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Would you vote for Kikapus power sharing proposal?

Ask that in Kikapu's thread thank you! This thread is YOUR opportunity to convince other Cypriots that you're not pushing for Political Inequality...

[zan]

Would you vote for Kikapus power sharing proposal?

Ask that in Kikapu's thread thank you! This thread is YOUR opportunity to convince other Cypriots that you're not pushing for Political Inequality...

We are pushing for political equality as a people GR...Both sides democratically agreeing a solution...What you are asking for is the acceptance of the "RoC" taking our rights away at gun point....You signed an agreement democratically and took it away undemocratically. Now you want us to accept your forced democratics at our expense....You said that democracy is static but your actions show you don't believe it yourself...

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What is “Political Equality”?


The Harvard University report titled…“POLITICAL EQUALITY: WHAT IS IT? WHY DO WE WANT IT?” …has the following explanation for the phrase “Political Equality”:

“By political equality we refer to the extent to which citizens have an equal voice over governmental decisions. One of the bedrock principles in a democracy is the equal consideration of the preferences and interests of all citizens. This is expressed in such principles as one-person/one-vote, equality before the law, and equal rights of free speech. Equal consideration of the preferences and needs of all citizens is fostered by equal political activity among citizens; not only equal voting turnout across significant categories of citizens but equality in other forms of activity..”

http://www.russellsage.org/programs/mai ... 16.180549/


Another report by the Fordham University has this to say on “Political Equality”:

“While, a full consideration of the meaning of “political equality” is an enormously complex task, few would dispute that political equality includes the right and ability of every citizen, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or economic circumstance to freely participate in political affairs through communicating ideas, organizing, and choosing leaders.”

http://www.fordham.edu/politicalsci/pro ... 20Tien.pdf


It is clear from the reports above that “Political Equality” does NOT refer to a specific group of people within a country having special rights over the rest but quite the opposite…

Political Equality refers to ALL citizens having the EXACT SAME RIGHTS via a one-person/one-vote system!

The Turkish Cypriot leadership has long been abusing the democratic phrase “Political Equality” by requesting that a specific group of Cypriot citizens, and namely the “Turkish Cypriots”, be set aside based on their ethnic background and religion to receive favorable political influence in Cyprus at the expense of the remaining Cypriot citizens, and falsely calling this notion “Political Equality”!

The truth is that such a measure would equate to Political INEQUALITY of all Cypriot citizens outside the favored group and in contravention of democracy and their human rights.


Regards, GR.

you are right, exempt if i have 10 tanks and you have only 1 motocyckle. Then my vote is count 5 times more than yours!!!!

[Get Real!]

Would you vote for Kikapus power sharing proposal?

Ask that in Kikapu's thread thank you! This thread is YOUR opportunity to convince other Cypriots that you're not pushing for Political Inequality...

We are pushing for political equality as a people GR...

You mean as a racist group! Democracy exists to stop people like you from cheating...

Both sides democratically agreeing a solution...What you are asking for is the acceptance of the "RoC" taking our rights away at gun point....You signed an agreement democratically and took it away undemocratically. Now you want us to accept your forced democratics at our expense....You said that democracy is static but your actions show you don't believe it yourself...

Your "rights" were undemocratic and stepped all over the rights of most others so forget it!

A "democratic agreement" would've been one that involved a referendum so that ALL Cypriot citizens could’ve decided if they wanted the London/Zurich undemocratic nonsense to be implemented on Cyprus, but that did NOT happen so stop misusing the word “democratic” thank you!

[zan]

Would you vote for Kikapus power sharing proposal?

Ask that in Kikapu's thread thank you! This thread is YOUR opportunity to convince other Cypriots that you're not pushing for Political Inequality...

We are pushing for political equality as a people GR...

You mean as a racist group! Democracy exists to stop people like you from cheating...

Both sides democratically agreeing a solution...What you are asking for is the acceptance of the "RoC" taking our rights away at gun point....You signed an agreement democratically and took it away undemocratically. Now you want us to accept your forced democratics at our expense....You said that democracy is static but your actions show you don't believe it yourself...

Your "rights" were undemocratic and stepped all over the rights of most others so forget it!

A "democratic agreement" would've been one that involved a referendum so that ALL Cypriot citizens could’ve decided if they wanted the London/Zurich undemocratic nonsense to be implemented on Cyprus, but that did NOT happen so stop misusing the word “democratic” thank you!

Democracy is weighing up all the pros and cons and coming up with a viable solution my friend......Capitalism and democracy cannot get on otherwise.....Makarios signed a treaty and afterwards was photographed smiling and shaking hands with his partners leader...That is democracy not then ignoring the constitution and working with the Akritas plan to destroy it.....

[Get Real!]

Democracy is weighing up all the pros and cons and coming up with a viable solution my friend......

That's YOUR interpretation of it.

But in the REAL world, democracy has nothing to do with a group agreeing to anything like you suggest!

We can think of democracy as a system of government with four key elements:

1. A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections.

2. The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life.

3. Protection of the human rights of all citizens.

4. A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.

http://www.stanford.edu/~ldiamond/iraq/ ... 012004.htm

[zan]

Democracy is weighing up all the pros and cons and coming up with a viable solution my friend......

That's YOUR interpretation of it.

But in the REAL world, democracy has nothing to do with a group agreeing to anything like you suggest!

We can think of democracy as a system of government with four key elements:

1. A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections.

Democracy is weighing up all the pros and cons and coming up with a viable solution my friend


2. The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life.

Democracy is weighing up all the pros and cons and coming up with a viable solution my friend


3. Protection of the human rights of all citizens.

Democracy is weighing up all the pros and cons and coming up with a viable solution my friend

4. A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.

Democracy is weighing up all the pros and cons and coming up with a viable solution my friend

http://www.stanford.edu/~ldiamond/iraq/ ... 012004.htm

[Get Real!]

Hey Zanny,


GET OFF the CyProb you incompetent time wasting fool!

[zan]

Hey Zanny,


GET OFF the CyProb you incompetent time wasting fool!

GRs new war cry......


It is not my fault that you cannot put what you learned onto practical use GR..

[Oracle]

If we weighed up all the pros and cons to come up with a viable solution, the TCs would not figure in the outcome!