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“YOU COULDN’T EVEN CRY IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE” – MACEDONIAN SLAVS UNDER SILENCE 🇲🇰 An elderly Macedonian woman recalls a time when, in northern Greece, speaking Macedonian could bring punishment. According to her testimony, women were not allowed to mourn in their mother tongue at their children’s graves. Villagers... allegedly needed permission to sing traditional Macedonian songs at Easter. In one account, when police realized people were singing in Macedonian, shots were fired from a distance. These memories point to the interwar and Metaxas-era policies, when the Greek state enforced linguistic assimilation in Aegean Macedonia. Slavic dialects were restricted, place names changed, and public use of Macedonian suppressed. For Macedonian Slavs, this period is remembered as cultural suffocation. For the Greek state, it was nation-building. In the Balkans, identity has often meant survival. And language — even whispered — became resistance.show more

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JP6 ay önce

LONG LIVE MACEDONIA 👌🇲🇰

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#NewsFlash: There is no such thing as a “Macedonian” language apart from Greek. You 6th century Slavic immigrants speak Bulgarian.

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kortik 🇦🇲 #PardonSamourai6 ay önce

Macedonian 🇲🇰 sounds 🇷🇸 Serbian to me?

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𝘓𝘶𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘭 🎙6 ay önce

In 1926 the only Macedonian language slavs were speaking in Greece was Bulgarian. Macedonian language came much later after the decision of the communist international. Complete fabrication.

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Thomas6 ay önce

There is no Macedonian language. She is talking about a Slavic dialect. All words in Macedonian monuments are written in Greek. If she feels Slav, then she is Slav but not Macedonian.

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Αλεξανδρου Γεωργιος GREEK MACEDONIA IS ONLY GREEK6 ay önce

You can name your country whatever you want, but it's better to forget the name MACEDONIA, it's an opportunity to learn HISTORY. THERE IS ONLY ONE MACEDONIA AND IT IS LOCATED IN GREECE MACEDONIA 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 MEANS GREECE AND ONLY GREECE

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Dr. WSH6 ay önce

They are Trans Macedonians. They are speaking a dialect of Bulgarian and Bulgarians consider them Bulgarians.

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Hoplite216 ay önce

No such thing as a Macedonian Slav. Only Greeks are Macedonians as Greeks lived there first and are the natives of the area. Slavs came in the Middle Ages and tried to take it for centuries but failed.

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Αλεξανδρου Γεωργιος GREEK MACEDONIA IS ONLY GREEK6 ay önce

The Croatian newspaper "Vecernji List" refers to the Bulgarian claims that there is neither a Macedonian state nor a nation of Macedonians, stating that the leader of the then united Yugoslavia, Tito, distorted historical reality in order to serve his own interests.

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100% true,same as the retards of Israel, same here with these retards, along with the bulgars tatars that suck every dick to stay relevant... 🤣😂😅🤣😂😅

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Firsrly lets make something clear. If you want ro claim you are a Macedonian and descendants of Alexander the Great start speakimg the Greek language. Macedonians were Greek people and they were speaking only the Greek language. The modern Macedonian is associated with Bulgarian

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“An elderly Macedonian woman recalls a time when, in northern Greece, speaking Macedonian could bring punishment. “ Do you know how confusing that sentence is, what on oxymoron it is to try and differentiate Macedonian form Greek and then claiming to be Macedonian Slavs?

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😅😂🤣

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Хенк Муди6 ay önce

Subsaharans…whenever Macedonia is mentioned 😆

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Predrag Nikolik6 ay önce

It is just Maxedonians. Are there Macedonian Celts?

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Iv0P0p Sivi 🦅6 ay önce

Same ppl today say that they are not Slavs

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Ruffle Feathers 丰, 13% psycho, IQ80 | ∞/21M6 ay önce

Pure Bulgarian… Sorry, sometimes truth hurts

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Yup,thats true.

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is being pathetic new cool

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There is no such thing as "Macedonian language" - this is Bulgarian dialect spelled by Belgrade typewriter!

