US Diplomat Tilts Toward Turkish-Cypriots, Draws Cypriot Fire

 https://www.thenationalherald.com/cyprus_politics/arthro/us_diplomat_tilts_toward_turkish_cypriots_draws_cypriot_fire-2784232/

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Madame Lutte has certainly started a ball rolling. My hope is that she remembers who needs her help the most. Not the "Greeks" not the "Turks", but the other half, who like the rest of us defend the Universal Principals that make us Human beings; this is, the Problem.

Cypriots, unlike "them" do not have a dogma from which "others" are excluded. In fact Cypriots, for the most part were "their" victims when it came to murder and the disappearances; something to remember. Cypriots have waited patiently, silenced as it is, while their Leadership have negotiated for decades a settlement where there is a Greek side and a Turkish side, in the debate. And now Cypriots face the existential question, of Cypriots no more.

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That federation would comprise a federal government with a single international personality, along with a Turkish Cypriot constituent state and a Greek Cypriot constituent state, which would be of equal status.

...this much we know so far.

Indeed, Cyprus has a government where, as Individuals, they represent themselves as Cypriots. As Persons it is clear that Turkish Cypriots want in their daily lives, to nurture their distinct identity. Seeking equality, this demand has not been realised, given that they represent a minority, population-wise. And yet, i too have asked, where is a Greek Constituency, (and others), an equal in that regard, as Persons, at another level of government among Cypriot Constituencies?

Let us remember that Mr. Erdogan is on a tight schedule; Turkey's Centennial is but two years away. The Problem, if it had a solution in Cyprus, would open an opportunity in Turkey herself toward resolving her own Problem with the need for Constitutional reform, (a BBF), something to emulate in esteem. This too is something to think about.

...and what has "the Problem" become, with the Treaty of Lausanne tossed out the window, expanding to Libya, the Aegean, Azerbaijan, Syria and Iraq? What is Erdogan doing in his disruptions with all his neighbours, but placing himself in a position of strength from which to seize power, if not from negotiation, force; for "Turkishness", or for Turkey.

Cooler heads must prevail, and let's not forget, "Cyprus" is the root of it; who it "belongs" to. "Turks"? "Greeks"?

And who must represent Cypriots, but Madame Lutte? Having kicked the ball, one hopes that she will make herself clearer, who she is playing for. She may focus her attention on Mr. Tatar who in her generosity has most to gain. Two (or more) states, is not impossible, under one State. Intentions count.

They cede dominance to the Turkish Cypriots - Gifts for "beautification" of Ankara

 https://www.philenews.com/eidiseis/politiki/article/1227185/ekchoroyn-kyriarchia-stoys-t-k-dora-ga-kalopiasma-aggyras

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The Problem as we see it in Cyprus, is not Cyprus' alone. Turkey is the best example. Now, also torn in two by "Turkishness", its People have also suffered from the diminution of their identity as Individuals.

Such as it is, the Citizens of Turkey, like Cyprus, should welcome a BBF in their Constitutional reform because they are as people both, Persons and Individuals.

It is not hard to imagine, Turkey or Cyprus as a State, defending Universal Principals, which represents the will of its voters equally, and under the Law, without further discrimination or distinction. And at another level of Government, Constituencies representing a majority, as Persons, nurturing their distinct identity, mindful of the minorities that live among them by providing for their special needs as well.

...intentions count. Two Cypriot Constituencies is possible (maybe there should be more).

America comes to mind, so too Canada, where such a system of governance has proved most successful. Both a Nation among nations, a State among states.

Let us recall who did the killings, and who for the most part were their victims. Cypriots (like Turks) pay a heavy price for "being" not "Turkish" or "Greek", being more than that, as Human beings. Let us also recall that despite the decades of assimilation and being torn apart, never less than half the population, any way it is counted, vote for Cyprus as Cypriots, while "Greeks" and "Turks" are also fielding candidates. Cypriots do exist, and they are not few.

...indeed, if Erdogan continues with his "picnics" he may find that the leadership in Cyprus will act as it is expected to, but, Cypriots, faced with this existential question, may have their own picnics too. Indeed, i ask, who treats the Flag of Cyprus as a rag? Who would be exposed if under that Flag peacefully, Cypriots made souvla on the beach?

This summer, it seems, will be a hot one, politically speaking.

Varosha now a macabre museum

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/06/27/varosha-now-a-macabre-museum/

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Varosha is still alive, it is not yet a macabre museum, though as a prisoner and a hostage treated most cruelly.

