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Racist, anti-Greek comedy event held in Toronto

12/13/2016

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A racist and anti-Hellenic symbol, designed to evoke hatred and anger towards Hellenes and the Greek state was recently on public display in Toronto.

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A racist and extremist anti-Hellenic event, exported to Canada from the 'Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)' - the propaganda capital of world - and disguised under the auspices of a comedy theatre show, took place in Toronto, Ontario on Friday, October 14 and Saturday October 15, 2016.

As seen in the images below, comedian Marjanco Gjorgievski wore an offensive and racist t-shirt with a Swastika in the Greek flag and the words 'Fuck Greece' emblazoned below the flag. Other actors involved in this anti-Hellenic event were Aleksandar Dimitrovski (skit author), Nikola Trgacevski, Valentina Kozovski, Katerina Petrovska and Dimitar Mihajlovski.

​According to print and online advertisements and the subsequent report of this event in Toronto's 'Macedonia' Newspaper and its Facebook page, this comedy group, known as "Solza e Smea," arrived in Canada at the invitation of well-known Balkan event organisers Sojna and Srdjan Serge Miric of Ezero Events in Toronto.

These events were held at Meadowvale Theatre in Mississauga, Ontario and at the St. Clement of Ohrid 'Macedonian' Orthodox Church in Toronto, Ontario.

Unfortunately the events proliferated, with additional shows held in the United States of America in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and New Jersey from October 21 to October 29, 2016, spreading anti-Hellenism beyond the borders of Canada. According to the video posted on comedian Marjanco Gjorgievski's personal Facebook page, the offensive t-shirt was also worn in Michigan and in New Jersey.

​The Macedonian League, the global Greek community and peace-loving people around the world condemn this racist, anti-Hellenic act and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's ongoing discriminatory campaign of prejudice against Greece. This incident is part of an ongoing campaign of racism and prejudice, evidenced by the same flag (pictured below), appearing in Skopje, in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as early as 2008 causing outrage in Greece and the European Union.
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The severity of hate symbols, such as the swastika on the Greek flag, cannot be underestimated. They are powerful communication tools conveying racism and anti-Hellenism in an immediately recognizable form.

According to National Security Expert, Marcus A. Templar,  “the contempt Greeks have for fascism, who took on Nazi Germany and the entire Axis resistance in WW2, is immeasurable. Greeks displayed selfless acts of heroism in protecting Jewish communities throughout the country (and beyond), killing German collaborators following the liberation of Greece. The replacement of the cross, a symbol of love with the swastika, a symbol representing the slaughter of millions of people, constitutes a racist and anti-Hellenic hate crime, warranting serious investigation.”

This hate crime committed in Toronto, combined with the misappropriation of the Hellenic history of Macedonia, demonstrates FYROM’s continued provocative and racist behaviour that fuels their domestic nationalism, creating regional instability and unpredictable conditions for the world!

About the Macedonian League
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The Macedonian League's main focus is on the “Macedonian name dispute”, as this dispute is a serious national security issue that threatens the territorial integrity of Greece.

The Macedonian League also focuses on exposing and combating anti-Hellenism and analyzing political developments in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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5 Comments
Steve Papadimatos
12/14/2016 08:49:50 pm

Keep up the good fight guys!!
Don't give up until these imposters change their name and attitude.

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Anonymous
12/15/2016 10:15:14 am

Wow Steve... your fb page is Pro Greek.. do you have any idea what 'Comedy' is...Shame on this troupe for all mankind, hatred is wrong.

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Anonymous
12/15/2016 08:08:48 pm

A picture is worth 1,000 words. It makes no difference whether the website is pro or anti-Greek. I wonder how the government in Skopje is going to feel when it finds out the people who keep her out of everything. It is not Greeks, but those from Skopje and its diaspora who think anything racist is patriotic.

Anonymous
2/25/2017 03:14:49 pm

Fuck greece you people stole a shit load and you are unhappy you should return what's ours and recognise us as a country as Macedonia we will offend you in every possible way until you give us what is not yours including Alexander the great

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Alexandros Vasileos
2/28/2017 09:51:03 pm

Classy comment! Should return what's your? What exactly was yours? Because the Comintern had a plan for access into the Aegean in the 1940's you expect Greeks and academia to all of a sudden allow a country who has been known erroneously as "Macedonia" since 1991 to be the inheritor of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and all its history and personalities.

Go fly a kite! The fact of the matter is that the Central Balkan Republic is disintegrating and Nikos Gruiois, your former dictator has created quite the mess for the FYROM on the international arena.

So, you can go on and "offend us" in any possible way, but I am very afraid to inform you, there is a good chance that within the next few decades, the Slavic portion of the FYROM will be the western most region of Bulgaria.

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