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Macedonian is derivative of all SLAVIC languages!!! Kiril Macedonian from Solun Macedonia

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*serbs you retard

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Based Türkiye 🇹🇷

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Greek expansion into the East was not built upon the mass mixing or disappearance of the Greek people. It was achieved through selective integration. A smaller part of the Greek population entered foreign dynasties, ruling families and local populations through intermarriage and political alliance. This allowed Hellenic ancestry, language, Gods and institutions to take root in lands whose native populations vastly outnumbered the Greek settlers. The greater body of the Greek population continued to marry within its own communities, preserving its ancestry, language, customs and identity. Those who integrated with foreign peoples formed an outer extension of the Hellenic world, carrying Hellenism beyond the Greek settlements without dissolving the nation itself. Hellenisation was not founded upon the extermination, expulsion or wholesale replacement of conquered populations, but upon extending Greek civilisation among existing peoples, spreading the Greek language and gradually transforming their institutions, art, religion and thought. Alexander’s conquests carried Greek power into Bactria and India. The cities, kingdoms and institutions established afterwards allowed Hellenism to endure there. The so-called Greek Buddha, the Indo-Greek kings, bilingual coinage and the union of Hellenic and eastern forms do not prove that Greeks were simply absorbed into the East and disappeared. They show that Hellenism entered foreign societies deeply enough to reshape them, leaving an imprint that survived even after Greek political power weakened. Alexander’s Macedonian companions resisted his adoption of Persian court customs and his marriage policies. Their reaction reveals the normal Hellenic expectation. Conquest was not supposed to end with the conqueror dissolving into the conquered. Greeks could integrate selectively, establish alliances and extend the Hellenic world, but most Greeks were expected to remain Greek, multiplying within their own communities at a greater rate than the smaller part integrating with foreign populations. From the Hellenistic kingdoms to the Roman Greek East, through the Greek-speaking Roman Empire and into the modern Greek nation, this balance preserved the continuity of the Greek people while carrying the Hellenic spirit and soul far beyond Greece. The Hellenic soul was immortalised both within the nation that sustained it and within the civilisations permanently marked by its presence.

Greek expansion into the East was not built upon the mass mixing or disappearance of the Greek people. It was achieved through selective integration. A smaller part of the Greek population entered foreign dynasties, ruling families and local populations through intermarriage and political alliance. This allowed Hellenic ancestry, language, Gods and institutions to take root in lands whose native populations vastly outnumbered the Greek settlers. The greater body of the Greek population continued to marry within its own communities, preserving its ancestry, language, customs and identity. Those who integrated with foreign peoples formed an outer extension of the Hellenic world, carrying Hellenism beyond the Greek settlements without dissolving the nation itself. Hellenisation was not founded upon the extermination, expulsion or wholesale replacement of conquered populations, but upon extending Greek civilisation among existing peoples, spreading the Greek language and gradually transforming their institutions, art, religion and thought. Alexander’s conquests carried Greek power into Bactria and India. The cities, kingdoms and institutions established afterwards allowed Hellenism to endure there. The so-called Greek Buddha, the Indo-Greek kings, bilingual coinage and the union of Hellenic and eastern forms do not prove that Greeks were simply absorbed into the East and disappeared. They show that Hellenism entered foreign societies deeply enough to reshape them, leaving an imprint that survived even after Greek political power weakened. Alexander’s Macedonian companions resisted his adoption of Persian court customs and his marriage policies. Their reaction reveals the normal Hellenic expectation. Conquest was not supposed to end with the conqueror dissolving into the conquered. Greeks could integrate selectively, establish alliances and extend the Hellenic world, but most Greeks were expected to remain Greek, multiplying within their own communities at a greater rate than the smaller part integrating with foreign populations. From the Hellenistic kingdoms to the Roman Greek East, through the Greek-speaking Roman Empire and into the modern Greek nation, this balance preserved the continuity of the Greek people while carrying the Hellenic spirit and soul far beyond Greece. The Hellenic soul was immortalised both within the nation that sustained it and within the civilisations permanently marked by its presence.

Hellenist ☀️🏺⚡️

31,255 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

Turkish President Erdogan: The Kurds in Syria are our own brothers and sisters. As their brothers and sisters, we know best what kind of oppression our Kurdish brothers and sisters in Syria were subjected to under the previous tyrannical regime. Their existence was not recognised, they were not accepted as citizens, they were not even given identity cards. They were not allowed to speak their mother tongue or preserve their culture and traditions. As Prime Minister, I raised these injustices in all my meetings starting in 2008. We persistently brought up the rights of our Kurdish brothers and sisters in Syria. We emphasised at every opportunity that the Kurds must be granted their fundamental rights. When no one else would even mention these issues, we openly expressed the rights of the Kurds in Syria to our counterparts.

