Truth commission would be ‘a new page for the Missing in Cyprus’

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...do 'we' have the courage, to act as Cypriots, the People, Citizens of the World, one with our brothers and sisters in this one Family called Man? Or, do "we" hide behind the hateful masks of "Greekness" and "Turkishness" living in fear of "Them" and the "others", living in their Ignorant questioning of values and Principles that are Universal?

...ask yourself and choose. Ask the families that survive "Their" mayhem what they want.

...even after all these years, like these families, i ask: where is a single monument where they may grieve together these murdered and disappeared (not "being" one of "Them"), who died as Cypriots unarmed and more reasoned?

Yes, a Truth Commission would be healing.

...overcoming our own fears means Enosis; the frightful meaning of that word turned, taken back from the usurpers, giving it a Cypriot meaning which to Cypriots it deserves: of Justice, of Cypriots defending each other.

Re: The war against Cyprus.

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1. ''You say Lordo is settled but you are not. What do you mean by that? You are in Canada he is in England, so please elaborate.''

...it's the narrative. "You"/You have a narrative, and quite comfortable with it. Conspiracies may abound about many political topics, but on the Problem in Cyprus in your mind it seems things are clear just as they are.

2. ''Turkiye has settled quarter of a million mainland Turks on the island and have invested $billions so how do you plan on changing this fact?''

..."i" don't have to, that is to say the Republic of Cyprus; but Turkey does. It is not difficult to imagine the changes that will be made; many will have homes instead of houses to live in, others will return to Turkey because they want to remain "Turkish". I suppose for the billionaires and their investments not much will change, except that they will pay for water, electricity, and taxes promptly, unlike as it is today.

3. ''You just didn't know how good a place you were in, you wanted more and more and now look at you.''

..."You", "you", "you", "you"; who? Not me, neither "being" "Greek" or "Turkish". Like the "Greeks" and the "Turks" you ignore Cypriots.

Re: The war against Cyprus.

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...let me remind you that not all Greeks are "Greeks", and no denying it, there is a big difference between Turkish Cypriots and "Cypriot Turks"; it's not hard to understand, unless "you" have accepted the mythic reality both "Greeks" and "Turks" espouse accordingly. I/i do not; you/"You" have settled: i cannot answer as "Me", according to "You" ("Greek" and "Turkish") Cypriots do not exist.

Ukrainian Issue

 https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus47975-11350.html#p936498

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..indeed, what are "Ukrainians" and what are "Russians"; as Cypriots we should know all about such thinking all too well.

Remember, "These" are dogmas, mythic realities, which as hateful enterprise exclude any thinking or intention which provides a choice other than their own.

...there is no excuse for any of us that have chosen ''sides''. Such plunder must stop, this is clear; Lest we Forget.

The "Ukranians" are gone, defeated because Ukrainians don't fight for "Them''; yet, the "Russians" are left (much like the "Turks" in Cyprus): something to think about.

Cyprus Forum to focus on transparency — Turkish Cypriot speakers to take part

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...i hope that the People are heard.

I hope that these delegates have the good sense to represent themselves as Cypriots.

...let's never forget who has kept Cyprus from being torn in two forever: the voters. Despite the dysfunction, that Cypriots do not get to vote freely as Individuals, it is what 'we' want. Let's remember that after all these years, not once has one of "Their" candidates, "Greek" or "Turkish", ever won an election overwhelmingly.

...i ask, if there is a Republic, and a Turkish Constituency which seeks an equal, why not?

Among Cypriot Constituencies, why not a Greek Constituency as well?

...why not Freedom, where as Individuals and Citizens of the world we defend the values and Universal Principles all of us without distinction or discrimination as equals, respect.

...why not Liberty, where as Persons we may demonstrate the same Goodwill, as Majorities in Goodfaith providing for the special needs of the Minorities that live among us?

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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.

...count them. At least three political bodies must exist for this agreement to have any meaning.

...one hopes that the vast majority of Cyprus' population being Greek have understood the harm notions like "Greekness" and "Turkishness" excluding all ''others'' can be being hateful dogmas. "Greekness'' may have been defeated; Greek Cypriots did not support the coup, but "Turkishness'' grows. Enosis is needed. Among Cypriots, they must take back the word by giving it a Cypriot meaning (and to define themselves as against "This" as well).

