You might not be aware that SoM was quite an UMD advocate long after my love affair with UMD subsided. Here is his overview of a number of statements made by them:
Some happy reminders of the good ole days:
You are so defensive of the UMD. Since you have decided to be their own little personal saviour, why don't you try to open the lines of dialogue and be constructive about this obvious difference of opinion. As a sign of goodwill, why don't you clarify why Meto was talking about changing the name of Macedonia and why he has never admitted the error of his ways.
Further to that, try to clarify why the Diaspora's obligation is to blindly fulfill the wishes of the Macedonian Government. See the UMD MTO Youtube videos.
While you are at it, tell me why the UMD is such an important organisation given its miniscule membership. Oh, also tell us how many renewals it has had in the last 12 months.
Why did you answer "it depends" when I asked you if you agree with the Macedonian Cause? It either works for you or it does not. You sound like the UMD. As an example, if you think a name change is cool .... the Macedonian Cause is not for you ... the UMD is.
Some happy reminders of the good ole days:
We have to be realistic, Macedonia if it wants to join NATO and EU it has to join under a modified name for those organizations ONLY.
How happy are you that we are called "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" in NATO, UN, and EU? I'm not....wouldn't you prefer us to be called something like Democratic Republic of Macedonia instead, IF ALL ELSE FAILS, of course? I sure would. However, until all else fails, our position is double formula.
Meto Koloski
13 March 2008
..."we feel that perhaps a political modifier such as Democratic might be more acceptable only for international use to get rid of this erroneous name the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"...
How happy are you that we are called "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" in NATO, UN, and EU? I'm not....wouldn't you prefer us to be called something like Democratic Republic of Macedonia instead, IF ALL ELSE FAILS, of course? I sure would. However, until all else fails, our position is double formula.
Meto Koloski
13 March 2008
..."we feel that perhaps a political modifier such as Democratic might be more acceptable only for international use to get rid of this erroneous name the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"...
Further to that, try to clarify why the Diaspora's obligation is to blindly fulfill the wishes of the Macedonian Government. See the UMD MTO Youtube videos.
While you are at it, tell me why the UMD is such an important organisation given its miniscule membership. Oh, also tell us how many renewals it has had in the last 12 months.
Why did you answer "it depends" when I asked you if you agree with the Macedonian Cause? It either works for you or it does not. You sound like the UMD. As an example, if you think a name change is cool .... the Macedonian Cause is not for you ... the UMD is.
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