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Ms. HotDamnImAPhiMu, I think what the poster is saying is that, as a
result of the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 and the Treaty of Bucharest, the
area historically known as Macedonia was partitioned among Serbia,
Greece, and Bulgaria. These regions are now known as the Republic of
Macedonia (independent since 1991), Aegean Macedonia (occupied by
Greece since 1913), and Pirin Macedonia (occupied by Bulgaria since
1913). There is also a small part of Macedonia presently in Albania
(known as Mala Prespa).
Greece treats the recognition of Macedonia as a country in it's own
right as a sensitive issue, similar in some ways to the situation
between China and Taiwan. They consider the recognition granted by
the UN in 1991 as a setback and a mistake. Both on a political and
personal level, Greeks (that is to say, citizens of the country known
as Greece) have gone from being in denial about the issue, to taking a
more "assimilationist" viewpoint, which is what this poster is doing.
I guess it's kind of like how FarmHouse Fraternity was reluctant to
recognize it's FarmHouse Sisters organization as a sorority in it's
own right, but later saw the light of day and spun it off as Ceres.
Does it all make sense now?
(PS: This thread could easily be adapted into an article for "The Onion".)
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