The noble Lord – who fought and died for liberty – would be turning in his grave knowing you'd taken his name to spout such treachery; treachery that has contributed not to the cause of freedom but to the dismemberment of Cyprus.
Who is the noble lord you are referring to that died for liberty and is now turning in their grave?
And why would he be thinking that the above "slogan" is treachery and contributed to dismemberment of Cyprus?
What does this "slogan" have to do with the final catalyst that led to the Turkish Invasion?
The majority of Cyprus's people are now mature enough never, ever, ever again to be taken in by your mindless sloganeering.
Really? Why would the majority of Cypriots even consider the above "slogan", a slogan when when in context it can only mean that the majority of Cypriots are Greeks?
If the noble Lord were alive today he would embrace the cause of a free and united Cyprus, for all its people.
Whilst I agree that the person you are referring to is indeed noble, you unfortunately neglect to mention that he/she may also have made massive miscalculations (maybe even understandable mistakes under the circumstances) that also contributed to the island's division. But you once again attribute the overwhelming responsibility of the island's division against those that fought and died for the very fundamental right of Cypriots determining their very own future which coincidentally was ENOSIS at the time.
What about these noble lords? I think it is they that would be turning in their grave.
This is what I think about you ramming Cypriotism down everyones throat in an uncompromising manner. What you want is to destroy Hellenism and Turkic influences from the island. You hope that this would in fact ASSIMILATE all Turkish Cypriots into Cypriots thus rejecting their own Turkic culture.
This in its very essence is RACIST. ASSIMILATION was a very big catch phrase in multicultural societies such as Australia, Canada and US back in the days when racism was rampant.
Do you think that the Turkish Cypriots are going to stop being Turkish? If you are not racist, then you would not want them to abandon their identity but just become law abiding citizens of the nation.
Don't you think that the Turkish Cypriots can see through this racism and will not be fooled?
So those that call themselves "Cypriots" and are also intolerant of other Cypriots who also identify themselves as Hellenic are only doing this because they have the misguided attitude that the Turkic Cypriots will also somehow abandon their Turkishness.
Are you racist? I shouldn't ask this silly question because I know what your standard answer will be. You will no doubt say that you are not racist but see no need for labeling Cypriots as Hellenic or Turkic. But you won't mention the fact that you hope that the Turkic Cypriots will abandon their heritage and become Cypriots only, as you can not bear the thougth of some Cypriots being Turkish.
Or do you accept that Cypriots should have the undeniable human right to remain true to their own cultural identity whether this is Hellenic, Turkic as well as Cypriot?
"Byron" is his trademark, milti, though he sells ignorance and treachery; division and dismemberment. Figure that out.
Why is that Chip? Because he does not agree with your views?
You are wrong Chip. You should no better than to label any Cypriots in such a manner.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Byron: You shame the noble lord's name. Cyprus doesn't need your ilk to fight the cause of freedom.
I am sure that the noble lord you refer to loved ALL Cypriots and may have even agreed with Byron's views but then became a "realist".
This noble lord you refer to was indeed a Greek as well as a Cypriot and you know this. He was a former ENOSIS supporter until he got a big wack of "realism" and abandoned the ideal for the sake of Cyprus.
But did he also want the Turkish Cypriots to return back to office after they had withdrawn due to the 13 point plan? Did this not in itself ALSO contribute to the division. Or was this OK because at long last we had the whole island to ourselves?
I guess it is just too convenient to blame Greece, but it would be more accurate to blame ourselves and the US for staging this plot to begin with.
