Macedonia
Although im still beavering away at the dissertation, my inner nationalist felt compelled to share this important factoid with you.
Today is Macedonian Independence Day (circa 1992).
In a region which is quite literally the Balkan apple of temptation, there have been so many wars, independences, dates of nationalist character building, that all countries tend to celebrate a plethora of historical dates.
In November Macedonia will learn whether it has become an EU candidate country. If it does become a candidate country, Greece will have yet another temper tantrum, and probably block ultimate entry into "Europa". We will remain the crazed blood-thirsty Balkans. And so we have the dichotomy of Europe, for those in it and those out, it represents different ideals, fused into paradoxical unity. Watch this space.
PS. For certain Tories who might be reading...it was originally WInston Churchill who proposed a "United States for Europe"....
Today is Macedonian Independence Day (circa 1992).
In a region which is quite literally the Balkan apple of temptation, there have been so many wars, independences, dates of nationalist character building, that all countries tend to celebrate a plethora of historical dates.
In November Macedonia will learn whether it has become an EU candidate country. If it does become a candidate country, Greece will have yet another temper tantrum, and probably block ultimate entry into "Europa". We will remain the crazed blood-thirsty Balkans. And so we have the dichotomy of Europe, for those in it and those out, it represents different ideals, fused into paradoxical unity. Watch this space.
PS. For certain Tories who might be reading...it was originally WInston Churchill who proposed a "United States for Europe"....
posted by Balcancan at 9/08/2005
5 Comments:
Greetings to you from someone who lives on Balkans and writes a blog called Balkan-Scissors.
I see you are from Macedonia, well I am from Bosnia, and believe it or not 37 years ago I was in England, doing M.A. in Eng. lit.
So, all the best...
The date's been noted, observed and celebrated.
Now, bring on November! Dobra! Dobra! Dobra!
On behalf of Canada, can we join? Yes, yes, I know, we're not technically "in" Europe, but hey, if they're talking about Israel joining, then we should be able to as well. We were both founded by European colonists who displaced the indigenous population and subjected them to generations of subjugation after all. Sorry, this is getting a little political, all I'm saying is that if we don't join you guys, when Dubya is out of countries to invade in the Middle East, not to mention soldiers with which to invade them, he's going to look to the easiest target, and guess who that's going to be. Exactly. So...please can we join....pleeaaaase?
Ooooh la la. Il y a beaucoup des comments ici. I shall deal with each independently!
Gizmo - thankyou! I will check out your blog! But Im afraid Im far past the teen dating scene. You see, i am a grandmother. I am....23. There! I said it!
PC - A Carribean cruise eh? Fabulous.
Jon - Thanks. I will pop along!
Seesaw - Greetings my fellow Balkan being! Here I am, another Balkan wanderer...doing an Msc in London.
Vasi sajt je odlican:)
My favourite Tory - Indeed. US of Britain - created by his cigarness, the prophet of peace himself - Churchill. It would have been much more fun true. If the Macedonia et al other southern Balkan states get in it would piss France off methinks. Farming subsidies no more. We can grow better fruit and make better wine than France. Sacre bleu, there I said it.
D-dood - dobrO! 5 bilion gold stars for effort though.
Joeski - Of course Canada can join. Israel, Turkey, China, the Moon. You name it, Europe will appropriate it.
Although, you know what would really annoy good ol' Dubya? Molotov cocktails made of French fries. Or we could just throw Chirac at him. Cat fight waiting to happen if ever there was one.
Correction. I am still 22. Senile already, but 22.
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