by repulsewarrior » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:56 pm
you guys should seriously consider rereading my manifesto.
if we wish to expand on the Principal of Bicommunality, it does not mean two governments. It does not even mean "Greek" and "Turkish". it is a way for citizens to recognize that as Individuals they are members of a State, and as Persons, they are members of a Nationality.
in my Cyprus, to repeat myself, there would exist a Republic which has as its objective the defence and promotion of our Individual Rights, without the distinction of "it" having any single ethnicity. whereas, in my Cyprus, there would exist National Assemblies, where Communities would have the power as majorities to demonstrate their recognition of the special needs of any kind of minority which lives amongst them while sustaining an identity that as a group is distinct to themselves. Therefore, one would expect two, three (and in the longer run) several National Assemblies.
Furthermore, Bizonality does not mean tearing the island in two. It has at its core a Jurisdictional component where the geography can be served, each as a Community, as Cypriots obligated to each others' needs. If we are serious in demonstrating our commitment to the ideals which improve the Human Condition, then enclaves will spot the whole island, without restrictions based on ethnicity, as Cypriots, allowing for the return of whole communities, and the creation of new ones, beyond the Rights of Individuals as displaced Persons, represented in Assemblies which have in mind the diversity of their own majority, respectful of the Patrimony which as this island's dwellers is our responsibility to sustain for the rest of Mankind.