Pyrpolizer wrote:I really can't understand all this loss of time trying to convince someone to change his stance. What difference would it make if Kikapu started aligning with the views of VP, or if Bananiot would start aligning with the views of GR? Nothing other than remove the FUN and ALSO distort the REALITY that this forum is an image of the outside world. I personally know TCs living IN CYPRUS who have exactly the same views as Kikapu.I know of others who advocate return to the Roc as a solution. I know also of GCs that have exactly the same views as Bananiot.What's the big deal?
Now if your spending all your time in this forum made you having fantasies that this forum is of great concern to foreign embassies, then you are wrong. Foreign Embassies's No 1 concern has to do with commercial deals. The political situation for some of them comes second, and for most of them doesn't even exist. Those who report of the political situation back to their Countries, mostly get their information, from politicians, from the press, certainly from the common citizen they meet and talk to.Political forums like this are sometimes been watched, but not to the degree you imagine.What they want to know is the general trend.
Btw do you know what is mising from all forums? The settlers!! There has NEVER EVER been a single person coming in this or any other forum telling s/he was a settler.Of course we have never seen a Pontian or Russian either although there are so many in Cyprus today.Are we all missing something perhaps?
There is a logic to my madness,dear Pyro...
I happen to believe that for a lasting peace we need to have mutual understanding,respect and hopefully followed by trust...This will not happen if people just keep slagging each other with their official viewpoints...Piratis can endlessly repeat his arguments,he will be dismissed by the TCs as GC propaganda...VP can endlessly repeat his arguments,the GCs will dismiss him in the same way...There are a few people here who have got the credibility on the "other" side who can be really constructive...Kikapu is one such person...I am not saying he should start arguing like VP...But if he only talked about what he must know as a TC,he might bring some understanding in certain GCs here,that their black and white position might not be as black and white as they think...(The same logic goes for Bananiot too,but that is beside the point here...)
You are a good example here...You argue the GC position enthusistically,but you are not afraid to talk about the plight of the TCs as well...miltiades is another such person...You two are part of the solution,Kikapu as he stands is part of the problem....He is simply reinforcing the GCs self-rightious beliefs....So I am trying to find out why he is doing it...could it be that he really doesnt know the real TC situation??? He left Cyprus in 64 I believe as a 7 year old...It is possible that his family was one of the rare TC families who totally identified with the GC political position...so he only heard one side of the story....