Turkish President Erdogan: The Kurds in Syria are our own brothers and sisters. As their brothers and sisters, we know best what kind of oppression our Kurdish brothers and sisters in Syria were subjected to under the previous tyrannical regime. Their existence was not recognised, they were not accepted as citizens, they were not even given identity cards. They were not allowed to speak their mother tongue or preserve their culture and traditions. As Prime Minister, I raised these injustices in all my meetings starting in 2008. We persistently brought up the rights of our Kurdish brothers and sisters in Syria. We emphasised at every opportunity that the Kurds must be granted their fundamental rights. When no one else would even mention these issues, we openly expressed the rights of the Kurds in Syria to our counterparts.

Clash Report

24,872 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

A Slavic Nation Hidden in Germany — And Their Forbidden Dream of Freedom 🇩🇪🆚🇷🇸 🎶 “Rjana Łužica” — the national anthem of the Sorbs (Lusatians) — is one of the least known yet most symbolic anthems in Europe. Who are the Sorbs? A Slavic people living in Eastern Germany, long before Germany even existed. But here’s the uncomfortable truth Germany doesn’t want to talk about: A Slavic nation lives under German rule without autonomy, without official recognition, without a voice in Europe. They survived: •Germanization •Prussian repression •Nazi attempts to erase their identity •Post-war neglect and assimilation And still, they sing. They speak Upper and Lower Sorbian. They proudly call their homeland Łužica — Lusatia. 🇪🇺 The EU Speaks of Minority Rights… But Where Are Sorbian Rights? Germany lectures Central Europe about human rights and democracy — while erasing a native Slavic nation within its own borders. How many in the world even know that: ⚠️ Sorbian schools are closing ⚠️ Sorbian villages are destroyed for coal mines ⚠️ Their language is dying in silence ⚠️ Their anthem is almost unknown… even among Slavs But Sorbs remain. A tiny Slavic flame surrounded by a powerful empire. 🇸🇱 Why It Matters to All Slavs From Poland to Serbia, from Croatia to Slovakia — Slavs must never forget our own people in Germany. The anthem “Rjana Łužica” isn’t just a song. It is a cry for survival. Because if one Slavic nation disappears… we all lose a part of who we are. ❓Should Slavs Support Sorbian Self-Determination? We are not calling for anything illegal. We are simply asking: Why does the West preach freedom everywhere — except for Slavs living on its own territory? Lusatia deserves: ⭐ Cultural protection ⭐ Linguistic rights ⭐ Respect ⭐ And yes — a choice about its future ⸻ 🎧 Listen. Learn. Remember. Share if you stand with the Sorbs of Lusatia — the Forgotten Slavs of Europe. ➡️ Follow Slavic Networks for more stories suppressed by Western media. 📌 Like • Share • Invite All Slavs Let every Slavic voice be heard — even in Germany. Nirali SlavicFreeSpirit VVeles

A Slavic Nation Hidden in Germany — And Their Forbidden Dream of Freedom 🇩🇪🆚🇷🇸 🎶 “Rjana Łužica” — the national anthem of the Sorbs (Lusatians) — is one of the least known yet most symbolic anthems in Europe. Who are the Sorbs? A Slavic people living in Eastern Germany, long before Germany even existed. But here’s the uncomfortable truth Germany doesn’t want to talk about: A Slavic nation lives under German rule without autonomy, without official recognition, without a voice in Europe. They survived: •Germanization •Prussian repression •Nazi attempts to erase their identity •Post-war neglect and assimilation And still, they sing. They speak Upper and Lower Sorbian. They proudly call their homeland Łužica — Lusatia. 🇪🇺 The EU Speaks of Minority Rights… But Where Are Sorbian Rights? Germany lectures Central Europe about human rights and democracy — while erasing a native Slavic nation within its own borders. How many in the world even know that: ⚠️ Sorbian schools are closing ⚠️ Sorbian villages are destroyed for coal mines ⚠️ Their language is dying in silence ⚠️ Their anthem is almost unknown… even among Slavs But Sorbs remain. A tiny Slavic flame surrounded by a powerful empire. 🇸🇱 Why It Matters to All Slavs From Poland to Serbia, from Croatia to Slovakia — Slavs must never forget our own people in Germany. The anthem “Rjana Łužica” isn’t just a song. It is a cry for survival. Because if one Slavic nation disappears… we all lose a part of who we are. ❓Should Slavs Support Sorbian Self-Determination? We are not calling for anything illegal. We are simply asking: Why does the West preach freedom everywhere — except for Slavs living on its own territory? Lusatia deserves: ⭐ Cultural protection ⭐ Linguistic rights ⭐ Respect ⭐ And yes — a choice about its future ⸻ 🎧 Listen. Learn. Remember. Share if you stand with the Sorbs of Lusatia — the Forgotten Slavs of Europe. ➡️ Follow Slavic Networks for more stories suppressed by Western media. 📌 Like • Share • Invite All Slavs Let every Slavic voice be heard — even in Germany. Nirali SlavicFreeSpirit VVeles

