Umit
Well Andreas ( I hope it's ok I call you with your name ) , when we talk about peace on the island and "unification" it ain't reunification with the current RoC !!!! This is something that GC's don't seem to understand, we have been isolated from the RoC since 64" and have NO intension of going back to it no matter what. Anything new deal will mean "a new slate" , in which WE govern the island together in which there are no borders like now and everyone can go live wherever they like . We haven't been seperated for 44 year for nothing.
Umit I have no problem with you calling me by name. It is my name after all and I am happy to stand by with what i say on this forum and anywhere else for that matter.
econdly I think you under estimate GC and their willingness unify their country and live with TC's. We are all very understanding that the RoC as such will cease to exist and a new nation will be built. So long as you (and I use the term to describe TC community in the occupied areas) are pushing for your own state (though I do not get the concept but accept it for the sake of unifying the Island) I fail to see equality. I urge you to think about this concept of equality do some research perhaps even go sit in phylosophy class at the university if lecture theatres are open to any one just like here.
The second issue that concerns me about Cyprus is this notion of minority vs majority. Like Miltiades said unless the RoC kills off half its citizens to make the numerical numbers even we will forever be stuck as a nation no matter what form it takes.
For me political equality means one person one vote any Cypriot who wants and has aspisrations to ru the country to have the right to do so. I have said it before and I will say it again. I support communist ideology as written by Marx not the bastardised version of the former USSR. Therefore if a TC had a party that promoted that notion I would vote them as opposed to GC whose political ideology I disagree with.
Your comments above appear honourable to me, however I think Talat and Turkey have other things in mind. Talat has not yet annunced that as a good will gesture he will stop promoting an independent trnc, he has not taken the initiative to move toward educating his people about a united Cyprus, he still has not taken down the sign at the crossing promoting the trkish republic of Cyprus.
Mind you the RoC government has a long way to go also. For example I would have thought Mr Christofias would have pushed for Cyprus anthem even if its temporary till we create one together as a new nation, noe has he spoken to Greece about no Greek flags to be flown on Cyprus as a step to unification.
