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...indeed, the Problem, and as it is in Cyprus, the Cyprus Problem, is complex. (It is a matter of intentions.) Dating back to the early sixties, here, it has evolved, resulting in this most unnatural state (with so many other issues attached to it). But i do not despair, having more confidence in 'us', the Human race.
...what is a Person? What is an Individual? What is a State and what is a Nation? What is Freedom, and what of Liberty? Ask yourselves: that is the Problem; what is a BBF.
Indeed, there are "Greeks" in Cyprus, as there are "Turks". But for the greater half who are Greek and Turkish, Cyprus would be no more. Think about it.
Our Freedom, to "be" an Individual, was usurped from 'us' by "them" back then. And it remains, "Greekness" and "Turkishness" the central topic of discussion by the so-called leadership, leaving Cypriots all these years ignored. This, is the problem. (And most recently, take note, concocted by "Russia" in the Ukraine this same "solution"; never mind what occurred in Trans-Jordan with such notions there.)
...enosis comes to mind: the word that Cypriots must take back by giving it its Cypriot meaning. "Picnics" on our beaches for example sharing souvla together under our flag, the Flag of Cyprus; who would be against that? Simple acts of great courage, like flying this flag outside your door or at your place of work so that collectively there is no where in Cyprus, "They" will not see it flying. Or, how about starving "Their" establishments, by deliberately crossing the "Green Line" toward consciously seeking out in social-exchange other Cypriots, instead?
...indeed where is a Greek Constituency, among Cypriot Constituencies just like a Turkish Constituency: at another level of Government; as Persons representing themselves (in their daily lives) as majorities in Goodwill and in Goodfaith, having the same respect and trust for the minorities living among them by providing, as well, for their special needs? And, what have 'we' agreed to so far at the UN: not two governments, but two levels of government; think about that for a while.
...such a dismal and cynical point of view Cyprus Mail, of Cypriots, that i must thank-you for stirring in me a redoubling of my conviction to see in a better world a Cyprus Free, not for "Greeks", not for "Turks", but for those who defend Universal Principles without further discrimination or distinction, for Cypriots, at peace with each other and in a Cypriot way being equal in a larger Family of Man; beyond the colonial shackles as it appears, which as a People 'we' must unchain ourselves through direct action peaceful, reasoned, and better intentioned.
...reading this opinion piece, i have to ask of the authors what is important to them, who they think they are writing for, and what they think the readership expects of them; who stands to gain from their thinking: the People you say?
...indeed. Will we grow tired of Justice because of the constant need to defend it? Will we grow tired of the Truth and the whole Truth I ask the Cyprus Mail? I urge them to resist the mythic narrative "Greeks" and "Turks" would have all of us believe, that Cypriots are few and insignificant; that is an untruth. And i urge the Cyprus Mail thusly to root deeper, into the corruption that enriches a few, and that keeps 'us' more like chattel driven to be torn apart; to educate us differently, to mitigate, and to act as a vanguard driving change, for Cypriots: given how Cypriots are being represented at present by its political elite (north and south), it is a duty. Cheers!
Cypriot lives matter. (...wouldn't you agree?)
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