Slavic Networks

27,502 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce

Today marks the seventh consecutive day of protests in Islamabad. For the past week, elderly mothers and young girls have been consistently denied permission to hold a peaceful demonstration outside the Islamabad Press Club. A ban on protests and speaking out against human rights violations in Balochistan remains in place. Even when these women and children traveled to Islamabad to raise their voices peacefully, they were not allowed to do so. It is crucial for human rights organizations to take a stand and speak out against this repression. #ReleaseBYCLeaders #StopBalochGenocide

Today marks the seventh consecutive day of protests in Islamabad. For the past week, elderly mothers and young girls have been consistently denied permission to hold a peaceful demonstration outside the Islamabad Press Club. A ban on protests and speaking out against human rights violations in Balochistan remains in place. Even when these women and children traveled to Islamabad to raise their voices peacefully, they were not allowed to do so. It is crucial for human rights organizations to take a stand and speak out against this repression. #ReleaseBYCLeaders #StopBalochGenocide

Mahrang Baloch

54,764 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

🇲🇰 📽️ If you haven't seen the Macedonian film "Before the Rain" (1994), you're missing a visceral, visually stunning masterpiece that feels as urgent today as it did thirty years ago. Directed by Milcho Manchevski, this film won the Golden Lion at Venice and was included on the New York Times' "1,000 Best Films Ever Made" list. It’s a triptych, three stories linked by a haunting circularity. The phrase "the circle is not round" is a line from the movie, but also the film's entire philosophy. Set against the backdrop of ethnic tensions in Macedonia and London, it explores how violence in one part of the world creates ripples in another. It's a movie about the tragic ways history repeats itself when we refuse to "take sides" for humanity.

🇲🇰 📽️ If you haven't seen the Macedonian film "Before the Rain" (1994), you're missing a visceral, visually stunning masterpiece that feels as urgent today as it did thirty years ago. Directed by Milcho Manchevski, this film won the Golden Lion at Venice and was included on the New York Times' "1,000 Best Films Ever Made" list. It’s a triptych, three stories linked by a haunting circularity. The phrase "the circle is not round" is a line from the movie, but also the film's entire philosophy. Set against the backdrop of ethnic tensions in Macedonia and London, it explores how violence in one part of the world creates ripples in another. It's a movie about the tragic ways history repeats itself when we refuse to "take sides" for humanity.

Balkan & Beyond

14,802 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

A myopic analysis. The state pension was contributory (see clip), and very gradually and quietly, over time, that situation changed. Adair Turner’s 2002 tome even refers to the state pension as “an entitlement”. The people were actively told that if you built up a NIC record, you will get the appropriate state pension, but the people were not told that changed, because the change was quietly buried over time within acts of parliament and not referred to. Did government not learn from WASPI? At least when women had their state pension age changed, it was widely promulgated. This though, changed because the government wanted you to think that in the future that your state pension would be a privilege, and not an entitlement. Because then of course, the state can tell you that you don’t get one, and it then has a tighter hold over you. The state did not tell you when it slowly started to change it from being a contributory scheme to a non-contributory scheme, because it wanted the best of both worlds. It knew, when it started to change things, but all hell would break loose if people realised the state pension was going to be something to be a carrot and stick, and not an entitlement.

A myopic analysis. The state pension was contributory (see clip), and very gradually and quietly, over time, that situation changed. Adair Turner’s 2002 tome even refers to the state pension as “an entitlement”. The people were actively told that if you built up a NIC record, you will get the appropriate state pension, but the people were not told that changed, because the change was quietly buried over time within acts of parliament and not referred to. Did government not learn from WASPI? At least when women had their state pension age changed, it was widely promulgated. This though, changed because the government wanted you to think that in the future that your state pension would be a privilege, and not an entitlement. Because then of course, the state can tell you that you don’t get one, and it then has a tighter hold over you. The state did not tell you when it slowly started to change it from being a contributory scheme to a non-contributory scheme, because it wanted the best of both worlds. It knew, when it started to change things, but all hell would break loose if people realised the state pension was going to be something to be a carrot and stick, and not an entitlement.

