Re: Passports revoked; what about it?

https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47831-20.html#p910435 

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...well said Pyrpolizer.

Indeed, it is Cyprus for Cypriots a Cypriot is asking for; something that is a Human Right: beyond dogma, myth, and fantasy, or as it is described by Nationalist fanatics.

...Cypriots i must remind you Pyrpolizer, are not few. As a voting public they have demonstrated the same commitment unwaveringly, even divided as they are with their Identity usurped to 'become' "Greeks" and "Turks", for Universal Principles.

Any way it is counted, they are never less than half the population; the ones that "they" claim do not exist. And silenced as they are, leaderless in affect, they, the People, are a ticking time bomb. Pressed too far, divided as they are they may join in mass demonstrations, despite their Leadership. (Something that Turkey needs, in the same fight; against "Turkishness".) (Something that Erdogan needs if he is going to emulate it, in solving Turkey's own Constitutional dysfunction.)

...now that it is clear that this "Leadership" have been exposed to be more a representation of the illegal occupation of Cypriot Territory, one hopes that the Republic will take further steps to secure for Turkish Cypriots living there its protection, the same opportunity to benefit as Cypriots in Government subsidies and incentives, such as in Tourism, Hotels, and Commerce; it would be nice if such enterprise is identified as Cypriot so that people may make conscious choices in their purchases.

Nothing is a greater threat to Turkey than our solidarity as Cypriots, and in that regard Turkish Cypriots represent a vanguard. This, too, is something to think about.

Anastasiades: Tatar contradicting own rhetoric in passport response (updated)

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/08/25/anastasiades-tatar-contradicting-own-rhetoric-in-passport-response/#comment-5508489156 

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...it's good news if the President continues this debate by speaking to Cypriots not as a Greek, nor Turkish, but a Leader who can demonstrate a commitment to the value of Universal Principals, which as Cypriots we all hold dear.

...indeed, if he can define a "Turk", let him expose "Greekness" too, because they exist, and they are no different to each other; witness what "they" have done to 'us'.

I am hopeful that such a challenge will see both communities sitting in the Chamber meant for their needs so that they present them in unanimity. And the Legislature, open and complete, to represent us as Individuals rather than as Persons. In acting as a BBF, as such, securing the Constitutional reform 'we' as Cypriots are seeking.

...let us also remember that there is a deadline for Erdogan, the greatness in History he wants to build as a Legacy, because in two years there are elections, along with Turkeys Centennial. Let us also remember that Turkey is torn now, more than ever, by the same "Turkishness" which has torn Cyprus apart decades, and which as a dogma also threatens all the rest of us, being "others".

Cypriots, those of us who see the Problem differently, as "Greeks"/"Turks" against Greeks/Turks (read: Cypriot), are a powerful force actually, representing at least half of the population, anyway it is counted, as electorates. 'We' are not few. And in that regard the 'enosis' that's needed, are these People to express themselves, simply, peacefully, by having picnics on their beaches under the Flag rightfully theirs (actually the equal to Turkey's); who would be opposed to that?

..not Erdogan, i think, his challenges beg for it, don't you think? What would be better for him than 'us' standing united, as Cypriots, with something to emulate in Turkey's own Constitutional reform; this notion of a BBF?

Anastasiades was on the front line of those preventing a solution to the Cyprus problem, Akinci says

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/08/22/anastasiades-was-on-the-front-line-of-those-preventing-a-solution-to-the-cyprus-problem-akinci-says/#comment-5504930040

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...it is important to consider who represents an equal to the authority a Turkish Constituency may have.

In effect our dysfunction as Cypriots, and as Persons is related to the lack of a Greek Constituency where the needs of such a body can be expressed, and acted upon. The President wears two hats; that of the Republic and the "Greek Constituency". Clearly he should not, what with the credibility of the State in question, and the function he has sworn to protect. Just because he is Greek should have little bearing on his responsibility to this end.

Greek Cypriots like Turkish Cypriots have needs, as such the same needs which they can fulfill through self-representation. Why not, Cypriot Constituencies? A State of course must also exist defending our Identity as Individuals, without further distinction or discrimination as equals, if it is a Democracy, if it is a BBF, if we value Universal Principals beyond the dogmas of "Greekness" and "Turkishness".

It would have been nice to see Akinci and Anastasiades standing together quite a few times while they were the focus of our attention; standing under the one Flag rightfully theirs as Cypriots, who would have been offended?

Greeks and Turks as Cypriots would have agreed that "Greeks" and "Turks" are the same, and a bane to their lives as a loving People. (They, about half the voting public, may yet express themselves as Cypriots if their Leadership continues to ignore them and their Identity as being too small, or non-existent.)

...indeed, so long as the President represents both a Community and a State, he will remain conflicted, with his loyalties in question. Mr. Tatar, like Mr. Akinci did/do not express a 'Cypriot Way'.`

Akinci: Turkey’s end goal is annexation of the north

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/08/18/akinci-turkeys-end-goal-is-annexation-of-the-north/#comment-5500034039 

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...so what am i supposed to say to Mr. Akinci now, as a Cypriot?

Will he leave his Legacy at that, a puppet?

...is he prepared to speak to/for all Cypriots as a Cypriot?

...is he prepared to speak for Turkish Cypriots, and to stand against the "Cypriot Turks", who to all Cypriots are a threat? He can if he wants to; while "they" would be against it, Cypriots would join him.

