Anzelios

You can take away a man's gods, but only to give him others in return.

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@ozzie8811 Was the Turkic mode of being so backwards and failed that he had to copy everything the Greeks and Romans did in Byzantium in order to legitimize his presence in the areas he invaded?

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@EylonALevy The opposition in Turkey is far more chauvinistic than the government. The so-called progressive and social democratic clothing they wear is a classic case of a wolf in sheep's clothing. And sadly Europeans fall for it.

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@ThatchEffendi Rossos is looked down upon by the academic community for making pseudoscientific claims under the spell of his own nationalistic biases.

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@ottomanenglish Yet most people would prefer to live in blue areas like Croatia, Greece or Estonia, compared to red areas.

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@meralhece So harmonious the locals revolted the first chance they got. So harmonious they had to kidnap non-believers and turn them into enforcer Janissaries to keep things in order.

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@HVahapoglu This isn't "how it is everywhere in the world". People around the world can be decent and learn some of the language of the people they live next to, for a variety of reasons. Turks in Berlin are happy when you greet them by saying "merhaba". Nothing wrong with that.

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@NikosMichailid4 Ο ελληνισμός κρατάει όρθια τη τουρκική τουριστική βιομηχανία. Έπρεπε να μας κόβουν προμήθεια.

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@derinrejim The country of modern day Turkey would be millions of times more functional had it been based around an inclusive Anatolian identity instead of the imposed Turkish one. It would be better for the actual Turks too. But sadly obsolete notions of dysfunctional nationalism prevailed.

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@Mehmete71699600 @quatremer Which specific Greek officials and incident of them saying that are you talking about? Are you making things up?

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@Globalstats11 Yet the blue region is better off compared to the red.

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis When talking about minorities and influence numbers matter. If a 20% minority becomes 5% its influence changes. If a 20% minority becomes 40% its influence changes.

At least you finally agreed that the region is not predominantly Turkish just because a shop serves sucuk lokum.

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis So, Indians aren't even 10% of the population in Toronto but somehow Toronto is PREDOMINANTLY Indian? Goodness gracious...

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis Do you understand what the word "predominantly" means? Toronto is not "predominantly" Indian and Miami is not "predominantly" Hispanic.

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis I am giving you the reality straight from the ground. As is. You are arguing based on things you've heard, supposedly seen or wish to be. That would be like me wanting you to agree with me if I said Vancouver is Chinese and you rightly saying that's not the case.

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis Just because there used to be Greek culture in Asia Minor that doesn't mean that there necessarily is a "predominantly" Turkish culture is the area we are talking about. There are a few Turks in some villages. But they are so few they are far from "predominant".

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis Sure. But how does that make the region we are talking about "predominantly Turkish"? That's like saying Vancouver is "predominantly Chinese" because there is a significant minority of Chinese who do their own thing there.

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis Also, Christianity was brought by people from the Levant. That doesn't make Greeks Syrians or Jews.

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis Greeks were scattered across the Mediterranean for millennia prior to the foundation of the Greek state. Pontics differ from Cretans. Egyptiotes differ from Epirotes. Cypriots differ from Thracians. Islanders differ from Macedonians. All regions are different. So?

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis I agree because I understand the human ecosystem is syncretic. That being said, your initial remark about the area being "predominantly" Turkish is way off the mark and grotesquely misrepresents the area.

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@berfuzln @alexsakalis I have a pretty clear idea because I participate in said activities. The area is typically Balkan as is the folklore with strong hints of a shared Greek and Bulgarian element. Definitely not Turk. The most famous local dances are Baiduska and Zonaradio(GR)/Pravo(BG) with bagpipes