Viewpoint wrote:Why are we arguing figures again, the size does not lessen the impact or importance we should all be ashamed of the refugees and deaths both is 1963 and 1974 and leave it at that.
I agree with this, but I should also add 1957-1959, and earlier. Deaths, oppression and suffering in Cyprus didn't start in the 60s for most Cypriots.
But are you really willing to do what you preach Viewpoint?
Personally I have no problem to leave the past and the blame game behind, because I don't want to punish anybody. Therefore I really have nothing to gain from it because I don't expect any Turkish Generals to go to jail for what they did, or to punish Turkey or the TCs for their past actions against us. Neither I expect to gain land, power or anything else on the loss of Turks and TCs. Furthermore I have nothing to gain from hate between the two communities, because part of the solution is the true reunification of the people, without any of the racist discriminations of the past.
What I want is an independent, democratic Cyprus, where all citizens are equal, just like every other normal democratic country in the world. What I want is to address the problems, illegalities and human rights violations of today, without looking into the past for excuses.
On the other hand Viewpoint (and Zan) your whole argument is based on blame game from the past. You are trying to show by using some tiny part of history, which you exaggerate and distort to fit your needs, that GCs are the "evil race" that has to be punished, while the TCs and Turks should gain on our loss. You want to gain land and power on our expense by blackmailing us and forcing us to accept some new agreement that will be much better for you and much worst for us since the last one. Furthermore you want to fuel hate between the two communities in order to support the argument that the two communities can not live together and should be separated.
So when you are playing the blame game, trying to convince others that the GCs are the "evil race" that deserves to be punished, and the TCs are the "innocents" that deserve to have gains of land and power on the expense of the "evil" GCs, then what do you expect from us? Not to respond? We are involuntary dragged into your game.