Anastasiades: unity is key to stopping Turkish provocations

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/08/14/anastasiades-unity-is-key-to-stopping-turkish-provocations/ 

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Unity, to what end?

If it is to rid ourselves of the "Turks", we must not forget the "Greeks" among us, because they are the same in their intentions toward usurping such an identity, a Cypriot, that it might not exist.

What will stop "Turkish Provocations"? The People. Cypriots gathered as one under the Flag rightfully theirs, the one that "they" treat as a rag. Such a demonstration will only hearten Erdogan, that such an opposition actually exists; with his challenge(s) toward us, those of us as Cypriots who do not see ourselves as "Greeks", or "Turks". After all doesn't Turkey have the same Problem with its own efforts toward reform, being a State, and having Constituencies?

...what more can he do? Action usually results in equal and opposite reactions. By now i would have expected "Picnics" on the beach, souvla made exquisitely by Cypriots Turkish and Greek; what better way to demonstrate that Cypriots exist, and that they are not few, that while "Greeks" and "Turks" exist as well they are not "them".

...indeed, coming from the President i ask, what is the unity he is talking about, and to what end?

Maraş, a just Solution?

 https://cyprusscene.com/2021/08/12/maras-a-just-solution/

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…i am sorry, you are mistaken. If it were true, Greek Cypriots would not have stayed in their homes; lacking support the coup failed two days later.

…it is something to think about. That while the “Greeks” and “Turks” were about in their murderous waves, they did not set out to kill each other, but mostly those not “them”, Cypriots for “being” Cypriot.

The Cyprus Problem is not as simple as both “Greeks” and “Turks” would have you believe; ask the other half who are Cypriot: they are the ones in my mind whose Heroes we should respect.

The Republic of Cyprus was abandoned for the sake of division

 https://politis.com.cy/apopseis/gia-chari-tis-dichotomisis-egkataleifthike-i-kypriaki-dimokratia/#comment-5492682189

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...happy for the "Greeks", happy for the "Turks": who were their victims?

Cypriots silent as they are wait patiently for "them" to solve their differences.

I ask, where is the Communal Chamber; where was it, without ever having its "Greek" component? And today, with a Republic based on Principals that are Universal so that all Cypriots are represented as Individuals without further discrimination or distinction, where is an equal to the Turkish Cypriot Constituency, a Greek Cypriot Constituency, demonstrating as Persons an equality of respect and trust? Is this, not the basis of a BBF?

...two states is possible, still. And a Republic, with "them" under it. Three governing bodies are needed, not "two".

Biden needs a Middle East strategy to avoid new crises

 https://thehill.com/opinion/international/567095-biden-needs-a-middle-east-strategy-to-avoid-new-crises?rl=1#comment-5489640509

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...my opinion, it starts in Cyprus, root of the Problem as it is: defining what is a Person, while, they have identities as Individuals as well. (what is a BBF?)

...think about it. Where can a solution provide more Hope to more people (and Peoples)? Indeed, "this" (a People, divided) in so many countries is a serious problem. Such as it is in Cyprus, now in Turkey herself, Syria, Iraq and Israel, to name a few. Nations divided amongst themselves and each other; and the State?

Indeed what of "Greekness", and what it did to Cyprus? What of "Turkishness" now (in Cyprus, (and in Turkey))? Aren't they the same? The harm they bring to those not "them" is no different. (Who were their victims counted in the thousands, not each other in affect, but Cypriots?)

...Erdogan, what with the Treaty of Lausanne tossed out the window has made every effort to disrupt all his neighbours. In effect they are united against the world he is proposing, one that questions Universal Principals and Humanity's commitment to them, placing his notions above them. Witness the East Med. Gas Forum, how it was formed and for what purpose, where all the neighbours sit but Turkey.

Mr. Biden is a friend to Cypriots, silenced as they are by the "Greeks" and "Turks" living among them, they need his understanding. Recognising this other half indeed exposes those whose dogmas exclude "others". Such conflicts do not require him to choose one "side" over the other; in this case as in others it is the wrong thing to do: such extremes may represent themselves, but not the People.

...I am hoping he remembers, what America must make right.

Why patience remains key to a federal solution

 https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/08/01/why-patience-remains-key-to-a-federal-solution/#comment-5478480745

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...indeed, we need cooler heads to prevail.

And yet i can't help but hope that for the changes the People want, they will speak for themselves.

"Picnics", what better way for Cypriots to express their joy; under the Flag that "they" treat as a rag. What better way to express what is the case, like Eide said, left alone they would solve the Problem themselves. Indeed, we can blame COVID for the lack of public demonstration, but what better way to take back our beaches peacefully, than by making souvla on them, together in solidarity Turkish and Greek, as Cypriots?

...who could be against such a notion, that Cypriots exist?

Simply put, the Problem is not "Greeks" vs. "Turks", nor is it Turkish Cypriots against Greek Cypriots; it is "Greeks"/"Turks" vs Cypriots: Turkish and Greek.

And, those of us Greek Cypriot, i hope you remember that Turkish Cypriots represent the greatest threat to the "Turkishness" Erdogan seeks to define for all of us who value the Universal Principals on which Humanity is based. They are the vanguard which needs our help. United as Cypriots "we" are a force equal to "it"; something which brings Hope (perhaps a new meaning for the word enosis) not just to ourselves but to the greater world, and to Turkey (also divided as a People by its "Turks").