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Racism in Cyprus and in the world
By Emilios Lemonaris

EXCLUSION as a systematic political practice was applied in Germany by the Nazis and the Third Reich. It was applied by the National Party in South Africa between the years 1948 and 1994, and by the Ku Klux Klan in the American South.

In Cyprus, the attempt to impose exclusion shortly after independence in 1963 finally led to the Turkish invasion and to the occupation of northern Cyprus, which continues to the present day. Between the years 1974 and 2004, exclusion in the Turkish Community with Rauf Denktash as its spokesman stood as the obstacle to the attempts by the International Community to assist in the solution of the Cyprus Problem. Ever since Tassos Papadopoulos was elected President of the Republic, exclusion is again the cause of the impasse in which the efforts to reunite Cyprus are presently to be found.

Systematic attempts of the ruling class in an organised community to prevent another weaker community from participating in government or from enjoying certain basic political or social rights is called Racism in political terminology.
In administrations founded on such a philosophy of racism, society is divided into two classes. The class of the privileged, who participate in the administration and enjoy all the rights of the citizen. And the class of the less privileged, who are excluded from the government of the country and are deprived of certain important rights enjoyed by those who belong to the privileged class. The Fatherland and Religion are the philosophical foundations of exclusion.

In the Germany of the Third Reich, only those who belonged to the Arian race enjoyed civil rights. Jews, communists, homosexuals and gypsies were deprived of all their rights. Ultimately, the right to life was denied to them. The state made systematic efforts to eliminate them in order to safeguard the purity of the race.

Such barbarities led to the terrors of the Second World War. After the end of the war, the peoples of Europe resolved to put a definite end to the policy of exclusion. They laid the foundations of co-operation, tolerance, understanding and mutual respect which finally led to the creation of a United Europe. Cyprus was accepted as a full member of the United Europe, but the problem of Cyprus, which in substance is a problem of exclusion, continues to remain unresolved.
As an organised society we have failed as yet to comprehend the true spirit of the United Europe. In the United States as a result of the movement led by the robust personality of Martin Luther King, the remnants of exclusion gave way to the establishment of social peace. In South Africa, the apartheid administration collapsed. The country, under the wise guidance of Nelson Mandela during its first steps, started building its democratic future resting on the equality and co-operation of its white and black populations.

But in Cyprus, exclusion among the Greek Cypriot community is on the spur. And as long as exclusion is not brushed aside, the problem of Cyprus shall continue to remain unresolved. The day-to-day excuses of politicians and high priests about conspiring foreigners are fairy tales.

Those who govern us, politicians, priests, teachers, the media and those who control the economy of the country refuse to share power with the Turkish Cypriots. To achieve their goal, they cultivate the feeling of exclusion among the people. And as long as the mentality of exclusion remains the prevalent feeling pervading the community, the Cyprus problem shall continue to remain unresolved.
n Emilios Lemonaris is a barrister-at-law

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2007

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Well done Mr Lemonaris for having the courage to speak out the truth...

[Piratis]

Wrong. We would be glad to share power with TCs, as long as this is done proportionately and democratically.

The TCs who are the 18%, wanted and continue to want to use force in an effort to gain a lot more power than what proportionately belongs to them on our loss.

So contrary to what the article says, we support that each Cypriot should be equal, with equal rights and responsibilities. Just like it happens in all other democratic countries in the world.

However the Turks, just like the Nazis, want to divide Cypriots based on their race, and give more power and rights to the people of the "Arian" Turkish race, and less rights to the Greek Cypriots. More or less what the Turks used to do when the ruled Cyprus for 3+ centuries and oppressed Greek Cypriots by imposing on them twice as much taxes and treating them like 3rd category people. If thats the kind of "sharing" that you want, no thanks. When you accept that we can share power in Cyprus among equal Cypriot citizens without racist discriminations, and in a democratic way as it happens in all other democratic countries in the world then let us know.

[Piratis]

And by the way, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela fought for equality of all people regardless of their race and against segregation and Apartheid. Thats exactly what we fight for today, against those that want to segregate and divide the Cypriot people, and impose an Apartheid system where the rights of a citizen will depend on his race.

[halil]

[Kikapu]

Halil,

Is this the same bridge that was removed few months ago.??

If so, does that mean "peace" is gone.??

[halil]

Halil,

Is this the same bridge that was removed few months ago.??

If so, does that mean "peace" is gone.??

it is the same bridge.

subject was racism ,
wall is removed but racism is still exciting

[phoenix]

wall is removed but racism is still exciting

Is this a Freudian slip?

[halil]

wall is removed but racism is still exciting

Is this a Freudian slip?

no, it is not

[free_cyprus]

Those who govern us, politicians, priests, teachers, the media and those who control the economy of the country refuse to share power with the Turkish Cypriots. To achieve their goal, they cultivate the feeling of exclusion among the people. And as long as the mentality of exclusion remains the prevalent feeling pervading the community, the Cyprus problem shall continue to remain unresolved.[/i]
n Emilios Lemonaris is a barrister-at-law

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2007

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=34775&cat_id=1


and the same thign applies to the north they dont want to share power either the reson being they are selfish and both sides practice and contenualy persist in propaganda that each of them has been hard done by, this can be found in news on tv news papersn and radio.......................................................

and the imortal question is why

theres an answer tot hat question also how can we have any peace on the island when greeks speaking and turkish speaking, who control the island who control all education all goverment offices and who are these people

they are either actively involved or they were involved in eoka and tmt the very traitors who betrayed cyprus in the past they continue to do so in the present day but they call themselves diplomats or presidents or law maker and so forth

they are all false and they are traitors

[Viewpoint]

Wrong. We would be glad to share power with TCs, as long as this is done proportionately and democratically.

The TCs who are the 18%, wanted and continue to want to use force in an effort to gain a lot more power than what proportionately belongs to them on our loss.

So contrary to what the article says, we support that each Cypriot should be equal, with equal rights and responsibilities. Just like it happens in all other democratic countries in the world.

However the Turks, just like the Nazis, want to divide Cypriots based on their race, and give more power and rights to the people of the "Arian" Turkish race, and less rights to the Greek Cypriots. More or less what the Turks used to do when the ruled Cyprus for 3+ centuries and oppressed Greek Cypriots by imposing on them twice as much taxes and treating them like 3rd category people. If thats the kind of "sharing" that you want, no thanks. When you accept that we can share power in Cyprus among equal Cypriot citizens without racist discriminations, and in a democratic way as it happens in all other democratic countries in the world then let us know.

How long do you think it would take GCs to oppose and request changes to the 1960 agreements if the TCs were stupid enough to return? 1 2 3 weeks???