Kikapu, I can only debate real options that may stand a chance of providing an answer. What is the point of debating about a unitary Cyprus, for instance, when this option simply does not exist? Nevertheless, you are not being fair when you claim that BBF (as defined in the Annan Plan) means confederation. It certainly does not. That particular Plan provided for a united Cyprus made up of two component states (constituent, whatever - the tyranny of words!) with one nationality, single sovereignity and one international representation.
Bannaiot, you are a victim of nice words and you are unable to see the
essence.
The word "united" for example. What would be united? The land would be divided with clearly defined borders and the people would be divided based on their ethnicity ala South Africa Apartheid.
The only thing that would be united would be the foreign policy of Cyprus, and with the TCs having 50% share and a veto power in it that would mean that Cyprus will be unable to act in EU or UN in a way that it is for our interests, especially anything that has to do with protecting oursleves from Turkey.
So not only they will not give up the division they forced in 1974, not only they will legalize it, but they will also gain even more, by taking the 50% share of what is now 100% ours!
You call that unity? Ta dika mas dika mas, kai ta dikas sas dika mas?
Also lets examine what the word sovereignty means:
Sovereignty is the exclusive right to complete political (e.g. legislative, judicial, and/or executive) control over an area of governance, people, or oneself.
So Bananiot, who will govern and have control of the north part of Cyprus according to your partition plans? Would Kifeas or the other GCs of Kyrenia that constitute the great majority be able to govern and decide what happens to their own city? No! The Turks will govern and control it, therefore they are the ones who in practice will have sovereignty over it.
And yes, what we have are options. If what you have is something bad, and the only currently available option is to move to somehting
worst then what you do is simply stay with the bad. This way not only you avoid the worst, but you also have hope that something better can come in the future, a hope that will be almost gone if we recognize the Turkish rule over the north part of our country and also that they can have 50% share on our foreign policy.
If Christofias makes the mistake to remove this option from the Cypriot people, and put us in the difficult position to choose between a clean partition (worst) and an Annan plan kind of partition (way worst) then the people will obviously choose the least worst option. I just hope Christofias will not be stupid enough to remove from us the best available option we have today, otherwise he will be fully responsible for the results of his actions.