Re: Cypriotism (Cypriot Nationalism)

https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus46325-150.html#p885431

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...while i can recount many "Greeks" not unlike "Turks", i won't.

And while i do not have the opportunity to see with my own eyes, there are in my family those who deeply love me and agree with me.

(...that is not to say that, in that regard, my family is undivided)

There is a big difference between Cypriots, and those who deny Cypriots exist.

...indeed, i am a stranger in Cyprus now. I would not recognise the city streets that were not there. But the people, i imagine are the same.

Cypriots, Greeks, "Greeks", and Turks i'd expect to meet, along with Brits, Russians, and Lebanese, who are my friends, much older perhaps, but people who have the same passion for their families, and the community that surrounds them, as loving individuals.

..."we", re B25 know the enemy is hate filled, but it is not a reason to despair.

While it is wise, and prudent, to prepare for War, because it (read: a "Turkish" enemy) really does loom near, and, at our very doorstep, let's remember that Love is an infinite power, that to "be" loving is a Cypriot way.

The reality is, that despite great efforts after decades, Cypriots still represent about half the voting public no matter how it has been divided. The reality is that Cypriots did not vote for Eroglu. The reality is that Cypriots now have a Turkish Cypriot representing them in the EU despite a great deal of resistance. I am guessing that this movement will grow because our elite will have no choice but to change themselves to this changing environment. And let's not forget the Occupy Movement, how quickly it grew, and in Cyprus what was expressed by Cypriot youth.

...i am still Hopeful.