Quote: It(Macedonia) is a poor, barren place with no Hellenic ties or history. Greece has the beach-front property (Aegean), and the economy differential between the two countries would only create problems for the richer one (Greece). (end quote)
You are contradicting yourself with the first part of this statement.
Modern Greece's rich? In debt perhaps.
(quote) In any case, all historians admit that by Roman times the ancient Macedonians were fully homogenized with the rest of Greeks, and that Macedonia stopped existing as a separate socio-cultural entity some 600 years before any contact with the first Slavs in the Balkans. (end quote)
That's because Macedonians conquered part of mainland Greece and some of the rest were more than happy to join in with the Macedonians after Alexander of Macedon did the unthinkable, conquer the mighty Persian Empire!
(quote) The Vergina Sun, the emblem of Philip's dynasty, symbolizes the birth of our nation. It was the first time (4th century BCE) that the Greek mainland (city-states and kingdoms) with the same language, culture, and religion were united against the enemies of Asia in one league. At the same time the fractured Greek world grew conscious of its unity. And, in this sense, we have never been apart since then. The `Sun' was excavated in Greece in 1978, and it is sacred to us.
Before Alexander and Macedonians Greeks were too busy fighting each other. How did the Thebans welcome Alexander's father in lower Greece, wasn't there a war?
(quote) After usurping the name and the flag, surprise! They start claiming that Greeks in Macedonia (Greek) are a FYROM minority. After all we all identify as Macedonians. Thus, we must be the same...
They do not consider Greek speakers, such as yourself, to be ones of their own, Slavic Macedonians.
Although I've got to admit I do not totally disagree with your post I've got a different opinion about some of it's points.
My points:
1. Bulgaria has nothing to do with the original, Ancient Macedonia, so please stop mentioning them as having any rights to the name.
2. Your anti Slavic stance is quite disturbing, Greece 's been through more wars than any other nation in history, yet you choose this post Yugoslav state as your embargo target?
3. Macedonians used cavalry(companions) to a much further extent than other Greeks, they had Thracians as their neighbours, perhaps they were more closely related to Thracians in some way than they were to Greeks? You couldn't possibly claim Thracian as being Greek as well?
Forgot, they didn't conquer Persia, so not worthy.
I'd say give them (FYROM) an ultimatum, drop the ancient Macedonian flag, to which factually they have no rights, and then let them call their land whatever they want.
However, I know you will never go for it.
Ps. It amazes me you mention how the Catholics were bent on eradicating the Greek Orthodox Church yet you make such stubborn fuss about your Greek Orthodox brethren, the Slavic Macedonians.