miltiades wrote:Paphitis wrote:Tim Drayton wrote:Get Real! wrote:Miltiades’ sheer hatred of Islam alone is enough to make coexistence with Turkish Cypriots IMPOSSIBLE!
Unless of course he was planning to baptize them Christian first!
Islam is a faith with well over a billion followers, the majority of whom are peaceful and moderate people. One has to distinguish between Islam in general and currents such as radical, political Islam or groups who commit extreme acts and attribute these to Islam. To condemn the latter does not imply condemnation of the former.
Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads:Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
This to me is a uiversal human value. If, in parts of the world, people are executed for apsotasy, this infringes on this basic human right and such a practice deserves to be condemned. Miltiades has rightly done this, and has criticised other excesses committed in the name of Islam.
Freedom of conscience is not threatened in the north of Cyprus. The idea that somebody could be executed there for apostasy is absurd. In my opinion, Islam as it is practised by Turkish Cypriots is wonderful. On the other hand, Islam as practised in Saudi Arabia is abhorrent. I am sure that Miltiades would agree with me.
All well and good apart from the fact that he calls Palestinians "savages" for trying to defend their rights and free themselves from the tyranny, genocide and human rights abuses for over half a century.
With such intelligentsia, how on earth can he hold is head up high and condemn the occupation of Cyprus. If it is OK for Israel to ethnically cleanse Palestinians into tiny enclaves, then by default it is OK for Turkey to ethnically cleanse Cypriots from Cyprus.
Such a shame you can't detect the hypocrisy.
Other than that, your post is a good one.
May I correct you here . The savages are those that blow themselves up in public places oblivious and disinterested as to who their victims might be.
Don't lie , show me one post in which I called the Palestinians as savages.
So that the record is straight I consider ALL suicide indiscriminate bombers as a disgrace to humanity and I call them SAVAGES.
Their obscene murderous acts take place in city markets , in Mosques , on buses and in funeral processions for fs. What do you call them mate ?
The fact of the matter is Miltiades, the Palestinians need to be admired, because they are engaged in battle for their very survival on their own traditional lands.
I for one can't help thinking, that if Cypriots remained within their villages in the face of the Turkish onslaught in 74, and engaged them using Guerrilla Tactics, then there would not be a Cyprus Problem today. Sure, many would have died, some blood would be shed, but look where we are now. Half of Cyprus has been Turkified, and Hellenic and Cypriot culture has been erased. Our island is gripped with cancer, and no amount of political maneuvering will reverse the damage completely.
So I take my hat off to the Palestinians, and Cypriots need to look at their valor and their determination to keep their dignity in tact. I would like to think that if any country invaded Australia and occupied a part of it, then every Australian man will head for the hills with what ever they can get hold off, and just pick the bastards off one by one.