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	'''Macedonism''' (]: ''Македонизам'', ]: ''Македонизъм'') is a term to describe the official opinion in the ] about the non-] origin of the ] and non-Bulgarian origin of the ]. According to it, the following are some of the major claims of the Macedonism supporters:		'''Macedonism''' (]: ''Македонизам'', ]: ''Македонизъм'') is a term to describe the official opinion in the ] about the non-] origin of the ] and non-Bulgarian origin of the ]. According to it, the following are some of the major claims of the Macedonism supporters:

	# The inhabitants of the contemporary region of ] constitute a separate ] (independent of their self-determination). A typical Macedonistic statement would be: "Those people live in Macedonia, therefore they are ethnic Macedonians".		# The inhabitants of the contemporary region of ] constitute a separate ] (independent of their self-determination). A typical Macedonistic statement would be: "Those people live in Macedonia, therefore they are ethnic Macedonians".
	# The inhabitants of the Republic of Macedonia are largely the descendents of the ]		# The inhabitants of the Republic of Macedonia are largely the descendents of the ]
	# There existed a distinct Macedonian national consciousness in the ], culminating with the rule of ] and his Macedonian kingdom.		# There existed a distinct Macedonian national consciousness in the ], culminating with the rule of ] and his Macedonian kingdom.
	# There ~~are~~ large oppressed ethnic Macedonian minorities in the region of Macedonia, located in neighboring ], ], ] and ].		# There exist large and oppressed ethnic Macedonian minorities in the region of Macedonia, located in neighboring ], ], ] and ].
			# The ] has evolved largely independently of the ].
			# The name ''Bulgarian'' meant ''Christian'' or ''Slav'' before the beginning of the 20th century, instead of refering to the ]. For that reason, people born in the region such as ], ] and ] were declaring that they are Bulgarian.

	== Criticism ==		== Criticism ==

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Macedonism (Macedonian: Македонизам, Bulgarian: Македонизъм) is a term to describe the official opinion in the Republic of Macedonia about the non-Bulgarian origin of the Macedonians and non-Bulgarian origin of the Macedonian language. According to it, the following are some of the major claims of the Macedonism supporters:

The inhabitants of the contemporary region of Macedonia constitute a separate ethnic group (independent of their self-determination). A typical Macedonistic statement would be: "Those people live in Macedonia, therefore they are ethnic Macedonians".
The inhabitants of the Republic of Macedonia are largely the descendents of the Ancient Macedonians
There existed a distinct Macedonian national consciousness in the Middle Ages, culminating with the rule of Tsar Samuil and his Macedonian kingdom.
There exist large and oppressed ethnic Macedonian minorities in the region of Macedonia, located in neighboring Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia.
The Macedonian language has evolved largely independently of the Bulgarian language.
The name Bulgarian meant Christian or Slav before the beginning of the 20th century, instead of refering to the Bulgarian people. For that reason, people born in the region such as Goce Delchev, Kuzman Shakparev and Grigor Parlichev were declaring that they are Bulgarian.

Criticism

According to the critics of Macedonism, its usage of historical sources and documents is generally selective and inconsistent, as anything adverse to the Macedonistic perspective is deemed to be foreign (usually Bulgarian, Greek or Serbian) propaganda, with the intent to deny the Macedonian nation (see also petitio principii).

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