by miltiades » Thu May 03, 2007 8:00 am
I have never denied that I'm a Greek Cypriot , but a distinctly different from being just Greek .There is such entity as an English Greek , English Cypriot Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot but above all I'm a Cypriot who considers Bir , Kikapu , Ahmed , Pashias , an all Cypriots , T/Cs or G/Cs to be my compatriots , my fellow Cypriots with whom one day I hope to be proudly supporting Cyprus in all fields be it athletics , sport , international events encompassing all Cypriots.
To highlight the fact that those born in Cyprus and whose parents , grandparents and theirs before them also took their first breath in Cyprus is not a contradiction but a reality.Bir was born about 6 or so miles from where I was born , when you consider the vastness of our world , Bir and I are species of a tiny little space of the planet earth , his ancestry came from Turkey and mine perhaps from Greece , but we both took roots in Cyprus and lived in tranquil surroundings for years until the nationalistic fervour ignited the clouded passions of our people edged on by demagogues and foreign influenced conspirators. I have stated many times before that I'm closer to the T/Cs than I'm to the mainland Greeks. Have been emailed abuse as a result of this. I maintain my commitment which is not politically influenced but shaped by realities and the inevitability of future conflict unless we embrace each other and ditch the "motherland " aspirations responsible for all of our ills.
Finally , Zan asks me to stop being offensive. I'm known as a man who does not tolerate stupidity and political correctness. I see things as they are displayed. When the absurd is presented as gold plated shit then I refer to it as that. I have views that you can respect for their forthrightness or condemn them for being different to yours. It is not offensive to call a paedophile a sadistic pervert neither is it offensive to refer to you as stupid for not allowing in your arguments the possibility that our nation can unite as one and avert the dreadful consequences that will follow some time in the future should partition or annexation of the occupied part of Cyprus takes place. The future generations will be constantly reminded of their ancestral lands and just like the Palestinian scenario , conflict will arise again . I don't want my grandchildren to go through what Kikapu , Bir and thousands more of our people G/Cs and T/Cs went through. The size of the Turkish army will not matter . The future generations will be inflamed and will resist .