Why FYROM should not be named "Macedonia"

FYROM's residents have no historical cultural or linguistic ties with ancient Macedonia.

The heart of ancient Macedonia was not in the teritory which FYROM occupies but in the Greek part of Macedonia were all the major archaeological discoveries took place.

The name "Republic of Macedonia implies a teritorial threat against Greece and other countries and it creates a great risk of renewed ethnic conflict in the Balkans.

The area of FYROM was never called "Macedonia" before the 2nd World War. This name was given to the Southern Yugoslavian providence by General Tito aiming to create conflicts in the region and to obtain Greek and Bulgarian teritories. Before the 2nd World War FYROM was called Vardarska.
Click here to see a map of Yugoslavia from 1937 | Click here to see a Yugoslavian stamp from 1939.

FYROM's population is a mixture of many different ethnic groups. Only 60% of them are "Macedonians". There is also a large minority of Albanians (30%) and smaller groups of Serbs Turks, Greeks and others.

Ancient Macedonia and its civilization was part of the ancient Greek civilization.

Suggestions

Some suggestions for FYROM's permanent name:
The name this region used since the 2nd world war - Vardarska
The ancient name of the region - Paionia
A name which describes the country geographicaly - Central Balkan Republic

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[albania614]

i am albanian i think that Macedonia should not be called Macedonia. It theatens albania, greece, bulgaria. Alexander the great and his father was born in historical greek macedoina and his mother born in Eprius or Chamiri. Macedonia is being a baby. It should just change the name to whatever and join nato and the EU.

[Makedonija389]

90% of the world called macedonia only 10% had not called firom Democratic in 2013 will return the Aegean part of Macedonia and will unite macedonia macedonia-called USA-great Britain called Macedonia-Germany-Serbia-Russi­a China spania only you greece Sun call us after our name Macedonia because fear for Aegean Macedonia Booth United MACEDONIA IN 2013!!!!

[Makedonija389]

M1keman1a men i em macedonian i living in macedonia in pelagonia -monastir

[M1keman1a]

@Makedonija389 1) USA and others call you macedonia because they don't give a shit about history 2) Greece were alive in 400 years in Ottoman empire and you weren't no where. i mean have you literature from 200 or 300 years ago in your language? 3) Names of macedonian means something to greek language, how you say Philip is not greek when his name means friend of horses (Φίλιππος = φίλος + ίππος)??Think about it and stop acting like a 8 year child

[vukakaradzica]

And the 51 people that like it care, who gives a fuck about Macedonia

[vukakaradzica]

34 people dislike this video, thats the population of FYROM

[mitrovski43]

@hgoumenosefraim You can fuck with gipsy, poore Idiot from Greek.

[socrates6068]

@magnakorp you are an idiot slav

[BulgaroM]

Nice song :)