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December 2, 2012

FYROM: The Glow of Black and Red Fire

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A view upon the situation in the FYROM reveals sinister developments on the plan of civil cohesion of that entity. During the 100 year anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Albanian state, serious incidents, including the insults aimed at Skopjan PM Nicola Gruevski in Tirana and the subsequent burning of the FYROMian flag [1], were the prelude to understanding that local Albanians may display more extreme  ethnocentrism than usually the case is.

Along with the news from the European Union that there will be no accession negotiations unless the  Hellenic Republic and the FYROM do not solve the most prominent issue, the name issue that is, the powerlessness of the central Serbo-Bulgarian majority to deal with the escalation of Albanian nationalism may pose new challenges in the future. Berisha's infamous speech about “Albania from Preševo to Preveza” [2], the statement of the Grand Mufti of the FYROMian Muslims, Sulejman Rexhepi, that “Albanians shouldn't live in 5 states but instead in one, which is God-given,” [3] provide an Islamist echo to the escalating cultural and social secession of the Albanians in the FYROM, the reason of which must be sought in their marginalization on one side, but also in existence of forces and influential groups that seek to establish a Greater Albania, an idea with a lot of adherents.

The erection of a monumental double-headed eagle of the Albanian Eagle in central Skopje, approximately 30 meters from the police station (!) is another manifestation of the Albanian indignation towards the path of FYROMian ethnocentricsm which, in this case, resulted to the manifestation of their variant in this act. [4]

FYROM's Serbo-Bulgarians ought to reject any notion of imaginary links between them and ancient Macedonians and revert to their true Slavic origins if they want hostility to cease among non-Slavic groups that are alienated by the project aimed at solidifying a social identity which is “Macedonian, neither Slavic, neither Greek”.

Only when responsible Bulgarian, Serbian, Albanian, Vlach and other members of the various cultural groups that inhabit FYROM re-orientate themselves away from creating oppositional subcultures, civil unity as a precondition for personal and common good prosperity may be found, better sooner than later.

Vladislav Perunović,
Skopje, FYROM
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