1) some meds appear to be bitter about the past 1000 years of European history

But there is no reason to hate those whose millenium it was and no reason to hide behind classical antiquity, an era that the modern med has little in common with

instead take a lesson from Persia:

2) Persia was also a great and ancient power, and just as with the meds, Persia was conquered and under foreign rule, as the Mongols and their successor states reigned for almost three centuries

what is important is how Persians seem to deal with this

3) the Persian language was highly valued, both the Mongols and the Timurids embraced the language and Persian culture, something not uncommon for conquerors to do

so why revel in the misery of conquest when you can point out that you literally assimilated your conquerors?

4) the same was true for Latin, the language becoming the word of the holy church itself, or for greek, though not adopted by the Ottomans, still the spiritual and trading language of much of the Empire, right until greek nationhood destroyed that achievement

5) in any case the Persian way of handling this is the best

they don't deny their invaders, nor cry oppression, nor hide in their past; instead they simply acknowledge it happened and laugh in the face of history, as ultimately even their conquerors submitted to their culture