Rush

21,263 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

Greek historian Maria Euthymiou after studying the Greeks of 1821 found: In 1821, on the lands that would later be called Greece, Albanian was spoken. Albanian was written. Albanian was sung. This is not a myth. This is not propaganda. This is history — acknowledged even by Greek scholars such as Maria Euthymiou. At the dawn of freedom, voices rose in many tongues. Among them, Shqip echoed in homes, in songs, in prayers, and on the battlefield. Men and women who fought for liberation spoke Albanian as their mother tongue — not as strangers, but as people of the land. Back then, identity was not reduced to modern labels. People were united by faith, honor, and homeland — not erased by language. To deny this is not patriotism. It is forgetfulness. Recognising Albanian presence in 1821 does not diminish anyone. It restores truth, and truth makes history stronger, not weaker. Languages fade, borders change — but memory should never be silenced. 👐 Truth does not need permission. 🕊️ History does not fear honesty. #History #1821 #Arvanites #Shqip #TruthMatters #BalkanHistory #Memory #Identity

Greek historian Maria Euthymiou after studying the Greeks of 1821 found: In 1821, on the lands that would later be called Greece, Albanian was spoken. Albanian was written. Albanian was sung. This is not a myth. This is not propaganda. This is history — acknowledged even by Greek scholars such as Maria Euthymiou. At the dawn of freedom, voices rose in many tongues. Among them, Shqip echoed in homes, in songs, in prayers, and on the battlefield. Men and women who fought for liberation spoke Albanian as their mother tongue — not as strangers, but as people of the land. Back then, identity was not reduced to modern labels. People were united by faith, honor, and homeland — not erased by language. To deny this is not patriotism. It is forgetfulness. Recognising Albanian presence in 1821 does not diminish anyone. It restores truth, and truth makes history stronger, not weaker. Languages fade, borders change — but memory should never be silenced. 👐 Truth does not need permission. 🕊️ History does not fear honesty. #History #1821 #Arvanites #Shqip #TruthMatters #BalkanHistory #Memory #Identity

Ancient Dardania 🇦🇱🇽🇰🇺🇸🇬🇧🦅

11,139 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Macedonia’s Demographic Collapse — 10% Population Loss Since 2002, 42–55% of Youth Want to Emigrate Because They Can’t Afford Homes 🇲🇰🔥 In a powerful speech in the Macedonian Parliament, MP Amar Mečinovik (Left party) exposed the devastating housing crisis destroying the country: - A typical Macedonian worker earns only 24,000 denars (~$420 USD) per month but produces 290,000 denars (~$5,100 USD) of value for his employer — yet after paying rent, families have almost nothing left. - The government rejects every solution (rent controls, loan relief for families with children, lower down payments) to protect big construction oligarchs and foreign investors instead of its own citizens. The brutal consequences: - North Macedonia’s population has shrunk by nearly 10% since 2002. - 42–55% of young people want to emigrate. - Fertility rate is critically low at 1.5 children per woman** (far below replacement level). - Working-age population already down 6% since 2012 and projected to fall another 15% by 2050. Mečinovik warned: Housing has become the main catalyst for emigration. The government is turning Macedonia into a country of tenants in their own land while oligarchs and foreign funds profit. This is not just an economic problem — it is a national demographic disaster.

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Macedonia’s Demographic Collapse — 10% Population Loss Since 2002, 42–55% of Youth Want to Emigrate Because They Can’t Afford Homes 🇲🇰🔥 In a powerful speech in the Macedonian Parliament, MP Amar Mečinovik (Left party) exposed the devastating housing crisis destroying the country: - A typical Macedonian worker earns only 24,000 denars (~$420 USD) per month but produces 290,000 denars (~$5,100 USD) of value for his employer — yet after paying rent, families have almost nothing left. - The government rejects every solution (rent controls, loan relief for families with children, lower down payments) to protect big construction oligarchs and foreign investors instead of its own citizens. The brutal consequences: - North Macedonia’s population has shrunk by nearly 10% since 2002. - 42–55% of young people want to emigrate. - Fertility rate is critically low at 1.5 children per woman** (far below replacement level). - Working-age population already down 6% since 2012 and projected to fall another 15% by 2050. Mečinovik warned: Housing has become the main catalyst for emigration. The government is turning Macedonia into a country of tenants in their own land while oligarchs and foreign funds profit. This is not just an economic problem — it is a national demographic disaster.

