YFred wrote:Tim Drayton wrote:YFred wrote:Tim Drayton wrote:For the sake of argument, let us say that the EU recognises the TRNC as a separate state that is not an EU member. Do you believe that this is in the interests of the Turkish Cypriot people? I do not.
Then direct trade with the outside world, will allow the north to be developed with investment coming in from all over EU and other places. It can only be in their interest.
What have they got to lose?
The final remaining vestiges of their own identity.
Tim, Iam surprised at you. What is identity? Who are we?
What matters is that TC in Cyprus are able to make a living. They will be able to join the main capitalist system, so they can earn a living. They are not going to be kings no matter what. There can only be one king and thats me.
As an Englishman how much of your 13th Century identity have you got?
We cannot stand still and must change to survive.
I look forward to the day when there will be half a million hotel bed capacity in the north and see how well TCs will do then? You will then get TCs from all over coming back and claiming what is theirs.
You can keep looking forward to that day but I aint going to happen until you compromise. Give back what you stole.