Othellos
Again you are avoiding the real issue: if a solution ever happens it is only fair (an therefore reasonable) that all Cypriots should be eventually able to travel and live anywhere in their country under free, safe and democratic conditions. This you seem to have a problem accepting when it comes to the GCs. The permanent restrictions that you and other TCs in this forum support are based on the ethnic background and religion of individuals in nothing less than sheer racism. But if you can tell me a case where such racism has ever worked in favour of an entire country then I may be able to appreciate better what you support.
My friend you talk as if TCs & GCs have been the best of friends for the last 40 years, we do not
trust each other thats why restrictions are imperiative. You asked for an example of another country where these restrictions work, I ask you, is there another Cyprus?? with the same elements of history culture ethnic backround language mentality, every case has influencing factors that are unique to that country.
Othellos, you can be right and I can be right in our demands, what suits you doesnt have to suit me, whats acceptable to you, doesnt have to be acceptable to me, why do we have to force each other to accept the others point of view and live in a country where would feel uncomfortable, threatened and give opportunity for conflict between our communities to fester and finally explode. History has in one way or another confirmed this to us all.
I agree that as many GCs as possible should get back their land as feasibly possible but in return TCs should be allowed to have their own recognised country.
Our views are to far apart to try and apply pressure on either community to accept the others demands and create a situation that none of us would be commited to and would explode in our faces.
What I understood in your earlier post is that your wife's home was attacked sometime after the coup on 15/7/74 and before the invasion actually started on 20/7/74. To the best of my knowledge no such attack has ever taken place anywhere in Cyprus in the 5 days between the coup and the invasion.
You are right, they were attacked by GCs on the 20th of July 1974.
as long as there is a reason and a will for it to happen. When I read many of the posts in this forum, I have doubts as to whether people (in here) believe that there is either a reason or the will for reunification (without quotes).
I totally agree.
