Europeanization hasn’t failed
Balkan Insight this morning published my piece taking issue with colleagues who have termed Europeanization failed in the Balkans. I don’t think it has succeeded, but it needs time, the development of political alternatives, and a Europe that makes the prospect of accession more palpable than it is today. Progress should be measured not from where the Balkans are headed, but from where the region started: in war, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.
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As usual evasion.
The Macedonia issue can’t be fixed because Skopians like your ultra nationalist pals at “UNITED MACEDONIA” Diaspora will continue to call the country “Macedonia”, continue to try to link themselves to ancient Macedonians, and will continue to encourage each other to see Macedonia Greece as belonging to them.
They have no incentive to change their behavior because masses of patronizing antihellenic bigots (like you Serwer) care more about trying to hide your mistake of calling these obvious frauds “ethnic” Macedonians than the human rights you claim to stand for.
While you claim to speak for history, you cant even truthfully acknowledge the present Someone with actual integrity would say “Sorry. I made a mistake” and condemn extremists like UMD rather than pretend not to notice their irredentism and encouraging Skopians to violate Prespa.