Of course you would want and expect 99% of ethnic Macedonians to be against this but that's unrealistic. I don't know if I've ever seen a social/political issue anywhere in the world that had 99% consensus, otherwise it wouldn't be an issue at all. The simple fact that SDS came to power and that this has gotten this far is proof enough that at least some portion of Macedonians are for it, how many remains to be seen but honestly if only 25% of ethnic Macedonians voted for it, I'd be proud. I would have thought much worse.
The surveys are garbage but regardless we can't be naive. This is why the Albanians were always such a dangerous factor for Macedonia. Up until now they have always focused on their own interests, but for once there is an issue that their interests overlap those of at least a portion of Macedonians. For non Macedonians this is an easy choice, and at 25 to 35% of the country (counting other minorities and torbeshi) You are already in a deep hole. With enough manipulation they can get a victory even if only 10% of Macedonians vote for it. Don't forget Macedonia has 1.8 million voters, even though its debatable if the country even has 1.5 million people in it.
Originally posted by Big Bad Sven
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The surveys are garbage but regardless we can't be naive. This is why the Albanians were always such a dangerous factor for Macedonia. Up until now they have always focused on their own interests, but for once there is an issue that their interests overlap those of at least a portion of Macedonians. For non Macedonians this is an easy choice, and at 25 to 35% of the country (counting other minorities and torbeshi) You are already in a deep hole. With enough manipulation they can get a victory even if only 10% of Macedonians vote for it. Don't forget Macedonia has 1.8 million voters, even though its debatable if the country even has 1.5 million people in it.
Originally posted by Phoenix
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