...i am hopeful that "picnics", if they become an issue again, will not be "Turkish", or at least if in reaction, they will be Cypriot too. Cypriots, Greek and Turkish may rally, under their Flag, over such a worthy cause; demonstrated respect and trust toward each other, as Cypriots, the return of this city to those who are (and were) its loving stewards.

While the "Turks" may assume that those not them, as adversaries are "Greek", they are mistaken; "Greeks" like "Turks" only represent about half the population of this island: the People (generally speaking) are not "them".

Indeed Varosha is an issue where Cypriots may expose the "Greeks" and "Turks" for what "they" are, not Cypriot.

...this summer, (free of COVID), may be a hot one politically speaking.

Our View: For how long will the UN engage in pointless talks?

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/06/24/our-view-for-how-long-will-the-un-engage-in-pointless-talks/#comment-5431876420 

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...pointless?

When did the Problem become a problem, now "pointless"?

What is the Problem, which as a symptom appears in Cyprus so boldly?

...i ask, what is "Turkishness" in all of this, no better than the "Greekness" that is its contemporary.

...let us recall that despite "their" mythic reality now over decades, Cypriots remain; and they represent about half of the voting population. Pointless? Universal Principals and this notion of a Humanity, are they pointless too?

This is the Problem. And if our leadership in Cyprus ignore this problem, it is the People, Cypriots, who will defend and represent themselves, against this/their existential threat.

Our View: No matter how odious, Elam had legitimate claim to committee chair

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/06/19/our-view-no-matter-how-odious-elam-had-legitimate-claim-to-committee-chair/ 

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...so, by being put in charge of an ad hoc committee on demographics, it is natural to expect results. It may be that they will find a different Cyprus to what they imagine now. They, and we, may begin to appreciate the differences in ourselves, as Individuals, and as Person. Cyprus, the State, in such terms is valuable, to all of us, because it offers to its Citizens, not just its values and integrity, but, Cypriot Constituencies, as a BBF; where they may have through their taxes a closer hand in their daily lives.

...indeed, where/what is the Greek Constituency? More importantly (in any Constituency), what about minorities?

Re: The US Election Thread: Trump Lives Matter

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47496-2690.html#p908156

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..Trump will be with us for decades, perhaps long after he is dead; America is a litigious country, what is Justice seen will likely leave him, and his legacy, empty and pant-less.

If the elites of the Republican Party continue to demonstrate their support for him, they too will find elections "rigged" against them; the People will speak (again) in overwhelming numbers.

...let's not forget that America is a BBF, and being bicommunal, they may be "Democrat" or "Republican" as Persons, but above-all they are Americans as Individuals.

After crossings agreement, Anastasiades ready to meet Tatar on CBMs (Updated)

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/06/03/after-crossings-agreement-anastasiades-ready-to-meet-tatar-on-cbms/

...if it is not the Leadership that brings confidence, it is/will be the People.

Indeed, we can talk about Cyprus; the lives of Cypriots, and how the anxiety they feel for "being" Persons can be lessened, because despite their distinct identities, (being Cypriots,) they are Individuals too.

"Cypriot" is not a dirty word. (While "Greek" and "Turk" may be tarnished.)

...such as it is it remains a myth, that compared to "Greekness" or "Turkishness", Cypriots are few. They too may demonstrate their will for change, (soon), openly and publicly: if "Cypriotness" becomes an existential question of Cypriots no more.

Except for their denial, (that such a "being" already exists,) those "Greek" and "Turkish" have not been very successful in their efforts at usurping this identity, in establishing their own.

Yet still, as a People (in exposing "them" standing together), as Cypriots, nothing should prevent people from acting as Cypriots, that as a result in a wider sense, in doing so, we may bring hope to those in Turkey who by their nature are taken as "others"; torn apart for the same reasons (and corruption): let's not forget that Turkey too seeks to modernise with its own Constitutional reform. Is this not the Problem?

...(and i ask you to remember that after decades of assimilation, divided as they are, Cypriots as voters continue to represent anyway it is counted at least half the population of this island.)

One hopes that Mr. Tatar sees the advantages of making "Cyprus" the destination of tourists and business people alike. Welcoming to the world on terms which are Universal, which as Human beings, as Cypriots, we demonstrate and defend; a welcoming People in our diversity: tolerant, trusting, honest and reasoned.

 

Rise of far right justifies two-state solution, Tatar says

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/05/31/rise-of-far-right-justifies-two-state-solution-tatar-says/

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...indeed, looking at these elections rationally, it is clear that at least half the population, are not "Greeks". They are Cypriots, who as Persons are Greek. ...and what are "They" in their zeal for "Turkishness", railing against the rise of "Greekness"? Equals, as opposites, they are the same.