Slavic Networks

21,469 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

VIDEO | Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, at an event, says, “For nearly 26 years, I have been discharging responsibilities in constitutional positions. In July 2000, when I became the Advocate General of a state, and thereafter as a High Court judge, then Chief Justice, and later in the Supreme Court, the predominant use of language in these roles has been English...What happens as a result is that, despite having an emotional connection with your mother tongue, the language that is in your blood, your environment, your first language, you often do not get the opportunity to use it. Especially in social or public programmes, where you may wish to express yourself, you remain somewhat deprived of using your own language. First of all, I would like to thank Dr Vikas Singh for giving me this opportunity, and I have also resolved, while seeking your forgiveness, that I will speak in Hindi." (Full video available on

VIDEO | Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, at an event, says, “For nearly 26 years, I have been discharging responsibilities in constitutional positions. In July 2000, when I became the Advocate General of a state, and thereafter as a High Court judge, then Chief Justice, and later in the Supreme Court, the predominant use of language in these roles has been English...What happens as a result is that, despite having an emotional connection with your mother tongue, the language that is in your blood, your environment, your first language, you often do not get the opportunity to use it. Especially in social or public programmes, where you may wish to express yourself, you remain somewhat deprived of using your own language. First of all, I would like to thank Dr Vikas Singh for giving me this opportunity, and I have also resolved, while seeking your forgiveness, that I will speak in Hindi." (Full video available on

Press Trust of India

67,379 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

1000+ Israelis were trapped in a port in Crete, as Free Palestine protesters blocked their way. Greek police responded by talking to the Israelis, rather than dispersing the demonstrators. Many of the cruise passengers were elderly or handicapped and had to wait for hours in the heat while the protesters screamed at them. The ceasefire is in place. Israel agreed to it before Hamas. And the mask of these protestors is slipping. They clearly couldn’t care less about Palestinians. This is about making Israelis feel afraid. Unfortunately for them, it didn’t work. The Israelis responded to the protest by singing a popular song called “It Will Be Better and Better.” Nothing will break the Israeli spirit 💜

1000+ Israelis were trapped in a port in Crete, as Free Palestine protesters blocked their way. Greek police responded by talking to the Israelis, rather than dispersing the demonstrators. Many of the cruise passengers were elderly or handicapped and had to wait for hours in the heat while the protesters screamed at them. The ceasefire is in place. Israel agreed to it before Hamas. And the mask of these protestors is slipping. They clearly couldn’t care less about Palestinians. This is about making Israelis feel afraid. Unfortunately for them, it didn’t work. The Israelis responded to the protest by singing a popular song called “It Will Be Better and Better.” Nothing will break the Israeli spirit 💜

Hen Mazzig

139,258 görüntüleme • 10 ay önce

Infanticide was a disturbingly common act in the ancient world, but in Sparta this practice was organized and managed by the state. All Spartan infants were brought before a council of inspectors and examined for physical defects, and those who weren’t up to standards were left to die. The ancient historian Plutarch claimed these “ill-born” Spartan babies were tossed into a chasm at the foot of Mount Taygetus, but most historians now dismiss this as a myth. If a Spartan baby was judged to be unfit for its future duty as a soldier, it was most likely abandoned on a nearby hillside. Left alone, the child would either die of exposure or be rescued and adopted by strangers. Babies who passed inspection still didn’t have it easy. To test their constitutions, Spartan infants were often bathed in wine instead of water. They were also frequently ignored when they cried and commanded never to fear darkness or solitude. According to Plutarch, these “tough love” parenting techniques were so admired by foreigners that Spartan women were widely sought after for their skill as nurses and nannies. At the age of 7, Spartan boys were removed from their parents’ homes and began the “agoge,” a state-sponsored training regimen designed to mold them into skilled warriors and moral citizens. Separated from their families and housed in communal barracks, the young soldiers-in-waiting were instructed in scholastics, warfare, stealth, hunting and athletics. At age 12, initiates were deprived of all clothing save for a red cloak and forced to sleep outside and make their own beds from reeds. To ready them for a life in the field, the boy soldiers were also encouraged to scavenge and even steal their food, though if detected they were punished with floggings. Just as all Spartan men were expected to be fighters, all women were expected to bear children. Spartan girls were allowed to remain with their parents, but they were also subjected to a rigorous education and training program. While boys were readied for a life on campaign, girls practiced dance, gymnastics and javelin and discus throwing, which were thought to make them physically strong for motherhood. Much of the Spartan agoge involved typical school subjects like reading, writing, rhetoric and poetry, but the training regimen also had a vicious side. To toughen the young warriors and encourage their development as soldiers, instructors and older men would often instigate fights and arguments between trainees. The agoge was partially designed to help make the youths resistant to hardships like cold, hunger and pain, and boys who showed signs of cowardice or timidity were subject to teasing and violence by peers and superiors alike. Even Spartan girls were known to participate in this ritualized hazing. During certain religious and state ceremonies, girls would stand before Spartan dignitaries and sing choral songs about the young men of the agoge, often singling out specific trainees for ridicule in order to shame them into stepping up their performance. 🎥© historyinminutesstudios #archaeohistories

