syndrome.




Alexander I,king of Macedon said:

"For I myself am by ancient descent a Greek, and I would not willingly see Hellas change her freedom for slavery."

(Herod. IX, 45, 2 [Loeb])


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So...let's respect every one's self-identification...even his majesty Alexander the first...after all he was a great Macedonian and Alexander's granpa...