@mac

I find it facinating how the rules of self-identifcation change for FYROM nationalists (and its applogists) when it comes to the self-identification of ancient Macedonians themselves. Why do you hypocritcally deny the right of self-identification to anceint macedonians.... who competed as self-identifying Greek, and were acccepted as Greeks by other Greeks, during ancient Greek only PanHellenic sporting events like the Olympics. (and don't get me started about how the self-identifications rights of Macedonians in maceodnia Greece are trampled on every day by FYROM and its Greek-hating apologists who pretend not to notice FYROM's sudden change of identity into "anceint macedoinans")

"Men of Athens... In truth I would not tell it to you if I did not care so much for all Hellas (Greece); I myself am by ancient descent a Greek, and I would not willingly see Hellas change her freedom for slavery. " 0 Speech of Alexander I of Macedonia upon being admitted to the Greek-only Olympic games as a self-identifying Greek, Herodotus, Histories, 9.45, ed. A. D. Godley

Delchev,

You seem to have the idea that I intend to get involved in discussions as to who is or who isn't a 'Macedonian', I don't. I have no knowledge of, or interest in, the subject.

I, and other commenters here, are disputing (1) the author's exaggerated claims in regard to the Greek contribution to Western Civilisation and (2) any special pleading on behalf of the modern Greek state.