Infanticide was a disturbingly common act in the ancient world, but in Sparta this practice was organized and managed by the state. All Spartan infants were brought before a council of inspectors and examined for physical defects, and those who weren’t up to standards were left to die. The ancient historian Plutarch claimed these “ill-born” Spartan babies were tossed into a chasm at the foot of Mount Taygetus, but most historians now dismiss this as a myth. If a Spartan baby was judged to be unfit for its future duty as a soldier, it was most likely abandoned on a nearby hillside. Left alone, the child would either die of exposure or be rescued and adopted by strangers. Babies who passed inspection still didn’t have it easy. To test their constitutions, Spartan infants were often bathed in wine instead of water. They were also frequently ignored when they cried and commanded never to fear darkness or solitude. According to Plutarch, these “tough love” parenting techniques were so admired by foreigners that Spartan women were widely sought after for their skill as nurses and nannies. At the age of 7, Spartan boys were removed from their parents’ homes and began the “agoge,” a state-sponsored training regimen designed to mold them into skilled warriors and moral citizens. Separated from their families and housed in communal barracks, the young soldiers-in-waiting were instructed in scholastics, warfare, stealth, hunting and athletics. At age 12, initiates were deprived of all clothing save for a red cloak and forced to sleep outside and make their own beds from reeds. To ready them for a life in the field, the boy soldiers were also encouraged to scavenge and even steal their food, though if detected they were punished with floggings. Just as all Spartan men were expected to be fighters, all women were expected to bear children. Spartan girls were allowed to remain with their parents, but they were also subjected to a rigorous education and training program. While boys were readied for a life on campaign, girls practiced dance, gymnastics and javelin and discus throwing, which were thought to make them physically strong for motherhood. Much of the Spartan agoge involved typical school subjects like reading, writing, rhetoric and poetry, but the training regimen also had a vicious side. To toughen the young warriors and encourage their development as soldiers, instructors and older men would often instigate fights and arguments between trainees. The agoge was partially designed to help make the youths resistant to hardships like cold, hunger and pain, and boys who showed signs of cowardice or timidity were subject to teasing and violence by peers and superiors alike. Even Spartan girls were known to participate in this ritualized hazing. During certain religious and state ceremonies, girls would stand before Spartan dignitaries and sing choral songs about the young men of the agoge, often singling out specific trainees for ridicule in order to shame them into stepping up their performance. 🎥© historyinminutesstudios #archaeohistories

