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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.
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