Dear SKYPE representatives, I am a Macedonian. My country's name is Republic of Macedonia. It is a basic human right to choose a name for yourself and to express your nationality. Please SKYPE respect that, and call me by my name. Say: Macedonia!
How is it possible in the 21st century for someone else to decide who I am, or who I am not? Does the "universal human right to self determination" as declared by the United Nations not apply to me? Am I excluded from this declaration?
How does one become what or who he or she is? Is it the government that decides? The priest, the church, the United Nations...? Who has the power to decide ethnically and nationally who I am, what language I can speak, what songs I can sing, what dances I can dance...? And if anyone has that right who has given it to him or her?
ОТКАКО ЌЕ СЕ СОБЕРАТ ПОТРЕБНИТЕ ПОТПИСИ, ОВАА ПЕТИЦИЈА ЗАЕДНО СО МОЛБАТА КОЈА ПРЕТХОДНО ЈА СПРЕМИВМЕ, ОД ИМЕТО НА ЦЕЛИОТ МАКЕДОНСКИ НАРОД ЌЕ ЈА ПРАТИМЕ ДО ЦЕЛАТА SKYPE АДМИНИСТРАЦИЈА, А ВОЕДНО И ГЕНЕРАЛНИОТ ДИРЕКТОР И НЕГОВИОТ ЗАМЕНИК И ЌЕ ИЗРАЗИМЕ НЕЗАДОВОЛСТВО ЗА ПРОМЕНАТА НА НАШЕТО УСТАВНО ИМЕ ВО ФИРОМ. НЕ ПРИФАЌАМЕ НИКАКВО ДРУГО ИМЕ, ОСВЕН НАШЕТО НАЈМИЛО, РЕПУБЛИКА МАКЕДОНИЈА!
Skype CEO: Tony Bates -[email protected]
Skype Vice President: Neil Stevens -[email protected]
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Reached 1,000 supporters
December 20, 2012
December 19, 2012
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have joined this cause. If everyone reading this could send the link to three people today we might just cross that thousand mark and really get their attention.
Reached 100 supporters
November 20, 2012
6 Comments
Enough with this FYROM nonsense! I am Macedonian and my country is Macedonia. Respect our identity!
SKYPE GET IT RIGHT. IT IS MACEDONIA NOT FYROM. REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU GUYS.
Why do you keep pushing this name on us? It is offensive to every person from Macedonia. Fix it.
Change it back to Macedonia immediately. We are tired of being disrespected like this.
my nationality is macedonian. stop ignoring us. we deserve to be called by our real name.
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Dear SKYPE representatives, I am a Macedonian. My country's name is Republic of Macedonia. It is a basic human right to choose a name for yourself and to express your nationality. Please SKYPE respect that, and call me by my name. Say: Macedonia!
How is it possible in the 21st century for someone else to decide who I am, or who I am not? Does the "universal human right to self determination" as declared by the United Nations not apply to me? Am I excluded from this declaration?
How does one become what or who he or she is? Is it the government that decides? The priest, the church, the United Nations...? Who has the power to decide ethnically and nationally who I am, what language I can speak, what songs I can sing, what dances I can dance...? And if anyone has that right who has given it to him or her?
ОТКАКО ЌЕ СЕ СОБЕРАТ ПОТРЕБНИТЕ ПОТПИСИ, ОВАА ПЕТИЦИЈА ЗАЕДНО СО МОЛБАТА КОЈА ПРЕТХОДНО ЈА СПРЕМИВМЕ, ОД ИМЕТО НА ЦЕЛИОТ МАКЕДОНСКИ НАРОД ЌЕ ЈА ПРАТИМЕ ДО ЦЕЛАТА SKYPE АДМИНИСТРАЦИЈА, А ВОЕДНО И ГЕНЕРАЛНИОТ ДИРЕКТОР И НЕГОВИОТ ЗАМЕНИК И ЌЕ ИЗРАЗИМЕ НЕЗАДОВОЛСТВО ЗА ПРОМЕНАТА НА НАШЕТО УСТАВНО ИМЕ ВО ФИРОМ. НЕ ПРИФАЌАМЕ НИКАКВО ДРУГО ИМЕ, ОСВЕН НАШЕТО НАЈМИЛО, РЕПУБЛИКА МАКЕДОНИЈА!
Skype CEO: Tony Bates -[email protected]
Skype Vice President: Neil Stevens -[email protected]
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 20, 2012
December 19, 2012
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have joined this cause. If everyone reading this could send the link to three people today we might just cross that thousand mark and really get their attention.
Reached 100 supporters
November 20, 2012
6 Comments
SKYPE DON'T YOU FYROM ME! Dear SKYPE representatives, I am a Macedonian. My country's name is Republic of Macedonia. It is a basic human right to choose a name for yourself and to express your nationality. Please SKYPE respect that, and call me by my name. Say: Macedonia!
Enough with this FYROM nonsense! I am Macedonian and my country is Macedonia. Respect our identity!
SKYPE GET IT RIGHT. IT IS MACEDONIA NOT FYROM. REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU GUYS.
Why do you keep pushing this name on us? It is offensive to every person from Macedonia. Fix it.
Change it back to Macedonia immediately. We are tired of being disrespected like this.
my nationality is macedonian. stop ignoring us. we deserve to be called by our real name.
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SKYPE DON'T YOU FYROM ME! Dear SKYPE representatives, I am a Macedonian. My country's name is Republic of Macedonia. It is a basic human right to choose a name for yourself and to express your nationality. Please SKYPE respect that, and call me by my name. Say: Macedonia!