Archaeo - Histories

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🚨⚠️ BORDERS DIVIDE US. POLITICS LIE. SLAVS STILL UNDERSTAND SLAVS. 🇵🇱🇨🇿🇸🇰🇷🇸🇭🇷🇸🇮🇧🇬🇲🇰🇧🇦🇲🇪🇺🇦🇧🇾🇷🇺 Anti-Slavic policies failed to erase what’s deeper. Maps have been redrawn countless times across Slavic lands. Empires collapsed, borders hardened, flags changed, constitutions were rewritten, and entire generations were taught new political loyalties. Yet something stubborn survived beneath all of that — an instinctive understanding that does not ask for passports or party cards. You hear it in language. Different alphabets, different standards, different “official” histories — and still, a sentence, a joke, a curse, or a proverb crosses borders almost effortlessly. You see it in habits, in family structures, in the way Slavs relate to land, to work, to faith, to authority, and to suffering. These things were never voted on. They were lived. Modern politics insists on division. It teaches Slavs to look at one another primarily through state interests, geopolitical alignments, and media narratives. Today’s ally becomes tomorrow’s enemy. Yesterday’s brother is rebranded as a threat. Anti-Slavic rhetoric does not always shout — often it whispers through policy, education, and selective memory. It tells us to forget what connects us and to exaggerate what separates us. But reality keeps interrupting the script. When Slavs meet — whether in Prague, Belgrade, Warsaw, Sofia, Bratislava, Zagreb, Skopje, Kyiv, or in diaspora far from home — the recognition is immediate. Not agreement. Not uniform politics. Recognition. A shared rhythm. A familiar way of reading between the lines. A similar skepticism toward power and promises. A similar historical scar tissue. This does not mean denying conflicts or whitewashing history. Slavic nations have fought each other, harmed each other, and carry unresolved traumas. Pretending otherwise would be dishonest. But acknowledging conflict is not the same as accepting permanent alienation. Political systems benefit from frozen divisions; cultures rarely do. Anti-Slavic policies have tried for decades to turn Slavic identity into a liability — something outdated, dangerous, or embarrassing. Yet the result has been the opposite. The more aggressively identity is managed from above, the more clearly people sense what belongs to them from below. Borders can regulate movement. Politics can regulate speech. Media can regulate perception. What they cannot fully regulate is memory — especially shared memory that lives in language, customs, and collective intuition. Slavs do not need to think the same to understand each other. They never did. And that is precisely what makes this deeper than politics. — If you like what we are doing — like, share, subscribe, and invite your friends for more. Follow us also on Facebook: Slavic Networks Nirali VVeles SlavicFreeSpirit

🚨⚠️ BORDERS DIVIDE US. POLITICS LIE. SLAVS STILL UNDERSTAND SLAVS. 🇵🇱🇨🇿🇸🇰🇷🇸🇭🇷🇸🇮🇧🇬🇲🇰🇧🇦🇲🇪🇺🇦🇧🇾🇷🇺 Anti-Slavic policies failed to erase what’s deeper. Maps have been redrawn countless times across Slavic lands. Empires collapsed, borders hardened, flags changed, constitutions were rewritten, and entire generations were taught new political loyalties. Yet something stubborn survived beneath all of that — an instinctive understanding that does not ask for passports or party cards. You hear it in language. Different alphabets, different standards, different “official” histories — and still, a sentence, a joke, a curse, or a proverb crosses borders almost effortlessly. You see it in habits, in family structures, in the way Slavs relate to land, to work, to faith, to authority, and to suffering. These things were never voted on. They were lived. Modern politics insists on division. It teaches Slavs to look at one another primarily through state interests, geopolitical alignments, and media narratives. Today’s ally becomes tomorrow’s enemy. Yesterday’s brother is rebranded as a threat. Anti-Slavic rhetoric does not always shout — often it whispers through policy, education, and selective memory. It tells us to forget what connects us and to exaggerate what separates us. But reality keeps interrupting the script. When Slavs meet — whether in Prague, Belgrade, Warsaw, Sofia, Bratislava, Zagreb, Skopje, Kyiv, or in diaspora far from home — the recognition is immediate. Not agreement. Not uniform politics. Recognition. A shared rhythm. A familiar way of reading between the lines. A similar skepticism toward power and promises. A similar historical scar tissue. This does not mean denying conflicts or whitewashing history. Slavic nations have fought each other, harmed each other, and carry unresolved traumas. Pretending otherwise would be dishonest. But acknowledging conflict is not the same as accepting permanent alienation. Political systems benefit from frozen divisions; cultures rarely do. Anti-Slavic policies have tried for decades to turn Slavic identity into a liability — something outdated, dangerous, or embarrassing. Yet the result has been the opposite. The more aggressively identity is managed from above, the more clearly people sense what belongs to them from below. Borders can regulate movement. Politics can regulate speech. Media can regulate perception. What they cannot fully regulate is memory — especially shared memory that lives in language, customs, and collective intuition. Slavs do not need to think the same to understand each other. They never did. And that is precisely what makes this deeper than politics. — If you like what we are doing — like, share, subscribe, and invite your friends for more. Follow us also on Facebook: Slavic Networks Nirali VVeles SlavicFreeSpirit

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