magikthrill wrote:lol i celebrate nothing april 1st (im a march 25th kinda guy
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but isnt that the liberation of Cyprus from BRITAIN?
To my knowledge that is celebrated as the EOKA day in south. I may be wirng though.
ANd as far as EOKA is concerned I understand it committed crimes against TCs as well but its initial goal was the liberation from the Brits. And I believed (I am not sure on this) that this is how it is perceived by the majority of modern Cypriots today. EOKA B was more of a terrorist organization than anything else though no doubt about that.
Quite honestly to many TCs including me teh difference between EOKa and EOKA B is very subtle taht can not even be detected. The primary differnce was that EOKA's main enemies was Brits and TCs, and EOKA B's main enemies was some part of GC society and again TCs. So we were target in both cases.
I do find it quite ineresting though that you were never told about the crimes committed against GCs during 74 since I was taught from a young age that bloud was spilled from both sides during that year. i mean did you never question why the north is isolated and under sanctions in the first place? you think you'd done something wrong there.
Hey I have never told you that blood was not spilled. I have never been educated on the atrocities that you claim Turkish army performed on GCs just like you have never been educated on the atrocities EOKA have performed on TCs.
I am never a person that claims that history is though naturally in anywhere. The study of history is always biased in any government towards that government policies. The official line of Turkish government ( and I am not saying that I agree with it) Turkish army did not do any atrocities other than fighting with the enemy within the limits of rules of combat.
Of course as I grow, and started getting more and more contact with GCs and GCs sources I realize that their claim is different. But I have never done any extended search on the matter to realize the extent and scope of the claims. And that is my fault I admit. As person who question any government puts in front of I should have been more critical of official line and do my own research about it.
but i do agree "ones mans freedom fighter is another man's terrorist" unless this terrorism involves the death of innocent women and children then its strictly terrorism. dont look at the US thats been killing babies in Iraq left and right and gets away with it. you know what i mean though.
But that is what happened to some TCs in the hands of EOKA. I admit the instances may not be as many as Palestinians, but nevertheless I have never heard one admittance let alone apology to TCs.
But anyway, restitution of apologies and admittance is not what I am after. I am after people stop talking about the past and looking to future.Piratis wrote:In fact no TC was touched in 1974 until the Turkish troops invaded. Whatever happened against TCs in 74 happened after the invasion had started as a retaliation.
If this is your knowledge Piratis, I advise you to do more research to your own history and learn more about the events prior to 1974 as well. Or better yet you can talk to Erolz, about it and ask when his uncle went missing. Was it after 1974 or before....
And I am waiting for a levelled discussion from this person.
Take care,