Bananiot wrote:Is the EU a military alliance? Are you really serious or do you just listen to nice slogans of the ex president's supporters. Do you also think that the EU will come to the aid of Greece if Turkey declares war? Do you also believe that we are the innocent ones and Turkey the villain? Its a pity others (those that matter) at least apportion blame more evently.
Tony, time works against us. In another few years there will be no Cyprus problem to solve. This is our last chance for a fair settlement as Turkey is pushing hard for EU accession. The best we can hope for is compromise and I think that asking for maximum gains is tantamoun to treason (just to use a term cretins easy use in this forum) because we have the benefit of hindsight. Every time we went for the desirable we ended crying over ruins. The European Union is not the vehicle to achieve our maximum aims. In fact, our partners have adviced us many times, in a friendly way, against this.
The above is also an answer to the simplistic question of Piratis. What is worth fighting for, he pompously asks? Of course he spares no effort to tell what a moral fighter he is, probably from the comfort of his arm chair. My "fight" is a humble one, to see Cyprus united again and its people happy and prosperous. This can happen if we manage to get rid of our nationalism, our phobias and our conservatism. I have held these view for all my adult life and if we could, prior to 1974, show a little bit of magnanimity to the Turkish Cypriots, we would have never arrived at this sorry state. Playing the patriotic hand today may sound okay, but it can only mean more pain for us and all peace-loving Cypriots.
What you support does
not unite Cyprus, on the contrary it
officially divides it. And it will not bring any prosperity or happiness to us, just to the Turks, who will then be able to freely exploit what they stole from us without the consequences they face today, while at the same time be able to undemocratically control the whole of Cyprus.
Our struggle is not a military one, but it is one that
hurts the friends of Bananiot. This is why Bananiot wants to
close the Cyprus problem in way that will suit his friends.
A peace deal can be agreed only
after the Turks accept to allow freedom, democracy and human rights to Cyprus. There are things that worth fighting for and this is what we will continue doing.