Turkish Cypriots (especially because they are few) should not be fighting alone, "Turkishness".

...indeed, the Problem is not one of Greeks against Turks, or "Turks" against "Greeks", in Cyprus, it is one about "Turks"/"Greeks" against Greeks/Turks. (As in Turkey never more divided, and the Ukraine as it is evolving.)

President says current status quo cannot be Cyprus’ future, marking Turkish invasion anniversary

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...sadly there is no monument to the missing and the murdered, the innocent victims of "Turks" and "Greeks", who not "being" one of them, Cypriots, unarmed, and more reasoned, were made to disappear.

...ask the families of these people; all these years this is what they want. And when they gather, it is together.

...i hope the President reads these comments, (i feel so much pain). It may remind him who he represents, in 'our' dysfunction as a People, not only his electors, but the electors on the ''other side'' who have never wavered as Cypriots either, voting for a Cyprus at Peace and never overwhelmingly for "Their" candidates.

...Enosis is a word Cypriots must take back from ''Them'', with an attitude of mind toward defining it for themselves.

These soldiers died defending Cyprus and for this they should be Honored. They will never rest in peace with Cypriots kept apart, if hateful dogmas like ''Greekness'' and ''Turkishness'' are allowed to divide us with their Ignorance.

'We' can demonstrate our own commitment to the notions of equality, respect, trust, Basic Human Rights, the values which make our Universal Principles as Human beings so important by acting accordingly, not as "Greeks" not as "Turks" but as Cypriots. Let's not forget.

Turkey’s position on Cyprus is source of disagreement in the EU: official

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...and the Cypriots who live with "Greeks"? They too are living the same hell silent among "Them". Have you thought about that? Think, who keeps this issue alive? Why has Cyprus not been torn in two quite yet? Not the Republic as it is, certainly not the illegal regime against it, but the People, even divided unnaturally all these decades on either side of the "Green Line'', who vote as Cypriots never less than half over "Their" candidates.

...if you are Cypriot you must ask yourself, why not Enosis, to take back the word, to give it a Cypriot meaning, these "sides" leaving them ignored, as Cypriots to unite and to expose "these" dogmas as one in the same (and also Imperialistic no less). It is that 'we' are divided that "they'' have control over the Agenda.

Picnics on our beaches making souvla together sends a powerful message, under the Flag of Cyprus, don't you think? Thousands of people, hundreds of Flags, and not one "Turkish" or "Greek". Who would be against it? Turkish Cypriots should not be fighting this battle against "Turkishness" alone. If Cypriots want the world's attention, and support, they, the People, it seems, must act accordingly in (large numbers) seeking these changes.

This is the Problem, not just in Cyprus but in Turkey, and as it is evolving in the Ukraine; some examples where our Identity as Individuals, as Citizens of the World, our values and our commitment to Universal Principles are reduced, usurped by "these" political dogmas which place their own Personal Identity above all "others".

...ask yourself, am i "Greek" or am i Greek? Ask yourself, what difference is there actually between the dogmas of "Greeks" or "Turks", a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot?

ENOSIS, among Cypriots should not be a ''dirty word'';

...nor is it as a notion hard to understand.

Yet the fear associated with it must be overcome.

(...aren't you against slavery?)

Turkey’s position on Cyprus is source of disagreement in the EU: official

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...peace at home, peace in Cyprus.

Hopeful that the Problem will be solved; defining more clearly: what is Freedom what is Liberty, what is a State what are Nations, what is an Individual what are Persons, what is a BBF.

...Mr. Erdogan (so too Mr. Putin) knows all too well the value of such a political notion's success, in Cyprus, in effect in Turkey, (and now its need in the Ukraine); it is intentions which matter.

Our View: EU makes clear that Cyprus talks are remit of UN

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Enosis is the answer. If 'we' can come together as one to fight against such dogmas like "Greekness" and "Turkishness", Cypriots as Cypriots will have the credibility (and support) they are lacking.

...these hateful mythic notions that keep us apart must end. Not just Persons, we are Individuals and Citizens of the World. And let's not forget, even after all these decades who, so far has kept this island from becoming "theirs"; 'us', Turkish and Greek, those not "Turkish" or "Greek", like it or not not few and insignificant at the polls: Cypriots despite all the efforts to usurp their/this identity remain.